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Slow start to omicron booster rollout could signal new normal in Delaware Valley
Early demand for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines is off to a slow start. Health providers and residents say It could be the new normal.
3 years ago
‘Festival Hispano’ kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month in Wilmington
A pair of festivals celebrate the culture and heritage of Delaware’s Latino community up and down the state.
3 years ago
Listen 2:32Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn.
3 years ago
Penn students camp out to demand university take further action against climate change
Nearly a dozen students slept on a campus green Wednesday night, according to an organizer. Among their demands for UPenn: divest from fossil fuels
3 years ago
Philadelphia area company accused of racism by ex-employee
Jerome Staley alleges AAMCO used him as a shining example of its diversity program while paying him $40,000 a year less than his white counterparts.
3 years ago
Catholic nuns seek damages against pipeline company, citing religious freedom
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ say the Transco Atlantic Sunrise pipeline that runs through their land violates their commitment to care for the Earth.
3 years ago
City Council seeks to extend Philly’s eviction diversion program past December
The heralded program is currently set to expire at the end of the year. A bill moving through the City Council would change that.
3 years ago
Union workers at Philadelphia Museum of Art plan one-day strike
After 22 months of negotiations with art museum management, PMA union workers are taking action with a one-day strike.
3 years ago
Philly City Council at-large seats will be filled by special election in November
Last week, just two vacancies on council were scheduled to be filled by special election. Now, all four open spots will be voted on in November.
3 years ago
Central Bucks West teachers pushed back against the directive, saying they won’t deadname trans students or out them to others.
3 years ago
Clandestine plan to force a vote on Pa. legislative gift ban fails, lawmakers shrug
Activists who want the Pennsylvania General Assembly to ban lobbyists from giving gifts to legislators thought they had a way around the institutional blockade.
3 years ago
5 law enforcement officers injured in explosion during training exercise at SCI Phoenix prison
According to authorities, three members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and an FBI Philadelphia agent were injured.
3 years ago
Efforts to ban, restrict LGBTQ curriculum in Pa. schools hinge on who becomes the next governor
The proposed legislation would ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in kindergarten through fifth grade, claiming it’s not “age appropriate."
3 years ago
Judge says Delaware vote-by-mail law is unconstitutional
The judge ruled that the law violates a provision in Delaware’s constitution that spells out the circumstances under which a person is allowed to cast an absentee ballot.
3 years ago
‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson visits Kimmel, collects apology
Brunson played her own gag on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, and then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized.
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