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File photo: People walk amongst Christmas trees lining the sidewalk at the Tree Junction stand. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

Delaware encourages residents to recycle Christmas trees

Environmental officials say recycled Christmas trees can conserve and enhance soil.

3 years ago

The Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash from Delaware County, Philadelphia, New York City, in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Coming 2023: Delaware County’s first zero waste report. Will it address incinerator use?

Delco will make the report public in the first quarter of '23. The big question is what it will say — if anything — about the county’s use of incineration in Chester.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Salvation Army Captain dances for donations in Philadelphia

Captain Olguens Fils-Aime, originally from Haiti, grew up with the Salvation Army and now gives back in his own special way.

3 years ago

Kathy Whitworth holds up one finger to indicate she is in the lead with a 71 along with Sandra Haynie in first round of Women's Titleholders golf tournament at Augusta, Nov. 26, 1965. (AP Photo)
Community

Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83

Whitworth won the LPGA money title eight times and was player of the year seven times. But she will also be defined by one number — 88.

3 years ago

This satellite image made available by NOAA shows weather systems across North America on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, at 12:06 p.m. EST. (NOAA via AP)
Weather

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

The National Weather Service says about 60% of the U.S. population has faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) looks to pass around New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Arts & Entertainment

Embiid, Harden help 76ers blow by Knicks to win 8th straight

The Sixers never led through three quarters, then outscored the Knicks 24-9 to open the fourth, turning a one-point deficit into a 116-102 lead.

3 years ago

Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II, left, and Franco Harris' widow Dana, center, and son Dok, attend a ceremony to retire Harris' No. 32 jersey at half-time of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Harris, a four-time Super Bowl champion, passed away Dec. 21, 2022, at the age of 72. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Community

Franco Harris’ widow on field in Pittsburgh as his No. 32 retired

The Steelers paid tribute to Harris throughout the night. Players wore replicas of his No. 32 into the stadium.

3 years ago

File photo: A view of the security around the Vice President's residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Politics & Policy

Buses from Texas drop off migrants in frigid Washington, D.C.

Local organizers in Washington say three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in record-setting cold on Christmas

3 years ago

File photo: Kari Lake, Arizona Republican candidate for governor, speaks to supporters at the Republican watch party in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Politics & Policy

Kari Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race

The judge rejected her claim that problems with some ballot printers were the result of intentional misconduct.

3 years ago

Dallas Cowboys' Chauncey Golston tips a pass thrown by Philadelphia Eagles' Gardner Minshew during the second half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Arts & Entertainment

Minshew comes up just short of heroics as Eagles fill-in QB

Minshew accounted for three touchdowns, but his second interception led to the go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter of Dallas' 40-34 victory.

3 years ago

A girl gives the peace sign as she smiles.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Black excellence’: Fans in Philly celebrate release of Whitney Houston biopic

Philly-based actress Nafessa Williams portrays Houston’s partner Robyn. Williams’ charitable foundation, Fearless, gave fans in Philly free tickets to an early screening.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro smiles at a person in a group of people.
Politics & Policy

Shapiro’s big win is a high note amid antisemitism surge

Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania’s next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage.

3 years ago

A car and trees are covered in snow.
Weather

Winter storm batters U.S. power, snarling Christmas travel

A battering winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States.

3 years ago

A person walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia.
Weather
6abc

Frigid, wind chills in the single digits across the Philly region

A Wind Chill Advisory goes into effect at 6 p.m. and lasts until 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve.

3 years ago

File: A view inside the control room at PJM Interconnection, which operates the electric grid for 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. (Courtesy of PJM Interconnection)
Weather

Turn it off: Electricity operator PJM asks customers to conserve energy

As temperatures across the Delaware Valley stay below freezing, electricity grid operator PJM Interconnection is asking customers to conserve energy through Dec. 25 at 10 a.m.

3 years ago

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