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People queue up during a food giveaway at Dobbins High School in North Philadelphia this summer. (Avi Steinhardt/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Hunger declines, but some fear Trump proposals could reverse the trend

According to the research, 11.1% of U.S. households — about 14 million — were food insecure in 2018, down from 11.8% in 2017.

7 years ago

Representatives of Philadelphia's police, fire, and prisons departments line up on 2nd Street for the annual 9/11 remembrance procession. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Public Safety

At 9/11 remembrance in Old City, a hope for future generations

Representatives from Philly's police, fire and prisons departments gathered in Old City to mark the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and remember the first responders.

7 years ago

(Phil Gregory/WHYY file photo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Surfer rescues swimmer caught in rip current off N.J. beach

A quick-thinking surfer rescued a swimmer in distress off a Monmouth County beach late Wednesday morning.

7 years ago

The Creative Vision Factory is a peer-run drop-in center that aims to use art and a welcoming atmosphere to help people struggling with mental illness, homelessness and addiction. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Addiction
Changing Communities
Delaware
Homelessness

Upgrading the neighborhood makes a treasured arts spot uneasy

The Wilmington arts center has been fostering creativity and soothing minds for nine years, but the character of the neighborhood around it is changing.

7 years ago

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Dr. Cory Simpson, dermatologist, screens Diocelina Zabalo for skin cancer at Philadelphia’s Mexican consulate. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health Care
Immigration
Public Health

Skin cancer prevention still a struggle among Latinx communities in the region

At a free event set up by the Mexican consulate in Philadelphia, checking for the damaging effects of exposure to the sun got the spotlight.

7 years ago

Refinery employee Shawn Tolomeo argues that the Philadelphia Energy Solutions property in South Philadelphia should remain a refinery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia

Bonuses paid to PES refinery executives infuriate ex-workers and environmentalists

Laid-off employees, who got no severance pay, expressed outrage at the $4.5 million paid out to Philadelphia Energy Solutions officials pre-bankruptcy.

7 years ago

A transit police officer keeps watch on the Market-Frankford line. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

SEPTA police to get new service weapons after Sig pistol accidentally fires

The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident in which a SEPTA police officer’s service weapon fired without manipulation while holstered.

7 years ago

Runners head through downtown Wilmington on their way from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in New York City as part of the 243-mile 9/11 Promise Run. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
History
National

9/11 memorial runners promise to remember: ‘It’s our job as folks that lived through it to keep that memory alive’

There’s no celebration at the end of this run. After running 243 miles from the Pentagon to Ground Zero in three days, it’s a sobering finish line for the 9/11 Promise Run.

7 years ago

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2019 Atlantic hurricane season summary map as of Sept. 10. (Image: wikipedia.org)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Hurricane season peaks today

Today marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.

7 years ago

National

At 9/11 memorial, new recognition for a longer-term toll

The new 9/11 Memorial Glade gives their loved ones a place in the landscape of remembrance at ground zero.

7 years ago

The Bon Air volunteer firefighting company was temporarily closed by Haverford Township on September 4th after it came to light that a member had sought membership with the Proud Boys. On September 9th, the township announced it would reopen the company. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Public Safety
Social Justice

Haverford reinstates Bon Air Fire Company after flap over member with ties to extremist group

During the packed meeting, the Haverford commissioners got an earful from residents, who decried the township’s decision to close Bon Air in the first place.

7 years ago

Schyler Smith, (far left), Marc Harris and Shane Woodson are some of the younger members of Work to Ride in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. (Courtesy of Lezlie Hiner)
NPR
Kids
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philly teens ‘Work to Ride’ and change the face of polo

Earning the privilege to ride takes work. Each morning the players wake up at dawn and get to work cleaning the barn, bathing, grooming and exercising the horses.

7 years ago

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Higher Education
Sports
Billy Penn

Kent State apologizes to Temple for booting field hockey team to set off football fireworks

The Kent State director of athletics said the school should’ve allowed the game to conclude.

7 years ago

(photo caption: Mark Garland)
Radio Times
Health Care
K-12

Regional Roundup – 09/09/19

This week: an update on the closure of Hahnemann Hospital, Camden County School District superintendent Katrina McCombs, and monarch migration.

Air Date: September 9, 2019 10:00 am

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Spotted lanternflies colonize trees along a pathway on the banks of the Green Lane Reservoir in Berks County, Pa., on September 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Backyard warriors ready for lanternfly egg-laying season — but experts say check the facts first

Pa. and N.J. residents are turning to online forums for help fighting the invasive species, but a spotted lanternfly expert urges them to check their facts first.

7 years ago

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