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PETA urges name change for Delaware’s Slaughter Beach
What’s in a name? The Shakespearean question is once again being raised, this time in the small Delaware town called Slaughter Beach.
6 years ago
Bill requiring employers to offer paid sick time now law in New Jersey
The legislation has been in the works for years.
6 years ago
Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with the company
Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each Wednesday.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, May 1, 2018
Air Date: May 1, 2018
Listen 20:30Promised ‘Safe Return,’ Philly residents flock to church to resolve bench warrants
Philadelphia Safe Return is underway at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cheltenham where it's hosting four courtrooms to help process the city’s backlog of bench warrants.
6 years ago
Listen 1:56Residents urge DEP to deny Mariner East pipeline construction changes; unions argue for approval
Nearly all of the 33 speakers at the two-hour hearing argued that the natural gas liquids pipeline represents a risk to public safety.
6 years ago
Bazooka among items seized during Shore drug raid
Police executing a search warrant in Cape May County made an unusual discovery: a bazooka used by the United States military.
6 years ago
Philadelphia drivers cashing in amnesty rainchecks to clear parking tickets
The amnesty program lifted penalties for drivers who were willing to pay off all their old tickets. Some owed thousands of dollars.
6 years ago
Preview of Stockton University’s new beachfront locale
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PJM will study ‘fuel security’ of electric grid as natural gas use rises
The grid operator for 65 million customers in the mid-Atlantic says it will look at whether it’s becoming more susceptible to outages.
6 years ago
Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: ‘I’m glad I stuck to my guns’
While some journalists have suggested that the dinner should no longer include a guest comic, Wolf insists she wasn't there to "cater to the room."
6 years ago
Audit finds security lapses at 30th Street Station
The audit of 30th Street Station was conducted by Amtrak's inspector general.
6 years ago
At Philly’s Mother Bethel, celebrating civil rights icons and Korean peace agreement
Blessed are the Peacemakers honored W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr. and Paul Robeson for their work in promoting peace and justice around the world.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight April 30, 2018
Air Date: April 30, 2018
Listen 21:01Motorists rush to beat deadline for Philly parking amnesty program
Hundreds lined up Monday outside the Philadelphia Parking Authority's violations office hoping to have old tickets expunged.
6 years ago