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Riddle Hospital
Health

Suburban hospitals overwhelmed after Crozer Health shutdowns and Tower Health closures

Hospitals in Delaware, Chester, and even Montgomery counties are feeling the ripple effects of Crozer Health service shutdowns and Tower Health closures.

4 years ago

A rendering of the affordable housing development, Be A Gem Crossing
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s a blessing’: Affordable housing to replace nuisance motel in North Philadelphia

North10 Philadelphia is building "Be a Gem Crossing" at Westmoreland Street and Germantown Avenue. It will replace a motel that neighbors have tried to close for two decades.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate Republicans revive election bill over 2020 complaints

The bill passed, 30-19, with every Republican and one Democrat backing it.

4 years ago

Members of the Black Male Community Council hold up the official flag of Juneteenth while Ben Haith (left) the creator of that flag describes what inspired him. Haith was the guest of honor at the flag raising ceremony at Philadelphia City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Juneteenth flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall

The Juneteenth flag was designed by Ben Haith, of Boston, who was honored by the city of Philadelphia 25 years later.

4 years ago

Siren light on roof of police car at street.
Courts & Law

N.J. program that pairs police, mental health screeners in South Jersey expands

A program that began in Cumberland Co., pairing a plainclothes state trooper with a certified mental health screener, will expand to Union Co.

4 years ago

When Save Washington Avenue Coalition (SWAC) members blocked just one lane of traffic on Washington Avenue, the group claims the effects on congestion and traffic were immediate and dramatic. (Courtesy of SWAC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Councilmember Squilla should rethink his stance on Washington Ave.

Slimming down Washington Ave. ignores its role as an evacuation route and a key connection in South Philadelphia, according to these “road diet” opponents.

4 years ago

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Families for Safe Streets, Feet First Philly and the South of South Neighborhood Association gathered at 17th and Washington Avenue calling on Mayor Kenny and City Council to stick the with mixed lane configuration that was planned to make Washington Avenue safer for pedestrians and cyclists on June 2, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: For our children’s sake, make Washington Avenue as safe as possible

These parents raising children in the Washington Avenue corridor want Councilmember Johnson and Mayor Kenney to ensure safety for pedestrians.

4 years ago

Senator Bob Casey and Councilmember Isaiah Thomas speak with students at Temple university about gun control. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Community

After anti-violence protest, Philadelphia students get meeting with Sen. Casey

Senator Casey met with students from the group “Enough is Enough,” who say they want to see the change start in Washington on the gun violence issue.

4 years ago

A WWII soldier re-enactor picks something up on the beach in Normandy.
Politics & Policy

U.S. general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the United States and allied countries will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine.

4 years ago

Aerial view of solar panels on a farm.
Politics & Policy

Biden waives solar panel tariffs, seeks to boost production

President Joe Biden is invoking the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on some imported panels.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022
Courts & Law

Second suspect in custody after South Street mass shooting

Authorities have said the gunfire started with an altercation between Quran Garner and an unnamed suspect, both of whom then began firing a total of 17 shots at each other.

4 years ago

David Harrington poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Harrington spent a tense eight months in a Philadelphia jail when he was a teenager — the result of a robbery charge in 2014 that automatically sent his case to the adult court system under state law.
Courts & Law

In historic shift, far fewer teens face adult U.S. courts

National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows.

4 years ago

An investigator moves through the scene of a deadly explosion in a residential neighborhood in Pottstown
Community

What caused the deadly Pottstown home explosion? ‘No evidence’ that it was gas from PECO’s system, but investigation could take a year

PECO says no evidence shows the utility’s gas lines are the cause, while experts say it looks like some form of gas is the culprit.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia research team, Sarah Sydney, research associate (left), Sharon Macon, research associate (2nd from right), Dr. Wilson, program director (right), met with members of the New York team, Dr. Elise White, program director (left), and Basaime Spate, community reach coordinator (2nd from left), to discuss designing a study that determines the root causes of gun violence on June 3, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly residents affected by gun violence will be researching the root causes of the crisis

Philly has been selected for a national study on the root causes of gun violence, and people affected by the problem will be doing the research.

4 years ago

Bob Hayman has accumulated lots of thick reusable plastic bags that stores provided after they exploited a legal loophole. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

‘Anything to save the environment.’ Delaware’s revised plastic bag ban takes effect July 1

Big stores exploited a loophole in a law that took effect in January 2021 and gave away thicker plastic bags that many customers have stockpiled.

4 years ago

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