
News
Main Menu
Latest News
The River Wards neighborhood may have a “reputation” for this kind of ideology, one resident said, but the area is evolving.
3 hours ago
Fox News has first clash in Delaware court with Dominion Voting systems
Both sides want the judge to pronounce them victors in the $1.6 billion defamation case, negating the need for a trial slated for next month.
5 hours ago
Out of more than 900 union members, 84% support the vote of no confidence against three university leaders, including President Jason Wingard.
5 hours ago
Pay transparency is spreading. Here’s what you need to know
The number of U.S. job postings advertising salary information more than doubled between February 2020 and February 2023, from 18.4% to 43.7%.
5 hours ago
Philadelphia District Attorney Krasner asks for help solving multiple murders in the city
Even though homicides are down 13% this year, DA Larry Krasner says investigators still need the public's help to find the killers.
5 hours ago
Video shows sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers pinned Irvo Otieno to floor before his death
A newly released video shows that Virginia mental hospital workers and sheriff's deputies pinned Irvo Otieno to the ground until he was motionless and limp.
5 hours ago
Church reduced to burned-out shell after massive 8-alarm fire in Florence Twp., New Jersey
Officials tell Action News that kids were playing basketball in the rear of the church when they reported seeing smoke.
6 hours ago
What to know about xylazine, the drug authorities are calling a public safety threat
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday warning of a "sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine."
6 hours ago
Firefighters battling massive blaze at Philadelphia Catholic school
The flames broke out around 3:45 p.m. at the Our Mother of Consolation School located on East Chestnut Hill Avenue.
6 hours ago
The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.
Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.
6 hours ago
Two bright Philly students win spots in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The winners, an eighth grader and a fifth grader, won first and second place in the regional bee hosted at WHYY.
8 hours ago
Pa. primary election 2023: A complete guide to the candidates for state Supreme Court
Pennsylvania elects its Supreme Court justices in statewide partisan contests. The winners of the May 16 primary will compete during the Nov. 7 general election.
8 hours ago
The Philly Joy Bank is modeled after similar programs in Canada and San Francisco that offer guaranteed cash income to pregnant residents.
8 hours ago
After riders revolted against SEPTA ‘Bus Revolution,’ planned route changes have been revamped
SEPTA has updated its planned overhaul of Philly bus routes after riders were unhappy with the changes designed to streamline the system.
9 hours ago
Rescuers work to save beached dolphins in Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Rescuers are working to save a pod of dolphins that are beached in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
10 hours ago
Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.