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Tradition of hiking in the new year reaches all 50 U.S. states
A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago.
3 years ago
Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95.
3 years ago
New Jersey law will raise auto insurance rates in 2023
A new state law will raise insurance rates for more than 1 million drivers in the Garden State.
3 years ago
Where in New Jersey can you take a New Year’s Day hike?
Nature lovers are invited to hike New Jersey’s state parks, forests, and historic sites on New Year's Day.
3 years ago
Delaware’s state parks offer self-guided hikes to help residents step into the new year
Delaware hopes to help residents get a healthy start to 2023 as part of the national First Day Hikes event with its 17 self-guided hikes.
3 years ago
Ginni Thomas says she regrets post-election texts to Meadows
Virginia Thomas says she regrets sending texts to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election.
3 years ago
Gun violence in 2022: 500+ homicides, prevention efforts, and public safety
2022 was another challenging year for the communities most affected by Philadelphia gun violence.
3 years ago
Jan. 6 takeaways: Final revelations from the insurrection investigation
Interview transcripts released by House investigators — more than 100 so far — give further insight into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the weeks leading up.
3 years ago
Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pa.
The students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus on Nov. 13.
3 years ago
Doug Mastriano ‘apparently’ called Mike Pence on the day of the insurrection
The possibility that Mastriano called Pence raises questions about his role in Trump’s pressure campaign on Jan. 6 to get Congress and the VP to overturn the election.
3 years ago
Century-old law let voters file baseless recount petitions and delay Pa.’s election certification
Experts say it's time to change an outdated law that let Pennsylvania voters file recount petitions following the November 2022 midterm election.
3 years ago
Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Aspects of Trump's finances had been shrouded in mystery and intrigue since his days as an up-and-coming Manhattan real estate developer in the 1980s.
3 years ago
Gratitude, acceptance, and hope: WHYY reporters reflect on their journalism of 2022
As the year wraps up, we’re taking stock of some of the impactful moments from across our newsroom that shaped us as journalists in 2022.
3 years ago
‘Better governance for everyone’: More women than ever in Delaware’s General Assembly
In 2000, 15 of the 62 state legislators were women. The number has grown steadily and is now 24 — 39% of the members.
3 years ago
Minimum wage workers in New Jersey to get a $1 raise Sunday
The Garden State joins Delaware and New York in getting closer to $ 15-an-hour minimum wage.
3 years ago