Dillon Dodson

6 days ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Church bells sounded throughout the afternoon on the campus of Villanova University, a melodic announcement that the new pope once roamed the halls and took classes at the Catholic institution. The news broke as many students were studying for finals or, like junior Joey Kirner, getting ready to move off campus for the summer.

6 days ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!An organization that provided mental health and addiction treatment services in Philadelphia for more than three decades will shut its doors at the end of the month. Wedge Recovery Centers, which has eight locations across the city, will work on transferring clients to other programs over the next several weeks as the organization winds down operations.

1 week ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson

From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!Delaware County’s largest day of charitable giving has returned. The second annual marathon of nonprofit fundraising, called Delco Gives, began Thursday morning with a series of community tailgates.

1 week ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved. Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.

1 week ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson

The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism Wednesday, with some suggesting the school should lose federal funding because of her refusal to discuss student discipline in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests. Wendy Raymond appeared alongside two other college presidents on Capitol Hill but was singled out as the only one who would not detail punishments for students and faculty accused of anti-Jewish bias.