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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (left) tries to get past Boston Celtics' Malcolm Brogdon during the first half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Philadelphia
Community

MVP Joel Embiid leads All-NBA team; runner-up Nikola Jokic lands on 2nd team

It was a reversal of the results from 2021 and 2022, when Jokic was MVP over Embiid, who then had to settle for the second-team All-NBA center spot.

3 years ago

A Norfolk Southern freight train makes it way through Homestead, Pa.
Community

9 railcars from Norfolk Southern train derail in Pennsylvania, no hazardous chemicals on board

The rail company said in a statement that the derailment happened late Wednesday outside of New Castle, Pa.

3 years ago

Voter waiting in line at a polling place.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania GOP puts clout back on line in primary after losing ’22 Senate, governor races

In 2022, riven by loyalties to candidates, party committee members stepped aside without endorsing in a nine-person field for governor and seven-person field for U.S. Senate.

3 years ago

Taylor Swift on stage
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour makes 3-night stop in South Philadelphia: What to know ahead of the show

Taylor Swift's much-anticipated Eras Tour arrives in South Philadelphia this weekend.

3 years ago

Newly-appointed Philadelphia Flyers team president of hockey operations Keith Jones (left) and general manager Danny Briere
Community

Flyers name Keith Jones team president, Briere general manager

Jones was a surprise choice Thursday after he spent the last 23 years as an analyst for Flyers telecasts on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

3 years ago

a pump connected to a water well.
Health

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

Families participating in the study will either receive a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help scientists assess the correlation between water quality and health.

3 years ago

Taylor Swift performing onstage, singing into a microphone.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Taylor Swift tailgate, Mother’s Day celebrations, Kensington Derby, ‘School of Rock’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Mom’s Dance Extravaganza in Delaware, Kensington Derby in Philly, and “School of Rock” in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.

3 years ago

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Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Politics & Policy

‘Subterfuge and manipulation’ or adapting to society? Delaware Democrats try again to pass no-excuse absentee voting

An effort to change the constitution failed in 2021. Last year, courts struck down a new law allowing mail-in balloting for anybody who wanted it.

3 years ago

Listen 1:43
A sign reads Police Department of University of Delaware
Community
6abc

Police investigate swastika drawn on door of Jewish professor at University of Delaware

Investigators are going to great lengths to track a suspect down, reviewing video from over 1,000 cameras on campus.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks on the debt limit during an event at SUNY Westchester Community College, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Valhalla, N.Y.
Politics & Policy

Biden pressures House Republicans on debt limit in campaign-style speech

He made his case in a campaign-style speech to voters in Valhalla, New York, on Wednesday.

3 years ago

Migrants are on the bus.
Community

‘You are welcome here’: Philly offers services to latest group of asylum seekers sent from Texas

The city is preparing for another wave of buses as more people are expected to cross the border when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.

3 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

Norfolk Southern creates fund for homeowners near Ohio derailment to compensate for decline in value

CEO Alan Shaw said the company was “undertaking these efforts and expenses without any judicial or investigatory finding of fault.”

3 years ago

The Chinatown Friendship Arch is visible on a sunny day.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia Chinatown, Tanner House make national list of endangered historic places

Residents say a proposed arena could spell the end of Chinatown. A busted roof could do the same for the historic rowhome in North Philly.

3 years ago

 This is a March 2002 file photo of a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (Victoria Arocho/AP Photo, file)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease. The state is responding with new tick testing, research and education

The PA Tick Research Lab, one of only three labs nationwide engaged in tick testing and research, is analyzing data from 30,000 tick exposures in Pennsylvania from 2019-2021.

3 years ago

A bird sitting on a tree branch
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

In Pa., climate change threatens the state tree, bird and fish. Work is under way to help the native species

Experts say climate change is fueling and favoring the growth of invasive species—in many cases, at the expense of Pennsylvania’s cherished symbols. 

3 years ago

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