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Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Health

Closures, swimming advisories at some N.J. beaches after heavy rain

Monday’s torrential rain that dropped nearly six inches of rain in some New Jersey coastal areas is responsible for numerous beach ...

7 years ago

Flooding in Brick, NJ near the Greenbriar senior community on Monday (Brick Police Department photo)

New Jersey declares ‘state of emergency’ for five flooded counties

This weeks heavy rains have taken their toll in the Garden State. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an execu ...

7 years ago

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Study: Climate change hinders summer fun on Lake Erie

7 years ago

A used syringe is seen in a disposal container. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Addiction
Delaware

Another spike in Delaware overdose deaths

Eight people died from suspected overdoses in a four day span, prompting state health officials to issue a new warning.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says more charges await following an investigation into decades of cases of the Catholic clergy sexually abusing children.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Religion

Report details 1,000 victims of child sexual abuse by 300 ‘predator priests’ across Pa.

The roughly 900 page report, paints a horrid portrait of activity that occurred in the dioceses of Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Greensburg, Erie and Pittsburgh.

7 years ago

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Houses inundated in Brick Township's Greenbriar I senior community. (Brick Township Police Department)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

2 Jersey Shore counties under state of emergency after major flooding

At the Jersey Shore, torrential rain fell over portions of Ocean and Monmouth counties on Monday, surpassing the expected rainfall for all of August in some areas.

7 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

NOAA: Below-normal Atlantic hurricane season is now more likely

While as the saying goes, "it only takes one," NOAA is the latest weather forecasting organization to lower its Atlantic hurricane season outlook.

7 years ago

The Most Rev. Ronald Gainer, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., discusses child sexual abuse by clergy and a decision by the diocese to remove names of bishops going back to the 1940s after concluding they did not respond adequately to abuse allegations, during a Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. The bishop apologized to victims and said the diocese is posting an online list of 71 priests and others in the church accused of the abuse. Following the Erie, Pa., diocese, the Harrisburg diocese is the second Pennsylvania diocese to get ahead of a roughly 900-page grand jury report that could be made public in August 2018, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said found more than 300
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Religion
Social Justice

Pennsylvania Catholic church abuse report to be released

Time is ticking down to a court-ordered deadline Tuesday afternoon to decide what information to black out in a forthcoming grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse

7 years ago

Montgomery County plans to add 800 miles of bike paths to its on-road bicycle system. (Nathaniel Hamilton for WHYY News, file)
Infrastructure
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Montco approves plan for 800 miles of bike paths

The new master plan approved last week, calls for adding bike lanes in towns, near high schools, colleges, and transit stops, and to connect to park trails.

7 years ago

A 3D printer at work in Philadelphia's NextFab studios. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

3D printing companies take action against 3D guns amid debatable public safety threat

People who work in the 3D printing industry in Philadelphia and around the country are taking action against 3D-printed guns.

7 years ago

Police stand in the street after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, on Tuesday
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International
Public Safety

Car crashes into security barriers at U.K. Parliament; At least 3 injured

A vehicle crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London early Tuesday

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight August 13, 2018

As Comcast announces an expansion of its Internet Essentials program, Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg looks at the history of the pr ...

Air Date: August 13, 2018

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Philly Parenting
Home & Family
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Are American kids too coddled?

There’s something opulent about easing your way into a summer vacation day.

7 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is seen along the banks of the Delaware River.
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Technology
Broke in Philly

Comcast’s $10 internet for low-income Americans is exploding in popularity

Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians take advantage of Internet Essentials, along with six million users nationwide.

7 years ago

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Workers clean up debris swept into the street during flooding in Upper Darby, Pa., Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Authorities say heavy rains have been causing flooding and prompting road closures and rescues of people from stranded cars in central and southeastern Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Heavy rains cause flooding, prompt water rescues

Authorities say heavy rains have been causing flooding and prompting road closures and rescues of people from stranded cars in central and southeastern Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

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