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As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River will conduct a semi-annual, full volume test of its emergency warning sirens Tuesday. 

In light of high-profile cases of abuse Special Olympics International is moving to reduce the risk of abuse for their athletes with intellectual disabilities.

A cautionary tale from South Philly about how rapid development can improve neighborhoods, but also dishonor them at the same time.

Gratitude to the Philadelphia philanthropist lasts a lifetime.

Since the shooting, there have been youth-led events like rallies and prayer services.

The second half of New Jersey’s 2018 bear hunt begins Monday.

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience."

Sunday is the first night of Hanukkah, and that means Jews around the country will be frying up potato latkes, celebrating the ancient miracle of the oil that burned for eight

At $30,000 to $40,000, Volkswagen's electric car would be able to compete with an upcoming $35,000 make of the Tesla Model 3.

The largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi is asking the state for a new pollution discharge permit. Little Blue Run, is on the Pennsylvania–West Virginia border.

Speakers tell their stories of adversity and the means they used to overcome it

A tsunami warning was temporarily issued for coastal regions of Cook Inlet and the Southern Kenai Peninsula, but it has since been canceled.

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” through Sunday.

The park will play a key role in reducing the floods that inundate Wilmington's Southbridge section.