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A hypodermic syringe found on a beach in Monmouth County's Deal Friday morning. (Photo: Robert Siliato)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Hypodermic syringes wash ashore in Monmouth County

Numerous hypodermic syringes have been found late this week on Monmouth County's beaches.

8 years ago

Emergency workers patrol an area of Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., on Friday, a day after a duck boat capsized and sank during a storm. Authorities say 17 people died in the accident. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
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National
Public Safety

17 dead after amphibious tour boat sinks in Missouri lake

17 people are dead after an amphibious tourist boat carrying 31 passengers capsized and sank Thursday during a severe squall in a lake in southern Missouri.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight, July 19, 2018

Philadelphia strengthens its sexual harassment policy for city employees. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is rethinking the tax incentiv ...

Air Date: July 19, 2018

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A screengrab of a cellphone video of the arrest of a Philly teen after Zoo security called the police earlier this month (Facebook)
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Following arrest of black teen at Philly Zoo, staff rules under review

Video of the incident went viral. It was seen as another example of the over-policing of black youths and the misuse of law enforcement by white people.

8 years ago

The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage was presented to the survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse at the 2018 ESPYS. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Sports

More than 140 ‘sister survivors’ of Larry Nassar abuse are honored at ESPYS

In January, more than 150 women and girls gave victim impact statements at one of Nassar's three trials.

8 years ago

Special education teacher Ben Slater describes his Father's Day at Dorney Park, where he was detained by security guards who accused him of stealing, then banned from the park for six months.
Keystone Crossroads
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Through personal experience, Philly educators teach about racial profiling

In Philadelphia, panel members tell their stories and plan to collect more accounts of racial profiling for a book.

8 years ago

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A volunteer stocks garlic on a food giveaway line in Warminster, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pennsylvania

Bucks County, Philabundance team up to address suburban hunger

In the largely affluent county, as many as 50,000 residents are struggling with poverty

8 years ago

Adia Onyango, a New York-based chess instructor and professional player, visited the 2017 Girls Chess Camp.  (ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships)
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Classes
Kids
Philadelphia

Chess, and the power of girls to identify themselves as leaders

In its third year, the weeklong Philly Girls Play Chess camp is the creation of ASAP (After School Activities Partnership).

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, July 18, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court says the soda tax is okay. Black teachers talk about times they’ve faced racial profiling. Young Pen ...

Air Date: July 18, 2018

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Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, Pa. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Income Inequality

With policy change, nearly a third of Pennsylvanians live in ‘environmental justice’ areas

EJ areas are now defined as a census block group with a 30 percent or greater minority population or 20 percent or greater population at or below the poverty level.

8 years ago

An underwater single-use plastic carryout bag.
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Politics

Another Shore town adopts plastic bag ban

A southern Ocean County municipality is the latest to adopt a plastic bag ban at the Jersey Shore.

8 years ago

Fans find shade under an umbrella before the start of the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Washington Nationals baseball game, Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Laurence Kesterson/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Sports

The Phillies are back, but are their fans?

A year after finishing in last place, the Phillies enter the All-Star break in first. But they're only drawing 825 more fans per game than last season.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
Homelessness
Sports

NewsWorks Tonight, July 17, 2018

Delaware officials say they’ve made serious efforts to protect the safety of prison guards. A new facility aims to give Philadelph ...

Air Date: July 17, 2018

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Former Department of Correction counselor Patricia May describes some of the many paintings by Delaware prison inmates that decorate her home in Hockessin, Del., Monday, July 16, 2018. May, a state corrections counselor who was taken hostage during a deadly riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison, says prison officials are to blame. (AP Photo/Randall Chase)
Delaware

Survivor blames officials for Delaware prison riot

Patricia May had a feeling of dread when she reported to work at Delaware's maximum-security prison last year. For months, she had been concerned about her safety.

8 years ago

Heidi Segall Levi of Community Design Collaborative (right) and Rachel Hildebrandt of Partners for Sacred Places talk about potential uses for the main sanctuary in Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church.
Architecture & Design
Philadelphia
Religion

Organizations with deep community roots on mission to strengthen Philadelphia

Put together the needs and the assets on either side of the walls of the sacred properties, and you see a whole new necessity – and possibility.

8 years ago

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