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A man who was shot by police during a standoff last month in Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania, has died from his injuries. (Screenshot/NBC 10 Philadelphia)
Community

DA: Man shot, wounded by police during standoff dies

Authorities say a man shot and wounded by police during a standoff near Philadelphia last month has died.

6 years ago

Charges were withdrawn against five men accused of shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Charges against 5 withdrawn in 2015 shooting at vigil

Prosecutors in western Pennsylvania have withdrawn charges against five men charged in a shooting at a neighborhood vigil in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago.

6 years ago

Allyson Church celebrating her eight birthday on Leap Day 2004. She's turning 24 this year. (Courtesy of Allyson Church)
Lifestyle

Leap Day: One of those things that ‘makes life a little more fun’

Leap Days come around every four years in order to synchronize the man-made Gregorian calendar with earth’s orbit around the sun.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers black out details of why they spent tax dollars, claiming ‘legislative privilege’

The nearly 3,000 pages of records released so far included information about staff travel, meals, lodging, conference costs, and professional training.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman asks for a show of hands with all in favor of adult recreational use marijuana at the conclusion of a listening session on recreational marijuana with community members Mar. 2, 2019, at Penn State Scranton in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Pot arrests increased in Pa. despite local decriminalization

In 2014, many cities and townships in Pennsylvania started to decriminalize marijuana possession. So why have pot arrests increased since decriminalization began?

Air Date: February 27, 2020

Listen 12:23
A voter steps from the voting booth after casting his ballot in Doylestown, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

$90M bond issue for voting machines clears Pa. financing agency

Market volatility could help Pa. land favorable financing terms.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Poor People’s Campaign wants to remind lawmakers about General Assistance

The group argues the strong economy makes it a good time to reinstate the cash assistance program. But the GOP-controlled legislature is wary of increased spending.

6 years ago

Customers line up at the PennDOT Driver License Center at Eight and Arch streets in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Only a fraction of Pa. residents have a Real ID, but PennDOT says that’s OK

People will still be able to use other forms of identification after REAL ID requirements take effect.

6 years ago

File photo of Pa. Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman speaking to the press. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman

Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman joins Marty in the studio to talk about his support for legalizing marijuana, fracking, and sentencing reform.

Air Date: February 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
Lance Walker with a customer at his barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa. (Jeffrey Stockbridge for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

A barber breaking the bubble: Trump voter with ‘buyer’s remorse’ seeks conversations of ‘grace and mercy’

At this barbershop in Chambersburg, Pa., red, blue and other come together for conversations of political ‘grace and mercy.’

6 years ago

Listen 5:20
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. is preparing for coronavirus as CDC warns spread in U.S. may be ‘inevitable’

No one has tested positive for the new coronavirus in Pennsylvania, but the state’s health secretary said Wednesday preparations are underway to deal with the serious illness.

6 years ago

Attorney General Josh Shapiro (Anthony Pezzotti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Protesters call on Pennsylvania AG to ‘show mercy’ and commute more life sentences

The protests outside Shapiro’s offices were organized by several reform organizations including the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration.

6 years ago

Democratic candidates for congress in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, Skylar Hurwitz (left) and Christina Finello, debate at Bucks County Community College in Bristol. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Despite differences, Bucks Democratic hopefuls agree on this: defeating Fitzpatrick

Moderate Christina Finello and progressive Skylar Hurwitz disagree on a lot of things, but they agree on the need to oust Brian Fitzpatrick.

6 years ago

Election worker Khalid Battle reads a book as he waits for voters to cast their ballots in Pennsylvania primary election at Memorial Gospel Crusades Church in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Pa., N.J. have little say in the 2020 primary

They're better reflections of the whole nation, but their late primary elections give voters in Pa. and N.J. less influence in the 2020 presidential race.

Air Date: February 25, 2020

Listen 14:25
Former model and restaurateur B. Smith arrives at the BET Honors red carpet in the Warner Theatre in Washington. B. Smith, became one of the first African-American models on the cover of Mademoiselle and later opened restaurants, revealed last year that she has Alzheimer's disease. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Western Pa. native, B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70

Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara "B." Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media.

6 years ago

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