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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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

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A section of the Academy Park High School football stadium.
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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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

crime scene
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Police commissioner: 2022 brings the ‘same troubling trends’ for crime in Philly

After a record-setting year for the number of people murdered, Philadelphia police officials said the city is still on a similar course in 2022.

4 years ago

Mexican abortion activists
Gender
Health Care
Public Health
Social Justice

Mexican abortion advocates look to help women in U.S.

Decades ago, Mexican activists drove women into the United States to terminate their pregnancies at clinics.

4 years ago

A person crouches down while browsing books at Joseph Fox Bookshop
Books
Business
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Joseph Fox Bookshop in Center City closing after 70 years, as neighborhood bookstores press on

The Sansom Street store was a mainstay of the local literary scene.

4 years ago

The new Giant Heirloom Market at 8th and Market streets
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Giant Heirloom Market’s new Philly location is a throwback to the ‘golden age’ of shopping downtown

Come for the groceries, stay for a drink next to the wild boar fountain.

4 years ago

A memorial for the Fairmount rowhouse fire victims on North 23rd Street
K-12
Philadelphia

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Bache-Martin community processes grief in wake of tragic fire

Five of the 12 victims were current or former students at the Fairmount school, and students, parents, and staff are processing how to move forward amid the grief.

4 years ago

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