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Fans find shade under an umbrella before the start of the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Washington Nationals baseball game, Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Laurence Kesterson/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Sports

The Phillies are back, but are their fans?

A year after finishing in last place, the Phillies enter the All-Star break in first. But they're only drawing 825 more fans per game than last season.

7 years ago

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Delaware
Homelessness
Sports

NewsWorks Tonight, July 17, 2018

Delaware officials say they’ve made serious efforts to protect the safety of prison guards. A new facility aims to give Philadelph ...

Air Date: July 17, 2018

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Former Department of Correction counselor Patricia May describes some of the many paintings by Delaware prison inmates that decorate her home in Hockessin, Del., Monday, July 16, 2018. May, a state corrections counselor who was taken hostage during a deadly riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison, says prison officials are to blame. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)
Delaware

Survivor blames officials for Delaware prison riot

Patricia May had a feeling of dread when she reported to work at Delaware's maximum-security prison last year. For months, she had been concerned about her safety.

7 years ago

Heidi Segall Levi of Community Design Collaborative (right) and Rachel Hildebrandt of Partners for Sacred Places talk about potential uses for the main sanctuary in Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church.
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Religion

Organizations with deep community roots on mission to strengthen Philadelphia

Put together the needs and the assets on either side of the walls of the sacred properties, and you see a whole new necessity – and possibility.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight July 16, 2018

Campaign finance reports show Republican congressional candidates in the Philadelphia area with a slight war chest advantage over Democra ...

Air Date: July 16, 2018

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In June, Muslim kids were asked to leave the Foster Brown Pool in Wilmington because of  what they were wearing. Now, the city has paid $50,000 to settle a discrimination claim. (Image via Google Maps)
Delaware
Religion
Social Justice

Wilmington mayor apologizes, arranges meeting with Muslim group asked to leave pool

Mike Purzycki issued an apology and is meeting with members of the Muslim community after a teacher and her young Muslim students were asked to leave a public pool.

7 years ago

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Correctional Sgt. Steven Floyd was beaten and stabbed to death during the uprising at the Vaughn prison. (File/WHYY)
Delaware

Site of Delaware prison uprising to be demolished

The Vaughn Correctional building where prison inmates rioted, and where correctional officer Lt. Steven Floyd was murdered last year, will be demolished.

7 years ago

Beachwood Fire Department image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Barking dog alerts family to house fire

The family dog alerted the residents to the fire before the smoke detector activated, allowing them to escape unharmed.

7 years ago

Eric Eberhart, 17, left, stands next to Shawn Wilson in front of a picture of his father, Eric Eberhart Sr., who was gunned down earlier this year. — Tribune Photo by John Mitchell
The Philadelphia Tribune

Nicetown marchers call for end to city violence

7 years ago

Puerto Rican evacuees Crisjoel Morales Monet, 17, and Judy Morales Monet, 16, are staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Center City with their mom and oldest brother Friday April 20th. They still don't know where to go next. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Politics

National Puerto Rican group meets in Philly to plot the road ahead

The National Puerto Rican Agenda held their second convention at Taller Puertorriqueno in North Philly this weekend to think of ways to mobilize this diaspora.

7 years ago

Members of the Chicago Police Department interact with an angry crowd at the scene of a police involved shooting in Chicago, on July 14. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Policing
Social Justice

Man killed by Chicago police ran away, reached for waist

Footage from body cameras and surveillance cameras shows that a man who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was armed with what appears to be a handgun.

7 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
Transportation
Broke In Philly

Beyond SEPTA Key: New program replaces tokens for people in need

Disposable swipe cards are now an option for social service agencies.

7 years ago

Fighters from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) shoot their way through downtown Monrovia, LIberia Tuesday, April 16, 1996. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)
NewsWorks Tonight
International
Law
Military

Philadelphia is a flashpoint for Liberian human rights advocates

The recent federal convictions of suspected Liberian war criminals in Philadelphia is fueling the demand for a war crimes court in Liberia.

7 years ago

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A used syringe is seen in a disposal container. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Addiction

‘It keeps us safe’: An NYC bathroom set up to stem overdoses

At an unassuming storefront on a busy Brooklyn street, people sign up to use a bathroom outfitted to try to curb an overdose crisis.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, July 13, 2018

Recent convictions of war criminals for immigration fraud are fueling the demand for a Liberian war crimes court. President Trump’ ...

Air Date: July 13, 2018

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