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Kevin Maxson, a former inmate at Dauphin County Prison, goes through his letters and bills from his time locked up. A PA Post investigation found that six counties charged close to $15 million in fees to prisoners. (Joseph Darius Jaafari/PA Post)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Paying rent to your jailers: Inmates are billed millions of dollars for their stays in Pa. prisons.

Wardens say it teaches financial responsibility, inmates and prison researchers say it’s too burdensome.

6 years ago

First responders and police officers arrive at the scene following reports of gunfire, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Public Safety

6 people killed in Jersey City shooting, including officer

Police Chief Michael Kelly says six people have been killed, including an officer, in a shooting that sprawled across Jersey City.

6 years ago

The word 'they' is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313 percent increase in look-ups on the company's search site, Merriam-Webster.com, this year when compared with 2018. Merriam-Webster recently added a new definition to its online dictionary to reflect use of
LGBTQ

Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own.

6 years ago

LNG units on the BNSF Emporia Sub in Olathe, Kansas (NJ Spotlight)
Energy
New Jersey
Transportation
NJ Spotlight

Feds approve plan to ship liquefied natural gas to South Jersey by rail

Environmental groups say cargoes would risk public safety, set back climate efforts.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Sculpture

Noodles thrown on Rizzo statue, which won’t be moved until 2022

A day after the controversial bronze likeness was defaced with a scrawl reading “FASCIST,” it was defaced again.

6 years ago

A lawsuit says Delaware’s new hunting guide bans semi-automatic weapons from deer hunting, when the law does not. (State of Delaware)
Delaware
Outdoors

Deer hunters sue Delaware over ban on semi-automatic rifles

The new state hunting guide bans semi-automatic rifles, but it oversteps a 2018 law that codified restrictions, according to a lawsuit.

6 years ago

Wawa Winter Reserve Coffee Stout is back for a second year (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Where to get Wawa beer in Philly right now

The convenience chain is back with another round of Winter Reserve Coffee Stout.

6 years ago

An Island Beach State Park snowy owl in January 2018 by @michelle_torcicollo_ as tagged #JSHN on Instagram.
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Majestic snowy owls return to the Jersey Shore

With winter approaching quickly, the majestic snowy owls have returned to the Jersey Shore. Snowy owls have recently been spotted in Ocean County coastal areas.

6 years ago

File photo: Trees shade outdoor learning spaces on the Taggart School playground. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Environment
K-12

Regional Roundup – 12/09/19

This week: why is the cost of Pennsylvania's colleges so high? Then, we'll hear about the declining number of trees in Philadelphia, and what the city plans to do about it.

Air Date: December 9, 2019 10:00 am

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Danielle Shaw (center) embraces a fellow member of Moms Bonded By Grief at a holiday party in South Philadelphia on Dec. 8, 2019. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Philadelphia

At a Philly holiday party, grief is the tie that binds

A group of mothers organized a holiday party to bring together people who have lost loved ones to Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic.

6 years ago

A gunman killed three people and injured eight others at Pensacola Naval Air Station on Friday. It was the second shooting on a U.S. Naval Base in a week. (Josh Brasted/Getty Images)
NPR
Military
National

Family of Pensacola Navy Base shooting says victim ‘saved countless lives’

The family of Joshua Kaleb Watson has identified him as one of the three people killed Friday by a gunman at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

6 years ago

Students protest against fossil fuels during a climate strike on Friday. The school district permitted them to leave school with an excused absence. (Joseph Staruski/The Notebook)
Environment
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Philly students join in national Climate Strike

Unlike the last strike, the District excused protesters' absences if they submitted notes from their parents.

6 years ago

A famous light show featuring dazzling lights dancing to music and pyrotechnics is back for 2019 after a two-year break. (Courtesy  of the Christmas Light Show)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Famous Shore ‘Christmas Light Show’ returns after two-year break

A famous light show featuring dazzling lights dancing to music and pyrotechnics is back for 2019 after a two-year break.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders runs drills on the field during open practice at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

Inconsistent Eagles have real chance to win weak division

Despite an up-and-down offense that showed up last week only to see the defense collapse, the Eagles still control their playoff hopes.

6 years ago

Paul Williams (left) helps Scott Beatty build his 'backpack' guitar. It has a smaller body, meant to easily fit in a pack. Beatty is in the Culture of Recovery program which teaches instrument making to people recovering from addiction. (Caitlin Tan/West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
NPR
Addiction
National

‘A new start’ — in recovery and learning to make musical instruments In Appalachia

People have been playing music together in the small Appalachian town of Hindman, Ky., since it was founded in the late 1800s.

6 years ago

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