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Public Safety

The exterior of a rowhouse that burned in Fairmount
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

PHA owns thousands of other rowhouses like the one that burned in Fairmount

The housing authority has a huge portfolio of so-called “scatter sites,” which were long neglected.

4 years ago

The exterior of a rowhouse that burned in Fairmount
Community
Billy Penn

How to help survivors of the devastating and tragic Fairmount fire

The blaze tore through a home owned by PHA, taking 12 lives — eight of them children.

4 years ago

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., center, works with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, at the House votes on the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, in the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

‘We can’t forget,’ says Del. congresswoman who prayed through last year’s attack on Capitol

Delaware’s lone member of the U.S. House says she’s still processing being trapped in the balcony as the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection occurred.

4 years ago

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Newly installed surveillance cameras are positioned near the U.S. Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

A year after the Capitol riot, work remains to safeguard it from another attack

The insurrection led to more security for the citadel of democracy and members of Congress. But many say plenty of work remains to ensure another attack never happens again.

4 years ago

Police confer at the scene of a fire on North 23rd Street
Community

‘I feel broken’: 8 children among 12 people killed in Fairmount rowhouse fire

City property records indicate the Philadelphia Housing Authority owns the single-family home, which had been converted into two apartments.

4 years ago

People shelter in the House gallery as pro-Trump insurrectionists try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol
Politics & Policy

‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers

In interviews with The Associated Press a year later, many of the lawmakers recall that they thought they were going to die.

4 years ago

A member of the Salt Lake County Health Department COVID-19 testing staff performs a test on Gary Mackelprang outside the Salt Lake County Health Department Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, in Salt Lake City
Health

CDC posts rationale for shorter isolation, quarantine

U.S. health officials also clarified that the guidance applies to school kids as well as adults.

4 years ago

A hand railing collapses and fans fall onto Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) following the end of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. Philadelphia won 20-16. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Community

Jalen Hurts asks Washington for response to railing collapse: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’

On Tuesday, the Eagles QB sent a letter to the NFL and the team, saying: "I am writing to inquire what follow-up action is being considered."

4 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (91) leads out his team before a game against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Jan. 02, 2022 in Landover. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr.)
Community

Philadelphia Eagles players, organization team up to help anti-violence efforts

Thirty-two nonprofits serving the Philly region through social justice work will benefit from the contribution.

4 years ago

Winter storm warnings and advisories in effect for several counties throughout the Delaware Valley
Weather
6abc

State of Emergency in South Jersey due to winter storm; snow moves in across Delaware Valley

A winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to parts of the Delaware Valley. Here's what you need to know.

4 years ago

Damaged home in Mullica Hill New Jersey after tornado.
Weather

Months after the tornadoes hit, Ida’s South Jersey victims enter a new phase of recovery

With many damaged buildings and homes now demolished, victims of the tornadoes are in limbo as they wait for aid, insurance payouts.

4 years ago

Homes burn as wildfires rip through a development near Rock Creek Village Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, near Broomfield, Colo. Homes surrounding the Flatiron Crossing mall were being evacuated as wildfires raced through the grasslands as high winds raked the intermountain West
Weather

‘So many memories’: Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire

Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done.

4 years ago

A chalk circle marks the place where a bullet casing landed during a fatal shooting in LOVE Park Tuesday night
Community

Philly ends 2021 with over 550 people murdered. But community leaders say a ‘peace movement’ is building

It’s an enormous loss, mostly of young Black men. Some Philly antiviolence activists point to new efforts to stop the shooting block by block as a sign of hope.

4 years ago

A family photo hangs on a wall in the dining room
Community
Spotlight PA

Christian Hall was killed one year ago by Pa. State Police. His family still wants answers

Activists and Hall’s family are holding vigils in more than a dozen locations to remember the 19-year-old’s life and show officials they will not forget about his death.

4 years ago

Protesters march during a Black Lives Matter rally
Courts & Law

Advocacy groups press N.J. lawmakers to take action on police reform

With most policy changes coming through executive orders, N.J. social justice groups are urging the Legislature to take up bills to hold law enforcement accountable.

4 years ago

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