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Pureland Industrial Complex covers 3,000 acres of former farmland in Logan Township, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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There are plenty of jobs in Logan Township, the problem is getting to them

With companies based in Gloucester County looking for workers, township officials are trying to improve transportation to connect people to work.

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Turn out your lights to help save birds migrating through Philly

Lights Out Philly started after a mass collision event killed over 1,000 birds. This year, conservationists want your help protecting migrating birds.

4 years ago

Briarcliffe Fire Company in Delaware County.
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Delco fire company will disband after racist remarks caught on video

The volunteer fire company was originally suspended for 30 days back in February.

4 years ago

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Summer is coming. Philadelphia hopes a new activities campaign will prevent gun violence and keep kids safe

Philadelphia officials are rolling out summer activities for kids, in anticipation of a surge in gun violence this summer. What will it take to make them safe?

4 years ago

The new Delaware DMV On-The-Go trailer.
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The state of Delaware goes high tech with new mobile DMV unit

The almost quarter-million-dollar trailer is designed to offer almost everything you can get at a traditional DMV location.

4 years ago

Parks and Recreation commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Philly increasing pay for lifeguards and offering free training to boost the ranks

Free lifeguard training is underway for 16 to 24-year-olds in Philly. Officials want to use the pools as safe havens this summer.

4 years ago

New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Multiple people were shot and injured Tuesday at a subway station in New York City during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location

The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.

4 years ago

Left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 22. Right: Zelenskyy on April 4. (Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military

Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body

Trauma and stress wreak havoc on the human body after prolonged exposure. Over time, sleep, attention, memory, mood, physical appearance and so much else are impacted.

4 years ago

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
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Fewer police stats, more community engagement sought at Philly gun violence briefings

The briefings emphasize police responses to shootings, which attendees and experts believe contributes to harmful portrayals of gun violence in the media.

4 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania
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Haverford bans plastic bags as more Main Line communities look to do the same

Months after Pennsylvania's prohibition on plastic regulations expired, more Main Line communities are moving ahead with their plans to reduce plastic waste.

4 years ago

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The Philadelphia Experiment

Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

4 years ago

New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Gun Violence
Public Safety

Police focus on van renter in Brooklyn subway shooting probe

Chief of Detectives James Essig identified the man as 62-year-old Frank R. James and says James has addresses in Philadelphia and Wisconsin.

4 years ago

A shopper walks through a grocery store in Washington, D.C, on March 13. Surging inflation poses a particular challenge for working-class families, impacting the cost of basic necessities such as groceries. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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Income Inequality

How soaring inflation forces stark choices on low-income Americans

From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for people with little extra money to spare.

4 years ago

In this Tuesday April 10, 2018, file photo are sections of Newark and the Passaic River in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Environmentalists say new fossil fuel projects could derail New Jersey’s climate goals

New Jersey wants to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. Environmentalists warn that goal could be derailed by new natural gas projects.

4 years ago

A parking-separated bike lane on Chestnut Street (Courtesy of OTIS)
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Streets & Roads
Transportation

Philly pushes Harrisburg to pass law allowing safer bike lanes on state roads

The city wants to build more bike lanes that protect cyclists from getting “doored.” Officials say state law stands in the way on some major Philly streets.

4 years ago

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