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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, August 6, 2018

The Broke in Philly team details the high cost of being poor.  A local WWII vet is one of the last alive who actually witnessed the bomb ...

Air Date: August 6, 2018

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This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows police officer Jaison Potts, who was shot in the face Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, while helping fellow SWAT officers serve a warrant at a house in Philadelphia. A man who authorities say shot at the officers was critically wounded in the shootout early Monday. A woman at the home was also wounded. Officials say the person named in the warrant was not in the residence and remains at large. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)
Philadelphia
Policing

Police commissioner calls deadly shootout ‘absolute tragedy’

A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the face and critically injured while helping fellow SWAT officers serve a warrant at a city home, authorities said Monday.

8 years ago

New construction rises over an empty field in Meridian, a suburb of Boise, Idaho. Today, home values have rebounded, but people who want to buy a new home are often priced out of the market.(Kyle Green for NPR)
NPR
Housing
National

The new housing crisis: shut out of the market

Ten years after the housing collapse during the Great Recession, a new and different housing crisis has emerged.

8 years ago

Built in the style of a Greek temple, Atlantic City's monument to the men who served in World War I was erected in 1922.
View Finders
Architecture & Design
Military
New Jersey

Monument stands sentry for Atlantic City, guards childhood memories

The names of battles in which Atlantic City men fought are carved in the top along with medallions of the armed forces.

8 years ago

Youngsters try out the new swings at Lanier Playground during a tour in advance of its official reopening. 
 Malcolm Burnley/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
PlanPhilly

Grays Ferry’s long-closed Lanier Playground reopens, with new hope and new purpose

Located in the heart of Grays Ferry, Lanier Playground had been closed since 05, but memories of when it brimmed with activity stayed alive in longtime neighborhood residents

8 years ago

The Miss Addison II crew performing a rescue as a boat sinks in the background.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Unforeseen catch of the day: Sportfishing crew rescues seven off N.J.

Joey Smith and his crew were aboard the Miss Addison II and en route to a fluke tournament off Cape May on Saturday morning when their catch of focus rapidly changed.

8 years ago

Squash Smarts has eight courts at the Lenfest Center in North Philadelphia and about 100 active students. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Kids
Philadelphia
Sports

SquashSmarts helps Philly kids learn life skills on the way to graduation

Program helps students stay in shape and stay in school

8 years ago

(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
Home & Family
Income Inequality
Personal Finance

The high cost of being broke: Diapers

For single mom Sheri Milton, getting basic necessities for her three children, a four year-old son and one-year-old twin daughters, can b ...

8 years ago

(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Home & Family
Income Inequality
Transportation

The high cost of being broke: Transportation

On the 11th floor of a Center City office building, Rian Franks and Jacqueline Chapman sit just a few feet away from each other. B ...

8 years ago

Excited Eagles fans cheer for the team at their first open practice of the season at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday evening. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

Birds fans fill the stands for Super Bowl champion Eagles’ first open practice

More than 40,000 Eagles fans packed into Lincoln Financial Field Sunday, filling the first level and much of the second, just to catch a glimpse of their favorite players.

8 years ago

H.F.

Influential Philadelphia philanthropist H.F. ‘Gerry’ Lenfest dies at 88

After months of declining health, Lenfest was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Sunday morning, according to Philly.com

8 years ago

Former NFL player Brian Dawkins delivers a speech beside during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Philadelphia
Sports

‘There’s hope:’ Former Eagles safety Brian Dawkins gives emotional Hall of Fame speech

Known as Weapon X when he was a dominant safety, former Eagles player Brian Dawkins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday night.

8 years ago

The message found within a bottle that washed ashore in Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island in late July. (Image courtesy of Brian Devlin/Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

No SOS: Message in a bottle washes ashore in LBI

Amanda, where are you? Lifeguards in Long Beach Island’s Harvey Cedars were surprised to find a bottle containing a message ...

8 years ago

A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Isabel taken on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

With hurricane season peak approaching, experts predict below average activity

The Atlantic hurricane season will likely feature fewer storms than average.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, August 3, 2018

Delaware Governor John Carney drops a school policy meant to protect transgender students. NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller checks i ...

Air Date: August 3, 2018

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