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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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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly adds those age 65 and over to Phase 1B
The change, effective immediately for those age 65-74, aligns the city’s distribution system with the suburban counties and the rest of Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
The pandemic laid bare issues of nurse-to-patient levels in the region’s medical systems. As new contracts were negotiated in 2020, this was a top concern.
3 years ago
Listen 5:29‘A story of perseverance’: Upper Darby offers a new anti-slavery walking tour
The 4.5-mile self-guided route runs from Drexel Hill almost to the border with West Philadelphia, highlighting sites along the Underground Railroad.
3 years ago
Gun violence epidemic, recent mass shootings push victim service agencies into overdrive
After two recent mass shootings within days of each other, the region’s victim services agencies are helping communities navigate the trauma.
3 years ago
At Olney Transportation Center, the site of a recent mass shooting, elected leaders and community activists came together to call for tighter gun laws.
3 years ago
Fond memories of East Norriton bowling alley help community stunned by a mass shooting
For many, the lanes now known as Our Town Alley were part of growing up and family gatherings. The fatal shooting there last weekend was a shock.
3 years ago
‘They spread nurses dangerously thin’: Pa. nurses unions unite to back bills on staffing levels
Unions from around Pennsylvania that represent health care workers are throwing their support behind a set of safe-staffing measures.
4 years ago
Side effects, transmission, efficacy: What do we know about the COVID-19 vaccine now?
WHYY’s Help Desk Health Desk looked into how ongoing research and months of real world distribution has changed what we know about the vaccine.
4 years ago
Listen 5:36‘People want to live’: Huge turnout, long lines at Black Doctors Consortium’s 24-hour vaccine clinic
The “vax-a-thon” was Philly’s first 24-hour vaccine clinic and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium surpassed their vaccination goal before midnight.
4 years ago
Montgomery County introduces new hospitality industry recovery program
The county announced the end of the previous grant program and introduced a new program with funding coming from the state.
4 years ago
The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.
4 years ago
Montgomery County Community College receives largest gift in school history
The $3 million gift will go toward the new Baker Center of Excellence for Employee Ownership and Business Transformation
4 years ago