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The call came in around 3 p.m. for a shooting near the intersection of Rowland and Ryan avenues, which is just outside Lincoln High School in the city's Mayfair section. (6abc)
Gun Violence
Public Safety
6abc

2 people shot while inside vehicle near Philadelphia high school

The call came in around 3 p.m. for a shooting near the intersection of Rowland and Ryan avenues, which is just outside Lincoln High School in the city's Mayfair section.

4 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell points to a reporter during a news conference
History
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Gen. Colin Powell was the voice of Philly’s first talking pedestrian traffic signal

The country’s first African American secretary of state died Monday at 84.

4 years ago

Woman by abandoned well in Pennsylvania
Environment
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Pennsylvania
WESA

‘Orphaned’ wells are a problem in Pennsylvania and there are more of them than we thought

Orphan wells are a source of climate warming methane emissions, and have been known to contaminate air, water and soil.

4 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, Sister Megan Rice, center, and Michael Walli, in the background waving, are greeted by supporters as they arrive for a federal court appearance in Knoxville, Tenn., after being charged with sabotaging a government nuclear complex. Rice, who served two years in prison and was released when her original conviction was thrown out by a federal appeals court, died of congestive heart failure Oct. 10, 2021, at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pa. She was 91. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)
NPR
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Pennsylvania

Megan Rice, peace activist nun imprisoned for nuclear site break-in, dies at 91

Megan Rice, a nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s has died in Montgomery County at age 91.

4 years ago

The Delaware River Trail
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

With protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and solar lighting, the Delaware River Trail is close — but won’t finish till spring

Some work is still ongoing, but people are already taking advantage of the waterfront path.

4 years ago

David W.C. MacMillan, one of two winners of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, smiles as he is interviewed outside the Frick Chemistry Laboratory and Department of Chemistry at Princeton University, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Regional Roundup – 10/18/21

A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?

Air Date: October 18, 2021 10:00 am

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A police officer directs rush hour traffic on Canal Street in New York
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Transportation

Philly to begin hiring an all-new class of unarmed traffic officers this month

As Philadelphia officials again push back the deployment of the city’s first traffic enforcement officers, they promise hiring will begin this month.

4 years ago

[in center]: Taylor Kowalski, from Ridley Park, marching alongside others.
The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march in Sharon Hill, PA on 10/17/21. Fanta Bility was an eight year old girl who was shot and killed outside of a football game at Academy Park High School on August 27, 2021. The march had been organized and  led by the UDTJ and Delco Resists as a way to honor Fanta’s life as well as call for police accountability. 
[DANIELLA HEMINGHAUS]
Black Lives Matter
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Photo essay: Silent marchers demand justice for Fanta Bility, 8-year-old killed by police in Delco

Community members took part in a silent march in Delco Sunday afternoon, calling for justice for Fanta Bility, the 8-year-old girl fatally shot by Sharon Hill police.

4 years ago

According to police, several males were arguing inside the Park City Center mall when multiple shots were fired. (6abc)
Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
6abc

Police: Fight led to shooting inside Park City Center mall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

According to Lancaster City police, several males were arguing inside the mall when multiple shots were fired.

4 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Philadelphia
Transportation

SEPTA contract talks to move to hotel as strike authorization vote looms

Negotiations between SEPTA management and its largest labor union are coming down to the wire –– and sources at the union say they’ve hit a wall.

4 years ago

NPR
Crime
National
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

Asian American teens navigate being themselves as their communities are targeted

For some, the pandemic caused them to explore their identities in ways they hadn't before. For others, it caused them to examine issues and experiences that were resurfacing.

4 years ago

John's Roast Pork
Community Events
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
6abc

John’s Roast Pork wins best cheesesteak competition

The people of Philadelphia have voted and the winner is: John's Roast Pork in South Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Located on the banks of the Brandywine River, Hagley Museum and Library suffered millions of dollars in damage as the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped heavy rains on the region. (photo courtesy Hagley Museum and Library)
Delaware
Environment
History

Hagley Museum funds Ida’s flood damage repairs with sales of historic cider

The birthplace of E.I. DuPont in Wilmington saw serious flood damage from Ida. Now, a cider brewed from a historic orchard at the site will help fund repairs.

4 years ago

Pennypack Creek at the point where it meets the Delaware River. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community Events
Environment
Sustainability

Boosting Northeast Philly’s green canopy by planting trees and giving them away

Riverfront North Partnership and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership team up to plant 200 trees along Pennypack Creek, give 150 more away.

4 years ago

Saxophonist Elliot Levin and other members of the West Philadelphia Orchestra play outside a polling place at the Salvation army building at 55th and Market streets. The orchestra  (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia

PHONK! to make noise for social justice in FDR Park this weekend

FDR Park to inaugurate a new festival of brass and drum bands who play for liberation causes.

4 years ago

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