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An historical marker at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is seen on Feb. 21, 2023. A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer. The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday, July 11, while loose ends remained untied. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Education

Impasse on funding for Pennsylvania universities could mean higher tuition

The state government approached two weeks without full spending authority on Tuesday. Funding for Penn State, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple is in limbo.

3 years ago

Ghost guns on display
Courts & Law

Ghost gun makers are evading state and federal laws, experts say. Will Philly’s lawsuit slow them down?

Ghost gun parts are untraceable and can be purchased without background checks. Experts say slowing the supply is key to violence prevention.

3 years ago

Commuters wait to board the SEPTA regional rail train in Conshohocken to Center City on a Tuesday morning in July
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA hits pause button on $48M suburban park and ride

Officials with the borough of Conshohocken claim they were blindsided by the move and reject any alternatives proposed by SEPTA.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Money

‘A return to normal’: New report shows silver lining for renters in Philadelphia

Prices remain high, but aren’t growing at the rate they were during the pandemic.

3 years ago

Aerial view of a sinkhole in 2018.
Community

A new sinkhole opens up along the Mariner East pipeline in Chester County

The Pa. Public Utility Commission is investigating what they call “an earth feature” along the Mariner East’s path in Chester County.

3 years ago

Haze blankets Philadelphia due to Canadian wildfires on June 29, 2023.
Weather

Code Orange declared for Philly, suburbs due to poor air quality

Under a Code Orange, air quality may be unhealthy for vulnerable groups such as children, people with asthma, people with heart or lung disease, and older adults.

3 years ago

File photo: Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women Sept. 6, 2017, in Corona, Calif.
Courts & Law

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison

Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole.

3 years ago

A view from above of a sinkhole
Community

DeKalb Pike reopened following sinkhole, repair delays due to high temperatures

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worked alongside Pennsylvania American Water to fill the large sinkhole.

3 years ago

FILE - Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Newark, N.J. Crews extinguished the intensely burning fire aboard a cargo ship docked in New Jersey after nearly a week and are now beginning their investigation into the blaze that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters, officials said Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Community

Fire that killed 2 on a cargo ship in New Jersey is out after nearly a week, officials say

Coast Guard officials say it could be a while before it's know what led to the blaze that started late Wednesday and left two Newark firefighters dead and five others injured.

3 years ago

Beyonce performs onstage.
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour heads to Philly: What to know ahead of the show

The South Philly stop marks the tour's first show in the U.S. and the only show in Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin reacts to the crowd as he heads onto the field during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer match against the Nashville SC
Community

Philadelphia Union, longtime coach Jim Curtin, agree to a multi-year contract extension

Curtin's 127 career wins is second to Vermes' 189 in league history.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty cheers on as children send hockey balls into a net in the inaugural snapshot to open the rink
Community

Fishtown opens $2.5 million community hockey rink with some help from Gritty

The facility replaces a leaking, tattered portion of the Fishtown Recreation Center as part of a multi-million project paid for by Rebuild Philadelphia.

3 years ago

Flag hanging at the campus of Rutgers University
Education

Rutgers tuition is going up, along with room and board

The university raised tuition following deals with several unions and after receiving more state funding.

3 years ago

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in court in the Fulton county courthouse, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta. A grand jury being seated Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Courts & Law

A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

3 years ago

File photo: An image from Activision's Call of Duty is shown on a smartphone near a photograph of the Microsoft logo in this photo taken in New York, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Courts & Law

Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules

Regulators are seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition.

3 years ago

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