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A worker replaces a main electrical service line on a home
Health

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

A group of volunteers operates the scenic train rides for West Chester Railroad on the existing tracks.
Urban Planning

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

FILE - Comedian Samantha Bee arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on April 24, 2022, in Washington. TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV. In a statement Monday, July 25 the channel said that as part of its new programming strategy it's made “some difficult, business-based decisions.” (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
Arts & Entertainment

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

Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Politics & Policy

Delaware House speaker calls Senate effort to oust state auditor ‘political theater,’ says his chamber won’t play along

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

Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Weather

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

Vials of monkeypox vaccine. (6abc)
Health

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

Women in white smocks wipe the ground in the center of Philadelphia's City Hall.
Arts & Entertainment

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

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Jezreel Moore hold a news conference on the arrest of a woman who allegedly sold guns to minors. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

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

A white van that says
Courts & Law

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 Francis sits on stage with Indigenous leaders from Canada.
Community

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

A resident displays an at-home rapid COVID-19 test kit
Health
WLVR

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

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Politics & Policy

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

Packaged chicken is on display at a grocery store.
Courts & Law

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

A student sits at a desk wearing a face mask and face shield.
Education

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

Samples of wastewater from sewers in New Castle County reveal a clear picture of coronavirus cases. (Courtesy of New Castle County)
Health

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

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