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Community

Delaware homeless shelter gets $1.25 million boost from Bezos fund

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County will be able to help up to 50 more families with the grant.

3 years ago

Board member Jessica Whitfield serves Thanksgiving dishes at the POMC pre-Thanksgiving dinner. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

‘I’m not by myself’: Philadelphia’s Parents of Murdered Children chapter gathers for pre-Thanksgiving dinner

People who have lost family members and other loved ones to violence have found a new kind of family in the Central Philadelphia chapter of Parents of Murdered Children.

3 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

Immigrant rights groups ‘frustrated’ after N.J. lawmakers postpone vote on temporary workers’ bill of rights

The bill would codify safeguards for temporary workers in New Jersey. “This is not about politics," said Diego Bartesaghi. “This is about workers and workers’ rights.”

3 years ago

Police tape is pictured outside a salon, with windows broken from a shooting.
Community
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4 students shot near Philly’s Overbrook High School: Police

Two 15-year-old female students and two 16-year-old male students were shot, police said.

3 years ago

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Health

Gathering again? Tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving

Here are some tips to keep everyone safe and healthy this Thanksgiving, from cooking the turkey to avoiding the 'triple-demic.'

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

Alone among recent presidents, Trump refused to release his tax returns either during his successful 2016 campaign or his four years in the White House.

3 years ago

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Education

This new Philly teacher is grateful to learn the tricks of the trade from her sister-in-law

Being a first-year educator is tough. That’s why new Philly teacher Shalisha Smith is grateful to have a mentor who’s also family.

3 years ago

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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Community

Changing the beat: Philly rappers take the violence out of drill music

Drill music, a subgenre of hip hop, has come under fire for graphic depictions of violence and criminal activity. Some Philadelphia artists are working to change the genre its

3 years ago

Donald Bender, left, a former accountant for Donald Trump, arrives at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in New York. Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump's company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak)
Courts & Law

Accountant testifies Trump claimed decade of huge tax losses

Donald Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, his longtime accountant testified.

3 years ago

State officials alongside U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy at The Warehouse in Wilmington, Delaware. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Health

U.S. Surgeon General focuses on ‘invisible wounds’ caused by anxiety in Wilmington visit

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited with young leaders in Wilmington with a focus on mental health problems made worse by the pandemic.

3 years ago

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Courts & Law

Second person dies after hanging in Yeadon police custody, as Morcho family files lawsuit

The family of Shawn Morcho, the first person to die in Yeadon police custody, also recently filed an amended lawsuit against the borough.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson leaves Federal Court after the judge in his bribery trial declared a mistrial, following the jury's failure to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Juror dismissed in Kenyatta Johnson retrial over ‘religious conviction’

The juror was dismissed during the fifth day of deliberations, not long before a reconstituted panel acquitted Johnson and three co-defendants.

3 years ago

Handlers walk The Turkey balloon down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Community
6abc

Philly’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: What you need to know

Philly's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to the Ben Franklin Parkway on Thursday. Here's what you need to know, from street closures and parking restrictions to parade timing.

3 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists gather outside the Capitol
Courts & Law

A Delaware man ended his Tinder date early to Uber to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now he’s going to prison

Jeffrey Schaefer was in Virginia, watching TV, when he saw the riot at the Capitol. He rushed to the scene and joined the insurrectionists through a broken window.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Investigation of Mercer County Election Day failures points to miscommunication between Dominion Voting Systems, ballot printers

No fraud or tampering was found, but the Mercer County prosecutors found miscommunication between Dominion Voting Systems and ballot printers.

3 years ago

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