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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

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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

a sign reads vote aqui
Politics & Policy

Map: Here are Philly’s 700+ polling places for the May 2022 primary election

About four dozen locations have changed since last time.

4 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell led a delegation of Senate Republicans to Ukraine's capital of Kyiv this weekend.(Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

McConnell heads to Kyiv and becomes the latest U.S. official to meet with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress.

4 years ago

Close-up of Doug Mastriano smiling.
Politics & Policy

Trump backs Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP governor primary

There are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S. Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November

4 years ago

File photo: Former national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane gestures while testifying before the House-Senate panel investigating the Iran-Contra affair on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 13, 1987. (AP Photo/Lana Harris, File)
Politics & Policy

Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

McFarlane died Thursday from complications of a previous lung condition at a hospital in Michigan.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is visible in a view of the Philadelphia skyline.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council passes measure that gives city workers affordable housing preference

The news comes as Philadelphia contends with an affordable housing crisis and a tight housing market that has kept home prices high.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Council chambers. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Technical and supply chain issued delay Philadelphia City Council’s return to live meetings

The issues range from crawl space wiring to problems with a newly purchased wireless microphone system for councilmembers.

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Div. of Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Long-time Delaware public health leader to step down

Dr. Karyl Rattay has led the Div. of Public Health since 2009, and has been a fixture as the state battled COVID-19. She’ll leave her job at the end of June.

4 years ago

Artist Blanche Brown puts up posters for the People's Budget Festival.
Community
Billy Penn

A Southwest Philly festival is using arts and food to spark community discussions on the city budget

The Kingsessing event includes free lunch by the Mercado de Latinas.

4 years ago

Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s marijuana showdown: Lawmakers give recreational use final approval, Gov. Carney still opposed

The Delaware Senate has given final approval to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, but Governor John Carney remains unchanged in his opposition.

4 years ago

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