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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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Over Pa. Education Department objections, Nafis Nichols, the City of Chester’s chief financial officer, was named interim receiver.
3 years ago
Workers at the center, ordered shut amid abuse allegations, say they are falling on hard times. Their benefits and health insurance expire Sept. 3.
3 years ago
Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues
To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.
3 years ago
A new state-funded community garden will sprout in Norristown
Residents of the Montgomery County seat can apply for plots now. The hope is to plant soon, with a fall harvest before the first frost.
3 years ago
Delco funds Health Department start-up costs ahead of January debut
The county applied about $4.8M in American Rescue Plan Act money to salaries and remaining 2021 costs and shifted $3.9M to design and IT purposes.
3 years ago
Philly mandates masks or vaccine proof for businesses, requires shots for new city workers
Effective midnight, businesses must require masks or confirm COVID-19 vaccine status of employees and customers. Masking will be required at non-seated outdoor events.
3 years ago
An installation at Temple Lutheran Church in Haverford is the largest project Solarize Delco has completed. The county is creating a sustainability plan.
4 years ago
Burlington County residents, businesses now eligible for July 12 storm aid
County residents and businesses can now apply for federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration.
4 years ago
An unredacted version of data was sent in response to a Right-to-Know request regarding to COVID-19 cases and exposure in Montgomery County schools.
4 years ago
Pa. Department of Health to manage coronavirus-related services for Delco
Delaware County has no health department, so Chester County handled its pandemic response until now. The new arrangement begins Aug. 1.
4 years ago
‘We just want to be welcomed back’: The Lenape seek a return home
The legacy of this region’s Indigenous people is all around, in place names and colonial history. Yet the state does not officially acknowledge them.
4 years ago
Listen 4:17Pa. coronavirus update: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to mandate vaccines for all employees
While the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had planned on waiting until the vaccine got “full FDA licensure,” the rising threat of the delta variant upended those plans.
4 years ago