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TCU quarterback Max Duggan and Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett. ((AP Photo/Rick Scuteri and Brynn Anderson)
Arts & Entertainment

Defending champion Georgia vs. Cinderella TCU for CFP title

The four-team playoff has been littered with lopsided semifinal games, but these were both thrillers.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) pulls in a touchdown reception in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Saints win 20-10 in Philly, deny Eagles top spot in NFC

The Eagles played for the second straight week without injured quarterback Jalen Hurts.

3 years ago

The Joey Howlett Jr. Saints brought their
Arts & Entertainment

Thousands line sidewalks for annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia

String bands and brass sections echoed through the streets around City Hall, as the fumes of Uhauls and gold spray paint filled the air for the parade.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts passes during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Arts & Entertainment

Eagles’ Hurts misses 2nd straight game with sprained shoulder

The Eagles are turning to backup Gardner Minshew to try to clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a win against New Orleans.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) shoots between Oklahoma City Thunder center Mike Muscala, left, and guard Luguentz Dort, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Arts & Entertainment

Embiid has triple-double in 76ers’ road victory over Thunder

Philadelphia never trailed in beating the Oklahoma City 115-96 on Saturday night.

3 years ago

An up-close photo of fentanyl test strips.
Health

Fentanyl test strips become decriminalized this week under new Pennsylvania law

Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the deadly synthetic opioid in drugs, were previously considered as illegal drug paraphernalia under state law.

3 years ago

Aerial view of a marching band on a field.
Education

West Chester University band earns coveted spot in Rose Parade

Band selection is highly competitive with participants selected more than a year in advance. About 80 bands apply each year for 13 slots.

3 years ago

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A group of people speak into microphones at a roundtable discussion.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Editor’s note: WHYY News is committed to telling stories about Philly’s fight to curb gun violence, and the reporting can be traumatic

WHYY News is committed to reporting on solutions to Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis, and we recognize the reporting may be traumatic for some.

3 years ago

Smoke rises from factory chimneys.
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Top stories of 2022: Pa. pushes climate measures forward, meets delays and lawsuits

Pennsylvania finished regulations to join a carbon-trading program and to limit oil and gas site emissions in 2022.

3 years ago

People walk on a trailhead.
Community

Tradition of hiking in the new year reaches all 50 U.S. states

A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago.

3 years ago

A man waves his hand.
Community

Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.

3 years ago

Cars and trucks are shown jammed on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey law will raise auto insurance rates in 2023

A new state law will raise insurance rates for more than 1 million drivers in the Garden State.

3 years ago

Hikers cross a stream in the forest.
Community

Where in New Jersey can you take a New Year’s Day hike?

Nature lovers are invited to hike New Jersey’s state parks, forests, and historic sites on New Year's Day.

3 years ago

File photo: Lums Pond State Park in Delaware. (Photo courtesy DE State Parks)
Community

Delaware’s state parks offer self-guided hikes to help residents step into the new year

Delaware hopes to help residents get a healthy start to 2023 as part of the national First Day Hikes event with its 17 self-guided hikes.

3 years ago

An up-close shot of Ginni Thomas.
Politics & Policy

Ginni Thomas says she regrets post-election texts to Meadows

Virginia Thomas says she regrets sending texts to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election.

3 years ago

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