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Jax reuniting with his family on Monday evening. (Image courtesy of Gabrielle McMillan)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Dog that ran from Shore car crash is reunited with family after long search effort

Jax, a boxer-rottweiler mix, ran from a car crash on Route 72 in Stafford that he was involved in with his owner, Gabrielle McMillan, 23, of Little Egg Harbor on June 24.

7 years ago

National

U.S. women’s team boldly embraces off-the-field activist role

Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women's soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes.

7 years ago

Hurricane Arthur brought heavy rain and some wind to Rehoboth Beach as it passed by the Delaware Coastal area on Friday July 4, 2014 with minor damage.  (Chuck Snyder for WHYY, file)
Delaware
Environment
Public Safety

Delaware preparing now for peak hurricane season

As climate change makes tropical storm systems stronger and more frequent, state emergency management leaders are urging people to step up their readiness.

7 years ago

Police officers stand on the 4600 block of Weymouth Street Monday, where a Philadelphia police officer is believed to have killed his wife and then himself. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Philadelphia police say officer appears to have killed wife, then self

Philadelphia police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 39 year-old officer with the department and his estranged wife.

7 years ago

In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city. (Akeem DIxon/Broke in Philly)
Income Inequality
Kids
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

‘Dear Akeem’ highlights activities and job opportunities for Philly youth

In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city.

7 years ago

Visitors gather on one of the cantilevered terraces at Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright design in Pennsylvania. Eight Wright buildings, including Fallingwater, were honored as World Heritage sites by UNESCO, on July 7, 2019. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
NPR
Architecture & Design
International
Pennsylvania

UNESCO adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings to World Heritage List

The new additions to the list were announced in Baku, Azerbaijan at UNESCO's annual conference.

7 years ago

Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell talks about summer programs at pools in Philadelphia. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Radio Times
Delaware
Environment
Public Spaces

Regional Roundup – 07/08/19

This week: an update on Philadelphia's pools and parks, a shortage of child abuse investigators in Delaware, and the risk of stormwater surges in the region.

Air Date: July 8, 2019

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USWNT's Julie Ertz and Carli Lloyd are featured in new muralsINSTAGRAM: @SPRINGARTSPHL AND @NILELIVINGSTON
Public Spaces
Sports
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

2 Philly murals celebrate U.S. Women’s World Cup win

Julie Ertz and Carli Lloyd are now part of the city’s streetscape.

7 years ago

The view of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation wants you to pick how to spend $1 million

For its 100th birthday, the foundation wants the public to better understand the nonprofit sector’s impact. So it’s asking folks to take part in the process.

7 years ago

Listen 1:32
Patricia Brown speaks at a memorial for her nephew, Curtis Jenkins III, in Haddon Heights, New Jersey on July 7, 2019. Curtis Jenkins III, the son of Camden's City Council President, was killed after being kidnapped last week in Camden. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

Before he was kidnapped, murdered, Curtis Jenkins III ‘tried to bring everyone together’

About 200 people gathered at Haddon Heights Junior-Senior High School to celebrate the life of Curtis Jenkins III, who was kidnapped and murdered last week.

7 years ago

Erick Jusino, of Philadelphia leads a chant on the bullhorn at the Philadelphia Union home game against FC Dallas at Talen Energy Stadium, in Chester, Pennsylvania, on April 6, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Sports

Ten years later, is Chester better now with a soccer stadium?

In the decade since the Major League Soccer team first played there, how has this city and the community been affected?

7 years ago

Listen 6:01
Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park has $51 million in deferred maintenance. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Independence Park is falling apart

The U.S. government isn't paying to keep up the place where it was born — and the city of Philadelphia isn't helping much either.

Air Date: July 8, 2019

Listen 12:27
Taylor Allen (left) riding a quad at Black River Equestrian Farm in Hunterdon County, N.J., in 2006. (Courtesy of Taylor Allen)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Black in Flemington: Was the trauma worth it?

A former WHYY reporter reflects on her experience growing up as a black queer person in Flemington, New Jersey.

7 years ago

NPR
Sports

Four-peat: U.S. Women’s Soccer team wins World Cup title

The U.S. Women's National Team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 to win a record fourth Women's World Cup title.

7 years ago

The Netherlands are the last team standing between the United States and its fourth Women's World Cup. Here, U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe watches her teammates warm up before Tuesday's 2-1 semifinal win over England. (Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
NPR
Sports

World Cup Final: It’s the juggernaut vs. the new kid as U.S. takes on the Netherlands

For two soccer-crazed nations, just one question remains: Will the U.S. continue its march of greatness undaunted, or can the Dutch pull off an upset for the ages?

7 years ago

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