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Coach Dawn Staley accepts WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award
The celebrated basketball coach’s conversation with Terry Gross at the virtual event explored Staley’s struggles to achieve her dream of staying in the game for life.
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U.S. Senate primary for the GOP still undecided; expected outcomes elsewhere
In pivotal Pa. primary, big wins for John Fetterman in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate and Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial race.
4 years ago
Oz campaign supporters put victory hopes on hold as vote count tightens
As the votes were counted in the Pa. GOP Senate primary, Mehmet Oz supporters watched the race tighten into a virtual tie — with a recount upcoming.
4 years ago
2022 Pa. state House and state Senate primary election results
Pennsylvanians have cast their votes and the results are coming in. Here are the results of the contested races for seats at the Capitol in Harrisburg.
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Davis wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor
Voters on Tuesday selected state Rep. Austin Davis to be the Democrats' candidate for lieutenant governor in the fall election.
4 years ago
Shapiro wins Dem primary for Pa. governor
Shapiro was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. The incumbent, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, is term-limited.
4 years ago
Parks on Tap returns to Philly parks for the summer season
Parks on Tap, a series of pop-up beer gardens that go across the city, is back this summer. Part of the sales benefit city parks.
4 years ago
The exposure to racist acts of gun violence is a mental health concern, local mental health professionals say.
4 years ago
2022 Pennsylvania primary election results
Polls are now closed. We’ll have all of the results live as they come in.
4 years ago
Trump’s influence over GOP faces fresh tests in 2022 primaries
Trump's preferred Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz, has divided conservatives who are typically in lockstep with Trump.
4 years ago
Pennsylvanians cast first ballots under redistricted maps
Some voters are casting their ballots in new districts, under the revised set of maps that helped prod some lawmakers into retirement.
4 years ago
FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration’s action Tuesday now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.
4 years ago
Josh Shapiro, Dem. candidate for Pa. gov., tests positive for COVID-19
Pennsylvania’s attorney general is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating at home.
4 years ago
Delaware Gov. Carney tests positive for COVID-19, says his symptoms are mild
The governor says he’s “feeling well” but will follow CDC guidelines and work remotely. Cases and hospitalizations have risen sharply since late March.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania governor race divides Republicans, unites Dems
They are vying for the right to succeed Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who is constitutionally term-limited after entering office in 2015.
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