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The HeNN app developed at the University of Delaware provides detailed information about help for those struggling with substance use disorder. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Addiction
Delaware
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Delaware app helps people locate nearby substance use help

Friends and family looking to help loved ones battling addiction can now access an app to find treatment and other support.

6 years ago

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The search is on to identify two men in a series of photos from a gay wedding that were printed in a North Philly drugstore in 1957, but never returned to their owners. (Courtesy of the One National Gay & Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles and the John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives in Philadelphia)
The Why
History
LGBTQ

The mystery of the gay wedding photos

The search is on to identify two men in a series of photos from a gay wedding that were printed in a North Philly drugstore in 1957 — but never returned to their owners.

Air Date: August 5, 2019

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Isaac and Jazzy Dyer, from Harrisburg, Pa., run up the steps to Lincoln Financial Field before the start of open practice on Sunday, August 4, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

40,000 Eagles fans flock to the Linc for the team’s only open practice

The Eagles used to have as many as 18 open practices — the higher end of open practices in the NFL — back when the team trained at Lehigh University.

6 years ago

Mourners gather at a vigil following a nearby mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Multiple people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
National

Police: Shooter killed 9 in Ohio, including his sister

Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said.

6 years ago

Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday. (Joel Angel Juarez/AFP/Getty Images)
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National
Public Safety

20 people killed in El Paso shooting; 21-year-old suspect in custody

Police spokesman Enrique Carrillo said, "At one point, we had three people detained, but now there's just one male suspect in custody."

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly Free Streets: 32 photos from the car-free party on North Broad

There were board games, beach chairs and a *lot* of different wheels.

6 years ago

People walk past the Uptown Theater on the 2200 block of North Broad Street. Visitors had the chance to see the theater from the inside during the annual Philly Free Streets event. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia

In its second year on North Broad, Philly Free Streets boosts historic North Philly institutions

For some African-American cultural institutions based on North Broad Street, programs like Philly Free Streets give them a chance to elevate their work.

6 years ago

Red-tailed hawk (BigStock)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Ocean City deploys raptors over beach, boardwalk to scare away ‘very aggressive’ seagulls

Beginning Saturday, falcons, hawks, and owls will fly over the Ocean City beach and boardwalk from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily in an effort to scare away seagulls.

6 years ago

Bomba drummer Jose Emmannuelli Nater plays for Rochel Rojas as she dances at the celebration of the resignation of Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló at Fairhill Square in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
International
Philadelphia

Resignation of Puerto Rico’s governor prompts celebration in North Philly

Dozens of Philadelphia Puertorriqueños sang, danced, and gave speeches celebrating the resignation of Puerto Rico’s scandal-entangled governor.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
The Philadelphia Tribune

Sources identify 2 officers fired over offensive Facebook posts

Independent sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed the identities of two of the Philadelphia police officers who are being fired.

6 years ago

The 25th Street Barnegat Bay beach in Barnegat Light. (Google Images)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health
Down the Shore

Fecal bacteria leads to another swimming ban at Barnegat Bay beach

For the second time in a week, swimming is temporarily prohibited at a Long Beach Island bay beach due an unacceptable level of fecal bacteria. 

6 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

WHYY board game extravaganza at Philly Free Streets

We’re partnering with Thirsty Dice for the car-free party on North Broad.

6 years ago

PhillyCAM at 7th and Ranstead streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Media
Philadelphia

Community media makers in Philly feel ‘rug pulled out’ with proposed FCC rule change

PhillyCAM, which runs the city’s public access channels, celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall, but a proposed federal rule change threatens its funding.

6 years ago

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Geffen Reinherz, 5 (left), and Skyla Car, 7, draw with chalk at Broad and Poplar Streets while Broad Street is closed off for Philly Free Streets on August 11, 2018. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community Events
August 1 - 7, 2019

BlackStar Film Festival, the Women’s Theater Festival, and a peachy event top this weekend’s Things to Do

Art exhibits, a celebration of National Peach Month, the Women’s Theater Festival and the BlackStar Film Festival are among the things to do this weekend.

6 years ago

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Blue lights bathe the bathroom at a Center City Starbucks (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
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Addiction
Architecture & Design
Public Spaces

Are blue lights a solution to Philly’s opioid epidemic?

Blue lights have been popping up around Philadelphia, even in some Starbucks bathrooms. Are the lights a solution to the opioid crisis or are they making it more dangerous?

Air Date: August 1, 2019

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