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Coast Guard rescues injured kayaker off N.J. coast
U.S. Coast Guard personnel rescued an injured kayaker off the New Jersey coast last Saturday.
6 years ago
New Philabundance kitchen in North Philly a ‘dream come true’
The Philabundance Community Kitchen has outgrown its current space. It’ll move into a much larger space in North Philly next year.
6 years ago
Store reopens at Wilmington corner where six were shot; for now, it’s more peaceful
\Wilmington’s police chief shut down Bill’s Deli Market after six were wounded. Days later, they reopened. Some in the neighborhood say the climate has improved.
6 years ago
Listen 1:52Ecstatic Prince Harry says Meghan has ‘healthy’ baby boy
A beaming Prince Harry said his wife Meghan gave birth to a baby boy early Monday morning.
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Now in high school, Philly girls revisit earlier kindness, donating tampons, other items
Sasha Mannino and Iris Peron-Ames, both 15 now and living in Fairmount — started a second collection of tampons and other toiletries, this time at their high school.
6 years ago
Kids of first responders find calm, security in the company of horses
Horses help ease the anxiety of kids worried about firefighter and paramedic parents. As they learn to feed, groom and care for the horses they also learn to let go of stress.
6 years ago
Listen 3:46Ponchos, umbrellas and duct-taped sneakers: Scenes from 2019’s rainy Broad Street Run
Congrats to everyone who braved wet weather for Philly’s famous 10-miler.
6 years ago
Participants in the Broad Street Run's pink corral are the slowest wave of runners in the race, and many are working to overcome physical challenges just to finish.
6 years ago
Listen 1:42Coastal flood advisory up for N.J.
A Coastal Flood Advisory will go into effect for the entire New Jersey coastline between 7 a.m. Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.
6 years ago
Rocked by gay clergy issues, closures and mergers, the United Methodist Church is ‘in turmoil’
Across the country, some of the largest UMC communities teeter on dissolution amid a raging debate over the church’s ban of LGBT clergy.
6 years ago
‘Prayer can’t be our only form of defense’: Mosques eye security for Ramadan
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, mosques around the U.S. are taking a serious look at security.
6 years ago
N.J. awards $10M in Barnegat Bay watershed anti-pollution grants
New Jersey is providing nonprofit groups, local governments, and state colleges and universities $10 million in grants to help improve water quality in the Barnegat Bay.
6 years ago
After 53-year fight, Pa. family of a black Vietnam veteran finally finds closure
On March 4, 1966, Reuben Garnett Jr. was killed by enemy fire while rushing to help his platoon leader.
6 years ago
U.S. Small Business Administration needs to do more for HBCUs, Evans says
The U.S. Small Business Administration is not doing what it is supposed to do to help historically Black colleges and universities, Congressman Dwight Evans said this week.
6 years ago
Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids into St. Johns River in Jacksonville
All 136 passengers and seven flight crew members on board are alive and accounted for.
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