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File photo: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins plays against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. (Jacob Kupferman/AP)
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Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins dies after being struck by a truck

Dwayne Haskins, a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has died, according to the team. The 24-year-old reportedly died after being hit by a car.

4 years ago

Henri David leads the Philadelphia Freedom Band during the Annual Easter Promenade in Philadelphia's South Street Headhouse District. (Courtesy of South Street Head House District)
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Philadelphia

Philly’s Easter Promenade hops back to South Street on April 17 after 2-year break

The 89th Annual Easter Promenade returns to South Street on Sunday, April 17, after a two-year hibernation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago

Maj. Gen. Rodney Faulk, commanding general of the Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, passing the colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Subretta Pompey as she assumes the assignment as the top non-commissioned officer in the division. She is also the first African American and first woman to hold that position.
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Military
New Jersey

An Army Reserve division welcomes first Black woman as top non-commissioned officer

Command Sgt. Maj. Subretta Pompey assumed the command as the top non-commissioned officer for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division at Joint Base MDL.

4 years ago

The classic Phillie Phanatic, show here in 2019. (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Welcome back, Phillie Phanatic! A brief history of the copyright battle over baseball’s best mascot

The Muppet artists who created the design in the 1970s couldn’t know how popular it would become.

4 years ago

Traffic lights are out of service on a street in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Thursday, April 7, 2022. More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices.
Energy
Government
Public Spaces

Puerto Rico struggles to emerge from outage as anger builds

Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico remain without power nearly two days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide outage.

4 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a destroyed Russian fighting vehicle in Bucha
International
Public Safety

Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the horrors of people killed at close range and left on streets were worse in another town north of Kyiv.

4 years ago

The sculpture at the new Philadelphia police headquarters centers on Black history, abolitionists (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Architecture & Design
Policing
Sculpture

New Philadelphia police headquarters sculpture recasts city seal with focus on Black history, abolitionists

The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.

4 years ago

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Workers at the Food Bank of South Jersey load food for distribution
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health

Food pantries in N.J. ‘don’t expect the demand to slow down’

Ahead of a drive-thru food distribution event in Mercer County, food bank organizers say they are still seeing high demand for services.

4 years ago

Wilmington trash collectors will only empty these city-issued cans starting immediately. (Courtesy of City of Wilmington)
Delaware
Infrastructure

Wilmington bans non-city-issued trash cans after sanitation worker injuries

After more than a dozen injuries from store bought cans, city trash collectors will no longer pick up trash in non-city-issued cans.

4 years ago

The American Airlines logo on top of the American Airlines Center, prior to an NHL hockey game between the Washington Capital and Dallas Stars, in Dallas, Texas on December 19, 2017. (AP Photo/ Michael Ainsworth)
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Transportation

American Airlines will use buses for hops to Philadelphia

The airline announced a deal Thursday with a bus company that will drive passengers to and from Philadelphia and two airports that are less than 75 miles away.

4 years ago

Bucha is seen from above, with extensive damage and bodies of civilians killed wrapped in plastic bags
International
Public Safety

Ukraine appeals for weapons as fight looms on eastern front

Ukrainian authorities are gathering evidence of alleged Russian atrocities amid signs Moscow’s troops killed people indiscriminately before retreating from Bucha.

4 years ago

Yard sign made by Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts. (Courtesy of Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts)
Community Events
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania

Another ‘case of the underdogs’: Towamencin residents oppose sewer privatization

Towamencin Township is holding two town halls for residents to discuss the potential sale of the sewer authority.

4 years ago

The Wells Fargo Center is pictured during a Sixers game
International
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

How South Americans adjust to Philly’s fanaticism and fall in love with city sports

It’s like something in the air makes you passionately root for Philadelphia teams.

4 years ago

A Comcast van is pictured on a Philly street
Economy
Income Inequality
Infrastructure
Technology

Comcast and federal programs provide low-cost or free internet to families with low income

Comcast is increasing the internet speed available through its existing affordable program. Tying it to a new federal program can mean free internet for eligible households.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2000 file photo, Bobby Rydell attends a dinner given by the National Italian American Federation at the Washington Hilton in Washington. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers)
Media
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Philadelphia
6abc

Bobby Rydell, singer and Philly native known for ‘Wildwood Days’ dies at 79

The 1950s teen idol was known for his hits 'Wildwood Days,' 'Volare,' 'Swinging School,' among many others.

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