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In an increasingly polarized America, is it possible to be civil on social media?
Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.
7 years ago
South Jersey forest fire 75 percent contained, spreads across 10,000 acres
It is New Jersey’s biggest forest fire since 2007, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
7 years ago
40 years later, the prospect of a Three Mile Island-related evacuation remains daunting
The last several decades have brought more detailed plans and better technology, but the people responsible for TMI disaster prep say there will always be unknowns.
7 years ago
Forest fire closes Route 72 in Burlington County, N.J.
A major forest fire has closed a state highway that links to the Jersey Shore, authorities say.
7 years ago
Pope Francis: Vatican officials required to report sex abuse allegations or face jail time
Pope Francis issued a new decree making it mandatory for Vatican officials to report allegations of sexual abuse to authorities or face possible jail time.
7 years ago
Cape May-Lewes Ferry stranded for hours in Delaware Bay
An engine malfunction on a ferry running from New Jersey to Delaware left more than 100 passengers stranded for several hours.
7 years ago
Social Security revives ‘no match’ letters amid broader immigration crackdown
Immigration authorities said employers should look at these letters as evidence that their employees are undocumented.
7 years ago
Exulting in Philly’s great treasure of blossoming trees
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society educator, Sally McCabe talks the timeline of trees as they get ready to burst into blossom.
7 years ago
Listen 6:09Civil disobedience at Three Mile Island vigil
'Sometimes you have to teach the younger generation that they have to come out and cross a line to make a point.'
7 years ago
‘We’re definitely playoff bound,’ thousands of Phillies fans concur on opening day
On first day of baseball season, Phillies fans streamed to Citizens Bank Park. Many see right fielder Bryce Harper as the team’s ticket to the playoffs.
7 years ago
Why doesn’t Philadelphia have rent control like many other big cities?
We used to have it — and housing advocates are pushing for a return.
7 years ago
Listeners share memories of the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown
On the 40th anniversary of the partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania residents remember where they were and how they felt that day.
7 years ago
Police charge biological dad, two others with hiding missing Shore teen
Three adults are facing charges, authorities said, for concealing the location of a missing New Jersey girl while police were looking for her.
7 years ago
Why pedestrian deaths are at a 30-year high
Across the U.S., 6,227 pedestrians died in traffic accidents in 2018, the highest number in nearly 30 years.
7 years ago
North Philly neighbors decry plans for immigrant youth shelter, citing track record
VisionQuest wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.
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