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The LIHEAP program can help residents pay their heating bill. (Mikhalitskaia / BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Community

Help with heating bills for low-income Pennsylvanians available Tuesday

The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (left) and state Sen. Doug Mastriano.
Politics & Policy

Slashed funding, equity, parent choice: Pa. gov. candidates have hugely different education plans

Pennsylvania’s Democratic candidate for governor wants to keep increasing public education funding. The GOP candidate wants unprecedented cuts.

4 years ago

US Senate candidate John Fetterman speaks to a gathering of Steelworkers on August 23, 2022. (Oliver Morrison/WESA)
Politics & Policy
WESA

Fetterman gives first Pittsburgh speech since stroke, as rival steps up criticism of his health

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman spoke publicly in Pittsburgh for the first time since he suffered a stroke, as his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pressed him to commit to debates.

4 years ago

The School District of Philadelphia is offering financial incentives for teachers who need to take coursework in order to get their first or second certification. (School District of Philadelphia)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly school district outlines recruitment and retention plan

The district has about 97.4% of its teaching jobs filled for the new school year, according to the most recent data released by district officials.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Phillies’ Harper homers in 1st at-bat in Triple-A rehab game

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit a home run in his first at-bat for Philadelphia’s Triple-A team as part of his rehabilitation assignment from a broken left thumb.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House
Politics & Policy

After delay, Biden readies student loan help, payment pause

Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from moderates and Republicans questioning the fairness of any widespread forgivene

4 years ago

File photo: ''RIP Rayshard'' is spray painted on a street sign as as flames engulf a Wendy's restaurant during protests in Atlanta on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Courts & Law

Officers won’t face any charges in Rayshard Brooks shooting

A specially appointed prosecutor said he believes Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks, acted appropriately.

4 years ago

University of Delaware's campus in Newark
Health

Mask requirement returns for University of Delaware to start fall semester

Students will be required to wear masks on campus for the first two weeks of the fall semester to stem an expected spike in COVID cases.

4 years ago

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now, a youth organization that focuses on mural projects. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Courts & Law

Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case

A former Louisville police detective who helped write the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy.

4 years ago

FILE - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. U.S. officials say that as Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future. They say a new aid package to be announced includes an additional roughly $3 billion to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Politics & Policy

U.S. to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months

The money will fund contracts for drones, weapons, and other equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two.

4 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Health

COVID caregivers in Camden County are eligible to receive $1,000 bonus checks

The Camden County Care Grant stems from federal relief funds and is targeted at those who care for the elderly, children, or adults with disabilities.

4 years ago

A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years old
Health

Pfizer COVID vaccine appears 73% effective in children under 5

Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-August, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

4 years ago

State Sen. Doug Mastriano speaks at a campaign event
Politics & Policy
WESA

The role of Christian nationalism in the race for Pennsylvania governor

GOP candidate Doug Mastriano made headlines for his ties to Gab, a Christian nationalist site. Mastriano deleted his account, but Christian nationalism has become a force.

4 years ago

A truck drives near a population sign in Mulberry, Arkansas
Courts & Law

3 Arkansas police officers suspended after video captures beating

The video shows one officer punching the suspect with a clenched fist, while another can be seen hitting the man with his knee.

4 years ago

Bryce Harper stands by home plate.
Community

Phillies’ Bryce Harper to begin rehab assignment Tuesday

The National League MVP hasn’t played since breaking his left thumb on June 25.

4 years ago

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