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It's been 50 years since Philadelphia Eagles fans pelted Santa with snow balls from the stands. Some people say they are ashamed of what happened that day, while others remain unapologetic. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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History
Philadelphia
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Philly frustration, 1968: ‘The day that they were all against everything’

Mention the Philadelphia Eagles and last year's Super Bowl win comes to mind. But so does that time fans booed and pelted Santa Claus with snow balls.

7 years ago

MarkWest's Houston gas processing plant in Washington County, Pa. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Four workers injured at gas plant blast near Pittsburgh

The blast happened shortly after 6 p.m. at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility at 800 Western Avenue in Chartiers Township.

7 years ago

Sharon Osburn (left) fights back tears after telling prison officials about her son's sudden transfer to a Pennsylvania prison. Osburn is being comforted by state Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker of Wilmington. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Safety

Delaware inmates’ families, advocates grill officials about transfers to Pennsylvania

Delaware Gov. Carney and prison leaders are transferring up to 330 inmates to state prisons in Pennsylvania. Inmates' families and advocates grilled officials about the moves.

7 years ago

Patricio Manuel, the first openly transgender man to box professionally in the U.S., faced off against Hugo Aguilar on Saturday evening at a casino in Indio, Calif. The judges declared Manuel the winner. (Texas Isaiah)
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Gender
LGBTQ
Sports

A trans man steps into the ring — and wins his debut as a professional boxer

On Saturday evening, Patricio Manuel, 33, became the first openly trans man to compete in a professional boxing match in the U.S.

7 years ago

San Francisco Police Capt. Michelle Jean speaks to reporters in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Authorities say bomb threats sent to dozens of schools, universities and other locations across the U.S. appear to be a hoax. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Business
Philadelphia

Wave of bomb threats across U.S. a hoax, authorities say

Philadelphia businesses among those targeted in anonymous emails.

7 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has asked Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf for a thorough review of the environmental impact of renewed mining at the Rockhill Quarry in Upper Bucks County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Politics

Asbestos discovery at Upper Bucks quarry halts operations

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick wrote to Gov. Tom Wolf, applauding the state government for ceasing operations at the site and asking for a “more thorough environmental review."

7 years ago

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December 13 - 20, 2018

Wild lights, punk bargains and getting a Handel on the season

This week's round-up includes plenty of opportunities to meet Santa.

7 years ago

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A grinch Governor Wolf appears on a flyer inviting Philadelphians to create holiday cards to send to Governor Wolf asking him to end a DOC policy that doesn’t allow families to send cards of photos to incarcerated family members. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Addiction
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Holiday card campaign to Gov. Wolf calls for repeal of Pa.'s new prison mail policy

The new policy was put in place in August when staff and inmates fell ill after drug exposure. Mail now goes to a facility in Florida, and inmates receive a scanned copy.

7 years ago

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The flip-board sign at 30th Street is the last of its kind still in service at an Amtrak station (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
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Transportation
PlanPhilly

Amtrak may spare 30th Street Station’s beloved flipping board

The beloved split-flap sign at 30th Street Station, in Philadelphia, may have earned an 11th hour reprieve.

7 years ago

Dalia Burgos and her son Albert walk to Lewis Elkin School in Kensington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Safety
PlanPhilly

New ‘Safe Corridors’ program brings parent patrols to opioid-plagued Kensington

The Philadelphia Resilience Project’s Safe Corridors initiative intends to make walks back and forth to school safer

7 years ago

Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine Dec. 4, 2018, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Economy
Government Accountability

A new coal mine is opening in Pennsylvania. Is Trump to thank?

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

7 years ago

(Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Two hurt in construction accident along Mariner East 2 near Pittsburgh

Contractors were struck by equipment.

7 years ago

Christmas tree inside the Victorian Band Stand in Cape May, N.J. (Photo courtesy of Robert Driebe)
New Jersey
Public Spaces

Why so many people visit Cape May in December

While some shore towns seem ready for hibernation as winter approaches, Cape May keeps things lively through the holidays, with historic buildings decked in lights and garland

7 years ago

Salesianum School received $16 million to upgrade Baynard Stadium. (Courtesy of Salesianum School)
Delaware

Salesianum receives $16M donation to rebuild Baynard Stadium in Wilmington

A deal has been reached to tear down Wilmington's 96-year old Baynard Stadium and replace it with a new facility.

7 years ago

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (19) celebrates after a 75-yard touchdown catch against the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Philadelphia
Sports

It’s not a ‘total pit of despair’ for Eagles fans as team’s hopes dim

For Eagles fans, does a Super Bowl title cover up the bitterness of a failed repeat campaign? Yes and no.

7 years ago

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