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Port Richmond residents crowd into the Columbia Social Club looking for answers about the New Year's Day explosion that destroyed three homes on Miller Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Port Richmond Strong’: Community members raising money to help families devastated by explosion

“When you have nothing and you've lost everything, anything is more than nothing,” said one organizer.

3 years ago

File - Meek Mill and others speak about the need for overhauling Pennsylvania's parole and probation system in Philadelphia. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Courts & Law
6abc

Meek Mill among hundreds pardoned by Pa. Gov. Wolf

Wolf, a Democrat, signed his final 369 pardons this week, for a total of 2,540 since he took office in 2015. He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted.

3 years ago

DA Larry Krasner speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

Court splits on legality of move to impeach Philly DA Larry Krasner

A split emerged Thursday among a panel of Pennsylvania state judges.

3 years ago

Trump Tower in New York Thursday, Aug. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Courts & Law

Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud

A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization for its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business record

3 years ago

A group of people wearing Philadelphia Union jerseys pose for a photo.
Community

Sons of Ben ‘Help Kick Hunger’ with fundraiser for Chester-based Bernardine Center

Donations from Sunday’s event will benefit the center’s food bank, baby supplies, computer lab, and educational programming.

3 years ago

Listen 1:14
The Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Public Programs Manager John Sigmund demonstrates the fun Philadelphians will have during the organization’s WinTOUR Scavenger Hunt. For six weeks, the public can download the free app and complete the hunt for prizes. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Discover the ‘hidden gems’ of Philly’s Fairmount Park via scavenger hunt

The scavenger hunt is a free, self-guided, six-week-long adventure in Philadelphia’s largest park.

3 years ago

Listen 1:56
Students leave Constitution High School at the end of the school day
Education

Pa. high schools could start offering students K-12 education training next school year

Tomás Hanna, of the state Department of Education, said the goal of the program is to expose young people, particularly people of color, to careers in education.

3 years ago

Listen 1:26
A figurine of a firefighter is in the foreground, and the fire station is in the background.
Education

Moorestown Fire Department hopes to draw more recruit volunteers with RCBC tuition benefits

New volunteer firefighters could get nearly half of their tuition at Rowan College at Burlington County paid for under a new proposal.

3 years ago

Listen 1:04
A man stands in the foreground of a bedroom. In the background, another man sits on a bed, and another man stands off to the side.
Arts & Entertainment

Langston Hughes’ ‘Ways of White Folks’ given a grand stage at Glen Foerd

The rooms of Glen Foerd, in a 19th century summer retreat on the Delaware River, is the setting for Hughes’ “The Ways of White Folks.”

3 years ago

Listen 1:49
Lisa Marie Presley performs during her Storm & Grace tour on June 20, 2012, at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago.
Arts & Entertainment

Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization

Her mother Priscilla Presley says in a statement Thursday that the only child of Elvis Presley died after being rushed to the hospital earlier that day.

3 years ago

The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia.
Community

Big grants for small groups working to reduce violence in Philly

The goal of the federal funding is to help those working at the grassroots level to stem the violence in Philadelphia and other parts of Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

(Jonathan Weiss/BigStock)
Community

Delaware social service providers prepare for reduction in pandemic-era extra help

Many of the benefits and services made available as a result of the pandemic will be phased out once the Public Health Emergency is lifted.

3 years ago

FILE - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Browne, R-Lehigh, speaks after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivered his budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., on Feb. 8, 2022. Former Republican state Sen. Browne will lead the Department of Revenue, said incoming Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Shapiro taps ex-lawmakers, university officials for Cabinet

Former GOP Sen. Pat Browne of Lehigh County will lead the Dept. of Revenue and former Democratic Rep. Mike Carroll of Lackawanna County will lead the Dept. of Transportation.

3 years ago

An up-close photo of Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Tom Wolf’s time as Pa. governor is almost over. Here’s what he’ll be remembered for.

Education spending got a major boost under Tom Wolf, but the Pa. governor struggled to establish a relationship with the GOP-controlled legislature.

3 years ago

Krasner speaks at a podium into a number of microphones.
Courts & Law

A case of mistaken identity lands a Philadelphia woman in jail for a crime she didn’t commit

The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.

3 years ago

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