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Pennsylvania

Artist rendering of the National Sports and Events Center. (Courtesy of IDG Development LLC)
Arts & Entertainment

Coatesville officials bank on new $50 million sports and event facility to put Chester County’s only city back on the map

Coatesville leaders say the city is going through a renaissance. Many think a new sports and events complex will put the city on the map.

2 weeks ago

Jamal Johnson, from Germantown, protests outside Sesame Place on Saturday. Johnson and others aimed to raise awareness about what they say is discriminatory behavior from employees at the Bucks County theme park. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Community

Protestors make noise outside Sesame Place following racial bias claims

It was the second weekend of protests after a viral video sparked accusations of racism and the park faces a racial discrimination lawsuit.

2 weeks ago

(6abc)
Community
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House destroyed in fire after stand-off with suspect who shot at police in New Hanover Township

The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.

2 weeks ago

Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Education

Pennridge proposed policy on student expression goes ‘way further than anything I have ever seen’ ACLU lawyer says

The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.

2 weeks ago

The Justice for Fanta Bility silent march in Sharon Hill, PA on 10/17/21. Fanta Bility was an eight year old girl who was shot and killed outside of a football game at Academy Park High School on August 27, 2021. The march had been organized and  led by the UDTJ and Delco Resists as a way to honor Fanta’s life as well as call for police accountability. 
(Daniella Heminghaus for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Sharon Hill releases independent report — but withholds crucial details — into fatal police shooting of Fanta Bility

Sharon Hill Borough has released its independent report into last year’s police shooting — and many of the most important details are being withheld.

2 weeks ago

(COVID Alert PA)
Health

A ‘lost opportunity’: Pa. and Del. are discontinuing their COVID-19 exposure apps

The Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey health departments launched their respective apps in 2020 as part of an effort to alert more people who are exposed to COVID-19.

2 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a Capitol news conference
Politics & Policy

Wolf sues GOP over abortion amendment, calling it ‘radical’ and improperly passed

Republicans are moving a constitutional amendment that would make it much easier to restrict abortion. Now, Gov. Wolf wants a court to throw it out.

2 weeks ago

A table full of boxes of mail-in ballots is visible.
Courts & Law

Fate of 800 Pa. mail-in primary votes gets 1st court hearing

A Pa. court is considering the fate of some 800 mail-in primary votes that three county elections boards threw out over the lack of handwritten dates on their envelopes.

2 weeks ago

The new Wawa Station will open on Sunday, August 21. (6abc)
Urban Planning

SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station

The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.

2 weeks ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

Media Borough becomes latest Philly-area community to ban plastic bags and straws

Starting January 2023, businesses in Media Borough will have to package goods in paper bags, but the borough encourages people to bring reusable bags.

3 weeks ago

Doug Mastriano speaks in front of an image of the American flag and PA written in the background.
Politics & Policy

As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’

Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.

3 weeks ago

Parents, students, and teachers rally ahead of the Central Bucks School District’s vote to remove books perceived to have sexualized content from their libraries outside the district’s headquarters
Education

Central Bucks School Board passes library book policy; community members say it’s a new kind of book ban

The policy aims to keep books that a yet-to-be-determined group might deem “inappropriate” for unspecified “sexualized content” out of school libraries.

3 weeks ago

A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Education

What kind of education does Pa. owe its public school students? A judge will now decide

For eight years, parents, school districts, and advocates have been trying to prove Pa. funds its schools unfairly. Now it’s up to a Commonwealth Court judge to decide.

3 weeks ago

File photo: Robin Markle holds up a painting of Fanta Bility – an 8-year-old shot and killed by police in August, 2021 – at a rally outside the Delaware County Courthouse demanding charges against the officers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Attorneys representing ex-Sharon Hill police officers want manslaughter charges dismissed in Fanta Bility case

The defense is challenging whether the Delaware District Attorney’s Office produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to allow the case to go forward.

3 weeks ago

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., speaks at a candidates forum in Tarentum, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy

Rep. Glenn Thompson says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding

Thompson's office says he and his wife are “very happy to welcome their new son-in-law into their family.”

3 weeks ago

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