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Pennsylvania State Police troopers have justified vehicle searches by saying a driver was nervous, sweating, or eating. (Jose F. Moreno/Spotlight PA)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Pa. State troopers more likely to do optional searches for Black, Hispanic drivers than white ones

Despite optional searches being more likely for Black and Hispanic drivers, contraband seizures from searches occurred more often for white drivers, according to new report

3 years ago

Clean Water Act supporters protest outside the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water

The outcome almost certainly will affect ongoing court battles over new wetlands regulations that the Biden administration put in place in December.

3 years ago

People watch veterans march past them in a Memorial Day parade.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Memorial Day celebrations, Philly Tango Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 24 - 28: Guac Off, Philly Tango Fest in Pa., and May Fair in N.J. are among the Memorial Day weekend’s event highlights.

3 years ago

An assault rifle is shown along with paperwork
Courts & Law

Delaware gun owners can get certificate proving their assault weapons are legal under state’s ban

The law says the voluntary document constitutes "conclusive proof" the weapon is legal. Owners must show police the unloaded weapon.

3 years ago

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Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia
Lifestyle

Traveling from the Philly area Memorial Day weekend? Expect traffic

AAA predicts close to half a million residents of the Philadelphia area will travel this Memorial Day weekend — the most since before the pandemic.

3 years ago

A for sale sign is visible on a street in Fishtown, Philadelphia.
Money

Home prices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware continue to climb

Realtors across the tri-state region say homebuyer demand remains strong despite a steady hike in the cost to purchase a home, recent housing data shows.

3 years ago

Michael Stahler kneels onstage. Actors David Shriner and Daniel Passer look on behind him.
Arts & Entertainment

‘It’s essential’: Hedgerow Theatre’s new play about autism stars an actor with autism

“The Puzzle” by Juliette Dunn is loosely based on her own non-verbal son. It stars a Philadelphia actor who is also on the autism spectrum.

3 years ago

An abandoned well is seen on the property of Cheryl and Joe Thomas in Duke Center, Pennsylvania.
(Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PA)
Science
Spotlight PA

Pa. limited a board’s power to regulate abandoned oil and gas wells. Democrats want to restore it.

The state House panel passed a bill Tuesday that would restore the Environmental Quality Board’s ability to raise bond prices on conventional well drillers.

3 years ago

A view of the exterior of the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Arts & Entertainment

For the first time in 29 years, Eastern State Penitentiary museum has a new leader

Kerry Sautner will take over the historic prison museum in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

(via 6ABC)
Community
6abc

Sally Song of Dim Sum Garden is the new chef-in-residence at Volvér

Sally Song's residency runs through June 4th.

3 years ago

Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, his wife Casey and their children on stage after speaking to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Politics & Policy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

Questions loom about his readiness for the national stage. But DeSantis is seen as Trump’s strongest Republican rival.

3 years ago

Multivitamin tablets are photographed in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. A study published Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health

Taking a daily multivitamin appears to boost brains of adults over 60, but more study is needed

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements.

3 years ago

Tina Turner smiling
Arts & Entertainment

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83

Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager.

3 years ago

Franklin High School building from above.
Education
6abc

Frankford High School to likely remain closed next school year due to damaged asbestos

The school's 1,100 students have been learning virtually since earlier this spring when the school initially closed.

3 years ago

CHerelle Parker posing for a photo with her former rivals.
Politics & Policy

After losing Philly mayoral primary, former Democratic candidates rally behind Cherelle Parker

In the aftermath of the primary, Parker and her former contenders stress that the election is far from over.

3 years ago

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