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Latyra Blake, of The People's Paper Coop, an initiative of The Village's, helps community members make special paper with plant seeds embedded. Once the paper dries it can be buried to grow the plants.  (Darryl C. Murphy for WHYY)
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Public Health

Memorializing losses — violent and otherwise — at WURD event in North Philly

Though addressing violence and its resulting trauma was at the heart of the project, some people remembered loved who passed away without violence.

8 years ago

Two people were injured in a shooting at a suburban Indianapolis middle school. The suspect is in custody. (WRTV)
National
Public Safety

Student says science teacher tackled Indiana school shooter

A male student opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, wounding another student and a teacher before being taken into custody, authorities said.

8 years ago

Alisha Risser owns and runs a dairy farm in Lebanon county. Having been in the business for 17 years, Risser said consistently low milk prices in recent years have been really hard for farmers.
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Pennsylvania

Pa. dairy farmers struggling to find greener pastures in tough milk market

Along stretches of farmland on South Lincoln Avenue in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, you will notice yard signs with bright orange letters that read, “SAVE OUR LOCAL DAIRY FARMS.”

8 years ago

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Abolition Hall in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. (Google Maps)
Architecture & Design
History
Pennsylvania

Former Underground Railroad stop in Montco at center of preservation fight

The property is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, established almost 50 years ago, and the buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

8 years ago

South Seaside Park
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

N.J. beaches in ‘good shape’ despite numerous nor’easters

Jon Miller of Stevens says the four March storms individually weren't serious. But together, they qualified as the fifth most significant storm over the last 34 years.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment

Jobs, economy vs. environment at air permit hearing for Marcus Hook energy hub

Sunoco wants to create a terminal for natural gas liquids.

8 years ago

Implicit bias trainings were done in the Gayborhood following protests of racist behavior in the neighborhood. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Philadelphia

As Starbucks prepares for trainings, here’s what Philadelphia knows about ‘implicit bias’

More and more city governments and local communities looking for ways to shift culture and change the way people interact. Philadelphia is one of those cities.

8 years ago

Emily Coleman leads a ceramics class at Olney Rec Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Mayor Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout Philly took another step forward this week, with key legislation passing out of a City Council committee on Monday.

8 years ago

Over the next two months, the Bensalem Police Department will offer parents and community members guided tours of
Home & Family
K-12
Pennsylvania

Mock teenage bedroom helps parents recognize signs of risk

Over the next two months, the Bensalem police department will offer parents and community members guided tours so they can learn the signs of at-risk behaviors.

8 years ago

The Aker Philadelphia Shipyard at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia

Philly Shipyard laying off 275 workers amid slump in vessel orders

Philly Shipyard executives say they plan to eliminate 275 jobs starting in July. The company is looking to cut costs as new orders for vessels dramatically slow down.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight May 23, 2018

Malcolm Kenyatta will likely be the first openly gay black member of the legislature in Harrisburg. In the primary, he found homophobic f ...

Air Date: May 23, 2018

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Down the Shore
Environment
Law
New Jersey

Jersey Shore town adopts ‘most comprehensive’ plastic ban in country, group says

You won't be finding plastic straws or styrofoam take-out containers in one Jersey Shore town.

8 years ago

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell tells reporters the NFL team owners have reached agreement on a new league policy that requires players to stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room during the NFL owner's spring meeting Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore/AP Photo)
National
Politics
Sports

NFL owners adopt new policy to address anthem protests

Players will be required to stand if they are on the field.

8 years ago

Bryan Norris, founder of the Refugee Makers Project in Lancaster, holds two caftans, which creator Remmy Kasongo calls bubus.
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
Immigration

Budding clothing line provides lifeline for African refugee starting over in Lancaster

A small but growing clothing line from Lancaster, Pennsylvania is an unusual example of an African refugee being able to put to work skills he used back home.

8 years ago

Listen 5:59
current New York Stock Exchange chief operating officer, will become the exchange's 67th president starting Friday. She will be its first female leader in the exchange's 226-year history. (Richard Drew/AP)
NPR
Business
Gender
National

A woman has been named as NYSE president. It only took 226 years

Stacey Cunningham started her career at the exchange as a summer intern in 1994. She's now the chief operating officer.

8 years ago

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