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Workers pose for a photo inside First State Compassion's new kitchen
Business
Delaware

Delaware’s latest marijuana kitchen offers patients an alternative to smoking

The new kitchen will produce baked goods and candies infused with medical marijuana. It’s poised to launch a recreational line, if lawmakers allow.

3 years ago

Street art in PhiladelphiaMARK HENNINGER / IMAGIC DIGITAL
History
Billy Penn

A 1960s state official claimed Pa. college students took LSD and went blind — and newspapers believed him

It turned out the story was a total hoax.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police car
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

A review aims to find out if anti-violence money is doing its job in Philadelphia

Anti-violence initiatives in the city will be evaluated, to make sure the funding is getting to those most at risk.

3 years ago

Two pups tug on the same toy during Puppy Bowl XVII.
Animals
Philadelphia
TV

Meet the Delaware Valley rescue pups competing in Puppy Bowl 2022

On Sunday, Feb. 13, Puppy Bowl XVIII will feature 16 dogs from animal rescue organizations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

Don’t approach lab monkey missing after Montour County crash, people told

State troopers urged people Saturday not to look for or capture the monkey after a crash the day before on a state highway near an Interstate 80 exit in Montour County.

3 years ago

Oronde McClain. (Courtesy of Oronde McClain and the McClain Foundation)
Gun Violence
Mental Health
Philadelphia

No longer a victim: How one survivor dealt with Philadelphia’s gun violence

Oronde McClain, who was shot in the head at age 10 in Philadelphia, shares his story with WHYY host Cherri Gregg.

3 years ago

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Police secure the scene outside a six story residential building, left, where two NYPD officers where shot responding to a domestic disturbance call in Harlem, Friday Jan. 21, 2022, in New York
Crime
Gun Violence
Policing

1 NYPD officer killed in Harlem shooting, suspect from Allentown

The officers had been responding to a call Friday about an argument between a woman and her adult son.

3 years ago

An aerial view of a Sixers game at Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
Sports
Technology

Dunking in the metaverse: The strange saga of a Sixers corporate partnership that went awry

The Sixers recently announced a partnership with a Chinese technology company. After reporters and fans dug into the company, the team backed out.

3 years ago

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A section of the Academy Park High School football stadium.
(Daniella Heminghaus for WHYY)
Crime
Gun Violence
K-12
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
6abc

Social media photo of student with gun prompted lockdown at Academy Park High School

The teen in custody posted the photo from inside the school, investigators say.

3 years ago

A closeup of Girl Scout cookie boxes.
History
Kids
Billy Penn

Thin Mints or Caramel deLites? Girl Scout cookie season got its start in Philadelphia

You’re welcome, America.

3 years ago

Members of Temple University's football team and Philadelphia firefighters volunteered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to install smoke alarms in North Philly
PlanPhilly
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Sports

After tragic fire, firefighters and Temple football players teamed up to install smoke alarms

The Valiants of Philadelphia, a fraternal society of Black and Latino firefighters in Pennsylvania, helped organize the safety effort.

3 years ago

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Governor Tom Wolf
Government
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf announces $15M for gun violence prevention to fund community programs

Pennsylvania is using federal stimulus funding to put another $15 million dollars toward violence intervention and prevention programs.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania's Lia Thomas looks on in the warm-up pool during a swim meet, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia. The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. NCAA rules on transgender athletes returned to the forefront when Penn swimmer Lia Thomas started smashing records this year
Higher Education
LGBTQ
Sports

NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes

The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.

3 years ago

An Afghan woman holds her children as she waits for a consultation outside a makeshift clinic organized by World Vision in an IDP settlement near Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)
Radio Times
Immigration
International
Politics

Resettling Afghan refugees and the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

We look at Afghan refugee resettlement in the Philadelphia region and discuss the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, with millions at risk of famine.

Air Date: January 20, 2022 10:00 am

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A building is shown at Cobbs Creek golf course
PlanPhilly
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Barrier-breaking Cobbs Creek Golf Course to reopen with $65M restoration

The shuttered course is more than a century old, with a rich history as an esteemed public course that welcomed players of color decades before other courses and the PGA.

3 years ago

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