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A new sinkhole that opened up on Sunday was surrounded by orange plastic fencing outside a suburban home at Lisa Drive in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
(Eric Friedman/Provided)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco empties pipeline to deal with Chester County sinkhole

No natural gas liquids are flowing in Mariner East 1 anywhere in Pennsylvania, the PUC says.

7 years ago

A 26-acre slice of the hulking Budd Co. auto assembly in Nicetown has sat unused since 2003. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

New York developer wins Budd site at auction

A New York developer with a history of transforming former industrial properties made the winning offer on the massive former Budd Company site in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

A naturally occurring ice disk that gained international fame appears to be freezing in place following a stretch of frigid weather, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Westbrook, Maine. The giant ice disk on the Presumpscot River now has its own webcam. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Ice disk freezes out Shore man’s attempt to hack peace sign into it

A giant disk of river ice has proved too much for a Jersey Shore attention-seeker who tried to carve a peace sign on it.

7 years ago

The 2,500-seat arena was about two-thirds full Wednesday during opening night for the Blue Coats. (Cris Barrish, WHYY News.)
Changing Communities
Delaware
Sports

Debut of arena for 76ers’ minor league team a ‘big lift’ for Wilmington

The Wilmington arena is home of the Delaware Blue Coats, the Philadelphia 76ers' G League team. It will be a youth soccer training center and host kids' camps and leagues.

7 years ago

Listen 1:18
Andrea Martinez (left) and Janelle Rosado are food stamp recipients. They live in Reading, Pa., where 44 percent of households receive SNAP benefits.  (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Food stamp crisis looming in Pa. because of government shutdown

The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.

7 years ago

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal responds to an audience member during a community listening session on police use of force in Bridgeton, N.J., Jan. 23, 2019. (Miguel Martinez for WHYY)
New Jersey
Policing
Public Safety

New Jersey AG to create new system for holding problem cops accountable

A month after an extensive NJ.com investigation, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says he wants to improve how police departments track use-of-force incidents.

7 years ago

Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump Administration policies.
NPR
Politics
Religion
Social Justice

Provoked by Trump, the religious left is finding its voice

Religious conservatives have rarely faced much competition in the political realm from faith-based groups on the left. Donald Trump may finally be changing that.

7 years ago

Freedom Theater is located on North Broad Street. (Jake Blumgart/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
History

How Philadelphia renders Black history invisible

But before 1990, there were only two markers associated with African American history installed in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Broke in Philly is listening.  (Steve Teare)
Economy
Housing
PlanPhilly

We want your questions. Help drive our reporting on poverty and economic justice in Philly

Now it’s your turn, PlanPhilly readers. Join the conversation and help drive our reporting!

7 years ago

Bruce Thomas talks about the years that he and his family were homeless during a press conference at City Hall. According to data presented by Council members Helen Gym and Allan Domb and members of the Family Service Provider Network, homeless families in Philadelphia are undercounted and underserved.
Homelessness
K-12

As Philly tallies homeless population, advocates say families are overlooked

Advocates for Philadelphia’s homeless are demanding more funding for family shelters and prevention.

7 years ago

RZA from the hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan performs on day two of the Governors Ball Music Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Community Events
January 24 - 30, 2019

Hot dancing on cold nights, a classic ‘90s hip-hop collective and Delaware goes gastro

The potential bone-chilling temperatures this weekend won’t matter − as long as you bundle up, that is, or get moving at one of the many dance events in the region.

7 years ago

Listen 4:20
Cheerleaders perform at a Neshaminy Redskins basketball game on Jan. 15, 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
K-12
Race & Ethnicity

Racial slur or point of pride? Why the debate over the Neshaminy ‘Redskins’ persists

Why has the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County refused to give up a decades-old nickname for its sports teams that many consider to be a racial slur?

Air Date: January 24, 2019

Listen 15:29
A Sebring, Fla., police officer stands near a Highlands County Sheriff's SWAT vehicle that is stationed in front of a SunTrust Bank branch, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Sebring, Fla., where authorities say five people were shot and killed. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
Public Spaces

Police: 5 fatally shot inside Florida bank, suspect arrested

A gunman who opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon killed five people before surrendering to SWAT negotiators, police said.

7 years ago

A buried car in Monmouth County's Avon. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Husar)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

3 years ago, the Jersey Shore was dealing with a blizzard, tidal flooding

A massive blizzard began impacting the Jersey Shore three years ago Wednesday.

7 years ago

Students from a Kentucky Catholic High School appeared to harass and mock a Native American demonstrator during a rally in Washington D.C. (NBC10)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Learning to take responsibility for your actions

Some say a new video depicting a confrontation between a Native American elder and schoolboys wearing "MAGA" hats excuses the boys' disrespectful behavior.

7 years ago

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