Social affairs

Social affairsDec 6, 2022

Shapiro taps longtime aides to top jobs in governor's office

Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is tapping longtime aides to take top positions in his office weeks before he's sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 48th governor

Social affairsDec 4, 2022

Sanitation worker hit by sign dies almost 3 months later

Authorities say a sanitation worker has died almost three months after he was struck in the head by a street sign during an accident in eastern Pennsylvania

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Social affairsNov 30, 2022

Pennsylvania Senate to put progressive prosecutor on trial

The Pennsylvania state Senate is beginning what could be a long and partisan process of considering whether to force Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner from office

Social affairsNov 24, 2022

Grant's 23 help Duquesne take down Alabama State 75-57

Led by Dae Dae Grant’s 23 points, the Duquesne Dukes defeated the Alabama State Hornets 75-57

Social affairsNov 23, 2022

4 Philadelphia teens shot in drive-by near high school

Four students are injured from an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day

Social affairsNov 22, 2022

Grant, Brewer rally Duquesne to 83-82 win over North Florida

Dae Dae Grant had 26 points and Tevin Brewer hit a jumper with one second left to rally Duquesne to an 83-82 victory over North Florida

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Social affairsNov 19, 2022

In Pelosi, women admire a leader with calm, cool confidence

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down from Democratic leadership after 20 years has many women admiring the way she wielded power

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General newsNov 17, 2022

New cemetery chapel honors victims of synagogue attack

One of the congregations targeted in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has dedicated a new chapel in honor of those slain in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history

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General newsNov 16, 2022

Sick child treated after migrant bus arrives in Philadelphia

A bus carrying 28 migrants from Texas has arrived in Philadelphia, including a 10-year-old girl suffering from dehydration and a high fever who was whisked to a hospital for treatment