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A security camera attached to the same pole as traffic lights is visible.
Community

Delaware County law enforcement plans to build a ‘real-time crime center’

The law enforcement community envisions eventually asking the public to give police live access to their own private security feeds.

3 years ago

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Students sit on a bench on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pa
Community

12 injured in apartment floor collapse near Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Authorities say a dozen people were injured in the collapse of a second-story floor inside an apartment complex near a western Pennsylvania university over the weekend.

3 years ago

Residents could be seen carrying water through the streets of Philadelphia after the city recommend people start using bottled water starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday
Community

Delaware River spill: Philadelphia water safe to drink through Monday evening, officials encourage residents store tap water

Officials say the new timeline is based on how long it will take river water to reach customers after entering a Northeast Philly treatment plant.

3 years ago

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Monmouth Beach
Community

N.J. environmentalists credit plastic bag ban with reducing litter along the shore

Plastics still top the list of litter collected along the shoreline. But the number of plastic bags and straws has dropped in the wake of the state’s bag ban.

3 years ago

A close-up of white cherry blossoms on a cherry blossom tree.
Science

Philly’s cherry blossoms are blooming just a bit late despite a warm winter

The blooming trees are a sign it's time to evaluate how well your trees survived the winter, says one local arborist.

3 years ago

A red brick building seen from afar.
Courts & Law

Ex-officer who worked with kids sentenced in abuse of teens

A former suburban Philadelphia police officer accused of sexually abusing teenage boys decades ago has been sentenced to decades in prison.

3 years ago

6abc's Chopper 6 was live over the scene where there was a heavy police and fire presence. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Woman charged in connection with fatal hazmat incident in Mayfair

The suspect and a two-month-old baby were treated at the hospital for exposure to heroin and fentanyl.

3 years ago

A fire truck outside of rubble on a street.
Community
6abc

5 dead, 2 missing in factory blast; family of missing woman ‘holding on to faith’

"We're holding onto faith and hope. It just gets more antagonizing as the time goes one," the cousin of a missing woman said.

3 years ago

Maxayn Gooden smiles, posing for a photo in front of a mural.
Community

‘Credible Messenger’ program manager works to alleviate the negative impact of gun crisis reporting

Maxayn Gooden is the Credible Messenger Community Manager at the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.

3 years ago

Courtney Bowles explains how the People's Paper Co-op invites people who recently had their criminal records expunged to turn their old records into pulp, which is then made into new paper on which to write their future lives. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly project for art and criminal justice to receive international award

For almost 10 years, the People’s Paper Co-op has used art to help women get out of jail, and to get people’s criminal records expunged.

3 years ago

A view of a street and buildings.
Urban Planning

​Delaware officials unveil multi-million-dollar plan to transform Dover

The Downtown Dover Partnership presented a redevelopment plan dubbed Capital City 2030 to town residents this week.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of 6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Parents charged after boy found in locked dog cage inside Philadelphia home

A 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

3 years ago

File photo: Polling place in Deptford, N.J. on primary election day, June 7, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Public records request reveals controversial emails sent by New Jersey election law commission director

Some of the emails obtained by WHYY News appear to commend someone who spoke out against Black Lives Matter signs at their school.

3 years ago

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

Former Wilmington cop who lied about changing gun barrel after shooting carjacking suspect avoids prison sentence

James MacColl lied to investigators after shooting his second suspect in a four-year period. His actions contributed to a carjacking case collapsing.

3 years ago

Signs are pictured at a SEPTA train station.
Community
6abc

SEPTA to install new gates to deter fare jumpers

SEPTA says anyone trying to get out of paying would not be able to go over or under the gates.

3 years ago

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