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State Rep. Mike Zabel delivers an impassioned speech directed at hospital ownership and says ''They don't know who they're dealing with. This is Delaware County, we fight like hell.'' (Kenny Cooper/WHYY)
Health

‘This is Delaware County. We fight like hell’: Health care workers, elected officials rally against Crozer Health cuts

Health care workers rallied alongside elected officials and community members just outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.

4 years ago

The Philly skyline
Community

Philly tourism is up, but not to pre-pandemic levels yet

The new report shows that the rebound after COVID lockdowns is real, and both recreational and business travelers are coming back to Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Names of police officers lost since 2019 are etched on the Living Flame Memorial at Franklin Square Park in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

14 Philadelphia lives honored at 2022 Living Flame Memorial Service

The names of 14 police officers and firefighters lost since 2019 are now etched on the Living Flame Memorial in Philadelphia’s Franklin Square Park.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaking at a press conference on  abortion rights outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia on May 4, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Abortion rights advocates rally outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia

Governor Tom Wolf vowed to veto any abortion ban in Pennsylvania, while others say pregnant people could become second class citizens if Roe v. Wade is upended.

4 years ago

Jerome Powell
Money

Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation

The increase in the Fed’s key short-term rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.

4 years ago

A car caught in a flooded road in Somerville in Tropical Storm Ida. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Gov. Murphy announces big boost for flood buyouts

NJ to use federal money to buy properties damaged by Ida.

4 years ago

Meaghan Washington with her children, Naïm and Ife, at their Philadelphia home
Community

WHYY wins 11 Keystone Media Awards for pandemic, suburbs coverage

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

4 years ago

George Bochetto, Kathy Barnette, Mehmet Oz, Jeffrey Lord, Rose Tennent, John Gizzie, Jeff Bartos, Carla Sands, and Lowman Henry pose for a photograph during a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

False election fraud claims thrive on Pennsylvania campaign trail

Candidates sometimes repeat Trump’s conspiracy theories about fraud or distort the actions of state officials in an attempt to portray Democrats as having cheated — or both.

4 years ago

Vehicles on fire at the oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces
Community

Russia pounds Ukraine, targeting supply of Western arms

Meanwhile, the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports.

4 years ago

A mock-up of the CBS TV production inside the White House. The Jackie Kennedy mannequin is dressed in a re-creation of the red suit she wore for the TV house tour
Arts & Entertainment

Jackie Kennedy’s historic White House restoration re-created at Winterthur

The first lady's historic 1961 renovation of White House interiors, guided by Henry du Pont, is re-created at Delaware’s Winterthur museum.

4 years ago

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Thaddeus Kirkland, mayor of the city of Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Chester parking contract linked to timely campaign donations to Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland

The 2018 parking contract appeared to offer no benefit to the city, but a WHYY analysis of campaign contributions shows the mayor's campaign was likely the one benefitting.

4 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

One of the country’s strictest plastic bag bans is officially in effect in N.J.

Here’s everything you should know about New Jersey’s single-use bag and container ban, from what’s covered under the law and what’s exempt to which businesses are impacted.

4 years ago

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania in Cheyney, Pa., Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

Wolf announces $5 million investment in Cheyney University’s ThinkUbator project

Cheyney University is probably best known as the nation's oldest historically Black university. But soon, it could also become known for being a leader in biotech.

4 years ago

Members of the 'COVID community' are helping others who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Memorial service honors Delaware’s nearly 3,000 COVID-19 victims

More than two years into the pandemic, state leaders gathered with friends and a family who’ve lost loved ones to remember the victims of COVID-19.

4 years ago

Hundreds of people protest outside City Hall in support of abortion rights
Courts & Law

Pa. abortion rights advocates urge residents to ‘stay grounded,’ donate in light of Roe draft opinion

Abortion will remain legal in Pennsylvania, unlike at least 26 states that are certain or likely to ban abortion immediately after Roe v. Wade is overturned.

4 years ago

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