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Josh Shapiro gestures in front of an American flag
Politics & Policy

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

The state’s two-term attorney general will take the reins in a state riven by bitter partisanship over voting laws and management of the pandemic by his predecessor.

3 years ago

File photo: In this April 22, 2012 photo, a black bear grazes in a field (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

After 237% increase in bear-related incidents, N.J. council approves bear hunt

A regulated bear hunt would be a stark policy change for Gov. Phil Murphy, who ended the practice after taking office in 2018.

3 years ago

Paul T. Jackson, 34, works with Frontline Dads patrolling the area around Broad and Susquehanna at dismissal time to look out for potential violence. His own experience with stop and frisk makes him think it is not a good idea. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Behind stop and frisk: The history, the controversy, the findings

Philly City Council members reignited the debate on stop and frisk as a solution to the city’s gun violence crisis, raising questions about what makes residents feel safe.

3 years ago

Lindo Jones, aka LindoYes!, with one of his gumball machines dispensing poetry and information for mental health resources, at the new headquarters of the Painted Bride in West Philadelphia. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Chew on this: Philly gumball machines dispense poetry and mental health care

Local poet LindoYes! Is distributing free positive poetry and access to city behavioral health resources through nostalgic gumball machines.

3 years ago

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a member of the public speaks during a special meeting of Yeadon Borough Council on Nov. 10, 2022. (jan deruiter/YouTube)
Courts & Law

2 people hanged themselves in Yeadon police custody in 4 months. Community members want answers

Yeadon officials have asked the Delaware County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the incidents.

3 years ago

Katie Hobbs, Arizona Democratic candidate for governor, waves to supporters at a campaign event in Peoria, Ariz., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Politics & Policy

Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems

Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state, rose to prominence as a staunch defender of elections and warned that her Republican rival, former television news anchor Kari Lake.

3 years ago

Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference
Courts & Law

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid

Prosecutors said a grand jury probe that led to the issuance of warrants that resulted in the seizure of Giuliani's electronic devices had concluded.

3 years ago

File photo: Portraits of loved ones of shooting victims, called co-victims, are displayed on three floors at Philadelphia City Hall in an exhibit curated by Zarinah Lomax called ''We Are Here: Stories and Expressions of Healing.'' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Not On the Same Page’: Community Crisis Intervention Program review shows only short-term success and lack of leadership

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion.

3 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Health

Delaware warns of rising flu cases in COVID-style health briefing

The state has launched an online tracker to provide details about the spread of the flu.

3 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Courts & Law

Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold

The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program.

3 years ago

Rahnda Rize, Philadelphia activist and performing artist, participates in the Million Kid March from North Philadelphia to City Hall on Oct. 15.(Sammy Caiola/WHYY)
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Introducing ‘Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist’

A new podcast from WHYY and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting looks at the controversial policing practice stop and frisk.

3 years ago

Voters walk past the sign pointing them to the polling location for in person voting in the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Cranberry Township, Pa. (
Education

‘Too hyperbolic’? School board parental rights push falters

Candidates opposing what they see as “woke” ideology in public schools have sought to gain control of school boards across the U.S. and overturn policies deemed too liberal.

3 years ago

Ellen Fraint holds her daughter, 7-month-old Jojo, as she receives the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Health

New Jersey health officials are recruiting children under 5 for COVID bivalent vaccine trials

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.

3 years ago

An illustration shows a person with their hands up, in a spotlight. Rowhomes are visible behind them.
Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

WHYY’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ podcast explores solutions to gun violence

The new podcast from WHYY and the Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting asks neighborhood communities for answers to tough questions.

3 years ago

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Marty Moss-Coane sits behind the mic at the Radio Times studio
Arts & Entertainment

‘She knows how to have fun.’ Moss-Coane wraps 35 years of ‘Radio Times’

Past producers recall working on Philly’s longtime daily call-in radio show. “I've never had a boss like Marty.”

3 years ago

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