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Youth activists demand, but don’t get, debate devoted to climate change
Philadelphians with the Sunrise Movement protested in Washington for three days, seeking a Democratic debate focused on climate issues.
6 years ago
Person shot at Delaware County courthouse
At least one person was shot at a Delaware County courthouse Friday morning, according to county officials.
6 years ago
Stonewall changed Mark Segal from invisible Philly gay kid to visible gay rights advocate
Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, about his participation in the Stonewall Riots of 1969.
6 years ago
Listen 6:54Investigation of the explosion and fire at PES delayed by unsafe conditions
Investigators from several agencies say the site of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion and fire remains unsafe.
6 years ago
Where to buy lucky bamboo, the Phillies’ new good luck charm
In Chinatown, the plant’s juju is well known.
6 years ago
Hahnemann’s fate is uncertain, but patients and staff are already feeling the pain
Citing concerns about loss of ER services, Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says the hospital’s owners must give 90 days’ notice before shutting.
6 years ago
Listen 3:33Will Philly refinery shutdown create jobs at area competitors? Unlikely, analysts say
With other refineries in the region at or near capacity, the East Coast will likely look to the Gulf Coast and Europe for gasoline and other products.
6 years ago
Friends: Trump accuser told us of attack in the ’90s
Two women have confirmed that the writer E. Jean Carroll told them in the 1990s that she'd been sexually assaulted by Trump in the dressing room of a NYC department store
6 years ago
Pride or protest? Disillusioned plan their own LGBTQ march
Dissidents believe the annual parade has become too commercialized and decided to split off with their own march.
6 years ago
How media startups in the Philly suburbs are trying to fill the local news ‘void’
Dozens of media startups in Pa. are trying to fill gaps in coverage, while battling the same financial challenges that undercut the newspaper business.
6 years ago
Listen 4:48Coast Guard saves boat with 2 fishermen aboard from sinking off N.J. coast
Officials say two men were aboard the 28-foot boat, dubbed "Trouble Maker," for a day of fishing when water began filtering into the vessel from a leak.
6 years ago
Who’s filling the local news void in Philly’s suburbs?
As local newspapers Philly suburbs continue to shrink, dozens of scrappy, new media startups have risen to fill the gaps in coverage. What that means for your community.
Air Date: June 27, 2019
Listen 12:43South Philly refinery damaged by fire will close, city says; union calls layoffs a ‘disgrace’
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney said he learned from Philadelphia Energy Solutions officials that its South Philly refinery will shut down next month.
6 years ago
The move coincides with the first major update on the emergency response to the opioid crisis since the last homeless encampment was closed in Kensington.
6 years ago
Two men critically injured in West Philly balcony collapse
It wasn’t immediately known why the men were on the landing or why the fire escape collapsed.
6 years ago