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Cape May-Lewes Ferry stranded for hours in Delaware Bay
An engine malfunction on a ferry running from New Jersey to Delaware left more than 100 passengers stranded for several hours.
6 years ago
Social Security revives ‘no match’ letters amid broader immigration crackdown
Immigration authorities said employers should look at these letters as evidence that their employees are undocumented.
6 years ago
Exulting in Philly’s great treasure of blossoming trees
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society educator, Sally McCabe talks the timeline of trees as they get ready to burst into blossom.
6 years ago
Listen 6:09Civil disobedience at Three Mile Island vigil
'Sometimes you have to teach the younger generation that they have to come out and cross a line to make a point.'
6 years ago
‘We’re definitely playoff bound,’ thousands of Phillies fans concur on opening day
On first day of baseball season, Phillies fans streamed to Citizens Bank Park. Many see right fielder Bryce Harper as the team’s ticket to the playoffs.
6 years ago
Why doesn’t Philadelphia have rent control like many other big cities?
We used to have it — and housing advocates are pushing for a return.
6 years ago
Listeners share memories of the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown
On the 40th anniversary of the partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania residents remember where they were and how they felt that day.
6 years ago
Police charge biological dad, two others with hiding missing Shore teen
Three adults are facing charges, authorities said, for concealing the location of a missing New Jersey girl while police were looking for her.
6 years ago
Why pedestrian deaths are at a 30-year high
Across the U.S., 6,227 pedestrians died in traffic accidents in 2018, the highest number in nearly 30 years.
6 years ago
North Philly neighbors decry plans for immigrant youth shelter, citing track record
VisionQuest wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.
6 years ago
Raise a glass of wine, cheer on the Phils, or take your pick of jazz, rock, R&B
You can celebrate “The Crown” in Delaware, take in a baseball game or hear music from legends in the making − and legends taking their last bow.
6 years ago
Listen 4:50Rooms for rent: Inside Philadelphia’s shadow housing market
One year ago, a family died in a Philadelphia rooming house fire. City officials promised reform. Nothing has changed.
6 years ago
Forty years after the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island changed the trajectory of nuclear energy in this country, the debate over its safety and viability continues.
6 years ago
Kensington neighbors angered by potential location of supervised injection site
Residents have been working with the city of Philadelphia for months, so they were surprised to learn about a potential site for an overdose-prevention facility.
6 years ago
Grant aims to create economic opportunity in embattled Kensington
Through $5 million from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, a partnership will provide loans for residents to open small businesses, buy homes, and become real estate developers.
6 years ago