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One caller reported an active shooter inside a Delaware high school, where another said he was going to kill a teacher and students, the FBI charges.
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Listen 2:03“He attacks his opponents as vermin,” Biden said. “He says immigrants are poisoning the blood of America. That’s a line used in Hitler’s Germany, not an American president.”
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Pennsylvania State Police will be directed to release an annual report on traffic stop data, but public information experts say that’s not enough.
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Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial
The judge has said he expects closing arguments to happen on May 28, the Tuesday after Memorial Day.
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Philly charter change proposal would mean more funding for affordable housing
The measure looks to close a loophole that has frustrated housing advocates for years.
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Listen 0:54Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?
The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to make the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.
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Listen 1:10Cleanup of former oil terminal near Bartram’s Garden gets boost with EPA funds
The site is one of close to 200 nationwide receiving cleanup funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Listen 1:06Some opponents say the license fees are not substantial enough and the proposal could hurt the current supply of medical cannabis.
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Listen 1:01What you need to know ahead of the 2024 Pa. general election
Pennsylvania’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home
A lawyer testified Monday that a businessman saved the senator's then-future wife's home from foreclosure just as the senator allegedly helped him secure business with Egypt.
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Family of Black Pa. teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks damages after 2022 exoneration
Sixteen-year-old Alexander McClay Williams remains the youngest person the state has put to death. He was exonerated by Gov. Tom Wolf after researchers dug up new evidence.
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Residents warned of possible measles exposure in Philadelphia and Montgomery County
Health officials say those who aren't immunized and develop symptoms between now and June 7 should contact a doctor.
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Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat
Prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.
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No more work from home: Mayor Parker issues return-to-office order for thousands of city employees
It’s the end of the pandemic-era policy that allowed thousands of Philadelphia city employees to work from home for at least part of their workweek.
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Listen 1:04Drexel threatens to clear encampment as arrests linked to Israel-Hamas war protests exceed 3,000
Drexel planned a “phased return” to normal operations on Tuesday, with labs and some other classes to be held in person and lecture classes to stay remote.
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