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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts covers funeral cost for Texas teen killed in shooting
Family members said that Jalen Hurts has been a big help following the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Jarvon Coles.
2 years ago
New entrance makes Philly’s Seaport Museum lean toward its starboard side
With a new entrance opening Friday, the Independence Seaport Museum turns away from the I-95 cap, toward Spruce Street Harbor Park.
2 years ago
Listen 1:03High marks for former top cop, prisons boss in new role as Delaware weed czar
Rob Coupe acknowledges his new post is a "drastic change" from his days as a trooper, when he often locked up people for marijuana possession.
2 years ago
Listen 2:24Human skull, other skeletal remains found in a water retention basin in Montgomery Co.
Police were contacted just before noon Tuesday by a surveyor doing work near a water retention basin near the intersection of Welsh Road and Grist Mill Drive by Orvilla Road.
2 years ago
‘I’ve been pretty scared’: Philadelphia’s Haitians react to home country’s turmoil
Political turmoil, natural disasters, gang violence, a prison breakout and an exiled former prime minister have Haiti on edge.
2 years ago
Too much Atlantic in Atlantic City: Beach erosion has casinos desperately seeking sand by summer
Weeks of winter storms have badly eroded beaches in the northern section of town, leaving little if any sand on which to play during all but the lowest tides.
2 years ago
Famine is said to be ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main hospital again
Israel faces mounting pressure from even its closest allies to streamline the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and to open more crossings.
2 years ago
Philadelphia rapper Phat Geez fatally shot in Brewerytown
Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at about 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of North Taney Street.
2 years ago
Lionel Messi out of Argentina-El Salvador match in Philly due to muscle injury
The captain was injured last week while playing for his Inter Miami club in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
2 years ago
NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93
Stafford also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.
2 years ago
Let the madness begin: 3 things to watch at the NCAA basketball tournaments
With NCAA brackets formed, the college basketball tournaments dubbed March Madness because of its drama begin this week.
2 years ago
How concerned should Phillies fans be about Harper’s back soreness?
Phillies manager Rob Thomson says he isn’t concerned about slugger Bryce Harper’s back stiffness causing him to miss games, but should fans be worried?
2 years ago
Small child found dead inside duffel bag in Mantua section of Philadelphia
Neighbors have shared months of outside home surveillance video with detectives.
2 years ago
WHYY is hosting a ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Berwyn and West Chester
The “pop-up” newsrooms are a continued endeavor to strengthen our ties with the communities we cover.
2 years ago
Residents of a gated community in Delaware say they’re worried they could lose their beloved waterfall, and a piece of history, if a dam is removed to protect fish species.
2 years ago
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