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Chellie Cameron speaks at the Philadelphia International Airport
Community

Leadership shake-up for Philly airports: CEO for aviation departs for Chamber of Commerce

The city will start a national search to replace Philadelphia’s CEO for aviation, who will now lead the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.

4 years ago

City Hall in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. grants Chester receiver permission to file for bankruptcy on behalf of city

No decision on pulling the lever is imminent — however, the state granting the receiver the green light to file for bankruptcy makes Chester’s fiscal emergency far more dire.

4 years ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Senate primary for the GOP still undecided; expected outcomes elsewhere

In pivotal Pa. primary, big wins for John Fetterman in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate and Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial race.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to supporters at a primary night election gathering in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

Oz campaign supporters put victory hopes on hold as vote count tightens

As the votes were counted in the Pa. GOP Senate primary, Mehmet Oz supporters watched the race tighten into a virtual tie — with a recount upcoming.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Austin Davis speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Davis wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

Voters on Tuesday selected state Rep. Austin Davis to be the Democrats' candidate for lieutenant governor in the fall election.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman wins Democratic Senate primary

Pennsylvania has an open Senate seat for the first time in 12 years. Fetterman's Republican opponent was not yet decided.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania candidate for governor, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks after receiving endorsements from environmental advocates at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Shapiro wins Dem primary for Pa. governor

Shapiro was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. The incumbent, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, is term-limited.

4 years ago

Firefighter coats are lined up, with an ambulance in the background
Politics & Policy

N.J. firefighters get $10 million for COVID masks and other protective gear

Firefighters throughout New Jersey will share $10 million in federal funding to protect them from both on-the-job hazards and exposure to COVID-19.

4 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaks during a rally
NPR
Politics & Policy

Doug Mastriano, backed by Trump, wins crowded Pa. GOP primary for governor

Far-right Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano is leading polls in the GOP primary for governor, panicking the state's Republican party establishment.

4 years ago

View of the building which houses the Delaware County Historical Society.
Community

‘We can’t limp anymore’: Delaware County Historical Society is at risk of dissolving

The historical society is struggling to keep the lights on, pay for salaries, and to maintain the building. Time is running out to find a solution.

4 years ago

Upclose view of John Fetterman
Politics & Policy

Fetterman, Pa. Democrat running for Senate, suffered stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has suffered a stroke but is on his way to a “full recovery.

4 years ago

NATO Foreign Minister attend an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Foreign Ministers' session in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 15, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Finland to seek NATO entry in ‘new era’ amid Russia’s war

Finland has declared that it wants to join NATO as the head of the trans-Atlantic military alliance expressed hope that Ukraine can win the war.

4 years ago

(Vilgun / BigStock)
Community

Montgomery County canceled its five low-power FM stations — they might be up for grabs in the near future

The five LPFM stations were originally intended to spread timely emergency information, but they never really lived up to that purpose.

4 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, right,,a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, arrives at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Mastriano, leading in GOP governor polls, taunts ‘establishment’ at closed event

Doug Mastriano bans reporters at Warminster rally on the weekend before the Pennsylvania primary.

4 years ago

A woman attends an abortion-rights rally at the Utah State Capitol Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Courts & Law

Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future

In the nation’s capital, thousands gathered at the Washington Monument before marching to the Supreme Court.

4 years ago

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