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An environmental cleanup crew works to remove fuel from a spill in Darby Creek in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, near the Philadelphia International Airport. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pa. spill is gasoline, officials say; no word on quantity or source [updated]

Officials investigating a pipeline spill into a creek near Philadelphia have identified the material as gasoline.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
New Jersey
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 21, 2018

NJSpotlight’s John Reitmeyer gives an update on the New Jersey state budget stalemate. The Trump administration’s policy of s ...

Air Date: June 21, 2018

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Tom Wolf's mother, Cornelia, straightens out his coat following a rally before to kick off his bus tour on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. (York Daily Record file)
Pennsylvania

Cornelia Wolf, mother of Pennsylvania governor, dies at 94

Cornelia Rohlman Westerman Wolf, the mother of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, has died at the age of 94 at her home in Mount Wolf.

7 years ago

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough speaks about a history award named in his honor at a Thursday ceremony in Philadelphia's Carpenters' Hall. (Taylor Allen for WHYY)
History
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Philadelphia

Philly award honoring historian McCullough to recognize educators, storytellers

David McCullough, one of America’s most notable historians, now has a prize named after him.

7 years ago

Employees at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Montgomery, Ala., say they face retaliation when reporting mismanagement or abuse. (Eric Westervelt/NPR)
NPR
Government Accountability
Health Care
Military

For VA whistleblowers, a culture of fear and retaliation

More than 30 current and former VA employees spoke to NPR.

7 years ago

The Telstar 18 is the official match ball for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.(Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

The science behind the World Cup ball

How does this ball actually stack up? To find out, scientists stuck it in a wind tunnel with a bunch of sensors attached to a metal rod.

7 years ago

Immigrant children walk in a line outside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children
NewsWorks Tonight
Immigration
Politics

As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.

As Trump ends family separation policy, children removed from their parents are already in Pa.

7 years ago

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Maddie Rose of Philly Socialists calls for the release of a trans woman who was arrested after attempting to burn a Blue Lives Matter flag at the Philly Pride Parade. Protesters gathered outside City Hall.

Demonstrators call for end to police presence at Philly Pride events

Supporters of transgender woman protest circumstances of her arrest, detention.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

NewsWorks Tonight, June 20, 2018

President Donald Trump called for detaining parents and children who cross the U.S. border without authorization as a family, but some ki ...

Air Date: June 20, 2018

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The 2018 Purple Heart Truck Run stops in Philadelphia, June 20, 2018.
Military

Purple Heart truck road trip helps blaze a trail for veterans starting over

At the end of the run, the truck will go to U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Burdette, who received the Purple Heart medal when he lost both legs below the knee in Afghanistan.

7 years ago

(Photo courtesy of Mattes via Wikimedia Commons)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Immigration

The little things mean a lot

Awards and accolades don't make as much of an impression as the simple joys of daily life

7 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Economic Development
Energy
Environment

Report: Jobs in efficiency, renewables grow while clean transportation lags

A new report shows that jobs in most parts of Pennsylvania’s clean energy industry grew over the past year.

7 years ago

Sandra Thompson (left) and Carolyn Dow said they felt they were targeted because of their race and gender while playing a round at the Grandview Golf Club in York County, Pennsylvania.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

Golfers alleging racial discrimination at York County club hopeful ahead of state hearing

Hearings begin Thursday in what’s described as a fact-finding mission to ensure equity on all sides.

7 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight June 19, 2018

After almost 40 years in prison, Debbie Africa, a member of the radical political group MOVE convicted of killing a police officer in 197 ...

Air Date: June 19, 2018

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Owners watch as their dogs play Tuesday at Talley Day Bark Park north of Wilmington. No leashes are required at bark parks. (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Delaware
Policing
Public Safety
Public Spaces

New Castle County police: Leash your dog or pay up

To ensure the safety of visitors to New Castle County parks, police officers are cracking down on their enforcement of the county’s dog off-leash code.

7 years ago

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