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A beach in Seaside Heights is completely submerged during the Thursday evening high tide. (Photo courtesy of Penny Ferone/Jersey Shore Hurricane News)
Down the Shore
Community

Nor’easter submerges newly replenished N.J. beaches

An ocean storm will continue to meander off the Middle Atlantic coast through Saturday, generating a strong onshore flow that will continue to lash New Jersey beaches.

7 years ago

Birds in the Delaware River watershed, like this great horned owl, are losing ground because of climate change impacts on habitat and food supply. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Changing climate means Pa. and N.J. state birds could disappear from the region

A new report from the National Audubon Society says Pa.'s ruffed grouse and N.J.'s American goldfinch could disappear.

7 years ago

(Catalina Jaramillo/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Trump Administration officials promise more jobs at Philly Shipyard

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said two ship repair contracts will revitalize Philly Shipyard

7 years ago

Stephen Talasnik's Endurance sits illuminated in the Delaware River boat basin ready for the opening of the FLOW exhibition. FLOW is a sculpture exhibit on the Delaware River in partnership with Philadelphia Sculptors and the Independence Seaport Museum. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
View Finders
Arts & Entertainment

Philly native Stephen Talasnik brings his work home for Seaport’s floating art exhibit

An art exhibit floating on the Delaware opens at the Seaport Museum. Philly-born artist Stephen Talasnik returns after 34 years to contribute.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, a lead pipe, left, is seen in a hole the kitchen ceiling in the home of Desmond Odom, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Politics & Policy

Murphy announces plan to rid N.J. of lead-lined water pipes in ten years

New Jersey also wants to help residents rid their homes of lead-based paint, which is the leading cause of lead poisoning.

7 years ago

Helen Gym speaks at a protest of the Hahnemann closure on June 27, 2019. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Helen Gym has a plan to prevent another Hahnemann

A new bill introduced in Philadelphia City Council seeks to give local authorities additional oversight over future hospital closures.

7 years ago

Michael White speaks with family before turning himself over to police in the stabbing death of a real estate developer in the city's Rittenhouse section. (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors: Philly bike courier chose to kill real estate developer

A Philadelphia jury heard opening statements on Thursday in the manslaughter case against Michael White, who is accused of fatally stabbing a real estate developer.

7 years ago

Stockton University,  Galloway Township. campus. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
Education

Stockton hired professor with easy-to-find history of retaliating against female students

Stockton University hired Andrew Kortyna even though he had been fired for retaliating against students who complained of sexual harassment.

7 years ago

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(Dana Bate/WHYY)
Health

Bucks County gets $1.5 million from HUD for lead paint remediation

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Bucks County $1.5 million to help remediate lead hazards across the county.

7 years ago

The exterior of Philadelphia School District headquarters
Education

Displaced Franklin, SLA students get new homes, will return to class soon

After parents rejected an early proposal, Philly officials have found semi-permanent homes for 1,000 high school students displaced by asbestos, construction delays.

7 years ago

Composer George Crumb is pictured in his studio, in a converted garage at his home in Media, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Penn honors celebrated avant-garde composer George Crumb with concert series

The celebrated avant-garde composer George Crumb is being honored this week with a concert series at Penn for his 90th birthday.

7 years ago

FILE PHOTO: In this Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 file photo, an inmate and artist named Ezra poses for a portrait at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

One of Pa.’s prison units is about to go Scandinavian

The change, which will involve new furniture and roomier cells, will test whether a less punitive prison environment will yield better-behaved inmates.

7 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, July 10, 2017. (Matt Rourke/ AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

A bill expanding healthcare access for working disabled people may see Pa. Senate action

The measure has high-ranking co-sponsors from both parties, making it a rare healthcare bill that may not divide the chamber on party lines.

7 years ago

William Marx points out one of the districts that crossed four counties as an image of the old congressional districts of Pennsylvania are projected on a wall in the classroom where he teaches civics in Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Marx was a plaintiff in the Pennsylvania lawsuit that successfully challenged the Republican-drawn congressional maps. Marx said he believes the new district boundaries resulted in
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Survey: Most Pa. voters support independent redistricting commission

Redistricting reform is a top goal for many good government supporters in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

John Quinn, 67, attended St. Francis Vocational School for a couple of months in the 1960s, along with other Catholic orphanages including St. John's, St. Joseph's, St. Michael's and St. Mary's. Quinn says it was during that time that he was molested by priests and counselors. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

As Pa. compensation programs end, church victims wrestle with the price put on abuse

Some victims have used the program to put their fight with the church behind them. Others scoffed at the pricetag put on their trauma.

7 years ago

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