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4 killed when car slams into tanker truck in Ocean County
New Jersey state police say a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on the Garden State Parkway has left four people dead.
7 years ago
The Montiers: An American story
Family portraits found under a bed unraveled the story of an African-American family with a rich history and blood ties to the first mayor of Philadelphia.
Air Date: December 26, 2018
Listen 12:52Mail-order pies: An expensive slice of nostalgia for which many will pay
Making sure that pies get to their final destinations in one piece isn't easy, and it comes with a cost.
7 years ago
SEPTA bus shot in North Philly: No injuries reported
This is the third shooting this month involving a SEPTA bus.
7 years ago
Big hits, reporter picks, and what you missed: WHYY News looks back on 2018
In 2018, WHYY reporters also dug into some of the most divisive, wonky, and underreported issues facing the region.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania getting ready for new hemp industry
Newly passed Farm Bill legalizes industrial hemp, paving way for new commodity crop
7 years ago
An icon of Christmas cheer went dark, some parks close
Federal workers at the agencies affected by the gap in appropriations go unpaid as long as the shutdown lasts.
7 years ago
After years in refugee camps, a family celebrates its first Christmas in the U.S.
Furaha, her husband, Saidi Roger, 33, and their seven kids have been in the U.S. for three months.
7 years ago
Shutdown generates pain, controversy
What’s open and closed with the government shutdown, and what are Philly-area congressional representatives are saying about it?
7 years ago
Feast of the Seven Fishes means brisk business for Italian Market seafood stalls
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Christmas Eve tradition started more than a century ago by Italian-Americans.
7 years ago
Amid controversy, homeless shelter in Wilmington fights to keep offering beds
Residents are worried what will happen to them if the shelter closes. The state doesn't seem to trust the shelter after a fiscal mismanagement investigation.
7 years ago
2018 year in photos: Sweet, sorrowful, triumphal and tragic
From the Eagles' Superbowl victory to the opioid crisis, WHYY photographers bring 2018 into focus.
7 years ago
Family of South Jersey high school wrestler forced to cut dreadlocks speaks out
Buena Regional High School wrester Andrew Johnson's brother says he believes a white wrestler under similar circumstances probably would not have been put in that situation.
7 years ago
Dylan Elchin was 8 years old when the war in Afghanistan began. He was eager to serve.
His death is still setting in for his family and community in western Pennsylvania
7 years ago
‘Blessings come in’ as churches take in refugee congregations after the Camp Fire
Chico, Calif. has become a safe haven, not just for those burned-out individuals, but for several religious congregations, too.
7 years ago