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A Coast Guard aircrew medevacs an ailing man from a cruise ship about 51 miles east of Ocean City, New Jersey, Friday, April 27, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Atlantic City/Released)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard hoists man from cruise ship off N.J.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 71-year-old man who fell ill on a cruise ship off the New Jersey coast early Friday evening. 

7 years ago

Image courtesy of the New Jersey Office of Attorney General.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

3 more charged with Sandy fraud

State authorities have charged 112 people for allegedly engaging in this type of fraud since March 2014.

7 years ago

The engine on a Southwest Airlines plane is inspected as it sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (Amanda Bourman via AP)

Passenger sues Southwest Airlines over exploding engine

A passenger who says she's been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder since an engine exploded on a Southwest flight is suing the airline and the engine manufacturer

7 years ago

Myia Hurst in her Roxborough home. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia Housing Authority)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Want to move to a better neighborhood? In Philly, help is on the way.

As of this month, families will be able to be able to use vouchers that can be stretched to cover higher rent in select deemed higher opportunity zones by the PHA.

7 years ago

Subaru of America rolls out vintage cars to celebrate the grand opening of its headquarters in Camden.
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
New Jersey

Subaru opens its doors in Camden, thanks to generous N.J. tax break

Camden boosters say the tax subsidies are helping bring about a renaissance that will improve residents' lives. Critics call state incentives 'corporate welfare.'

7 years ago

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Politics
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NewsWorks Tonight, April 27, 2018

Pennsylvania state officials are sending out letters to voters whose citizenship is in question. As Bill Cosby awaits his sentencing dat ...

Air Date: April 27, 2018

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New homes under construction in Philadelphia. (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Housing
National
Personal Finance

Gallup poll: Real estate investment favored over stocks amid housing shortage

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

7 years ago

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Bill Cosby attends a commencement ceremony at Temple University in 2011 (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Temple University revokes Cosby’s honorary degree

The school was among few that waited to pull honors from Cosby until after the verdict.

7 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill, (center left), looks on with his son, (left), and actor Kevin Hart, (center), as 76ers' co-owner Michael Rubin, (center right), looks at Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's phone, (right), during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 104-91. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Pennsylvania
Politics

Wolf skips environmental awards ceremony, hits Sixers playoff game instead

PennLive reported the governor was an invited guest of the Sixers’ part-owner Michael Rubin, who gave Wolf’s campaign a $250,000 donation on March 2.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of Clean Ocean Action)
Down the Shore
Business
Environment
New Jersey

Long Beach Township's single-use plastic carryout bag ban begins soon

An ordinance adopted late last year that prohibits Long Beach Township businesses from distributing single-use plastic carryout bags goes into effect on May 1.

7 years ago

Accuser Victoria Valentino prepares to speak to the media after Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault at the Montgomery County Courthouse Thursday in Norristown, Pa. Valentino is a former Playboy playmate who accused Cosby of slipping her pills and raping her in the late 1960s. (Corey Perrine/AP Photo)
National

Accusers, advocates: Cosby’s conviction is tipping point for the #MeToo movement

'Today, this jury has shown that what the #MeToo movement is saying is that women are worthy of being believed,' says Cosby accuser Lili Bernard.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Carson Wentz holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Eagles trade out of first round, add extra picks

The Eagles get the 52nd and 125th picks in this year's draft, and a second-rounder in 2019.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Philadelphia

NewsWorks Tonight, April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault. Keystone Crossroads’ Annette John-Hall gives insight into local reactions to the verd ...

Air Date: April 26, 2018

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Korean-American artist transformed by first visit to South Korea

When I got home, I knew right away what I was going to paint: My new family.

7 years ago

Since the cleanup of the Conrail tracks in Kensginton, many living there have moved to live beneath the overpass at Emerald and Lehigh Streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Addiction
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Philly’s new plan to clear homeless encampments aims to take a ‘person-centered approach’

Philadelphia is launching a pilot program to clear out half of the homeless encampments in Kensington.

7 years ago

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