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Saint Francis de Sales Church in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Preservation
Religion

Sacred battleground: Why the Philadelphia Archdiocese surrendered to preservationists

The Archdioceses of Philadelphia acknowledges that its position on preservation is no longer as oppositional as it once was.

6 years ago

A 2018-19 WIC food guide at a supermarket in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Income Inequality
Kids
Pennsylvania

Safety net program for Pa. women and children is switching out paper for plastic

For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its low-income participants. That will stop by the end of 2019.

6 years ago

Supporters of gun control measures gather at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H., in August, to urge Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to act after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. (Michael Casey/AP Photo)
NPR
Law
National

Poll: Number of Americans who favor stricter gun laws continues to grow

The percentage of Americans who favor stricter gun laws is on the rise, though significant partisan divisions persist.

6 years ago

Donna Cryer holds up family photos that include her father Roland Henry. When her father died, she tried to donate his organs, yet the local organ collection agency said no, without talking to the family or providing a reason.
Medicine
National

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. And lives could have been saved.

6 years ago

(U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues sick man from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a man who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey Thursday evening.

6 years ago

Row home explosion sparks fire. (NBC 10)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Row home explosion sparks fire that spreads to 9 other homes

Authorities say a house explosion in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown blew off the front of the row home and led to a fire that spread to nine other homes.

6 years ago

The PennDOT Driver License on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh.
(Katie Blackley/WESA)
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Politics

PennDOT reviewing Trump administration request for driver’s license data

The U.S. Census Bureau has asked Pennsylvania to voluntarily turn over driver’s license information, as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to compile detailed data.

6 years ago

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state. (Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo)
Economy
New Jersey

Efforts underway to maximize census count in New Jersey

With less than six months to Census Day, federal officials have finished their preparatory work in the state

6 years ago

Courtesy of Philadelphia Police Department
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
NBC

‘Armed and dangerous’ man accused of threatening Philadelphia Police, ex-employer found dead, officials say

The body of 31-year-old Michael John Altomari was discovered inside his pickup truck on the 8200 block of Verree Road.

6 years ago

With the 2020 census approaching, black community leaders are brushing up on the best ways to get people counted. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
PA Post

Black Americans don’t always respond to the census. Pennsylvania’s NAACP is trying to correct that.

With the 2020 census approaching, black community leaders are brushing up on the best ways to get people counted.

6 years ago

A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Religion

After deadly shooting, Pittsburgh synagogue plans reopening

Leaders of the Pittsburgh synagogue where worshippers were fatally shot last year want to rebuild and renovate the building.

6 years ago

Lucy, a domestic worker, cleans the home of one of her clients in late July 2019. (Emily Neil/AL DÍA News)
Business
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Domestic workers in Philadelphia fight for rights, recognition

What will the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights change — and why has it taken so long for one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. to have labor protections?

6 years ago

(Big Stock)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

NWS: Frost advisory for interior Atlantic, Monmouth, Ocean counties

Some spots at the Jersey Shore will see some frost overnight.

6 years ago

A monument outside the Route 9 Library in New Castle honors the memory of Samuel Crawford, a Wilmington soldier who went missing in action in North Korea in 1950. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
History
Military

A missing Korean War soldier honored with Delaware monument

A Delaware soldier missing for 69 years will be permanently remembered with a memorial unveiled in New Castle Friday morning.

6 years ago

(Bigstock/Robertindiana)
New Jersey
Personal Finance

N.J. sued for requiring credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages

The trade group representing Equifax, Experian and TransUnion sued N.J. to avoid providing credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages.

6 years ago

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