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U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (left.) and Republican challenger Lee Murphy.
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Delaware’s U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester faces GOP challenger Lee Murphy, in rerun of 2020

Murphy, for the third time, is running to replace Lisa Blunt Rochester as Delaware’s lone representative in the U.S. House.

3 years ago

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File photo: The intersection of 17th Street and Washington Avenue, a main thoroughfare, in South Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Western end of Washington Ave. to get traffic calming measures

The road west of Broad Street will get speed bumps and “hardened centerlines,” even though it’s being left out of the road narrowing plan.

3 years ago

Undergraduate students in Rob McMonagle’s State and Local Government class at Neumann University in Delaware County, Pa., organized a debate watch party at a residence hall lounge on campus to watch the debate between U.S. Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman on Oct. 25, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

College students on Fetterman-Oz debate: ‘I don’t feel like they were talking to us’

Students at Neumann University, in Delaware County, gathered for a debate watch and discussion Tuesday night. Ultimately, most felt neither candidate was speaking to them.

3 years ago

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Supporters rallied outside the Criminal Justice Center during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2022 to determine if Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 murder of police office Daniel Faulkner, would receive a new trial. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters gather outside hearing for new trial

It’s the latest hearing in a high-profile case that some see as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.

3 years ago

Aaron Nola throws a pitch during the NLCS
Community

Nola to start World Series Game 1 for Phils, Wheeler Game 2

Nola is 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA and has struck out 18 batters in three starts this postseason. Wheeler is 1-1 with a 1.78 ERA and has struck out 25 and walked three in four starts

3 years ago

Mobbluz combined jazz and samples from an MPC to rock the Clef Club of Jazz on Oct. 25, 2022. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

PHL LIVE Center Stage highlights local talent in music competition series

Winners from each category will be awarded $1,000 prize in each award category.

3 years ago

Listen 1:00
Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
Courts & Law

If more people attended criminal court, we could advance criminal justice. Here’s how

Court-watching makes our justice system fairer and builds an educated public, writes Jeremy Isard.

3 years ago

(Abdul Razak Latif/Big Stock Photo)
Education

School libraries link up with Delaware Library Catalog to provide broader access to books

Library collections at Delaware schools just got a lot bigger as students can now link to the statewide library system to access books and other materials.

3 years ago

A screen image from ''Hayride to Hell.''
Arts & Entertainment

Chester County farmer makes a horror movie to save the family farm

“Hayride to Hell” is a farmer’s bloody revenge on corrupt elected officials. The horror movie was made by a farmer who is an elected official in Chester County, Pa.

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (left) and Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Politics & Policy

Fetterman faces Oz at Senate debate 5 months after stroke

In the opening minutes of the Tuesday debate, Fetterman addressed what he called the “elephant in the room": the stroke he suffered five months ago.

3 years ago

An arrangement of fentanyl test strips
Health

Pennsylvania to monitor emerging drugs in the addiction and overdose epidemic

Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. But cases involving xylazine, para-fluorofentanyl, and gabapentin grow.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Arts & Entertainment

Phillies fans break 24-hour merchandise record after clinching World Series berth

The previous 24-hour record was set by the Cubs in 2016 after they defeated the Dodgers in the NLCS.

3 years ago

File photo: Election worker Monica Ging processes a ballot for Pennsylvania's primaries this month at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Courts & Law

Justices to sort out if mail-in ballot envelopes need dates

The brief filed with the state Supreme Court on Tuesday says that's partially because the Legislature in 1968 acted to deemphasize the importance of dates on envelopes.

3 years ago

A sign reads
PlanPhilly
Community

East Falls Post Office reopening delayed, more than a year after Ida flooding

USPS estimated the post office would reopen at the end of September, but nearly a month later, it’s still closed. Residents are frustrated.

3 years ago

Kevin Seefried (left) and his son Hunter march through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
Courts & Law

Delaware man who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 gets two years behind bars

Seefried offered an emotional apology and said he was deeply sorry for his actions on “a day that will forever represent a stain on the character of our country."

3 years ago

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