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Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Community
6abc

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

Car parked in a bike lane in Philly. (WHYY)
Community

Coming to Philly this fall: Bike lane patrol officers

WHYY student interns Noel Chacko and Zora Ball explain how the Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to tackle illegal parking in bike lanes.

3 years ago

An up-close image of a package of Naloxone in someone's hand.
Community

Naloxone giveaway part of Trenton baseball team’s Addiction Awareness Night

As part of their ongoing addiction awareness campaign, the Trenton Thunder will give away naloxone during Saturday’s game.

3 years ago

Parents, students and teachers rallied ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters in Doylestown on July 26, 2022.
Education

‘It’s just getting worse.’ Central Bucks passes policy censoring class materials with ‘sexualized content’

The Central Bucks policy “effectively bans human development and sex education in the schools,” one expert said.

3 years ago

File photo: A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24, 2022. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Holly Meyer, File)
Courts & Law

Southern Baptists say denomination faces DOJ investigation

The SBC’s statement gave few details about the investigation, but indicated it dealt with sexual abuse.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the state's U.S. Senate seat, center, poses for a photo with supporters after speaking at a rally in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman ‘grateful’ as he returns to Pa. Senate race

Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is acknowledging he is lucky to be alive as he officially returns to the campaign trail.

3 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a press conference in Wynnefield, Pa. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New grant adds $375 million in state funds to target repair of crumbling homes in Pa.

The money comes from federal COVID recovery and will be dedicated to preserving and restoring crumbling homes that threaten to displace families in need.

3 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., finishes the vote to approve the Inflation Reduction Act in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats' flagship climate and health care bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

Congress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph

“Today is a day of celebration, a day we take another giant step in our momentous agenda,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

3 years ago

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers consider climate change measures, as drought looms

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would require electric companies to fully implement renewable energy by 2045.

3 years ago

File photo: An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is pictured, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Courts & Law

FBI seized ‘top secret’ documents from Trump home

Court papers show that the FBI recovered several documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

3 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. wears a mask during a press conference on August 12, 2022, at district headquarters while School System Medical Officer Dr. Kendra B. McDow explains the district’s COVID-19 safety plan for the coming school year.
Education

Philly schools could go mask-optional after the first 10 days of class

School District of Philadelphia officials said the district will take a “multi-layered” safety approach this school year.

3 years ago

Ken Jenkins begins to take off his face mask as he exits a building.
Courts & Law

More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests

The 2020 lawsuit unearthed the fact the dementia tests were being “race-normed” — adjusted due to assumptions that Black people have a lower cognitive baseline score.

3 years ago

A view from above of many people standing on stage, including security officers.
Arts & Entertainment

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose.

3 years ago

FILE - This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP, File)
Health

Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

It is another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday.

3 years ago

Sign for Crozer Health
Health

Delco reaches agreement with Crozer Health to keep behavioral health services intact

The agreement does not include the restoration of other shuttered services and units within the hospitals.

3 years ago

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