
Jen Kinney is a reporter and frequent WHYY contributor based in Philadelphia. She reports on topics including trauma, school safety, and government accountability, with an interest in geography, policy, and power. Her work has also appeared at PRI’s The World, the BBC, Next City, and others.
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Pa. Supreme Court says gun shops are not ‘life sustaining’ during coronavirus shutdown
Without comment, a majority of the state’s high court late Sunday denied the petition by a gun shop, a gun purchaser and a law firm to have Wolf’s shutdown order thrown out.
1 year ago
‘I’m an essential business’: Gun shops in Pa. packed ahead of coronavirus closures
Not all suppliers intend to close. One shop owner said: “I’m an essential business. I’m firearms. That’s essential. It’s second amendment rights.”
1 year ago
‘So tragic’: Volunteer firefighter shortage threatens Pa. traditions and public safety
Mike Kitsock never thought he’d still be fighting fires as a sexagenarian. ...
1 year ago
Listen 5:19‘Cancel culture’ in Coal Country: Two Trump-voting brothers on a mission to fight racism
After experiencing overtly racist behavior by a quasi-public official, two brothers are on a crusade for accountability. Will anyone in their community care?
1 year ago
Listen 7:56City pulls Indego e-bikes from streets while police search for stolen electronic bicycles
Philadelphia police are hunting e-bikes as Indego works to make it harder to steal electric bikes from the city’s bike share system.
1 year ago
Supporters of arming teachers in classrooms claim victory in board election
The school board election in Tamaqua was framed as a referendum on its controversial gun policy, which would be a first in the state.
1 year ago
A former chairman of Pennsylvania’s Board of Education, Larry Wittig, has been permanently banned from US Olympic sports for sexual misconduct involving a minor.
2 years ago
‘Shooting people is deescalation’: Three days with teachers training to use guns in schools
The training provides a glimpse of how Pa. schools could change if armed teachers become a new normal in classrooms.
2 years ago
Listen 5:46The former clinic is listed for sheriff’s sale. Anti-abortion activists, some of whom will gather Saturday at the grave of Gosnell’s victims, want to buy it.
2 years ago
Listen 5:16Some Pa. superintendents have been quietly armed in schools — and parents probably don’t know it
Amid ongoing debate about guns in Pa. schools, some school administrators have been quietly armed for nearly a year, a Keystone Crossroads investigation has found.
2 years ago
Implosion of former Bethlehem Steel HQ highlights changing face of the Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem Steel built a skyscraper in the 1970s, just ahead of the industry's collapse. The tower sat mostly vacant for a decade, but the city found other ways to revitalize.
2 years ago
Listen 4:38Finding emotional support when your sibling has an addiction
The experience of a brother or sister of someone with a drug addiction is distinct from a parent’s. Siblings may feel guilty they didn’t see signs of a substance problem.
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