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Firefighters battle a blaze in the Marmora section of Upper Township on Sunday afternoon. (Image courtesy of Marmora Volunteer Fire Company)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Good Samaritan uses ladder to rescue 2 from blaze at Shore

A quick-thinking good Samaritan used a ladder to rescue two people trapped in an engulfed building Sunday afternoon in Cape May County. 

6 years ago

Photos of the Schentrup family and their daughter Carmen fill the living room of the family's new home. Carmen died one week shy of her 17th birthday. Alyse Young for NPR
NPR
National
Public Safety

Parkland family reflects on a year of anguish and activism

Carmen was one of 17 students and staff killed in the Valentine's Day shooting, in the past year, the Schentrups have formed a tight bond with the other victims' families

6 years ago

Tom Witmer Natural Lands Restoration manager for Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, checks out damage done by beavers along Cobbs Creek.
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Outdoors
Philadelphia

Is there a beaver resurgence in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation reports beaver activity is on the rise but not a nuisance.

6 years ago

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The crisis of water affordability is especially acute where you might not expect it: In cities like Chicago, which overlooks the abundant fresh water of Lake Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
National

A water crisis is growing in a place you’d least expect it

The Great Lakes are one of the world's largest sources of fresh water, but many Americans in surrounding cities face a dark irony: They can't afford their rising water bills.

6 years ago

Vonn got her start in skiing at an early age, and bolstered her talents with intensive slalom training under racing guru Erich Sailer's Buck Hill program. She then moved on to dominate speed events, like the downhill. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)
NPR
Sports

Lindsey Vonn retires as the winningest female skier in history

Injuries are often blamed for taking away Lindsey Vonn's chances for more Olympic medals.

6 years ago

Frank Menendez, 54, of Long Island, New York, joined the NRA at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Why one gun owner decided to finally join the NRA

‘I have no choice but to help them. That’s the way it seems,’ said a gun owner at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg.

6 years ago

Commissioners in Sandusky, Ohio, have voted to make Election Day a city holiday, in place of Columbus Day. Sandusky resident Moses Croom is seen here voting at a polling station at a local library in November 2008.
(Jason Werling/Sandusky Register)
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Personal Finance

Sandusky, Ohio, makes Election Day a paid holiday — by swapping out Columbus Day

Sandusky, Ohio, is a small city on the shores of Lake Erie. Last week city leaders declared Election Day a paid holiday – by swapping out Columbus Day.

6 years ago

Antoinette Reynolds (right) talks with WHYY Health Reporter Nina Feldman.  Reynolds lives across the street and spends lots of her time as unofficial lookout for kids who play in the empty lot at Lowell Elementary. Here, she  celebrates that Lowell Elementary is scheduled to get a playground soon. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Kids
Philadelphia
Uneven Play

WHYY Community Conversation: The push for playgrounds brings people together

WHYY hosted “Uneven Play,” a community conversation with parents, school district representatives — and kids — to discuss playground inequity.

6 years ago

Flames engulf a townhouse on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright Friday night. (Image: Unexcelled Fire Company - Neptune)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Wind-whipped blaze damages Shore townhouse complex

An intense fire damaged townhouse units in a Jersey Shore community Friday night.

6 years ago

The long-delayed opening of the House of Fates Holocaust museum in Budapest, whose entrance is marked by a Star of David, is expected this spring.
NPR
History
International

Hungary’s new Holocaust museum isn’t open yet, but it’s already causing concern

The long-delayed opening of the House of Fates Holocaust museum in Budapest, whose entrance is marked by a Star of David, is expected this spring.

6 years ago

The site of the Revolution Pipeline explosion that occurred in September 2018. (Marcellus Air)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. DEP halts new pipeline permits for Mariner East

The Wolf administration says the PUC should take more 'aggressive' action against the pipeline builder.

6 years ago

Outlaw is a pit bull mix available for adoption and currently sheltered at ACCT Philly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community Events
Home & Family
Philadelphia

No-fee adoptions for large dogs this weekend at Philly shelter

Because the shelter is full, Animal Care and Control Team Philly is offering free adoptions of large dogs this weekend.

6 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers legend Moses Malone (AP Photos/Kevin Reece, Charlie Krupa)
Philadelphia
Sports

Sixers to retire Malone’s jersey; 50 teammates named on banner

More than two decades after Moses Malone retired from the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers are raising his No.2 jersey to the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center.

6 years ago

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Troop 19 member Josie Provencher tosses a log at the log hurling station of the Klondike Derby. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Gender
K-12
Outdoors

Girls who aren’t ‘girly’ find a fit in more rigorous activities of Boy Scouts

One of the first all-girl Scouts BSA troops delights in the outdoor activities troop members say aren’t often available in Girl Scouts.

6 years ago

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Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania wait in line at the St. James Chapel Church food bank. Four in ten households in Reading receive SNAP benefits. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Government shutdown is over, but neediest Pennsylvanians on SNAP still scrambling due to payment disruptions

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians on food stamps have to wait until March before the next round of SNAP benefits.

6 years ago

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