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A 2 year-old was killed on Water Street in Kensington when a gunman shot through the front windows into her family’s living room (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘You should always feel OK in your home’: Why two brutal crimes in Philly could unleash extra trauma

Even more than a typical shooting, a pair of horrific incidents involving small children this weekend could puncture the city’s sense of safety.

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Firefighters attacking the flames of a fire in an auto shop at 59th and Irving streets in West Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Public Safety

West Philly blaze linked to auto shop that failed fire inspections two weeks ago

An auto shop that erupted in a dramatic three-alarm blaze in West Philly was cited for serious fire code violations by the city two weeks ago.

6 years ago

Philly's roller derby team practices plays in the runup to champs. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Philly’s bad-ass roller derby team will compete in the international championships

It’s the Liberty Belles’ first time in the playoffs in five years, and training is intense.

6 years ago

Jewelers Row, one of the oldest diamond districts in America, is threatened by a plan to construct a 29-story residential tower. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
New Jersey
Real Estate

Regional Roundup – 10/21/19

This week; recap of Atlantic City mayor scandal, the past and future of Jewelers Row, and "Spit Spreads Death."

Air Date: October 21, 2019 10:00 am

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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

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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

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