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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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The former refinery is visible in the distance, with a bare, dirt field in the foreground.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As Hilco tears down former PES refinery, questions remain about the site’s future

Owners of the former Philadelphia refinery are ahead of schedule demolishing the hulking facility. But there is no guarantee the tank farm won’t reopen.

4 years ago

A 2018 photo of Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center in Norristown, Pa. (CHOC/Facebook)
Community

Montco’s only 24/7 shelter for single adults struggles with a housing crisis of its own

Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center’s lease ends in July, as Norristown plans to use the land for revitalization efforts. Finding a new space is tough.

4 years ago

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, left, makes a save on a shot from Philadelphia Flyers' Isaac Ratcliffe (76) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
Arts & Entertainment

Laughton scores in OT, Flyers top Kings to snap 13-game skid

Gerry Mayhew also scored for the Flyers, who picked up their first victory since Dec. 29.

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., during a campaign event in Glenside, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Split among 4 candidates, Pa. Democrats fail to endorse one for U.S. Senate

U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, fell short, with 159 votes; He would have needed 176 for the endorsement. AG Josh Shapiro got the nod for governor.

4 years ago

Michael Greene shoveling snow on Baltimore Avenue, West Philadelphia
Weather

Snow blankets the region, dumping a foot onto shore towns in N.J. and Del.

The National Weather Service reported that the nor’easter had slammed coastal communities, with more than 12 inches in Avalon and around Rehoboth Beach.

4 years ago

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Weather
6abc

Snow quickly pilling up as nor’easter hits New Jersey

"If you don't have to be out here, don't come out here," said one man who was trying to make deliveries to seniors.

4 years ago

This is the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed Friday morning Friday, Jan. 28, 2022
Urban Planning

What does poor rating for collapsed Pittsburgh bridge mean for others?

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Highway Administration are combing through rubble of the Forbes Avenue Bridge after its collapse.

4 years ago

File photo: A few pedestrians are seen walking in the heavy snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Weather
6abc

High winds complicate snow removal in New Jersey suburbs

Even as the snowfall started to ease up by mid-morning, the wind was blowing the snow back onto roads that had been cleared.

4 years ago

A plow truck waits for snow fall to accumulate in Philadelphia on January 28, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Weather
6abc

Road crews in Philadelphia in a race against heavy snowfall, high winds

The city said it was focusing on snow emergency routes. They say the goal is not to keep streets clear, but passable.

4 years ago

Ash Barty of Australia waves as she holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S., in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia
Arts & Entertainment

Ash Barty wins drought-breaking Australian Open women’s title

Barty is the first Australian woman to win the singles title here since Chris O’Neil in 1978.

4 years ago

A close-up photo of Barbarann Keffer.
Politics & Policy

Upper Darby mayor wants to use $1M of ARPA funds for gun violence prevention

A public health approach is being proposed with part of the $20 million-plus the township has received in American Rescue Plan Act funding.

4 years ago

Caitlin Green and Ani Gavino perform on Maplewood Mall in Germantown in March 2021, as part of Painted Bride’s ''Grace Period: A Community Ritual for Collective Healing.''  (LaNeshe Miller-White)
Arts & Entertainment

New round of federal stimulus money to help 14 Philly arts organizations

A 3rd round of American Rescue Plan funds will help Philly arts organizations transition into a post-pandemic future.

4 years ago

File photo: Kenosha Police Department Detective Martin Howard, right, picks up the weapon Kyle Rittenhouse used on Aug. 25, 2020, during Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 8, 2021. A Wisconsin judge on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest
Courts & Law

Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

A judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest.

4 years ago

Jose Alfrtedo De la Cruz and his wife, Rogelia, self-test for COVID-19 at a No Cost COVID-19 Drive-Through event provided the GUARDaHEART Foundation for the City of Whittier community and the surrounding areas at the Guirado Park in Whittier, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. California is showing signs that it may have turned the corner on the latest omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases falling and hospitalizations short of the overwhelming deluge that officials had predicted just weeks ago. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Health

Omicron drives U.S. deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave

Now omicron is estimated to account for nearly all the virus circulating in the nation.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge bridge collapsed Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh's East End. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden visits collapsed Pittsburgh bridge, touts infrastructure law

President Joe Biden is visiting the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh that fell just hours before his previously scheduled trip to promote his infrastructure package.

4 years ago

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