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Community

Burlington County Library reopens cafe in partnership with Special Services School District

Students at the Transitions School will learn job skills and earn work experience operating the cafe at the library system’s Westampton branch, officials said.

2 months ago

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Politics & Policy

School zone speed cameras bill stalls in Philadelphia council committee

The bill was part of a state-sponsored test of using speed cameras to enforce school zone speed limits. Its future is now uncertain.

2 months ago

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Community

A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft “has an open door, we need to return for a landing.”

2 months ago

Investigators on the ground at the site of the plane crash
Community

Black box from deadly Northeast Philly plane crash never recorded audio, NTSB investigation reveals

Preliminary investigations found the pilot’s black box recorder did not record audio from the Jan. 31 flight and likely hadn’t worked in years.

3 months ago

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Goose Creek
Courts & Law

Water provider Aqua sues chemical company, alleging PFAS contamination in West Chester

The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester.

3 months ago

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Residents gather in Glenside in the aftermath of the SPS fire to protest ongoing federal budget and workforce cuts on March 4, 2025.
Community

Glenside residents protest DOGE cuts in the aftermath of SPS fire: ‘Who’s going to be keeping an eye out for us?’

Residents said environmental oversight is crucial as they continue to grapple with the impacts of the industrial disaster in their own backyards.

3 months ago

Large fire with billowing smoke
Courts & Law

‘Would have been devastating’: Camden scrapyard fire could have sent sewage into 500,000 basements, official says

In a recording obtained by WHYY, a Camden County official said it was “by the grace of God” neighboring sewage treatment operations were spared.

3 months ago

Tookany Creek
Science

Cyanide found in Tookany Creek after SPS Technologies fire in Jenkintown

The creek is not used for drinking water, and officials say no other source of drinking water has been affected.

3 months ago

A man shooting a gun at a piece of bulletproof glass as a test
Community

SEPTA tests bullet-resistant glass enclosures aimed at protecting Philly bus drivers

SEPTA said it initially will run eight buses with the compartments to see what, if any, adjustments are needed and to get driver feedback.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

SPS Technologies faces class-action lawsuit following Jenkintown fire

The four-alarm fire at the aerospace product manufacturing facility triggered school closures, shelter-in-place orders and voluntary evacuations.

3 months ago

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Large fire with billowing smoke
Community

Junkyard fire sends plumes of heavy smoke over Camden

The call came in around 5 p.m. Friday for flames showing on the 1400 block of South Front Street.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

Jenkintown SPS fire continues to smolder; most chemicals stored at the site were spared from blaze, officials say

“The tactical response by our firefighters prevented what could have been a mass casualty incident,” Abington Police Chief Patrick Molloy said.

3 months ago

fire crews battling the fire at the warehouse
Community

Abington declares disaster emergency in the wake of SPS fire; evacuation, shelter-in-place orders lifted

The DEP and EPA are monitoring air quality, and have not detected any chemicals of concern.

3 months ago

A large suburban home shown in the winter
Courts & Law

A Delco native led cultlike ‘Zizian’ group tied to killing of Border Patrol agent. Here’s how that unfolded

This timeline of events is culled from AP interviews and a review of police reports, court records and online postings.

3 months ago

Sheriff Rochelle Bilal
Community

New training designed to help Philly sheriff’s office improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum

The stickers, along with deputy training, are designed to help officers interact appropriately when approaching someone with autism.

3 months ago

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