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Gypsy moth populations in the region are being crushed by a surge of deadly fungus. For the second year in a row, a fungus has com ...
16 years ago
While other states expect smaller crops this year, New Jersey’s crop is up. But everybody is average. Recent media reports p ...
16 years ago
No good news for DE job hunters
The number of unemployed Delawareans increased by 2,000 in July mainly due to a drop in retail trade, financial activities, and wholesale ...
16 years ago
Leagues and Delaware ready for sports betting appeal Monday
The NCAA, NFL, and three other pro sports leagues hope to make what amounts to a goal line stand Monday in their battle against Delaware& ...
16 years ago
Delaware reduces rebates for green energy projects
The First State is handing out less green for its renewable energy projects, thanks in large part to a newly established federal grant. ...
16 years ago
The impact of the economic stimulus plan
The first phase of economic stimulus plan was launched in February and Americans are sorting out its impact so far, but one thing is sure ...
16 years ago
Hand-held cellphone ban for Wilmington drivers
For years, lawmakers in Delaware have considered establishing a ban on cell phone use while driving without being able to come to an ...
16 years ago
Data sharing program worries immigrants
Immigrants, activsts, and politicians are calling on Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to reject a new data sharing program that links lo ...
16 years ago
Advisory board creates criteria for schools
Some of Philadelphia’s poorest performing public schools will be transformed under a new program dubbed the “Renaissance Scho ...
16 years ago
Nutter submits five year budget- Plan C
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has delivered a revised five-year budget plan to City Council. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ...
16 years ago
Budget stalemate threatens social services
Harrisburg remains mired in a seven-week-old budget stalemate that is fraying Pennsylvania’s social safety net. Harrisburg ...
16 years ago
Advocates pitch health reform to middle-income Americans
Health premium costs outpace wages in Pennsylvania and Delaware. The rising cost of health insurance is outpacing wages – b ...
16 years ago
Pet, Dinner, Research Subject – Our Complicated Relationship with Animals
When WHYY’s behavioral health reporter Maiken Scott set out to understand the passion of animal rights activists – she got a ...
16 years ago