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Heavy rains cause flooding, prompt water rescues
Authorities say heavy rains have been causing flooding and prompting road closures and rescues of people from stranded cars in central and southeastern Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Listen 1:45Waterspout spotted off Long Beach Island
A severe thunderstorm generated a waterspout off Ocean County’s Long Beach Island Monday morning. Eyewitnesses spotted the f ...
6 years ago
A hotter topic: Building heat resilience into multifamily housing
Affordable multifamily housing is the most vulnerable building sector when it comes to extreme weather, and its residents have fewer resources.
6 years ago
Wilmington Fire Department still using rolling bypasses that lawyer blames for 3 firefighter deaths
Wilmington takes fire equipment out of service to save money. That policy will become the focus of a lawsuit over three firefighters' deaths.
6 years ago
Listen 2:04"Standing on the side of the oppressed means standing with people of color who are dying by police brutality," said Cecilia Baxter, a pastor at Christ Church in Bethlehem.
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Listen 5:18Counterprotesters expected to dwarf white supremacists in DC
The principal organizer of last year's "Unite the Right" event will hold a "white civil rights rally," and police are preparing for crowds of counterprotesters.
6 years ago
After Charlottesville, alt-right groups splinter, distance from white supremacy
Experts who monitor domestic extremism in the United States are taking stock of where the far-right movement stands.
6 years ago
‘We are resilient:’ Memorials, heavy police presence mark Charlottesville anniversary
Sunday is the first anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally.
6 years ago
Playgroups offer rural families a head start on school
The meetings are a way for families to meet other families, get connected with resources and prepare children for kindergarten.
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NewsWorks Tonight, August 10, 2018
Campbell’s Soup company is feeling pressure from investors to put itself up for sale. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the Gallup ...
Air Date: August 10, 2018
Listen 24:02Philly’s displaced communities reunite every year to keep neighborhood spirit going
Former rivals from 13th Street and 5th Street now welcome each other, exchanging invites instead of blows, as they reconnect.
6 years ago
Listen 3:45Gallup poll: Most see Congress as corrupt, beholden to special interests
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
6 years ago
Listen 5:58Atlantic County looking to expand aviation industry
Officials want to build up the area as a place for good jobs that are not in the tourism business
6 years ago
Developer proposes multi-use community for AstraZeneca site in Wilmington
Della Donne & Associates plans to convert 1.8 million square feet into a community of office spaces, luxury apartments, a hotel, restaurants, and shops.
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