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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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People waiting in line to enter a grocery store wear COVID-19 protective masks
Philadelphia
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: COVID-19 cases in young Philadelphians continue to increase

Philadelphia has seen case counts rising in people under the age of 40, remaining mostly stable for those between the ages of 40-49, and decreasing in populations over 50. 

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department incident data
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

Accurately tracking Philly’s gun violence epidemic depends on one guy named Gary

The city’s crime data recording system is “a rustic operation,” per the Philadelphia Police Department.

6 years ago

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Kids
Philadelphia

Spraygrounds a relatively safe way to cool off, experts say

As Philadelphia reopens its park spraygrounds, experts say they’re a relatively safe way for kids to play and stay cool during the summer heat.

6 years ago

Otis Blair
Pennsylvania
Policing
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Can a Delco task force succeed in influencing criminal justice reform?

Delaware County’s district attorney is leading new efforts, highlighting a basic challenge: police departments are beholden to municipal leaders instead.

6 years ago

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Many Pennsylvania businesses received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Business
Economy
Government Accountability

Dozens of Pa. charter schools among recipients of federal small business aid

About 165,000 organizations have received PPP funding so far, totalling $20.7 billion — making Pennsylvania one of the top users of the loan program.

6 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. aviation troopers rescue stranded jet skier from Barnegat Bay

New Jersey state troopers rescued a jet skier stranded on a Barnegat Bay island Sunday afternoon after her jet ski malfunctioned. 

6 years ago

Lauren Van Netta
NPR
Income Inequality
Public Health

‘We need help’: People at higher coronavirus risk fear losing federal unemployment

An extra $600 a week in federal unemployment runs out at the end of July — even for those with underlying health conditions who are at greater risk if they contract COVID-19.

6 years ago

Video shows Amy Cooper threatening to call the police on Christian Cooper
National
Race & Ethnicity

White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation

In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man."

6 years ago

“There is absolutely no affordable housing in East Oak Lane. Period,” says pastor Wilbert Richardson as he sits in his office at Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church on Wednesday. — (Michael D'Onfrio / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Income Inequality
Real Estate
Religion
The Philadelphia Tribune

Mixed-income housing project divides Baptist church and East Oak Lane neighborhood

Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church aims to construct a $15.1 million four-story apartment building on a vacant lot at 1122 Oak Lane with 40 one-bedroom apartments for seniors.

6 years ago

An empty jail cell
Delaware
Public Health

Officials announce cluster of COVID-19 cases at Delaware prison

Nearly 60 people held in a southern Delaware prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.

6 years ago

Recycling bins on Cuthbert Street in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Weekly recycling pickup resumes in Philadelphia

Starting Monday, Philadelphia will again collect recycling from each home every week. The city had been collecting recycling once every two weeks during the pandemic.

6 years ago

Monmouth Beach
Business
New Jersey
Public Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials concerned after infection rate ticks up

Officials are urging travelers to follow the 14-day quarantine advisory as they see an uptick in the rate of infection for COVID-19.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Ballet Director Angel Corella (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Dance
Homelessness

Regional Roundup – 07/06/2020

This week; homeless encampments in Philly become hub for housing activism, examining the New Jersey primary election, and what's going on with the PA Ballet.

Air Date: July 6, 2020 10:00 am

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Columbus monument at Penn's Landing
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

These racist tributes and monuments in the Philly region all face reckonings

Beyond the Rizzo and Columbus statues, there are at least a dozen others at stake.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
NBC10

At least 7 dead, 21 hurt in 17 separate shootings during violent weekend in Philly

At least 210 people have been killed in Philadelphia so far this year, the highest number up to this point in the city in more than a decade.

6 years ago

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