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Floodwaters partly submerge a van in Darby, Pa., Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Climate models predict the region will experience more precipitation going forward. 2018 was Pennsylvania's wettest year on record. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact PA

Study: Flood risk rising across Pennsylvania as climate changes

Most communities across Pennsylvania will likely face higher flood risks by the end of the century due to climate change, according to research from Penn State.

4 years ago

Resident Leo Brundage stands in front of the flood-prone creek behind his house (Megan Ruggles)
Environment
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Sinking in Southwest Philly: How Eastwick can survive the battle with urban flooding

A neighborhood dealing with climate disaster hopes new grants bring relief.

4 years ago

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Crime
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Deadly start to the new year in Philadelphia leaves three dead, nine injured in separate shootings

Philadelphia finished 2021 with at least 560 homicides. The highest number on record.

4 years ago

Ken Davidson arranges a stretcher
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Suburban EMS squads are hurting, with staff shortages and financial issues

Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services say they’re in trouble, especially in areas where ambulance services don’t receive adequate municipal support.

4 years ago

8 year-old King Lewis is one of the students who got free lessons from Maleek Jackson at his boxing gym in Northern Liberties
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Good things happen in Philadelphia: Most uplifting stories of 2021

Recounting even a few of this year’s news headlines is dizzying. But there was also joy to be found.

4 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
6abc

More than 65 shots fired in Germantown violence, 6 injured

"We know over 65 shots were fired from clearly at least two separate caliber semi-automatic weapons," Chief Inspector Small said.

4 years ago

The Downingtown Blue and Gold Band leads the Good Neighbor Christmas Parade. (Robby Brod/WHYY)
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K-12
Music

Downingtown Blue and Gold Marching Band to play in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day

The Chester County musicians will perform on New Year’s Day as one of just 12 high school bands chosen by the Tournament of Roses committee.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Photos from 2021: Looking back on the year of the new normal

2021 saw a return to some things we love. The Philadelphia area also faced catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, and a rampant gun violence epidemic.

4 years ago

A chalk circle marks the place where a bullet casing landed during a fatal shooting in LOVE Park Tuesday night
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly ends 2021 with over 550 people murdered. But community leaders say a ‘peace movement’ is building

It’s an enormous loss, mostly of young Black men. Some Philly antiviolence activists point to new efforts to stop the shooting block by block as a sign of hope.

4 years ago

Raya Meshawn leads participants through African dance movements at the Lucian Blackwell Community Center
Community Events
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

A celebration of community purpose in West Philly on day five of Kwanzaa

The Mill Creek Community Partnership organized its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday, in honor of the principle of “nia” or “purpose.”

4 years ago

A family photo hangs on a wall in the dining room
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety
Spotlight PA

Christian Hall was killed one year ago by Pa. State Police. His family still wants answers

Activists and Hall’s family are holding vigils in more than a dozen locations to remember the 19-year-old’s life and show officials they will not forget about his death.

4 years ago

John Madden is seen in a file photo wearing an Eagles uniform
History
Philadelphia
Sports
Billy Penn

Philly icon Ray Didinger on how John Madden’s legacy was forged in Philly

“He was very smart,” said the WIP host of his fellow Hall of Famer. “A conversation with John would go in a lot of different directions."

4 years ago

A scene from the 2020 Mummers Parade
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Mummers 101: Everything you need to know about Philly’s infamous New Year’s tradition

The parade has been happening for more than a century, and though there are ongoing efforts at reform, it shows no signs of slowing down.

4 years ago

The 2022 sign that will be lit on top of a building on New Year's Eve
NPR
National
Public Health

Americans fume as the pandemic scrambles New Year’s Eve celebrations again

Skyrocketing COVID-19 case rates have caused officials In New York City and elsewhere to scale back their New Year's Eve celebrations.

4 years ago

Phoebe the skunk
Animals
New Jersey

Rowan University to open N.J.’s first veterinary school

When the school opens in four years, Rowan Vet’s founding dean said the program will make sure students are ready for jobs in the field on day one after graduation.

4 years ago

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