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Firefighter Jeremy Damon of the Nevada Yuba Placer Fire Dept. monitors a controlled burn in the backyard of a home in front of the advancing CZU August Lightning Complex Fire Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in Boulder Creek, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Environment
National

Firefighting crews make slow progress with California fires

Two Bay Area clusters became the second- and third-largest wildfires in recent state history by size, according to state fire records.

5 years ago

Tawanda Jones is pictured at a Black Lives Matter march
New Jersey
Policing
Public Spaces

After George Floyd, can Camden policing live up to national praise?

After drawing national headlines for the way Camden police have built trust with residents, recent incidents show residents standing up to officers.

5 years ago

Scene of deadly shooting in West Philadelphia (NBC10)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
NBC10

Man walking out of dog park with young kids shot dead in Philadelphia

Police said someone walked toward Will Myatt and began firing, striking him multiple times.

5 years ago


'Under the Bonnet' will discuss the women's suffrage and civil rights movement as related to Fair Hill. (Courtesy of Historic Fair Hill)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Secret Philly: Fair Hill examines the 19th Amendment’s meaning and history

The North Philadelphia burial ground was backdrop for the movements for women’s suffrage and civil rights.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

Kenyatta Johnson’s new Eastwick task force to tackle buyout question

The new task force will include FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as city and state agencies.

5 years ago

Dr. Walter Lomax, a Philadelphia physician, tending to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his hotel room bed in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1968. (AP Photo)
Media
Philadelphia

WURD celebrates its founder and Black women in politics

Philly’s only Black talk radio station was created to improve the health and wealth of the community. It’s annual Founder’s Day included a panel on women in politics.

5 years ago

Julia McLean sings “Honey Bun” at virtual summer camp
The Why
Pennsylvania

How the virtual show went on at Upper Darby Summer Stage

The pandemic threatened one of the Philly area's oldest and most celebrated summer theater camps. Hear how they managed to pull it off.

Air Date: August 20, 2020

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Outdoor dining in Philly
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly to resume indoor dining in Sept. with restrictions

On Sept. 8, Philly restaurants can resume indoor dining at reduced capacity. And alcohol can only be served with meals at tables, so no indoor bar seating.

5 years ago

(US Coast Guard image/file)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

One dead in boating accident near N.J. inlet

One person was killed and another injured in a boating accident near Ocean City Wednesday, authorities said. 

5 years ago

Sarai Ford marches with a group of young people calling for an end to gun violence on July 20, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

When it comes to its gun violence epidemic, Philly is struggling to control the spread

The city has some pieces of a public health strategy in place, but experts and community leaders say it needs to do more to quell gun violence long term.

5 years ago

People and cars gathered at a parking lot turned into a drive-in during the coronavirus pandemic
Things To Do
Community Events
August 20 - 26, 2020

Black stars shine in film festival, drive-in to movies and concerts, and Eagles camp online in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Things to do this week in the Delaware Valley include the BlackStar film fest, drive-in concerts, and Family Fun Month.

5 years ago

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A rider waits for a SEPTA train.
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Transportation

How your commute will get worse if the state yanks SEPTA funding

SEPTA GM Leslie Richards told lawmakers that transit services, including the Broad-Ridge Spur, would vanish without funding from Harrisburg.

5 years ago

The exterior of Benjamin Franklin High School
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘Deplorable’ conditions at Philly high school caused by rushed construction, report says

An investigation found that the School District of Philadelphia cut corners on a flagship construction project at one of its high schools.

5 years ago

USPS carrier Henrietta Dixon
Elections
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the chaos at USPS

Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about the growing controversy of mail-in ballots and post office funding.

5 years ago

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Trebs Thompson
Business
Delaware
Public Health

Putting Planet Fitness membership on hold amid COVID-19 becomes ‘silly’ ordeal for Del. woman

Trebs Thompson just wanted the gym to freeze her account until she decides it's safe to work out again. Planet Fitness put up roadblocks, but relented after WHYY inquired.

5 years ago

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