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Archives: Articles

The Supreme Court in Harrisburg. (Christine Baker/PennLive)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Sex offender registry law in Pa. facing life-or-death test at Supreme Court

Prosecutors believe the pending cases could gut Pennsylvania’s law, allowing sexually violent predators to evade detection and endangering public safety.

1 week ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council caves to mayor’s threat, agrees to push back abatement reform

City Council passed the amended bill, which pushes back implementation of the abatement reform to Dec. 31, 2020.

1 week ago

Phishing scams that infect a computer and potentially allow hackers to invade bank and other accounts are highly preventable, but it takes eternal vigilance on the part of computer users. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo)
Money

Holidays bring phishing scam surge aimed at small business

While cybercriminals strike any time of the year, they’re particularly active during the holiday and income tax filing seasons when computer users expect to see more emails.

1 week ago

Tanaquil Márquez (left) and Brett Ashley Robinson in a skit about self-care at 'This Is the Week That Is.' (Courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Sharpening the sting for ‘This Is the Week That Is’

A reporter eavesdrops on the give-and-take in the writers’ room during prep for the stage spoof 1812 Productions has produced over the holidays for the past 14 years.

1 week ago

Williamson Hall at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Education

Students fear controversial move could be the final act for prestigious N.J. choir college

Students at Westminster Choir College worry an address change will mean the end, with nine months to move, and no shovels in the ground.

1 week ago

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Madonna performs a tribute to Prince at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Community
December 5 - 11, 2019

Cher and Madonna, Anita Baker’s final shows, and holiday home tours in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Homes decked out for the holidays, Cher, Madonna, and Anita Baker’s last tour are part of this week’s event highlights in the Delaware Valley.

1 week ago

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Education activist Jean Arnold speaks at a demonstration opposing a proposed charter takeover of all Chester K-8 schools on Tuesday, Dec. 3. (Photo by Joseph Staruski)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
The Notebook

Judge rejects petition to charterize all of Chester, calling it ‘premature’

About 1,500 Philly students attend Chester campuses run by the charter organization seeking to take the district over.

1 week ago

New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Nov. 16, 2018. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

AG Grewal announces new rules to increase accountability for N.J. cops, prosecutors

The attorney general said the directives will mean greater transparency in an era of increased scrutiny of the criminal justice system.

1 week ago

Bear sightings last week about 15 miles from the Delaware border (Marple Police Twitter)
Community

Three bear sightings reported in Wilmington, Del.

There were three bear sighting reports in Wilmington, Del. along roadways near I-95 early this morning, according to Delaware State Police.

1 week ago

Prisoners make clothing for the New Jersey Department of Corrections. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Proposal would require screening all N.J. prisoners for hepatitis B and C

The N.J. Department of Corrections has come under fire from criminal justice and public health advocates who say its policy of targeted screening for the virus falls short.

1 week ago

Ash Richards opens the first public meeting for Philadelphia's Urban Agriculture Plan. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens

Philadelphia is creating its first-ever plan for urban agriculture. The goal: to protect existing community gardens and encourage farming use on vacant city lots.

1 week ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money
Philadelphia Business Journal

Do I hear $1,000? Auction of Hahnemann University Hospital equipment begins

Interested in buying a used linear accelerator, an old hospital stretcher or even a fully equipped hospital kitchen? Now is your chance.

1 week ago

Pennsylvania state Representative Movita Johnson-Harrell. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell charged with stealing from nonprofit

She is accused of enriching herself by stealing money from a nonprofit organization she founded to serve the mentally ill and poor who were fighting addiction.

1 week ago

Taxi drivers honk their horns and chant 'PPA Mafia' as they drive slowly down Market Street toward City Hall during a protest against fee hikes in 2012. A video of the protest is part of the People's Media Record, an online archive set up by the Media Mobilizing Project. (Still from video)
Arts & Entertainment

Media Mobilizing Project begins uploading 15 years of Philly activism captured on video

The Media Mobilizing Project has been recording protests and interviews since 2006. It’s now uploading its archive.

1 week ago

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A fragment of clay tablet at the Penn Museum carries information about a business transaction that took place in Ur about 4,000 years ago. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

After ‘long-term extended loan,’ Penn Museum sends ancient Iraqi artifacts home

Since the 1930s, the Penn Museum has been holding and studying thousands of clay tablets from 2000 B.C. Today, hundreds are returning to Iraq.

1 week ago

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