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A Cape May-Lewes Ferry boat crosses an icy Delaware Bay. (photo courtesy DRBA)
Delaware
Transportation

Ice sheet stacks force Cape May-Lewes Ferry to shut down

The ferry crossing between New Jersey and Delaware will not operate Thursday due to a buildup of ice on the Cape May side.

8 years ago

AP photo.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Blizzard Warning up for the Jersey Shore

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for the Jersey Shore. 

8 years ago

AP photo.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Gusty winds could spark power outages amid dangerous cold

Be prepared.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, January 2, 2018

Delaware threatens to sue the Department of Environmental Protection. A new year brings new faces to government: Larry Krasner is sworn i ...

Air Date: January 2, 2018

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NewsWorks Tonight, January 1, 2018

Frigid temperatures in Philadelphia can’t keep the Mummers from their annual New Years strut. Meanwhile, outreach workers try to fi ...

Air Date: January 1, 2018

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

"Plowable snow" possible later this week at the Shore

The first snowstorm of the brand new year could deliver plowable snow, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

Art Dorrington, former Sea Gull, hoists the Kelly Cup after the Boardwalk Bullies won game 5 of the East Coast Hockey League's championship series at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on May 14, 2003.
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Art Dorrington, who broke color barrier in pro hockey, dead at 87

A Nova Scotia native, Dorrington made Atlantic City his home for decades, becoming a familiar figure everywhere from the municipal buildings to the athletic facilities.

8 years ago

This photo released by Costa Rica's Public Safety Ministry shows smoke rising from the site of a plane crash in Punta Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. A government statement says there were 10 foreigners and two Costa Rican crew members aboard the plane belonging to Nature Air, which had taken off nearby.

Plane crash in Costa Rica kills 10 US citizens, including Penn student and his family, and a couple formerly from MontCo

A plane carrying 10 U.S. citizens and two local crewmembers crashed in a wooded area, killing all aboard Sunday, Costa Rica's government said.

8 years ago

Protesters are shown gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the Women's March in Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan 21, 2017. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Gender
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Politics
Social Justice

A year later, Women’s March organizers see need for ongoing protest

Millions rallied worldwide for women's rights during last year's Women's March. Organizers in Philly expect even bigger crowds this year.

8 years ago

The historic Jackson Magnolia, planted on the south grounds of the White House, was trimmed back on Wednesday. The tree is in poor health, needs artificial support and is in danger of falling.
(Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Environment

Portions of ailing White House magnolia removed over safety concerns

A tree known as the Jackson Magnolia has stood on the grounds of the White House for nearly 200 years and stood witness to 39 presidencies.

8 years ago

The refinery in Delaware City is one of 14 locations approved for industrial use under the original Coastal Zone Act. (File/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment

Delaware offers guidance on new coastal zone-conversion process

The 13 recommendations are the first step in determining how the state will issue coastal zone conversion permits to allow industrial sites to be repurposed.

8 years ago

Beach biking in Bay Head by @deedeefinns as tagged #JSHN on Instagram.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Here's how much snow fell at the Shore

Snow didn't have any trouble sticking.

8 years ago

A donated solar lamp in a driveway illuminates storm debris still waiting to be collected earlier this week in Morovis, Puerto Rico. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Energy
Infrastructure
National

Anger builds 100 days after Maria hit Puerto Rico

Though life has improved for some Puerto Ricans on the island more than three months since Maria hit, the Caribbean island is still in recovery mode.

8 years ago

In 2014, Erica Garner led a protest march in New York City after a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer involved in the death of her father, Eric Garner. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
NPR
Social Justice

Erica Garner, who became an activist after her father’s death, dies

Activist Erica Garner has died, after suffering brain damage following a heart attack. She was 27 years old.

8 years ago

The Schuylkill Expressway near Girard Avenue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Crash involving 15 cars closes stretch of Schuylkill Expressway

A major highway in Pennsylvania has reopened following a crash involving more than a dozen cars.

8 years ago

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