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Denise McCarthy told a Department of Environmental Protection hearing that the Mariner East pipelines would endanger her grand nephew, Jack, whose picture she held up as she spoke. DEP held the public meeting to hear comment on Sunoco’s proposed permit modifications in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Residents urge DEP to deny Mariner East pipeline construction changes; unions argue for approval

Nearly all of the 33 speakers at the two-hour hearing argued that the natural gas liquids pipeline represents a risk to public safety.

8 years ago

Down the Shore
New Jersey

Bazooka among items seized during Shore drug raid

Police executing a search warrant in Cape May County made an unusual discovery: a bazooka used by the United States military. 

8 years ago

People line up around the block to pay their tickets on the final day of amnesty offered by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Those still in line at the close of business were offered rainchecks (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia drivers cashing in amnesty rainchecks to clear parking tickets

The amnesty program lifted penalties for drivers who were willing to pay off all their old tickets. Some owed thousands of dollars.

8 years ago

Stockton's director of operations; Alex Marino looks out at the Atlantic Ocean. He is standing inside what will be the common area for one of Stockton's four bedroom suites.  
(Bill Barlow/for WHYY)
New Jersey

Preview of Stockton University’s new beachfront locale

Amid the cacophony of a major construction site, a wide wall of windows offers the kind of view that draws high rollers to Atlantic City& ...

8 years ago

Towers carrying electricity in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, a nuclear power plant in Delta, Pennsylvania. (Stan Honda / AFP/Getty Images)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

PJM will study ‘fuel security’ of electric grid as natural gas use rises

The grid operator for 65 million customers in the mid-Atlantic says it will look at whether it’s becoming more susceptible to outages.

8 years ago

Michelle Wolf says the title of her HBO special, Nice Lady, was inspired by real life:
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National
Politics

Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: ‘I’m glad I stuck to my guns’

While some journalists have suggested that the dinner should no longer include a guest comic, Wolf insists she wasn't there to "cater to the room."

8 years ago

Interior of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. (Shutterstock, file)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation

Audit finds security lapses at 30th Street Station

The audit of 30th Street Station was conducted by Amtrak's inspector general.

8 years ago

Dr. Tony Monteiro applauds during
History
Race & Ethnicity

At Philly’s Mother Bethel, celebrating civil rights icons and Korean peace agreement

Blessed are the Peacemakers honored W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr. and Paul Robeson for their work in promoting peace and justice around the world.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight April 30, 2018

Delaware passes groundbreaking gun control legislation.  SEPTA ends token sales.  Philadelphia schools implement new trauma therapy pro ...

Air Date: April 30, 2018

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On the last day of the PPA's amnesty program to pay outstanding tickets without a fine, people line up around the block to pay up. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Motorists rush to beat deadline for Philly parking amnesty program

Hundreds lined up Monday outside the Philadelphia Parking Authority's violations office hoping to have old tickets expunged.

8 years ago

The elaborate costumes of the annual Carnaval de Puebla draw comparisons to the Mummers.
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Immigration
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia’s Carnaval de Puebla makes a grand return

In a flurry of colors and feathers, Philadelphia's Carnaval de Puebla returned to Washington Avenue for a 12th year on Sunday.

8 years ago

The Continental wildfire burning along the Berkeley/Beachwood border on April 24, 2014. (Photo: JSHN contributor Jennifer Miller‎)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

Fires that spark Monday could quickly get out of control

Any fires that develop Monday could quickly get out of control and become difficult to contain at most of the Jersey Shore, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Transportation

SEPTA Key costs balloon as agency fixes smartcard snafus

The 70 % price jump comes along with a three-year delay on the project's finish date

8 years ago

Kyle Carney, head brewer, Tess Hart, and Bill Popwell co-founded Triple Bottom Brewery, which will be located in the city’s Spring Garden neighborhood. (Provided)
Business
Philadelphia
Social Justice

In Spring Garden, trio plan to serve up social justice along with craft beer

Triple Bottom Brewing Company intends to hire workers whose criminal pasts have made it hard to land a job.

8 years ago

A Central American child who is traveling with a caravan of migrants, peers at the border wall from a bus carrying the group to a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 29. (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik)

US says crossing is full before caravan tries to seek asylum

Shortly before the migrants were expected to arrive, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said San Diego's San Ysidro crossing would not immediately be able to handle more asylu

8 years ago

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