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Close-up of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and child care staff, state contractors

Murphy lifts routine coronavirus testing requirements for school and childcare staff, state contractors. The mandate goes into effect immediately.

3 years ago

Portrait view of Salman Rushdie.
Community

Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack

An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.

3 years ago

File photo: Hello Barbie is displayed at the Mattel showroom at the North American International Toy Fair, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Courts & Law

Rap Snacks facing lawsuit from Mattel over ‘Barbie-Que’ chips featuring Nicki Minaj

Attorneys for Mattel say Rap Snacks “made the deliberate and calculated choice to launch a new product line using Mattel’s famous BARBIE trademark.”

3 years ago

An illustration of dollars and cents
Community
Spotlight PA

Penn State spent half a million dollars on police overtime at football games in 2021

Local police officers make double their hourly rate when working overtime at Penn State football games, a cost the university reimburses.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with Garnell Whitfield Jr.
Politics & Policy

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is law. What comes next?

The Bipartisan Safety Act was hailed on a national basis for the potential of changing state laws. But could it shape red flag laws in Pennsylvania?

3 years ago

The first flashes of fireflies emerge from marshlands along the Rehoboth Bay shortly after sunset.
Science

Can these scientists save the Bethany Beach firefly from extinction?

Conservationists want the rare insect, which is threatened by vacation home development, added to the Endangered Species Act.

3 years ago

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The ''Roundhouse,'' the Philadelphia Police Department's soon-to-be-former headquarters
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s going to be hard’: Philly’s Roundhouse presents redevelopment challenge

A complicated history and challenging location face potential developers of the soon-to-be-empty Police Administration Building.

3 years ago

Rioters push a police barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Courts & Law

Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly insurrection while they face legal consequences.

3 years ago

The artist, in a pink T-shirt in the center, holds up plastic recycled art while two people, backs to the camera, listen.
Arts & Entertainment

From trash to treasure: Magic Gardens event encourages recycling through creativity

Ricky Boscarino started creating art out of recycled plastic around eight years ago, which he says changed his view on how plastics are used daily.

3 years ago

A view from below of the U.S. Capitol Dome and blue skies.
Community

Police say Delaware man crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol

Police say a man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself.

3 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Community

More than a dozen shot, 3 dead, in rash of violent incidents in Philadelphia

A 15-year-old was among those killed and a pregnant woman was among those injured.

3 years ago

Police lights and vehicles are visible in the darkness.
Community
6abc

Police investigating after shooting at Musikfest sends crowd into panic

Investigators shut down the festival as a precaution after the shooting. FBI agents were on the scene too.

3 years ago

Salman Rushdie gestures as he speaks at a podium.
Community

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is “on the road to recovery” two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.

3 years ago

Crebilly Farm
Urban Planning

The push to save historic Crebilly Farm in Westtown will be on the ballot

After fighting off developers for years, residents will have the final say in preserving Crebilly Farm at the ballot through an open space tax referendum.

3 years ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Urban Planning

SEPTA changing schedules, adding service to hopefully boost ridership

The goal of the increased service is to help bring ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.

3 years ago

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