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CHOP, Habitat for Humanity to repair West Philly homes to improve health outcomes
Bank of America has invested $1 million in a CHOP program that offers exterior repairs to homes in West Philadelphia.
3 years ago
West Chester Borough Council supports effort to restore SEPTA passenger rail service
Commuter trains ran to West Chester for 100 years before SEPTA stopped service. Borough Council is backing a plan to bring it back.
3 years ago
TBS cancels Samantha Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ after 7 seasons
In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy.
3 years ago
The Senate’s vote started a lengthy process to ask the governor to remove the auditor for committing three misdemeanors. But the House speaker shut it down.
3 years ago
SEPTA monitoring effects on rail systems as heat wave continues
SEPTA has lowered train operating speeds as Philadelphia faces prolonged extreme heat.
3 years ago
Philadelphia clinics allocated monkeypox vaccines
Appointments for the monkeypox vaccine are offered only to existing patients by appointment only. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
3 years ago
Performers scrub the ground at City Hall to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade
A handful of women dressed in rags scrubbed the ground of the City Hall courtyard to amplify the work to access abortion rights in the U.S.
3 years ago
Woman bought handguns and sold them to minors, Philadelphia DA says
The D.A.'s office said one of the guns was used in a shooting.
3 years ago
Pet boa constrictor strangles owner; police investigate
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a man has died after his pet boa constrictor wrapped itself around his neck.
3 years ago
Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school abuses in Canada
Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “catastrophic” policy of Indigenous residential schools.
3 years ago
Before using that at-home COVID-19 test, be sure to check the kit’s expiration date
Health officials recommend not automatically following the expiration date listed on a rapid test kit, as some expiration dates have been extended by the FDA.
3 years ago
What Jan. 6 probe revealed: Takeaways from summer hearings
The House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021 has shown how the deadly Capitol attack was sparked when the incumbent president, Donald Trump, refused to cede the election.
3 years ago
Feds sue poultry producers, alleging unfair worker practices
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against some of the largest poultry producers in the United States.
3 years ago
Some schools hit hard by COVID-19 make few changes for new year
Some school systems around the country have moved to bolster staffing to minimize disruptions. But many are hoping for the best without doing much else differently.
3 years ago
With less public testing, Delaware sewers provide a clearer view of COVID numbers
Massive public testing sites created at the onset of the pandemic have been largely dismantled. But analysis of wastewater for COVID-19 is still going strong.
3 years ago