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(U.S. Coast Guard file photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues woman from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 39-year-old woman who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey Sunday evening. 

6 years ago

A dog is unloaded from a plane carrying 191 pets being evacuated from South Carolina to escape Hurricane Dorian. (Courtesy BVSPCA)
Delaware
Home & Family
National

Pets escaping Hurricane Dorian’s path find shelter in Delaware

Three hundred and fifty cats and dogs evacuate shelters near the Carolina coast to escape Hurricane Dorian and to make space for new animals that may be displaced.

6 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

99 problems and the mail is one: USPS delivery problems spike in Philly neighborhoods

An audit in 2016 found chronic mismanagement at the city’s main postal center.

6 years ago

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at 16:40 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, (left), churning over Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes. (NOAA via AP)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Hurricane Dorian’s center to pass ‘well offshore’ Friday, but N.J. coast likely to experience impacts

Hurricane Dorian will pass "well offshore" from the New Jersey region later this week, forecasters say. 

6 years ago

Rocky impersonator John Monforto runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
The Why
Changing Communities
Explainers
Philadelphia

Youse millennials are killing the Philly accent

Yo, Philadelphia’s trademark accent is more than just “jawn” and “youse guys.” What makes a Philly accent distinctive, and how are millennials killing it?

Air Date: September 3, 2019

Listen 13:16
Communications Workers of America march in Philadelphia’s 2019 Labor Day Parade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Thousands of Philly union members rally on the waterfront for Labor Day

Philadelphia union members marched for Labor Day at the Philadelphia waterfront at a time when many say organized labor is under attack.

6 years ago

A pair of deer peer through the woods from near a tree on the first day of regular firearms deer hunting season in most of Pennsylvania, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Fombell, Pa. The Pennsylvania firearms deer hunting season runs through Dec. 8 in most of the state. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

State game officers partner with vets to battle degenerative deer disease

Incidence of chronic wasting disease is thought to be increasing in Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

A New Jersey State Police boat. (New Jersey State Police)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

Recovery mission continues for teen swimmer off N.J. beach

A recovery operation continues for a 15-year-old youth who went missing while swimming at a New Jersey beach.

6 years ago

Saadya Elliott Dixon attended the Harper’s Heart event at Kingswood with her daughters, Sariyah, who is 3 years old, and Samiyah. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Home & Family
Kids

Helping new mothers ‘get everything they need for their kids’

Giovanna Andrews received help with basic baby items when she was pregnant. Now, she’s paying it forward with her charity, Harper’s Heart.

6 years ago

Listen 3:47
Radio Times
Food & Drink
Music

Regional Roundup Labor Day special

Today on the Regional Roundup Labor Day special, we bring you three stories about the biggest, best, and worthwhile destinations in the Philadelphia region.

Air Date: September 2, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Bishop Benjamin Peterson Jr. (left) leads Sunday morning services outside of the damaged Greater Bible Way Temple on Sept. 1, 2019. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Religion

At burned West Philly church: ‘All I want for Christmas is a roof on God’s house’

After a devastating fire, the congregation of Greater Bible Way Temple worshipped outside and pledged to rebuild by spring.

6 years ago

Jasmine Cho's cookie portrait of Afong Moy, who is often cited as the first Chinese woman to step foot in the United States. Beginning in the 1830s, Moy was put on display before crowds as a curiosity. (Jasmine Cho)
NPR

Cookie artist teaches edible lessons in Asian-American history

Jasmine Cho makes cookie portraits of people who were denied U.S. citizenship on the basis of race in a landmark case. Her goal: to make social justice lessons more palatable.

6 years ago

(Bigstock/wjarek)
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey

Road signs point to wine: New effort boosts visibility of N.J. vineyards

The Viticulture Trail Sign Program will be an effort to boost the profile of the state’s wine industry by constructing more road signs that point motorists to nearby vineyards

6 years ago

In this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett, police officers guard on a street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Police said there are
Public Safety

Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage

Midland police said at least one suspect was shot and killed near the Cinergy movie theater in Odessa.

6 years ago

Delphine Lee/NPR
NPR
History

What do you call the ‘anniversary’ of a disaster?

It's been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. But don't call this month an "anniversary."

6 years ago

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