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Rt. 202 in King of Prussia closed in both directions due to new sinkhole

Both directions of Rt. 202 will remain closed until further notice.

2 years ago

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Bridging Blocks program at WHYY News promotes civil debate among neighbors

The discussions have tackled everything from voter turnout and preservation to ATVs and motorbikes.

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The first female Episcopal priests were ordained in a North Philly church

The 1974 ordination of the “Philadelphia Eleven” defied centuries of tradition and was initially rejected by church officials.

2 years ago

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Billy Penn

Here’s why SEPTA police are on strike and what it might take to end it

About 170 workers walked off the job Wednesday, the officer union’s first strike since 2019.

2 years ago

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Young, Unhoused and Unseen
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Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

8% of college students are unhoused. With ‘nowhere to go,’ here’s Paulo Garcia’s story

Paulo Garcia used to sleep in the baseball dugout and empty homes. He found help and housing a year later, motivated by his 2-year-old.

2 years ago

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Philly sports writers, eyewitnesses set the record straight about the Santa snowball incident 55 years ago

Eyewitnesses and Philly sports writers say that the infamous Santa snowball barrage was misrepresented in the national media.

2 years ago

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Animals
New Jersey
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Transportation
6abc

Loose bull spotted on train tracks near Newark Penn Station captured safely

A bull on the loose was spotted running on the New Jersey Transit train tracks in Newark on Thursday morning before it was safely captured.

2 years ago

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Young, Unhoused and Unseen
Homelessness
Philadelphia

It’s cold out. Here’s how you can help your unhoused neighbors in the Philly area

Thousands of people in the Philadelphia area experience homelessness. Here are five ways to help.

2 years ago

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Environment
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Efforts are underway to help beautify and protect New Jersey’s urban areas with trees

New Jersey environmental groups are working together to plant more trees in urban areas.

2 years ago

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Immigration
Media
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

WURD’s ‘Radio XALAAT’ gives Philly’s African diaspora ‘a home on the radio dial’

A weekly radio program has served Philadelphia’s African diaspora for decades. As ‘Africatown’ comes into force, Radio XALAAT’s host looks back.

2 years ago

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Policing
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Transportation

‘This is on them’: SEPTA transit police to walk the picket line Thursday as contract negotiations stall

“[Safety is] paramount to us. But we're not here to get taken advantage of,” said union leadership following Wednesday’s strike vote.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Taylor Swift’s cat inspires Philly animal society fundraising challenge

The “Taylor Swift Challenge” urges Swifties across the country to donate $13 to their local animal shelter on the singer’s birthday, Dec. 13.

2 years ago

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Young, Unhoused and Unseen
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality

‘Young, Unhoused and Unseen' | Episode 3: Forget Me Knot

In this episode, we speak with Mecca Robinson, founder of Forget Me Knot Children & Youth Services, and her residents about the intersection of homelessness and foster care.

Air Date: December 13, 2023

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Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia
6abc

Escaped Philadelphia inmate found dead inside city warehouse: Police

Gino Hagenkotter, 34, was an inmate at the Riverside Correctional Facility before he made his escape on Nov. 30.

2 years ago

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Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
6abc

Fliers promoting white nationalism distributed across neighborhood in Montgomery County

The fliers said, 'Stand up White Man,' and included an address for a white nationalist website that promotes racist and anti-immigrant ideology.

2 years ago

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