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On Monday, Oct. 9, we launch the new WHYY.org, and NewsWorks.org becomes WHYY News. Different name, new location, same great reporting — and a beautiful new website.
7 years ago
Harvey, Hanna confirms plans to purchase GM Boxwood site
Former GM plant that was to be Fisker's home has a new buyer with plans to redevelop the massive property on Boxwood Rd. in Newport, Delaware.
7 years ago
Unseasonably warm week will feature potential of record-breaking temperatures Tuesday
You'll have to wait a bit longer for crisp fall weather and frost on the pumpkin at the Jersey Shore as beach weather will continue to reign.
7 years ago
N.J. cranberry farmers look forward to cooler weather for ripening crops
The recent unseasonably warm days are worrying South Jersey's cranberry farmers. Their crop needs cool weather to darken to its characteristic deep red.
7 years ago
Philly assists black small-business owners with networking
The city of Philadelphia is lending a hand to help a group of men start networking. Many of them are not used to interacting on a business level.
7 years ago
Philadelphia attorney recounts chaos of Vegas mass shooting
A Philadelphia attorney vacationing in Las Vegas found himself running for his life Sunday night, when a gunman began mowing down concert-goers in a mass shooting.
7 years ago
Spreading the word about addiction, treatment at the street level in New Jersey
Bob Chew used to lock up drug addicts. But on Friday, the former Camden police sergeant was walking the streets, hoping to get them help.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Warm, humid weekend ahead at the Jersey Shore
An offshore high pressure system will deliver warm and humid air across the area, according to the National Weather Service.
7 years ago
Annual zombie walk bans prop weapons
Prop weapons will not be permitted at Asbury Park's Zombie Walk on Saturday.
7 years ago
‘This is madness’: Philadelphians search for answers at vigil for Las Vegas victims
Speaker after speaker at Tuesday night's "Standing with Las Vegas" vigil in Philadelphia decried the tragedy and pleaded with Congress to enact sensible gun control laws.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Move 2 Learn We offer some technological innovations this week, and they are all right here in Delaware. First, th ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Mr. Taubenberger goes to Washington … to honor a Philadelphia native
A Philadelphia councilman is traveling to Washington, D.C., Friday with an award for a high-ranking official in the Trump administration.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight October 5, 2017
Two inmates at Philadelphia’s Federal Detention Center are suing to overturn a policy that blocks some of their loved ones from vis ...
Air Date: October 5, 2017
Listen 0:00The wife of fallen Delaware state police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is honoring the memory of her husband with a reading program.
7 years ago
Plans advance for Philly shelter to welcome pets along with people in need
A Philadelphia woman is hoping to build the city's first homeless shelter that also welcomes pets.
7 years ago