Kenny Cooper is a WHYY News multiplatform reporter covering Chester and Delaware counties. He joined WHYY in November 2020. Kenny, a Montgomery County native, graduated in 2020 from Temple University with a BA in journalism and political science.
Prior to WHYY, he covered Pennsylvania state politics through an Election SOS fellowship at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. In early 2020, Kenny was selected to be a participant in the POLITICO Journalism Institute. He has interned at numerous news outlets, including CNN, NBC News & MSNBC, NBC Sports Philadelphia, and FOX 29.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-staff on all state property to honor Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Timothy O’Connor.
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Philly-area House members vote on Trump’s Iran war powers along party lines
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, joined other House Republicans in voting against limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.
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Pa. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick vote against effort to rein in Trump on Iran war
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was the only Democrat in the Senate to vote against scaling back the war in Iran.
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As Congress weighs Trump’s Iran war powers, here’s where Philly-area lawmakers stand
A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Bucks County, said the congressman was “still reviewing the text” of the war powers resolution.
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman joined Sen. Dave McCormick and other Republicans in praising “Operation Epic Fury," which comes after weeks of tension with Iran.
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The civil rights organization has reached out to student demonstrators following the Feb. 20 incident at Quakertown Community High School in Bucks County.
2 months ago
Montgomery County opens homeless shelter in Lansdale
The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.
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1 year after massive SPS Technologies fire, Montco commissioners applaud its return
The century-old aerospace fastener facility in Abington Township went up in flames in February 2025, prompting evacuation orders.
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Delco Council ends disaster declaration for Crozer Health closure
Delaware County Council has ensured that “ambulance coverage is intact and operational” following the collapse of Crozer Health.
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As ICE expands its footprint, DHS is leasing a high-end office space on the Main Line
The Westlakes Office Park is about a mile away from an elementary school in Berwyn, Chester County.
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Congresswoman Houlahan talks AI data centers, ICE and federal shutdown in annual address
“ICE is vastly, vastly overfunded,” said U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County. “They have a budget that is larger than many countries' entire defense budgets.”
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Philadelphia suburbs seek to assist lawsuit over slavery exhibit removal
“Our history is imperfect,” said Delco Council Chair Richard Womack, “but it is ours, and the federal government can’t rewrite it or ignore it."
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