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Pennsylvania

President Joe Biden hugs a person as he tours a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Ida, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, in Manville, N.J. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., second from left, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, second from right, look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy
6ABC

President Biden approves Gov. Wolf’s major disaster declaration for Ida

The approval will provide funding and services through the Individual Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

4 years ago

Tara Matise teaches her prekindergarten students virtually in her classroom
Health

Pennsylvania targeting doctors over blanket mask exemptions

The Health Department said some doctors are pushing stock exemptions that are available to anyone, regardless of medical necessity.

4 years ago

Workers with the Philadelphia City Commissioners office sort election materials
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP aims to advance election ‘investigation’ with subpoenas

The top Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate is pushing forward the GOP’s “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election.

4 years ago

Students protest at school
Keystone Crossroads
Education

PA students protest school board’s ban on anti-racist teaching materials

The list of books, articles and movies was conceived to create awareness about racism and Black history

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Loophole allows some Pennsylvania students to avoid masking

The order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school and child care facilities includes an exemption for students who claim it would cause or worsen a medical condition.

4 years ago

People sit at tables in a room with ballots from the 2020 election
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. school mask lawsuit backed by group that challenged 2020 election results

Rudy Giuliani once described the Amistad Project as a “partner” in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But little else is known about the group.

4 years ago

Philadelphia election workers process mail and absentee ballots for the 2020 general election
Politics & Policy

Republicans start election ‘investigation’ in Pennsylvania

Leaders of the state Senate's Democratic minority say it is a perversion of the Senate's rules and an extension of a nationwide campaign to roll back voting rights.

4 years ago

Ellen Saracini touches a memorial plaque for her husband Victor that is illuminated by late afternoon sunlight. Victor, who piloted one of the doomed planes before being killed by terrorists, is one of 2,973 victims of the terror attacks remembered at the Garden of Reflection. (Brett Sholtis / WITF)
Community

Bucks County lost 18 on Sept. 11. Two decades later, a memorial in their honor offers solace

As the memory of 9/11 fades for some, the Garden of Reflection has become a place to teach children and a peaceful place for those grieving losses.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf comes to witness Hurricane Ida damage in PA
Weather
6ABC

Gov. Wolf requests President Biden declare major disaster in Pennsylvania after storms

The collective damage estimate to public infrastructure to date is currently estimated at $117 million.

4 years ago

The Limerick Generating Station
Health

Montco offering potassium iodide tablets in the event of a nuclear emergency

The distribution is part of a statewide emergency preparedness effort. The Limerick plant is one of Pennsylvania’s four active nuclear power stations.

4 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding in Norristown
Weather
6abc

Gov. Tom Wolf to tour storm damage in Bridgeport, Montgomery County

Multiple parts of Montgomery County were hit hard by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, with both severe flooding and tornado damage.

4 years ago

A forecast map shows a line of storms expected to hit the Philly area
Weather

Tracking severe storms, flash flooding, tornado threat in the Philly region

A line of storms is forecast to move through the Philly region starting Wednesday evening as cleanup continues in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

4 years ago

A young student attends virtual school from his home
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Delta pushed most Philly-area school districts to keep virtual option; a few fear slippery slope

New Jersey forbade districts from offering virtual learning. But in Pennsylvania, it’s allowed — and many districts are taking advantage.

4 years ago

Listen 1:26
A closeup of of a school bus
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Parents outraged after bus company email reveals students’ information

The district’s bus contractor emailed a 900-plus-page document listing every student’s name and bus stop location.

4 years ago

Penndot Driver License Center at 8th and Arch streets.
Urban Planning

PennDOT moves to bar company in theft case from state work

Pennsylvania’s highway agency wants to prevent a major heavy equipment contractor from doing state work for up to three years because it pleaded no contest to theft.

4 years ago

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