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District Attorney Larry Krasner, left, and retired Municipal Court judge Patrick Dugan took part in a DA election forum.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Krasner, Dugan battle over old accusations at DA forum

The District Attorney and retired judge will face each other in a May 20 primary.

4 months ago

30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
Community
6abc

Overheated cables cause underground fire, blackout in Philadelphia’s University City section

Underground cables overheated and caught fire, causing a manhole cover to explode, cutting power for two blocks.

4 months ago

Officer conduct a search on the beach with a police dog
Community

What we know about the search for a University of Pittsburgh student missing in the Dominican Republic

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

4 months ago

attendees and officials at a public meeting
Urban Planning

Upper Makefield residents press for answers on pipeline leak: ‘We had the wool pulled over our eyes’

The state Department of Environmental Protection found Energy Transfer broke state law with the leak.

4 months ago

Two people prepare sandwiches at the Burlington County Library
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.

4 months ago

Listen 1:17
a speed camera
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.

4 months ago

first responders spraying water on a small plane crash
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.”

4 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.

4 months ago

Listen 1:17
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.

4 months ago

Listen 1:01
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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

4 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.

5 months ago

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