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Kadida Kenner (center), CEO of New Pennsylvania Project. (Courtesy of Kadida Kenner)
Politics & Policy

New Pennsylvania Project ramps up to make fall voting accessible to all

New Pennsylvania Project is kicking into high gear working to get voter momentum going into the fall elections. It’s modeled after one created in Georgia by Stacey Abrams.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Philadelphia rec center worker dies after being caught in crossfire from gun battle, police say

A worker at a Philadelphia recreation center has died after she was caught in the crossfire of a nearby gun battle.

3 years ago

Joseph Lazaro Rodriguez crouches beneath his digital projection, ''Chromatherapeutics: Veritas DS,'' on display at the National Liberty Museum. Rodriquez's works complement the museum's exhibit about truth. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

National Liberty Museum shines a light on truth

In its new civic dialogue exhibition, the museum asked video installation artists for work about the truth and its slippery surface.

3 years ago

File photo: This photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Health

Polysubstance use and addiction on the rise in Pa. and Del., new report finds

More than 30 percent of patients seeking treatment at Gaudenzia non-profit addiction this past year had both a primary and secondary substance use disorder diagnosis.

3 years ago

A nurse holds a vial containing the monkeypox vaccine
Health

Philly residents can now submit online form to register for a monkeypox vaccine, but a shot isn’t guaranteed

Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Beloved dancer, choreographer and CAPA teacher LaDeva Davis dies at 78

LeDeva Davis inspired generations of dancers who went on to perform on some of the biggest stages.

3 years ago

Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Community

Environmentalists decry permit extension approval for natural gas terminal in South Jersey

The extended permit gives Delaware River Partners, an affiliate of New Fortress Energy, until June 2025 to build a dock on the Delaware River in Gibbstown, Gloucester County.

3 years ago

Service workers pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Education

Free school meals expand to ‘middle-income families’ in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy said new legislation he signed into law would reduce food insecurity and offer healthy meals to more families.

3 years ago

File photo: A pitch clock is deployed to restrict pitcher preparation times during a minor league baseball game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and Greensboro Grasshoppers, July 13, 2022, in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense. The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes Friday, Sept. 9. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Arts & Entertainment

MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023

The changes had long been pushed by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in an effort to combat the increase in dead time and suffocation of offense in the age of analytics.

3 years ago

A person reaches for mushrooms on a shelf.
Community

How a small area in Chester County became the ‘Mushroom Capital of the World’

The 37th annual Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square is this weekend. Did you know Chester County produces half of the nation’s mushroom supply?

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Courts & Law

Judge tosses Trump’s Russia probe suit against Clinton, FBI

The judge said in a sharply worded ruling that Trump’s lawsuit contained “glaring structural deficiencies” and that many of the “characterizations of events are implausible.”

3 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 3, 2018, photo, a used syringe is seen in a disposal container. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Health

Bucks County opens collection boxes for used needles, syringes

County leaders said the sharps collection initiative is a first step in harm reduction and substance abuse prevention.

3 years ago

The 240-year-old Melrose Cottage, also known as the Old President’s House,  will be restored and converted into a new welcome center on Cheyney University’s campus. (Cheyney University Photo)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Cheyney receives grant to renovate historic home into welcome center

The restoration process will include the renovation of the exterior facade and interior space to convert Melrose Cottage into a multi-functional facility.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
Politics & Policy

Philly City Council to fill 2 of 4 vacancies by special election in November

Four City Council members have resigned to run for mayor, but Council President Darrell Clarke is only scheduling special elections for two of the vacancies.

3 years ago

File photo: Doug Mastriano, speaks at an event on July 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Politics & Policy

Support of false election claims runs deep in 2022 GOP field

Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing or certifying elections supported overturning the 2020 presidential election.

3 years ago

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