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Philly’s 1975 Spelling Bee champ is now a Harvard librarian
Back then, the regional bee was sponsored by The Philadelphia Bulletin. This year, it’s Billy Penn and WHYY.
3 years ago
Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol
Ukrainian officials say the Russian military hit an art school sheltering some 400 people only hours before offering to open two corridors out of Mariupol.
3 years ago
Jetliner crashes with 132 aboard in southern China, officials say
Authorities have not yet determined the total number of casualties or why the plane went down as debris is seen littered across a mountainside in Guangxi's Teng county.
3 years ago
Police identify 2 Pa. state troopers killed in South Philly crash
Troopers Martin Mack, 33, and Branden Sisca, 29, were responding to a man walking along the highway at night when a driver fatally struck all three men.
3 years ago
Was it just a ‘pipe dream?’ Hyped Wilmington hydroponic farm that hired ex-prisoners is closing
The concept drew rave reviews from politicians, and a visit by then-Attorney General William Barr. But the founder says the pandemic proved to be crushing.
3 years ago
Listen 2:23As demand for business returns to pre-pandemic levels, Delaware Valley manufacturers struggle to hire, while stigmas about the industry persist.
3 years ago
Listen 6:15More than 900 civilians have died in Ukraine. The true number is likely much higher
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says 902 civilians have been killed and another 1,459 have been wounded so far in the war in Ukraine.
3 years ago
Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows
Six U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since December, and at least 140 more have filed for union elections.
3 years ago
Amid new bombings, Ukraine now seen as a war of attrition
Ukrainian authorities say Russia’s military bombed an art school sheltering some 400 people in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
3 years ago
“This is a life and death situation,” said the owner of Savage Sisters Recovery, one of the committee’s founding members.
3 years ago
‘Not another bank’: Flourtown residents want different businesses. Maybe a diner
Take a five-minute drive along Bethlehem Pike, and you’ll see six banks. A seventh is coming and an eighth proposed. Why not anything else?
3 years ago
Putin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine
Russian forces are pressing their assault Ukrainian cities, striking on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv.
3 years ago
Riverside ‘down and out’ for too long, but $42M community center coming
Kingswood Community Center in Wilmington is about to undergo a major facelift as part of the $300 million REACH Riverside project.
3 years ago
Listen 2:52Delaware’s rivers and streams are the most polluted in the U.S., a new report says
Environmental Integrity Project evaluated waterways classified as impaired, unfit for swimming, recreation, aquatic life, fish consumption, and drinking.
3 years ago
Philly Jewish Federation delegation heads to Poland with supplies for Ukrainian refugees
“People fled out with what they could carry, and our ability to assist them at this very desperate time is vital,” said Michael Balaban.
3 years ago