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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pa. announces money to help get dirty diesel trucks out of high-traffic communities

Exhaust from diesel trucks can worsen heart and lung issues, and even cause cancer. A new Pa. grant program will help replace them with electric vehicles.

3 years ago

Fans of the United States soccer team Eesha Pendharkar, right, and Dania Abdalla react as they watch on television at a bar in Washington the United States team play against the Netherlands during their World Cup soccer match, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Community

American fans captivated by U.S. team’s World Cup run

The American audience tuned into the U.S.'s first three matches in record numbers to watch the second-youngest team at the World Cup.

3 years ago

Flame and smoke rise from the bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula early Saturday. (AP)
Politics & Policy

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.

3 years ago

FILE – Deborah Frein, left, and Eugene Michael Frein, right, the parents of Eric Frein, walk to the Chester County Justice Center in West Chester, Pa., March 9, 2017. The parents of gunman Eric Frein, who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks, have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the attack. A Lackawanna County judge was to hear arguments on the motion Oct. 31, 2022, but court documents indicate that he was advised that the case had been settled, the Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice reported. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

Parents of gunman settle suit over police barracks ambush

The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit.

3 years ago

FILE - Nick Fuentes, right-wing podcaster, speaks at a pro-Trump march, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. A surge of anti-Jewish vitriol, spread by a world-famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people, including Fuentes, is stoking fears that public figures are normalizing hate and ramping up the risk of violence in a country already experiencing a sharp increase in antisemitism. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Community

Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

Leaders of the Jewish community in the U.S. and extremism experts have been alarmed to see celebrities with massive followings spew antisemitic tropes.

3 years ago

Voters wait in line to make corrections to their ballots at City Hall
Politics & Policy

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections.

3 years ago

Christian Pulisic of the United States, left, and Yunus Musah of the United States speak before a free kick during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Community

Americans face the Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

The United States is trying to get to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 and continues to delight the American audience.

3 years ago

People paddle in boats along the Delaware River. The Philly skyline is visible in the background.
Community

Camden waterfront to become more accessible with new trails and recreational boating

Conservationists say a huge financial gift will help them to increase recreation and education on Camden’s waterfront.

3 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

New web tool by Drexel lab helps you access refinery pollution data

A new website makes it easy to compare and download data about toxic air pollutants at refinery fencelines across the country.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania state House of Representatives' impeachment managers Reps. Craig Williams, left, Tim Bonner, and Jared Solomon depart after delivering articles of impeachment against Philadelphia's Democratic district attorney, Larry Krasner, to the Senate chamber at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. House Republicans earlier this month approved seven articles of impeachment, which will be heard in a Senate trial. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Philly DA Krasner sues to stop lawmakers from removing him

Philadelphia, not the state House or Senate, has oversight over potential impeachment and removal of its district attorney, the lawsuit claims.

3 years ago

The Delaware River
Science

EPA pushes for more pollution controls in the Delaware River to protect endangered Atlantic sturgeon

Only about 250 endangered Atlantic sturgeon are left in the Delaware River. Pollution has reduced oxygen levels to the point where the sturgeon struggle to breathe and breed.

3 years ago

A mother wearing a face mask adjusting a face mask on her son before he goes to school
Education

School boards maintain power to require masks, after Commonwealth Court dismisses parents’ lawsuit

A Commonwealth Court judge ruled that a lawsuit nine parents filed against five school districts, including Pennsbury, was moot.

3 years ago

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File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly arts and culture get an unexpected $21.3 million from City Hall

City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.

3 years ago

People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

N.J. domestic workers’ bill of rights moves ahead in the Senate despite GOP pushback

The legislation would provide privacy rights to domestic workers, and require employers and domestic employees to enter into a written contract.

3 years ago

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Community

Delaware County Health Department offering free at-home COVID-19 tests to residents

During the first three Fridays of December, residents can pick up tests at the county Wellness Centers in Yeadon and Chester from 2 to 4 p.m.

3 years ago

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