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The 215-foot-long cruise ship American Glory slips below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the Delaware coast on Monday. The ship will join hundreds of subway cars and other items to become part of the Redbird Inshore Artificial Reef. (Courtesy Chris Ragni)
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

215-foot-long cruise ship sinks off Del. coast, the latest addition to underwater reef

The American Glory is the latest addition to the reef off the Delaware coast. The vessel will soon become a destination for fish (and fishing enthusiasts).

6 years ago

The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849 where the Maurice River meets the Delaware Bay. (Bill Barlow for WHYY)
Down the Shore
History
New Jersey
Outdoors

Work begins to shore up vulnerable N.J. lighthouse

Cumberland County’s East Point Lighthouse – the second oldest in the state – is in danger of suffering irreparable damage due to years of shoreline erosion.

6 years ago

Damage on the Monmouth Jet Center property last Friday. (Courtesy of Jan Humphreys)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

NWS: Straight-line winds, not a tornado, ripped through Shore town

The National Weather Service confirmed Monday that the damage in Monmouth County's Wall Township was due to straight-line winds. 

6 years ago

Shown is a paper ballot during a demonstration of the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 13, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Election Day 2019: Some issues with Philly’s new voting machines; will Delco flip?

From Pennsylvania’s controversial new voting machines to all 80 seats open in New Jersey’s General Assembly — here’s what you need to know for today.

6 years ago

Laron Campbell, a Philadelphia resident who narrowly avoideded eviction with the help of Community Legal Services, testifies during a City Council hearing on a bill that would guarantee legal counsel for evictees. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia

Trying to solve Philly’s eviction crisis with free lawyers

City Council is expected to vote next week on a bill to guarantee lawyers for low-income renters. Could it help fix Philly's eviction crisis?

Air Date: November 5, 2019

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Amanda Thomashow was the first person to file a Title IX complaint against Larry Nassar in 2014 after he assaulted her during a medical exam. The claim was investigated by the university but dismissed as a routine medical procedure. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Gender
Social Justice

New Philly-based commission wants to learn from mishandling of Larry Nassar cases

A new commission of experts lead by Philly-based CHILD USA seeks to prevent future child sexual abuse in sports by holding institutions accountable.

6 years ago

Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Why was water pouring out of a Center City Philly skyscraper Sunday morning? Ill-prepared fire test

The building has been instructed to provide more notice of such things in the future.

6 years ago

Noah Nasiali-Kadima, foreground, takes a selfie with members of the Africa Farmers Group during a tour of a member's farm in Machakos County, Kenya.
(Noah Nasiali-Kadim)
NPR
Business
Innovation
International

How 75,000 abandoned cabbages inspired a huge online forum for farmers in Africa

Making lemonade out of life's lemons is one thing.

6 years ago

Downtown Newark has been transformed since the completion of NJPAC in 1997. (Twenty20)
Economic Development
New Jersey
Public Health

Could Newark’s lead problems affect investment, development in resurgent city?

Health concerns are paramount. As those are being addressed, business interests seem to be weathering the storm

6 years ago

WURD Radio’s president and CEO Sara Lomax-Reese (right) hosts the Fredrick Douglass and Harriet Tubman - Struggle and Progress, with panelists C. James Trotman, founding director of the Frederick Douglass Institute, (center), and Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (left). (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Books
Community Events
Philadelphia

‘Two singular voices’: WURD radio hosts conversation on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

Scholars Erica Armstrong Dunbar and C. James Trotman talked about the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass at the Barnes Foundation.

6 years ago

Taking a break from assembling ramps and rails, skaters (from left) Tyler Nelson, Jake McNichol, TJ Hernandez Jr., and Enrique Herrera prepare to show off their skills. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Sports

Trenton’s historic Roebling building now holds an indoor winter skateboard park

The Freedom Skate Park is an experiment in the public benefits of skateboarding.

6 years ago

Protesters fighting to save  DACA are marching from New York to Washington D.C. ahead of a Supreme Court hearing. They stopped in Philadelphia on their way to D.C. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Activists fighting to save DACA make stop in Philly en route to SCOTUS in D.C.

They’ll arrive in D.C. on Nov. 12 — just in time for SCOTUS to start proceedings for oral arguments on the future of DACA.

6 years ago

**FILE** DuPont Washington Works plant along Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/The Marietta Times)
Business
Delaware
Environment
Movies

DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film

Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

6 years ago

A tornado touched down in Delaware County on Halloween (NBC10)
Environment
Public Safety

What are you actually supposed to do when you get a tornado warning?

Safety experts recommend taking shelter when you get the alert on your phone — and seeking out more information when possible.

6 years ago

Fireworks over the Delaware River celebrate SugarHouse rebranding as Rivers Casino Philadelphia (Courtesy of Rivers Casino Philadelphia)
Economic Development
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

A decade in, are casinos good or bad for Philadelphia?

SugarHouse is expanding and more gaming halls are coming. They give back cash, but may also enable gambling addiction.

6 years ago

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