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Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is reflected on the ground
Politics & Policy

Democrats haven’t held the Pa. Senate in nearly 50 years. Philly’s suburban swing districts may change that

Democrats have big policy plans if they win the three seats they need for a majority in the state Senate.

1 month ago

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Sean Ramon Montague holds a Marcus Garvey shirt he made
Community

‘You are somebody’: West Philadelphia festival pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.’s local civil rights activism

The annual “Freedom Now” festival commemorates King’s 1965 speech to 10,000 Philadelphians.

1 month ago

the outside of Cheltenham High School
Courts & Law

4 coaches, 6 students charged in Cheltenham High School hazing scandal

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele accused the former coaches of engaging in a cover-up to prevent the student victim from telling his mother.

1 month ago

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A screwworm fly
Science

Pennsylvania takes aggressive stance to prevent flesh-eating New World screwworm fly from coming into the state

Eradicated in the U.S. for 60 years, the fly returned in June with new cases in Texas. It can infect any warm-blooded mammal.

1 month ago

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Siddiq Kamara speaks at a press conference
Courts & Law

Havertown man charged with threatening Sheriff Siddiq Kamara, Delco DA says

The man allegedly phoned the sheriff and left two threatening voicemails, in which he said “death to Islam” and called Kamara a racial slur.

1 month ago

a sign for the Plymouth Township Municipal Building
Science

‘We will not be bullied’: Plymouth Township pushes back against proposed Conshohocken data center

Plymouth Township Council is speaking out after the developer of a proposed data center in Conshohocken challenged its zoning ordinance.

1 month ago

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Outside a Pennie office
Health

Pennsylvania ACA health insurers propose double-digit premium increases for 2027

The total average premium rate increase request in the individual market is 17%. Some insurers like Ambetter are requesting an average increase of 40%.

2 months ago

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Protesters are seen through the glass of an ICE office in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

ICE abandons plans to convert 2 rural Pennsylvania warehouses into detention centers

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said doubling the population of the rural communities would tax the sewage system and drain drinking water supplies.

2 months ago

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volunteer escorts stand outside a Planned Parenthood
Health

Pa. Medicaid now covers abortion, but for how long? AG, pro-life groups wage an appeals fight

Medicaid coverage for abortion services begins as Pennsylvania’s attorney general seeks to reinstate the state's ban on using public funds for abortion.

2 months ago

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Josh Shapiro is speaking at a podium.
Science

Gov. Shapiro highlights life sciences growth with visit to Philadelphia biotech incubator

The $125 million Innovate in PA 2.0 initiative aims to help startups grow, commercialize new technologies and keep life sciences companies in Pennsylvania.

2 months ago

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A bin of cell phones found on SEPTA Regional Rail
Community

Leave something on the train, bus or trolley? Here’s how to find it on SEPTA

At least 1,000 items are left by passengers on SEPTA each month. Most of them are recovered by their owners.

2 months ago

Listen 2:00
Cherelle Parker speaks
Politics & Policy

Philly gathering looks at how foreign policy changes threaten America’s standing in the world, along with the city’s economic future

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle and Mayor Cherelle Parker lauded the city’s explosion onto the world stage, but contended the Trump administration is reducing global goodwill.

2 months ago

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Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announces charges
Courts & Law

Former Bucks County deputy sheriff took photos of naked people in custody with personal cellphone, DA says

Ryan Gaffney, 46, of Feasterville-Trevose, took and distributed the photos while they were naked, investigators allege.

2 months ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks from a prodium
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro lends political capital to launch coordinated campaign to help elect Pennsylvania Democrats

State Democratic leaders announced the effort in the district of U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of four Republican-held seats they hope to flip in November.

2 months ago

Listen 1:13
The inside of Immaculate Conception Chapel
Community

Ambler chapel at historic Pa. seminary wins international architecture award

Immaculate Conception Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary is one of several historic, architecturally significant places honored by a Philadelphia-based nonprofit.

2 months ago

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