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Vick urges students to make better choices than he did
Students at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School heard from an unlikely duo about the consequences of breaking the law. ...
14 years ago
‘Mayor of South Street’–a punk icon–dies
“I was born in Philadelphia,” said Michael DeLuca, aka Mikey Wild, in the YouTube video “Mikey Wild: the Living Legend. ...
14 years ago
No, it wasn’t “SB 1070”, the other Arizona statute challenged by the Obama administration, for which appeal is still pe ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia students face off in African-American history contest
We could have an Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? situation on our hands tonight. In front of a live audience of pare ...
14 years ago
Talking School District budget cut impacts and the death of a local punk rocker on NewsWorks Tonight
We’ve put in almost two full weeks of our new show, NewsWorks Tonight. We’ve got a nice rhy ...
14 years ago
Research looks at financial impact on families with autistic children
If you missed NewsWorks Tonight last evening, you may not have heard: new research finds families with autistic children are more likely ...
14 years ago
N.J. quitting regional effort to control greenhouse gases
New Jersey is pulling out of the 10-state regional program created to reduce carbon-dioxide pollution. Gov. Chris Christie said the Garde ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia gradutes new class of historic re-enactors
History is alive and well in Philadelphia thanks to another crop of re-enactors. A new class of them has graduated, and they’ll get ...
14 years ago
Association of Catholic School Teachers authorizes strike
The Association of Catholic School Teachers Local 1776 has ...
14 years ago
Vick and U.S. Attorney speak to Martin Luther King High students
A strange thing happened when WHYY’s Lizz Fiedler and Kim Paynter walked into the Martin Luther King High School auditorium Thursda ...
14 years ago
Two children killed in Delaware car crash
Two children are dead following an accident last night at 4th and Lincoln Streets in Wilmington. A six-year-old boy and a four-yea ...
14 years ago
Resort bus service is now underway
Delaware’s resort bus service started up again today for the summer season. DART’s Resort Tranist service runs ...
14 years ago
Complicated legal procedures affect sex offender registration
We’re all at least vaguely familiar with how Megan’s Law works: get convicted of a certain sexual crime, serve your time, the ...
14 years ago
Cecil B. Moore Farmers Market opens this afternoon
The Food Trust continues to re-open its seasonal farmers market, and this blazingly hot Thursday is the big day on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. ...
14 years ago