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Pennsylvania

We hear about the secret work of food critics and highlight some popular dining spots in Philadelphia.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Primary Election, Secret Life of a Food Critic, Sound Bath Tackles Stress

While the presidential candidates are set, races for treasurer, attorney general, auditor general and several house seats are still up in the air. We will get you up to speed.

Air Date: April 16, 2024 12:00 pm

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sorting mail ballots
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: How Pa. secures mail ballots, prevents fraud, and more

Learn how Pennsylvania verifies the identities of people who want to vote by mail, ensures that ballots are secure, and more.

2 years ago

Keir Bradford-Grey
Politics & Policy

Race to watch: Pa.’s crowded primary election for attorney general

With no incumbent around, five Democrats and two Republicans are vying to be Pennsylvania's next attorney general.

2 years ago

Doylestown Hospital building
Courts & Law
6abc

Former Bucks County hospital director pleads guilty to embezzling over $600K from charity fund

An investigation began in January 2022 when the Doylestown Hospital’s board of directors reported they were receiving insufficient funds charges on one of their accounts.

2 years ago

Democrat Summer Lee speaks to supporters on election night
Politics & Policy

A Pa. congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel’s handling of war

Summer Lee is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pa. If defeated, she would be the first Democratic incumbent in Congress to lose a primary this year.

2 years ago

Stacy Garrity speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Pa. primary election 2024: Who’s on the ballot?

The April 23 election will select candidates for the Legislature, statewide “row offices” and 17 Congressional seats.

2 years ago

David McCormick speaks during a campaign stop in Lititz, Pa., on May 13, 2022.
Politics & Policy

McCormick gets Trump’s endorsement in Pa.’s Senate race despite awkward history

In the days before the 2022 primary, Trump told a crowd that McCormick is “not MAGA."

2 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a cover of a 1964 Cheltenham Township Adult School catalog
Community

60 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at Cheltenham High School

King visited as part of the Cheltenham Township Adult School’s 5-Star Forum series on April 15, 1964. Other speakers included Art Buchwald, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis.

2 years ago

Listen 2:27
Schuylkill River Trail on the Haws Avenue trailhead
Community

‘Creating an energy along the trail’: Montgomery County, partners are working to transform 2 Norristown trailheads

Project partners NV5 and ACLAMO will host family-friendly events for Norristown residents in late spring and summer to showcase ideas generated by the feedback process.

2 years ago

Listen 1:06
George and Lori Schappel
Community

Oldest living conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, of West Reading, die at 62

The twins were born in Pennsylvania and had distinct brains but were joined at the skull. They appeared over the years in documentaries and talk shows.

2 years ago

Representative Mary Gay Scanlon
Politics & Policy

Democrats counter Trump rally with reminder that reproductive rights hang in balance

The Biden-Harris campaign met with local leaders at a press conference in Bucks County.

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at his rally
Politics & Policy

At Trump’s last campaign stop before his hush money trial, immigration is a top issue

On Saturday, the former president told rally-goers in Schnecksville, Pa., near Allentown, that Biden is behind the "communist show trials" in which he has been indicted.

2 years ago

Listen 0:55
Trump rally attendees
Politics & Policy

Allentown residents ‘yawn’ as Trump appears for his first major campaign event in area

On Saturday, Donald Trump kicked off his first major campaign event in Schnecksville, a rural town just 10 miles from Allentown.

2 years ago

Listen 1:08
campaign signs
NPR
Politics & Policy

This Pennsylvania county picks presidents. Here’s what it can tell us about 2024

The county went for former President Barack Obama twice, then former President Donald Trump in 2016, and narrowly for President Biden in 2020.

2 years ago

Police arrest activists for blocking the entrances of the U.S. Customs House in Old City
Politics & Policy

Activists arrested while protesting John Fetterman’s position on Israel

Around 50 protesters converged on the Custom House in Old City on Thursday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Around a dozen of them volunteered to enter the building’s lobby.

2 years ago

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