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Image courtesy of the Ocean City Firefighters Association.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Another small plane crashes in Cape May County

Cape May County officials say the Cessna 140 was trying to land on Runway 24 at the Ocean City Municipal Airport before 10 a.m. Sunday.

6 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shook homes before dawn Friday, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Public Safety

South Philly refinery fire extinguished; city continues to monitor air quality

A massive explosion rocked the oil refinery in South Philadelphia early Friday morning, city officials confirmed.

6 years ago

A rendering of the Runaway Tram roller coaster on Surfside Pier in Wildwood. (Courtesy of Morey's Piers)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

New Wildwood roller coaster set to debut in time for Fourth of July

The family-friendly Runaway Tram — a nod to Wildwood's famous tram cars that have operated along the two-mile boardwalk for 71 years — will start running on July 2. 

6 years ago

A woman walks through La Perla, a neighborhood on the edge of Old San Juan, in 2017. (AFP Contributor/Getty Images)
NPR
Music
Race & Ethnicity

For those missing Puerto Rico, a song about dreaming of home

Within the canon of popular Puerto Rican music, there is no shortage of songs about the nostalgia for the island itself.

6 years ago

2019 Juneteenth Parade
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

West Philadelphia welcomes Juneteenth parade and festival with open arms

Hosting this year’s festival in their neighborhood, rather than Center City, was a point of pride and positivity, spectators and vendors said.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Philadelphia firefighters gather at the entrance to Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery, while a large flare burns off fuel to prevent it from feeding the massive fire at the refinery, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Energy
Philadelphia
Public Health

Small fire still burning at Philadelphia oil refinery

Philadelphia Energy Solutions said Saturday that workers are trying to isolate the remaining line, but access is limited.

6 years ago

The 2019 Billies nominees (Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Billy Penn Awards Gala will honor these awesome Philadelphians

The Billy Penn Awards Gala will showcase local movers and shakers and creators and instigators who are having an impact on Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Because the plug isn't reversible, connecting a USB device to a computer can often be a frustrating experience. (Joe Kohen/Invision/AP)
NPR
Technology

Ever plugged a USB in wrong? Of course you have. Here’s why.

Some call it the USB paradox, the seemingly impossible process of making a 50-50 guess wrong twice.

6 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Public Safety

Feds to investigate refinery explosion; local health officials remain cautious

A series of explosions that produced a giant fireball at the refinery early Friday led to plumes of black smoke and noxious odors that spread across the region.

6 years ago

Pictured here is a wind farm in the Baltic Sea is a joint venture of the Essen-based energy group Eon and the Norwegian shareholder Equinor. (Bernd W'stneck/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Offshore wind turbines are coming to the Jersey Shore

The ‘historic’ approval by regulators clears the way for a 1,100-megawatt wind project about 15 miles off Atlantic City, enough power for 500,000 homes.

6 years ago

Flames burst into the air after an explosion at the Arco Oil Refinery in South Philadelphia, Sunday, Oct. 12, 1975. Cause was not known and the fire was reported “burning out of control”. Refinery is slightly up the Schuylkill River from the Gulf Oil plant where eight firemen died fighting a blaxe on August 17. (Bill Ingraham/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
History
Billy Penn

South Philly refinery’s long history of fires, explosions, deaths and injuries

Even former Mayor Rizzo got hurt in one of the blasts.

6 years ago

Naloxone, commonly known by its brand name, Narcan (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Addiction
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey’s naloxone giveaway distributes 32,000 doses of opioid-reversing drug

One hundred seventy-four pharmacies participated in what the state believed was the largest single-day U.S. public distribution of the opioid-reversing drug.

6 years ago

Fireman direct water at a crude oil storage tank and oil lines that exploded at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Philadelphia, Sunday, August 17, 1975. Main route and bridge over the refinery were closed to the Philadelphia international airport. (Rusty Kennedy/AP Photo)
Energy
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

South Philly refinery’s long history of fires, explosions, deaths and injuries

The refinery complex has killed over a dozen and injured at least 100 city residents, including firemen, oilmen and even a Philadelphia mayor.

6 years ago

A woman waits in line with her child outside the migrant processing center in San Antonio. (Bonnie Petrie/Texas Public Radio)
NPR
Immigration
International
National

African migrants are becoming a new face of the U.S. border crisis

Like the families from Central America, they are traveling great distances after seeing thousands gain entry to the United States in recent months.

6 years ago

CEO Kevin Thompson and COO Naim Statham present their fleet of close to a hundred Verve E-scooters, stored at a former hamburger take-out restaurant located at the corner of Roosevelt Blvd and F Street, on June 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Innovation
Philadelphia
Transportation
PlanPhilly

Philly natives enter the e-scooter wars with $100k homegrown startup, Verve S

Two Philly natives have invested $100,000 in dockless e-scooters. Now they just need their hometown and state to legalize them.

6 years ago

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