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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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Crozer to shut down more hospital wards at Delaware County Memorial and Crozer-Chester
In June, Delaware County Memorial Hospital and Crozer Chester Medical Center will lose several key behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse services.
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The ordinance would require ownership to give the county a 180-day notice if they wanted to close a ward or hospital.
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Anti-LGBTQ flyers target West Chester Area School District’s book collection
The anonymous flyer circulating in West Chester falsely claims that the district’s middle and high school libraries contain over 80 books with sexually explicit content.
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Delaware County Solid Waste Authority approves contract with controversial incineration company
DCSWA voted 6-1 Wednesday in favor of maintaining a relationship with Covanta — the company at the center of environmental justice concerns in Chester.
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The four-hospital system in Delaware County has been reaching out to municipalities, threatening to shut off emergency medical services within 90 days unless they pay up.
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‘Agriculture is the culture’: FarmerJawn wants to reinvent agriculture education
FarmerJawn’s nonprofit is seeking to “reintroduce farming into the lifestyles of urban people” and give them the knowledge to start their own farm.
3 years ago
Listen 4:04Briarcliffe Fire Company moves to disband after racist remarks go public
The Darby Township Commissioners’ meeting was supposed to discuss the possible decertification of the Briarcliffe Fire Company — but the squad beat officials to the punch.
3 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Chester Water Authority sale to Aqua
The city of Chester sees sale of the CWA as a ticket to financial recovery, but the authority and customers opposed to the sale will get another day in court.
3 years ago
Haverford bans plastic bags as more Main Line communities look to do the same
Months after Pennsylvania's prohibition on plastic regulations expired, more Main Line communities are moving ahead with their plans to reduce plastic waste.
3 years ago
‘This is where we begin’: Delco’s new health department is fully operational
Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.
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The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.
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The deprivatization of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility from GEO Group’s hands is complete — but the work addressing “chronic over-incarceration” is far from over.
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