Skip to content
The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

BBC World Service

Listen Live

Listen Live

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.
Next

Morning Edition

NPR's Morning Edition takes listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Community

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

Judy Ni and Oscar Wang introduced the idea for HospitalityTogether at the Full City Challenge in February 2019 (Kait Moore Photography)
Economic Development
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s new work-to-college pipeline gives first gen students a second chance

HospitalityTogether helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending school.

6 years ago

(Bigstock/Snowboy)
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

Toxic chemical in Bellmawr well topped N.J. health limit for a year, officials say

Residents of Bellmawr spent the last year drinking water from a public well that was contaminated by a toxic chemical at levels beyond state health limits.

6 years ago

The Church of the Advocate's sanctuary sits directly above a crypt (James Karmolinski/Kelly Maiello Architects)
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Creepy crypt: A dozen dead bodies are in the basement of this North Philly church

There’s even a complicated pulley system for lowering them down.

6 years ago

(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Politics
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Activists urge Gov. Wolf, again, to shut down the Mariner pipelines

They’re pointing to sinkholes and contaminated wells they’ve seen throughout the building process, and say they’re worried about explosions.

6 years ago

A screenshot of images posted on the Facebook page of Evan Parish Matthews along with text alerting the public that an official complaint was filed against Officer Lichtermann (Image via Evan Parish Matthews/https://www.facebook.com/evan.p.matthews/posts/10154380155147778)
Philadelphia
Policing
The Philadelphia Tribune

FOP loses decision over Philadelphia police department’s tattoo policy

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board has upheld the Philadelphia Police Department's unilateral decision to institute a policy regarding officers' tattoos.

6 years ago

Page 611 of 923« First«...609610611612613...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • Man wanted for 5 sexual assaults near Center City, police say

    5 hours ago

  • Owners of cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge sue company that built vessel

    6 hours ago

  • Eagles’ Saquon Barkley not joining President Trump’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

    9 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • The Infinite Art Hunt
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Schooled
  • The Statue
  • Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Young Creators Studio
  • Young, Unhoused and Unseen
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org