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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.
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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 ‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Listen 1:18The closure of two hospitals in Chester County has led to dangerously long ambulance rides to overcrowded emergency rooms in the three remaining hospitals.
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Listen 5:14Still 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.
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Listen 1:17Buffalo 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.
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