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Aerial view of a damaged building and trees.
Weather
6abc

Trees down, buildings damaged after tornado warning in Mercer County, New Jersey

In all, officials say about 10 homes were damaged. So far no injuries have been reported.

2 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) is congratulated on a play against the Seattle Storm in the first half of the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Community

Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury

The 6-foot-9 center last played for the Mercury in 2021 and helped the team reach the WNBA Finals.

2 years ago

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is sending Thomas Eakins’ ''Sailing'' (1875) to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City to settle its Super Bowl wager. (Courtesy of The Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Art Museum to send Eakins painting to Kansas City for Super Bowl wager

For the Eagles’ loss to the Chiefs, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will send Thomas Eakins’ “Sailing” (1875) to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.

2 years ago

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A memorial for Christopher Fitzgerald has been set up at 17th and Montgomery to honor the Temple University police officer who was killed Saturday evening when he tried to stop a robbery.
Community
6abc

2 teens shot near memorial site for fallen Temple officer in North Philadelphia

Police said two teens, ages 13 and 17, were injured in the double shooting.

2 years ago

People paint the railing on a porch, with the U.S. flag flying in the background.
PlanPhilly
Community

Habitat for Humanity receives $4 million grant to repair homes in Philly

The grant is the largest foundational award made to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia. It’ll enable the nonprofit to double the number of homes it fixes each year.

2 years ago

The Tymes, from Philadelphia as shown in an ad for their single 'If You Love Me Baby.' (Wikimedia Commons)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s musical walk of fame to induct a new class for 2023

Seven stars will be added to the sidewalk along South Broad Street, honoring the city’s musical legacy.

2 years ago

A hazmat crew found more than 28 pounds of fentanyl, xylazine and cocaine inside this home in the Bronx borough of New York City
Courts & Law

Feds dismantle alleged New York-Wilmington drug ring, seize 33 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and horse tranquilizer xylazine

Federal authorities say the drugs were delivered to Delaware from the Bronx, where a Hazmat team raided a home deemed unsafe to enter.

2 years ago

A group of people stand behind a podium with a sign that reads Philadelphia Police.
Community

Temple University police move to two-person patrols after Saturday killing of officer patrolling alone

Temple officials are working on ways to keep both students and law enforcement safe as they mourn the death of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald.

2 years ago

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains
Community

EPA takes charge of cleanup in toxic Ohio train derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern to take all available measures to clean up contaminated air and water.

2 years ago

A woman types on a laptop while on a train in New Jersey
Community

4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world’s largest, has found that most employees are less stressed, burned out and have better work-life balance.

2 years ago

illustration of filling out a ballott
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Unequal election policies disenfranchised Pennsylvania voters in 2022

The differences in election administration often come down to the makeup of the boards of election.

2 years ago

Police inspect an area in Center City, cordoned off with Police tape
Community
6abc

Protest held after off-duty FBI special agent shoots dog in Center City Philadelphia

"Initial information is that the agent shot & wounded an aggressive dog," the FBI said.

2 years ago

A Camden County health department employee prepares a COVID-19 booster shot while students from the Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing wait to administer vaccines during a clinic in the basement of the United Methodist Church in Haddon Heights.
Health

Health officials try to reignite urgency for COVID-19 vaccines as bivalent booster uptake remains low in the Delaware Valley

Demand for COVID-19 vaccines has faded, but local health workers are trying to get more people up-to-date with their immunization.

2 years ago

A close-up of Gov. Josh Shapiro speaking. The U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins other Democratic governors to form alliance on abortion rights

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access.

2 years ago

President Biden speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden in Poland says U.S. and allies ‘have Ukraine’s back’

He warned that there were “hard and bitter days ahead,” but pledged that the United States and its allies would “have Ukraine’s back” as the war enters its second year.

2 years ago

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