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A photo of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan is shown in one photo, alongside of a photo of his mother speaking at a Memorial Day event in Camden County, N.J.
Community
6abc

N.J. Gold Star Mother remembers fallen son at Memorial Day service

The names of Camden County residents who paid the ultimate sacrifice were read at a Memorial Day service.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium.
Politics & Policy

Governors diverge on gun control, school security efforts

The nation's governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

4 years ago

Three police officers walk towards a car.
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. to review response to Texas school shooting

The Justice Department says it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden stand in front of a memorial to the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Community

Uvalde tells Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges ‘we will’

A crowd in Uvalde, Texas, has urged President Joe Biden to “do something” after the killings of 19 elementary school pupils and two teachers at the hands of a lone gunman.

4 years ago

People photographs beneath the cherry blossoms at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center in Philadelphia, Friday, April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Open spaces in Philly not keeping up with the urgent and obvious need

In a nationwide assessment of dollars spent on maintaining and creating parks and open spaces, Philly’s ranking saw a big drop.

4 years ago

Myra Maxwell speaks at a podium with a sign stating the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in front of her.
Community

Philly DA’s office group that offers compassion to victims’ families seeks some for itself

Members of the DA’s office CARES team asked for some compassion for the people working to help others at their worst moments in life.

4 years ago

A silhouette of a person standing in an airport is visible, with a plane visible in the background, outside the window.
Money

Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend. They’re also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations.

4 years ago

A close-up of Vice President Kamala Harris, dressed in black, pointing emphatically as she speaks at the funeral of one of the victims of the Buffalo shooting attack.
Community

VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: ‘We will come together’

The last of the victims of a gunman’s racist attack on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has been memorialized at a funeral service that became a call to action.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden points emphatically during his commencement speech to University of Delaware graduates.
Education

President Biden urges Delaware graduates to fight against the ‘oldest and darkest forces in America’

In the wake of two mass shooting tragedies, President Joe Biden urged University of Delaware graduates on Saturday to fight against the “oldest and darkest forces in America."

4 years ago

View of a building destroyed by a Russian bombing.
Community

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that European nations halt sanctions on his country and weapons shipments to Ukraine.

4 years ago

A North Atlantic right whale leaps out of the water.
Science

Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe

A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale.

4 years ago

Aerial view of the aftermath of the Pottstown house explosion.
Community
6abc

Officials identify 5 killed in Pottstown house explosion; most were children

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, and officials say it will "continue for some time."

4 years ago

Law enforcement personnel are gathered outside of the school following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Community

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

Authorities acknowledged that children and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help while the police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway.

4 years ago

Stormy Philadelphia skyline at sunset
Community

Philly lost nearly 25,000 residents in 2021, according to new census report

New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show Philadelphia joined other large cities across the country in shedding residents between 2020 and 2021.

4 years ago

A health worker grabs at-home COVID-19 test kits
Health

Philly Health Dept. offers free COVID tests to event organizers for distribution

The effort is designed to concentrate on those in areas suffering disproportionately from COVID or people at high risk of transmitting COVID.

4 years ago

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