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Radar image indicating snow in New Jersey at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

The Shore might wake up to a few inches of snow on Thursday

A moving clipper system will pass through the entire Jersey Shore during the early morning hours on Thursday. 

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 13, 2017

Philadelphia City Council is scheduled to vote on a bill that could prohibit beer delis from selling alcohol from behind bulletproof glas ...

Air Date: December 13, 2017

Listen 22:09
Carmella Hernandez and her family, taking sanctuary from deportation in a North Philadelphia church, ask for support on social media.
Immigration
Law
Philadelphia

Fearing drug traffickers in Mexico, family takes sanctuary from deportation in N. Philly church

Federal immigration authorities ordered Carmela Apolonio Hernandez to leave the country by Friday, but she has no intention of complying.

7 years ago

Hereford Lighthouse (Bill Barlow/for WHYY)
History
New Jersey

North Wildwood changes lock on lighthouse, sparking public feud

New Jersey has a host of popular lighthouses, but you may not have heard of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood. It’s n ...

7 years ago

Students and staff at DCAD organized arts donations
Delaware
Kids
Visual Arts

Delaware students, teachers, share art with kids in need

The Wilmington art community came together Wednesday in an effort to share the healing power of art with children in need. Student ...

7 years ago

AP photo.
Down the Shore

"640," N.J’s latest area code, goes into effect soon

New Jersey's latest area code will go into effect in January. 

7 years ago

Michael Barsanti, director of the Library Company of Philadelphia, stands before a glass fronted bookcase
Philadelphia

Philadelphia library to present new edition of Franklin ‘Junto’

The Library Company of Philadelphia launches a monthly club to discuss civic values, based on virtues set down by its founder, Benjamin Franklin.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 12, 2017

Deportation case raises questions about marriage as step to citizenship. Plus the former FBI agent who took down the Unabomber, and education issues in Northeastern PA

Air Date: December 12, 2017

Listen 21:48
Delaware

Asbestos delays reopening of major Delaware artery

Drivers diverted around the Rt. 141/Basin Rd. bridge over Rt. 13 will have to deal with detours for longer than expected after technical issues delayed the work.

7 years ago

Talib Kweli, the keynote speaker at this year’s hip hop summit at Stockton University. (Bill Barlow for WHYY)
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

Talib Kweli: BLM is a peaceful movement fighting ‘a violent police state’

The rapper made his comments on Thursday as the keynote speaker at this year’s Hip Hop Summit at Stockton University.

7 years ago

Shots of liquor for sale at a
The Philadelphia Experiment
Philadelphia

Time for Philadelphia’s stop-and-gos to stop — and go

The store owners have argued that the bill would bring bloodshed by requiring stop-and-go stores to remove their bulletproof glass. That's not the issue.

7 years ago

NOAA image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

‘Prolific’ Geminid meteor shower peaks this week

It’s once again time for the peak of the prolific Geminid meteor shower.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 11, 2017

Rohingya Muslims find new home in Philadelphia. Conspiracy theory persists among Eastwick residents. And a retelling of the swimming of the English Channel.

Air Date: December 11, 2017

Listen 21:30
Heavy machinery is used to demolish a house along the Delaware Bay in Lawrence Township. (Image: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. demolishes 500th house under flood buyout program

New Jersey officials are celebrating the demolition of the 500th house under the state's flood buyout program. 

7 years ago

Social activists have received 1,300 petitions against a plan to reroute Wilmington buses. (WHYY/Paul Parmalee)
Delaware
Social Justice
Transportation

NAACP officials will ask Gov. Carney to stop plans to decrease Rodney Square bus service

Social activists and residents in Delaware are making a plea to the state to reverse plans to reconfigure bus routes in Wilmington starti ...

7 years ago

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