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Al Duncan of Malvern, a member of the Chester County Vietnam Veterans of America, salutes after placing the remains of Eugene Gorski in a niche at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help from a former coroner’s office intern and reporters

It’s hard to prove military service for unclaimed bodies, one intern and two reporters helped vets get a proper burial.

7 years ago

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South Seaside Park in August 2014. (Justin Auciello for WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

A mainly pleasant Labor Day weekend ahead at the Shore

The unofficial end to the summer tourism season at the Jersey Shore will be mainly a nice one. 

7 years ago

File photo: In the distance, construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline at Raystown Lake Recreation Area in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. (StateImpact Pennsylvania/Lindsay Lazarski)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP fines Sunoco/Energy Transfer $313K for Mariner East construction violations

This latest assessment brings the total financial penalties assessed to the company for Mariner East construction to more than $13 million.

7 years ago

Oyster Creek Generating Station in Forked River. (Exelon Corporation, file)
Community

Residents skeptical of plans to dismantle Oyster Creek nuclear plant

Residents mistrust Holtec’s assertion it can decommission the Oyster Creek site in 8 years, as opposed to the 60 years proposed by the previous owner.

7 years ago

Cars and trucks parked in the bike lanes on Spruce and Pine streets force cyclists to take risky dodges into traffic.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

A Philadelphia man is suing a delivery company and PPA for blocking bike lanes

A bicyclist is suing food distribution company Julius Silvert because its delivery trucks park in bike lanes. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is also named

7 years ago

The Made in America main stage during construction on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

One year after Kenney and Jay-Z sparred over Made in America’s Parkway digs, the festival is back. Here’s what changed.

The city made a few adjustments this year to how it handles the massive festival founded by Jay-Z. The changes are intended to resolve tensions in the area about its impact.

7 years ago

The police lab can’t afford overtime anymore, per a memo from the DA’s office. It may cause the city to prosecute fewer low-level drug possession cases. (ShutterStock)
Courts & Law

DA: Philly police sat on 37,000 untested drug samples, prosecutions in ‘crisis’ mode

The police lab can’t afford overtime anymore, per a memo from the DA’s office. It may cause the city to prosecute fewer low-level drug possession cases.

7 years ago

John Patchcoski says he was raped as a child by a priest in Scranton. On Wednesday, he joined a group of other alleged victims in suing the diocese. (Screenshot of press conference)
Courts & Law

Clergy abuse victims seeking justice find hope in new court decision

A recent Pennsylvania court ruling is breathing new life into old claims of childhood sexual assault in spite of state law that puts time limits on legal action.

7 years ago

Young soccer fans play pickup games on the grass outside Lincoln Financial Field while waiting for the start of the U.S. Women’s soccer game against Portugal. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

U.S. Women’s Soccer team draws record crowd to South Philly

It was the largest crowd ever to see the U.S. team play a friendly match. Fans hope it’s a sign of things to come.

7 years ago

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Signs are held up as a standing room only crowd listens to testimony given by environmental experts, community activists and residents during a community meeting regarding the future of the site of Philadelphia Energy Solutions in August 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

New uses, even non-use, will complicate ongoing PES refinery cleanup, DEP says

Pennsylvania’s DEP offered an update on, and a possible wrinkle in, the ongoing Sunoco-era remediation at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex.

7 years ago

New Jersey prison officials will move a transgender woman to the state's only female prison after winning a lawsuit against them. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

N.J. to move transgender woman out of men’s prison after lawsuit

New Jersey prison officials will move a transgender woman to the state's only female prison after winning a lawsuit against them.

7 years ago

This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy. (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Opioid settlement would use a formula to split the money

The formulas would take into account the number of people in a given jurisdiction who misuse opioids, the number of overdose deaths and other factors.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 20, 2007 file photo, then Newark Mayor Cory Booker, answers a question during an interview in his office in Newark, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Booker allies ruined N.J. water agency in scandal on his watch

Booker's allies wasted and stole millions of dollars in public money through kickbacks and outright embezzlement, bogus contracts, risky investments and excessive pay.

7 years ago

(GDA via AP Images)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

A sign of weakness: Trump is fuming about Fox News

The dictionary defines ingratitude as "a lack of a proper appreciation or thanks for a kind or helpful act." What better way to describe Trump's fulminations about Fox News?

7 years ago

Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, center, talks to reporters Aug. 28, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Pa. DOC recommends changes to monitoring parolees after recent homicides

The internal report follows a string of killings allegedly by people out on parole.

7 years ago

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