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Community

Philly drivers have it the worst compared to other cities

Commuters' frustrations are justified, says a new report looking at everything from the cost of parking to how long drivers sit idle.

3 years ago

One of the new ''naloxboxes,'' an emergency kit with multiple doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, at Highland Regional High School in Blackwood, NJ. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Health

Camden County schools to install 250 emergency naloxone kits to prevent overdose deaths

Emergency kits will be installed at schools by the end of October. Each kit contains several doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

3 years ago

A Phillies player watches his home run.
Arts & Entertainment

Marsh Madness! Phillies beat Braves 8-3 in Game 4, into NLCS

The Phillies will face either San Diego or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. The Padres led 2-1 going into Game 4 of the NLDS matchup Saturday night.

3 years ago

A Newtown, Bucks County, ambulance. The ambulance squad that serves Newtown Borough and Newtown Township in Bucks County is facing the same financial issues as other emergency medical services across the Philadelphia suburbs and the commonwealth. (Courtesy of Newtown Ambulance Squad)
Health

Newtown Ambulance Squad: ‘We won’t be here’ without more public funding

A ballot question in November’s general election will ask Newtown Township voters if they want to raise property taxes to fund the ambulance squad.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania candidate for governor, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano (AP Photo/Matt Slocum and David Dermer)
Politics & Policy

Campaign finance record broken in Pennsylvania governor race

Campaign finance filings show Shapiro has outspent Mastriano by 16 to 1 in the 2021-22 campaign cycle.

3 years ago

A historical marker on 33rd Street identifies the home of jazz great John Coltrane, but the house itself stands vacant and neglected.
Arts & Entertainment

‘A yin and yang’: Alice and John Coltrane honored with a festival at Penn Live

A week-long festival at Penn Live honors the legacy of the husband and wife team who developed spiritual jazz.

3 years ago

File photo: Voters head to the polls at Maple Lane Elementary in Claymont, Del., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Politics & Policy

Delaware voter registration deadline is Saturday

Earlier this month, Delaware’s top court ruled against the state’s same-day voter registration law. That means all voters must be registered by Oct.15.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins (17) celebrates with Bryce Harper (3) after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Spike This! Hoskins, Harper homer, Phillies rout Braves in NLDS Game 3

The Phillies lead 2-1 in the best-of-five matchup and can advance to the NL Championship Series with a Game 4 win at home Saturday.

3 years ago

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. (Wallace McKelvey/PennLive)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania moves to limit PFAS in drinking water

A Pennsylvania environmental board has advanced a measure to restrict the amount of PFAS permitted in drinking water.

3 years ago

(Courtesy of Frutero)
Community

Flavors of the East and South America find a home in Philadelphia

Local entrepreneurs announce plans to expand all natural fruit flavored ice cream business beyond Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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File photo: Union members picket outside the North entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art while the museum hosts a press preview of an upcoming Matisse exhibit. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly art museum union to end strike, calling tentative deal a ‘game-changer’

After picketing outside the museum for 19 days, workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will vote to ratify a new contract Sunday.

3 years ago

Anomie Fatale maneuvers around the closed sidewalk at the intersection of Port Royal and Henry avenues. The construction blocked her only safe route to the CVS near her home. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly will build or fix 10,000 curb cuts under settlement with disabled residents

The settlement filed Friday requires the city to build thousands of curb cuts over 15 years. It must be approved by a federal court.

3 years ago

Council President Darrell Clarke and Cindy Bass stand in front one of 'thousands of trees' Bass says will be removed by program. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Urban Planning

A tree falls in Tioga to signal the start of an effort to clean alleyways of vegetation

The goal is to restore access to city alleyways choked off by trees and other vegetation.

3 years ago

File photo: Robbie Coltrane arrives in Trafalgar Square, central London, for the world premiere of ''Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2,'' the last film in the series on July 7, 2011.
Arts & Entertainment

Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72

Coltrane’s agent Belinda Wright said he died Friday at a hospital in Scotland. She did not give a cause.

3 years ago

Tape cordons off the area around the scene where multiple people were shot near a high school in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police ID 4th suspect in shooting near Roxborough High School; currently at large

A $45,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest or conviction of the suspects.

3 years ago

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