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A container of fentanyl pills
Health

Youth overdose deaths jumped across the U.S. amid the pandemic

Between July 2019 and September 2021, there was a 94% increase in overdose deaths among middle and high school aged children across the U.S.

3 years ago

Traffic on a highway in Delaware.
Community

After tying its record for highway deaths in 2022, Delaware cracks down on speeders

After a deadly 2022 on Delaware roads, state police are teaming up with the Office of Highway Safety in hopes of a safer year.

3 years ago

Chestnut Hill Hospital
Health

Chestnut Hill Hospital ‘reopens’ with new Temple Health leadership and ownership

Tower Health’s $28 million-dollar sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital to Temple Health and its partners is complete. Transfer of ownership was finalized Jan. 1.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mark Rozzi is photographed at the speaker's podium, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Smith)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Democrats and a handful of Republicans picked the Pennsylvania House’s new speaker

State Rep. Mark Rozzi of Berks County was named as the next presiding officer with 115 votes.

3 years ago

File - Pa. Sen. Kim Ward in Harrisburg. (Senate Republican Caucus)
Politics & Policy

Kim Ward begins brief lieutenant governor term as Fetterman goes to Washington

Ward, a Republican from Westmoreland County and the new president pro tempore of the state Senate, will hold the office under Pa.'s constitution, but only for two weeks.

3 years ago

Dining on the 1600 block of Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
6abc

City: Philadelphia restaurants must have streetery permits by Jan. 9 to operate

"Restaurant operators, we fuel the city, we employ so many people, we provide economic impact for a lot of different areas. We provide jobs. Help us," said Sean McGranaghan.

3 years ago

Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y. sits in the chamber during opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Rep.-elect Santos quiet as speaker vote delays swearing-in

Santos arrived in Washington to be sworn in Tuesday, but his swearing-in was delayed after Republicans who control the House failed in multiple rounds of voting for speaker.

3 years ago

Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter stands in front of a building.
Politics & Policy

Is former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter running again?

Nutter would be allowed to run again because Philadelphia’s city charter only prohibits more than two consecutive terms.

3 years ago

Candles are placed in front of a sign that reads
Community

Family of Bills’ Hamlin thanks supporters, asks for prayers

The 24-year-old Hamlin remains in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital a day after the Bills said his heart stopped while making a tackle in the first quarter.

3 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Delaware man whose wife’s 2019 murder remains unsolved charged with two brutal attacks on new wife

An arrest warrant says Benjamin Ledyard attacked his wife with a marble block on New Year’s Day and previously bit off the tip of her finger.

3 years ago

The Pa. State Capitol building is visible.
Politics & Policy

Narrowly divided state House moves slowly to elect speaker

Partisan control of the state House of Representatives is hanging in the balance as Pennsylvania lawmakers arrive at the State Capitol to start a new legislative session.

3 years ago

Molly Grayand Dan Napoleon, both wearing hospital gowns, pose together.
Health

Penn’s new living organ donor center aims to close gaps in transplant access

A majority of organ transplants are still done with deceased organ donations, but living organ donations can last longer.

3 years ago

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A view of a gurney inside an ambulance.
Health

If you call an ambulance in Chester County, you’ll have a longer ride and a longer wait at a crowded hospital

The closure of two hospitals in Chester County has led to dangerously long ambulance rides to overcrowded emergency rooms in the three remaining hospitals.

3 years ago

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Students enter John Wister Elementary School
Education

Still awaiting ruling, Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit stretches into 2023

The lawsuit, which the parties first filed in 2014, argues that the state’s funding of K-12 education is inadequate to the point that it violates the state’s constitution.

3 years ago

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The Buffalo Bills players pray for teammate Damar Hamlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Community

Buffalo Bills safety, Pa. native Damar Hamlin, in critical condition after collapse on field

“I’ve never seen anything like it since I was playing,” NFL executive Troy Vincent, a six-time Pro Bowl cornerback during his career, said early Tuesday.

3 years ago

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