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 Sen. Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester talk to firefighters at Delaware State Fire School in Dover. (photo courtesy DSFS)
Delaware

Delaware joining in first-responders’ mobile network

The state joined with the First Responder Network Authority to build a wireless broadband network to improve communications for first responders statewide.

8 years ago

WHYY's favorite photos of 2017
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Our favorite photos, videos of 2017

WHYY photographers look back on a turbulent year.

8 years ago

Cheryl Hardy, of the Hank Gathers Recreation Center, University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, City Council President Darrell L. Clarke and state Sen. Sharif Street celebrate the newly named Dawn Staley Lane. (TRIBUNE PHOTO BY ADBUL R. SULAYMAN/TRIBUNE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia
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Dawn Staley gets yet another honor

8 years ago

This photo taken Dec. 8, 2009 shows Ruth Ndiagne Dorsey with a Kwanzaa setting set up for a media photo at her church, The Shrine of the Black Madonna, in Atlanta.
The Philadelphia Tribune

Kwanzaa 101

8 years ago

South Seaside Park on Dec. 27, 2010. (Photo: Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Fierce blizzard struck the Jersey Shore 7 years ago today

A blizzard pounded the Jersey Shore seven years ago today with tropical storm force wind gusts and three feet of snow in some spots.

8 years ago

(Image: Leonid Mamchenkov via Flickr.com)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Forecasters say freezing, bursting water pipes possible with extreme cold

With dangerous arctic cold arriving, forecasters are concerned about the possibility of freezing and bursting water pipes. High te ...

8 years ago

(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Bitter cold to continue through at least New Year's Day

An Arctic high pressure system that is building into the region Tuesday will deliver the coldest air of the season at the Jersey Shore, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

Flames engulf a Slaughter Beach on Christmas night. (Jeff Davidson of Milton Fire Department/courtesy Indian River Vol. Fire Co.)
Delaware

Christmas night fire causes severe damage in Delaware Bay town

High winds fanned the flames that caused severe damage to multiple homes in Slaughter Beach.

8 years ago

Photo courtesy of Wildwood Fire Department.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Firefighters rescue dog from West Wildwood fire

Firefighters rescued a dog from a fire that severely damaged a West Wildwood house last Thursday, officials said. 

8 years ago

Fans set up to tailgate ahead of the Raiders vs. Eagles Christmas Day game, at the Lincoln Financial Field, on Monday.
Philadelphia
Religion
Sports

Christmas marathon tailgating for hardy Eagles fans

Eagles fans crowd into the cold, blustery parking lots of Lincoln Financial field for the game to clinch home-field advantage in the playoffs

8 years ago

Santa makes an appearance at a  Christmas party for Puerto Rican families at the office of Association of Puerto Ricans In March, on Philadelphia Saturday, for about 20 families displaced from Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia

A Philly 'Parranda' brings its own kind holiday cheer to displaced families

Hurricane refugees from Puerto Rico gather in North Philly to celebrate the holiday and face an uncertain future

8 years ago

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Kids

Christmas began with a child

Christmas reminds us that every child is precious. That every child has potential. That every child can be something more than what we see.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Prosecutor: Police shoot man wielding knife in "threatening manner"

Authorities have not released any additional information. 

8 years ago

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Military
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The delicate and draining task of tending to America’s fallen troops

It's part of war the public rarely sees.

8 years ago

David Alexander Jenkins makes friends with Michael, who told Jenkins his story and how he's lived on the street for the past three years. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Homelessness
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

A different kind of Christmas card tradition

Ten years ago, I started anonymously giving envelopes with handwritten Christmas cards and cash to people who are homeless in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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