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President Biden waves while walking towards a plane.
Courts & Law

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

3 years ago

An up-close photo of Josh Shapiro.
Politics & Policy

Constitutional amendments pose test to incoming Pa. governor

Pa. Senate Republicans are kicking off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight.

3 years ago

The Pa. State Capitol building is visible.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate bill aims to undo 2023 gas tax increase

Pennsylvania's state Senate on Wednesday voted to undo an automatic wholesale tax increase on gasoline and diesel that kicks in this year.

3 years ago

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Celebrating a King, a night in the museum, Burger Crawl, and En Vogue in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Jan. 12 - Jan. 16: Celebrating MLK in Philly, N.J., and Del., En Vogue, Burger Crawl and CC Restaurant Week are among weekend event highlights.

3 years ago

Listen 6:14
Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia
Urban Planning

Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 most congested traffic cities in the world

Yeah, it’s rough out here. The 2022 Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Philly above Los Angeles and Washington D.C. for traffic congestion.

3 years ago

Listen 1:09
Birds move near the bank of the Delaware River in Easton
Science

Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades

There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.

3 years ago

Listen 1:12
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in North Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

A Philly church now devotes its Saturday prayer sessions to chats with mayoral candidates

Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mt. Airy and Germantown is inviting mayoral candidates to their Saturday virtual prayer sessions to discuss gun violence and other issues.

3 years ago

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Health

College of Physicians issues ‘long overdue’ apology to Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors and their families

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia did not conduct the unethical scientific experiments at Holmesburg Prison, but apologized for not speaking out.

3 years ago

Listen 1:22
File photo: Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 201
Arts & Entertainment

Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

Beck influenced generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player.

3 years ago

prepare to board Marine One
Health

White House: Jill Biden has 2 cancerous lesions removed

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

3 years ago

U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell (center) stands with city officials and representatives of national fire safety organizations at a press event in Philly Wednesday. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

U.S. Fire Administrator commemorates Fairmount fire in Philly, announces national strategy

The Fairmount fire, which killed a dozen people including nine children, is the type of tragedy U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore-Merrell hopes to prevent.

3 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaking at City Hall on January 11, 2023. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Kenney outlines 2023 priorities, vows to work right through the end of his term

About a year from now, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be replaced. Until then, he said there is a lot more work to be done.

3 years ago

A traveler moves through the Philadelphia International Airport
Community
6abc

Hundreds of flights impacted at Philadelphia International Airport after FAA computer system failure

Passengers at PHL started to see the departure screens change to "delayed" and "canceled" around 7 a.m.

3 years ago

A dog looks up a the camera, with a cone around his head and a cast on his front left paw visible.
Courts & Law

1 dog killed, 13 rescued in alleged dogfighting ring in Delaware; 5 men charged

Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.

3 years ago

An up-close photo. of DA Larry Krasner.
Politics & Policy

Pa. state Senate delays Philly DA’s impeachment trial amid court case

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is postponing a trial seeking to remove Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney.

3 years ago

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