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Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Community

Pennsylvania dioceses offer $84M to 564 clergy abuse victims

Seven of the state’s eight dioceses launched victim compensation funds in the wake of a landmark grand jury report on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.

7 years ago

(iStock Photo/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Health
Spotlight PA

Nearly 150,000 in Pa. could be forced to change medications beginning Jan. 1. Here’s why.

The state says the regulations will cut down on health-care costs, but many physicians are concerned they could harm patient care.

7 years ago

(South Wall Fire Rescue photo)
Down the Shore
Community

Fire rips through Shore house on Christmas Day

The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the three-story single-family house on Peter Court in Monmouth County's Wall Township.

7 years ago

South Seaside Park on Dec. 27, 2010. (Photo: Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
Community

9 years ago, a fierce blizzard paralyzed the Jersey Shore

A blizzard pounded the Jersey Shore nine years ago today with tropical storm-force wind gusts and 3 feet of snow in some spots.

7 years ago

Workers are in the final stages of construction on The Mill Concord, a co-working space built in the North Wilmington suburbs off Rt. 202. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Can coworking succeed in Delaware’s suburbs? A Wilmington developer is betting on it

Wilmington developer Robert Herrera is expanding his coworking concept, The Mill, into the Delaware suburbs.

7 years ago

Jeffrey Knueppel speaks to conductor Gary Brown. (SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA retiring boss tells all: Key card chaos to ‘crazy’ planning in a rising city

SEPTA retiring top boss Jeffrey Knueppel led Philadelphia’s transportation agency through big challenges including “wild weather,” changing technology and global events.

7 years ago

Community College of Philadelphia student Hanna Archibald, 20, learns how to use a new voting machine from Matthew McKeon of the City Commissioners Office. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

For 2020, Philadelphia hopes to build on 2018 record-breaking young voter turnout

The number of young voters showing up in Philly doubled from 2014 to 2018. Now, the city is looking to increase youth engagement even more ahead of the 2020 election.

7 years ago

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Robert Campbell was a PES refinery lab tech before being laid off in June. He was recently hired as a truck driver. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Six months after the fire, both ex-refinery workers and PES struggle to find new lives

Moving on hasn’t been easy since the June fire disrupted livelihoods and sent the refinery back into bankruptcy. Some have new jobs; some don’t.

7 years ago

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RiverRink on the Delaware River waterfront. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
December 26, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Countdown to 2020: 10 fun Philly things to do before the ball drops in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Whether you are visiting with friends and family or kicking it cozy solo, the week between Christmas and Jan. 1 offers plenty of fun.

7 years ago

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Seabeach amaranth plant
Down the Shore
Science

N.J. officials report 600% increase of endangered plant along state’s beaches

An annual plant census along New Jersey's beaches reveals a significant surge of a federally threatened and endangered plant species, state officials announced.

7 years ago

Notre Dame cathedral is pictured in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
Community

Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved

The rector says experts must first remove scaffolding that was on the cathedral before the fire, because the scaffolding is threatening the vaults.

7 years ago

George Washington portrayed by John Godzieba steps ashore on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
View Finders
Community

Hundreds reenact George Washington’s daring Christmas Day Delaware River crossing

Thousands came out Wednesday to an annual reenactment of George Washington’s surprise Christmas Day crossing of Delaware River.

7 years ago

In this Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gestures while taking part at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bloomberg axes N.J. company using prisoners for campaign calls

Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg cut ties with a contractor that used prisoners to make calls for his presidential campaign, he said in a statement Tuesday.

7 years ago

This active drill site on state forest land in Tioga County will tap the Utica Shale formation, Oct. 2019. (Susan Phillips/WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Natural gas production headed for a slow-down in 2020

Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia accounted for one-third of the country's shale gas production in 2019.

7 years ago

Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, N.J. once worked as a Santa Claus at Paramus Park Mall and found a special connection with wishful, loving children. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Community

Suiting up as Santa healed a heavy-hearted grandfather from New Jersey

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, New Jersey, who once donned a Santa suit at the Paramus Park Mall at a tender time in his life.

7 years ago

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