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Aa car is pictured in heavy floodwaters
Weather

Burlington County residents, businesses now eligible for July 12 storm aid

County residents and businesses can now apply for federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden, center, signs a proclamation during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021, to highlight the bipartisan roots of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Health

Across federal workforce, people with disabilities see need for more representation

Four years ago, the government set a benchmark calling for every agency to commit to having no less than 12% of its employees made up of people with disabilities.

5 years ago

The GMC Dealership in Bensalem, Pa., suffered major damage due to a tornado that touched down on the evening of Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather

Businesses and residents reeling in aftermath of tornadoes, floods

There were a dozen or so injuries reported around the Bensalem area after the tornadoes. Hopewell Township in Mercer County was also among the hardest hit in N.J.

5 years ago

A parents group wants TikTok to let parents see all the videos their kids access.
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Community

Parents are asking TikTok for access to the videos their kids are watching

Tragedies have led a group of parents to call on TikTok to let them see all the videos accessed by their children, to keep abreast of the dangers.

5 years ago

A Tornado Watch weather map
Weather
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AccuWeather Alert: Tornado Watch issued for Philadelphia region

An AccuWeather Alert is in place for today as strong thunderstorms are expected to move through the region this afternoon through this evening.

5 years ago

Jim Kenney speaks from a podium, with other elected officials behind him
Politics & Policy

Philly moving forward with grants program to fund community groups in anti-violence fight

Philadelphia is planning to add $20 million to anti-violence efforts, targeting small groups who have not received funding in the past.

5 years ago

An empty SEPTA train car.
Community

Weeks after SEPTA extends private security contract, a guard beat a man at a turnstile

The violence occurred soon after SEPTA extended its $1.5 million contract with Allied Universal to keep security guards stationed along the Market-Frankford Line.

5 years ago

U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn becomes emotional as he testifies before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the Canon House Office Building in Washington, DC.
(Photo by Oliver Contreras for The New York Times)
Politics & Policy

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police officers testify on Jan. 6 insurrection

The four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them.

5 years ago

Marc Zumoff calls the play-by-plays for the 76ers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Regional Roundup – 7/26/21

Rhode Island legalized supervised injection sites. Will we follow suit? And, Marc Zumoff joins us to discuss his decision to retire and the NBA draft. Plus, zoo vaccinations?

Air Date: July 26, 2021 10:00 am

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Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community
Weather

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes lash West

More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country, most of them in Western states, and they had burned over 1.4 million acres.

5 years ago

Trees crushed the playset of Chris Burke and Christina Lennon in Flourtown. (Courtesy of Burke and Lennon)
Weather

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Montco grapples with road closures and power outages after being walloped by rain, windstorm

East Norriton, Whitpain, Whitemarsh, Springfield, Cheltenham, and Abington Townships were most impacted by the storm.

5 years ago

A closeup of a
Courts & Law

As Philly weighs minor car stops ban, community group wants Black residents to know their rights

The event comes as Philadelphia City Council considers a bill that would bar police from pulling over people solely for minor traffic violations.

5 years ago

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A memorial on 60th Street in West Philadelphia
Community

Philly mayor doubles down against calls to declare gun violence emergency

Kenney launched his bi-weekly gun violence update by doubling down on his refusal to declare a citywide emergency, arguing it would not help stem the bloodshed.

5 years ago

A small plane makes an emergency landing on an Ocean City bridge.
Community

Small plane makes emergency landing on bridge in Ocean City, New Jersey

There was no immediate word on what caused the plane to make the emergency landing on the 9th Street Bridge.

5 years ago

Transit security officers work on the platform of the Girard stop
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA extends its $1.5M contract for security guards on Market-Frankford Line

The agency will keep 60 unarmed guards, posted between 15th Street Station and Frankford Transportation Center, beyond the planned 90-day term.

5 years ago

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