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Tamaqua parent Rebecca Kowalski supports the school board's new policy that would authorize the training and arming of some teachers and staff. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
The Why
Community

Why a Pa. community where guns are common is divided over arming teachers

Tamaqua became the first school district in Pa. to sanction armed teachers. Now, a legal battle is underway over whether the district can make such a policy.

Air Date: February 4, 2019

Listen 13:28
Crews worked on Monday Jan. 21 to stabilize a new sinkhole that opened up at Lisa Drive, a suburban development in West Whiteland Township, Chester County where Sunoco operates its Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

PUC seeks school evacuation drills on Mariner pipeline route

The PUC has asked Sunoco to work with Chester County emergency officials and some school districts to plan evacuation drills in case of a leak.

6 years ago

Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths, (left), holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 133rd celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Community

Punxsutawney Phil doesn't see his shadow, predicting early spring

Just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania at sunrise and didn't see his shadow.

6 years ago

Evelyn Piazza, seated with her husband James, and son Michael, speaks during an interview on Monday May 15, 2017, in New York. The Piazza's talked about Timothy Piazza, 19, a brother, son and Penn State sophomore who died in February after he was put through a hazing ritual at his fraternity house and forced to drink dangerous amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Parents of Penn State pledge sue frat members over his death

Lawyers for Tim Piazza's parents announced the federal wrongful death lawsuit Friday and also disclosed they have reached a confidential monetary settlement with Penn State.

6 years ago

Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas driller Cabot wants Dimock man thrown in jail for contempt

A gas driller is escalating its campaign against a Pennsylvania homeowner who’s long accused the company of polluting his water, demanding that he be thrown in jail over his f

6 years ago

Eugene A. DePasquale
Politics & Policy

Pa. auditor general continues child welfare review with look at obscure agency

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is launching a review of the Department of Human Services' Bureau of Hearings and Appeals.

6 years ago

Andrea Constand walks to the courtroom during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, Pool)
Courts & Law

Cosby victim Andrea Constand settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

Andrea Constand has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor Bruce Castor who said she added details to her story over time.

6 years ago

With smoke heavy in the air, a couple walks in the vicinity of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 17. 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

In deadly Chesco senior facility fire, sprinkler system valve off, says ATF

A federal investigation found the cause of the Chester County senior living center fire was “undetermined,” but confirmed some details about how the blaze spread.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, accompanied by his wife Frances, takes the Oath of Office as he is sworn in for his second term, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Politics & Policy

Wolf seeks $4.5B capital program paid by Marcellus Shale tax

Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday that he will ask Pennsylvania lawmakers to approve a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production.

6 years ago

 In this April 14, 2016, file photo, union organizers, students, and supporters for a $15 an hour wage march through the Oakland section Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Wolf resuscitates a long-stymied priority: a minimum wage hike

It would boost Pennsylvania's wage from the $7.25 federal minimum to $12 an hour. After that, it would rise in 50 cent increments until hitting $15 in 2025.

6 years ago

(From left) Mary Gay Scanlon, Madeleine Dean, Chrissy Houlahan, and Susan Wild, all Pennsylvania women who won their congressional bids during the 2018-midterm elections (Emily Cohen for WHYY; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Matt Rourke/AP Photo; Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems would have made gains even under old congressional map, analysis suggests

Pa.'s old congressional map was called a "voter proof" partisan gerrymander. But our analysis suggests the wave of Democratic success this year could have overcome it.

6 years ago

Union boss John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty outside of his home in South Philadelphia during an FBI raid in 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Johnny Doc’s biggest fight: Why Pa.’s most powerful union boss is under indictment

The brash union boss has been the powerbroker behind a slew of Pa. politicians for years. But have Johnny Doc's "in-your-face" politics caught up with him?

Air Date: January 31, 2019

Listen 15:38
(Amy Favinger/NBC10)
NBC
Community

20 to 40 vehicles involved in crash along Rt. 222 in Berks County

A crash involving 20 to 40 vehicles during a whiteout snow squall snarled traffic on a busy eastern Pennsylvania highway Wednesday afternoon.

6 years ago

Labor leader John Dougherty embraces a union member during the Labor Day parade in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 2016. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. political powerbroker ‘Johnny Doc’ indicted on corruption charges

John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

6 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf speaks at a rally at the state Capitol, surrounded by gun control advocates. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Gun control debate resumes in Harrisburg, with focus on what’s realistic

As a new state legislative session dawns, gun control advocates are renewing their call for change.

6 years ago

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