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File photo: President Joe Biden arrives to speak about climate change and clean energy at Brayton Power Station, July 20, 2022, in Somerset, Mass., with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
Politics & Policy

Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines

The Biden administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines.

3 years ago

PECO headquarters in Center City Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

A workforce program for neurodivergent people is expanding to Philly

Launched in 2016, The Precisionists, Inc. partners with corporations and other private entities to provide sustainable full-time work.

3 years ago

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas speaks at his election night event in Chicago
Politics & Policy

Former Philly schools superintendent Vallas running in Chicago Mayor’s election Tuesday

Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas is a moderate Democrat endorsed by Chicago’s police union and major business groups.

3 years ago

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, (left) shakes hands with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) after handing over his nation's accession document during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters
Politics & Policy

Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war

With the Nordic nation entering the world’s biggest security alliance, NATO's land border with Russia has doubled.

3 years ago

fire at a home
Community
6abc

2 children killed, 2 firefighters injured in Upper Darby house fire

"My heart goes out to the family. My heart goes out to our members and their families," said Fire Chief Derrick Sawyer.

3 years ago

Trump sits at court with his lawyers.
Courts & Law

Trump in court reckoning: What happened and what’s ahead

Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony charges in his arraignment in a New York City courtroom.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court
Courts & Law

Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme

The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, was nonetheless the first time in U.S. history that a former president has faced a judge in his own criminal prosecution.

3 years ago

On primary Election Day 2023, independents will not be able to vote for candidates outside special elections. (Amanda Berg/Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Supporters hope Pa.’s new legislature will embrace open primaries, but at least one big hurdle remains

Pennsylvania excludes over a million voters from participating in its partisan primaries, something advocates hope could change this year.

3 years ago

The fourth phase of the Ben Franklin Bridge revitalization project focused on installing a new $8 million LED system
Community

‘Even more iconic’: Ben Franklin Bridge lights up Philly skyline with million-dollar lighting installation

The lights can be seen “chasing” PATCO trains as they go across the bridge, and will change colors to reflect the holidays or special occasions.

3 years ago

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Jordan Casey is the director of HOPE, which started in July 2021 as an acknowledgement of the relationship between public health outcomes and housing access. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Leitzell)
Urban Planning

New rental housing coalition forms in Delaware County

Community leaders and elected officials are convening to discuss how the county can address the affordable housing crisis.

3 years ago

Montae Dawson played drums with the drill team
Community

Rally against gun violence gives young Philadelphians access to lawmakers and resources

Poets, speakers, and civic leaders encouraged young people to get involved, including sending letters to area lawmakers.

3 years ago

Listen 1:07
Security camera footage of Mercyhurst University student Carson Briere pushing a wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar.
Community
6abc

Carson Briere removed from college hockey team after pushing wheelchair down stairs

The incident happened on March 11 at a bar near the campus of Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

A municipal sanitation worker collects trash in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philly touts trash collection numbers in City Council budget hearings

On-time trash collection is better than its in been in more than a decade, according to Philly Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams.

3 years ago

Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Community

Police investigate phoned threat to Rider University

Students, faculty, and staff were ordered to shelter in place while police investigated an active shooter threat Monday afternoon.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks
Courts & Law

Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds

Investigations from Atlanta to Washington are still pressing forward, underscoring the broad range of peril he confronts as he seeks to reclaim the presidency.

3 years ago

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