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A sign announcing the gun violence prevention hotline is shown in the foreground, with elected officials speaking at a podium in the background.
Community

Philadelphia Violence Prevention Hotline now fully staffed

Philadelphia’s 211 system is now fully staffed. Plans are underway to ensure security is a top priority at the Made in America Event over Labor Day weekend.

3 years ago

Terri Spina chokes back tears after placing a marker for her daughter in the Philadelphia Overdose Memorial Garden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philly’s Overdose Memorial Garden honors those who have died from substance use disorders

The garden, open through September, honors loved ones who have died from opioid and substance use disorders, and calls attention to an ongoing addiction epidemic.

3 years ago

A cyclist rides in the day’s diminishing light
Weather

Philly and its suburbs are officially under a Drought Watch

The declaration means residents should work to conserve 5% to 10% of water usage per day.

3 years ago

Silhouette of a COVID-19 vaccine being prepared.
Health

FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt yet another winter surge.

3 years ago

Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy addresses new teacher requirements, bear sightings in N.J.

The state Legislature unanimously passed a bill that would eliminate a testing requirement for new teachers called “EdTPA.” Murphy has yet to sign it.

3 years ago

Documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
Politics & Policy

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump's office.

3 years ago

(Gabrielle Mahler/Philadelphia Office of Children and Families)
Education

After school programs seek to improve academic outcomes for kids in Philadelphia

The city is partnering with the School District of Philadelphia and public safety partners to enhance after school programs.

3 years ago

Caitlin Nagel poses for a portrait outside Community Legal Services in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
Eyes on the Street

I’ve worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia for 10 years. Here’s why I’m angry — and why I want big change

For 10 years, Caitlin Nagel has fought for Philadelphians at Community Legal Services. When it comes to justice, she says we need more than “Band-Aid solutions.”

3 years ago

An up-close photo of fentanyl test strips.
Health

With fentanyl tied to 83% of Delaware overdoses, state now providing free test strips

The synthetic painkiller is 50 times stronger than heroin, and two milligrams can kill. Officials want users to know if it’s in their heroin, cocaine, and other drugs.

3 years ago

File photo: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness leaves court in April with her attorney, Steve Wood.
Courts & Law

Judge upholds 2 of Delaware auditor’s 3 convictions

In issuing his decision Tuesday, the judge rejected Kathy McGuiness’ request for a new trial.

3 years ago

Education

A Bucks County school district just canceled over $20,000 of student lunch debt

Bristol Borough School District canceled student lunch debt after a local group brought the issue to its attention in February.

3 years ago

File photo: Shown is the Robert Indiana sculpture ''LOVE'' in Philadelphia's Love Park. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Philly families honor lost loved ones on International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day

Families and communities in the Greater Philadelphia area will come together on Wednesday, August 31, to remember and honor loved ones lost to addiction.

3 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art union hold up signs at a protest pushing for a fair contract.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers union authorizes strike

Twenty-two months into contract negotiations, the new art museum union has formally accused management of unfair labor practices and voted to authorize a strike.

3 years ago

Kathryn Ott Lovell, commissioner of Philadelphia’s Parks & Recreation. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly gun violence leads to trying times for Parks & Rec Department

Kathryn Ott Lovell spoke with WHYY about park safety concerns at this month’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly remodeled 33rd and Wallace Playground.

3 years ago

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File photo: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev waves from the Red Square tribune during a Revolution Day celebration, in Moscow, Soviet Union, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1989.  (AP Photo/Boris Yurchenko, File)
Community

Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91

Gorbachev, as the last leader of the Soviet Union, waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that ended the Cold War.

3 years ago

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