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Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Public Safety

One dead after Southwest jet blows an engine, is forced to land at Philly

One passenger is dead after a Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Philadelphia Tuesday morning.

8 years ago

Listen 1:31
This artists rendering shows the new 76ers Fieldhouse planned for Wilmington. (photo courtesy Buccini/Pollin Group)
Delaware Business Now
Delaware
Sports

Wilmington to consider annexation near planned 76ers complex and stadium area

On the agenda for Thursday night’s Wilmington City Council meeting is a proposal to annex parcels from New Castle County for use as part of the 76ers Fieldhouse complex.

8 years ago

A public hearing in West Whiteland (StateImpact Pennyslvania, file)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Sunoco proposes changes to Mariner East 2 in Chesco; DEP sets public hearing

The meeting will be held on April 30.

8 years ago

Protesters gather outside a Starbucks in Philadelphia, Sunday, April 15, 2018, where two black men were arrested Thursday after Starbucks employees called police to say the men were trespassing. The arrest prompted accusations of racism on social media. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson posted a lengthy statement Saturday night, calling the situation
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Arrests at the Rittenhouse Square Starbucks

Guests: David Harris, Marc Lamont Hill, Gene Demby The arrest of two black men at the Rittenhouse Square Starbuck ...

Air Date: April 17, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight April 16, 2018

Starbucks CEO does damage control in Philadelphia. Meek Mill could get a new trial. And Bill Cosby's accuser testifies.

Air Date: April 16, 2018

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Representative John Lewis thanks the crowd gathered at St. Joseph's University on April 16th 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's death.
History
Social Justice

Fifty years after King speech, John Lewis honors his mentor at St. Joe’s

Lewis, the longtime civil rights activist, spoke as part of a year-long series commemorating Martin Luther King's 1967 address at St. Joe's.

8 years ago

Image courtesy of Barnegat Bay Island, NJ via Facebook.
Down the Shore

Lightning strikes historic Shore hotel

A historic Jersey Shore hotel sustained minor damage Monday morning after lightning associated with a strong storm struck the building's peak, officials say.

8 years ago

About 50 protesters gathered inside the Starbucks near Rittenhouse Square on Monday morning to protest the recent arrest of two black men. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Starbucks: Manager of Philly store where two black men were arrested no longer works there

The spokesperson also said that the two men have agreed to meet with CEO Kevin Johnson, who arrived in Philadelphia over the weekend.

8 years ago

University of Delaware researchers are using this miniature city to test autonomous vehicles. (University of Delaware photo)
First
Delaware
Infrastructure
Technology
Transportation

Delaware preps for driverless cars

While the technology of self-driving cars get most of the attention, lots of tech is being added to Delaware's road infrastructure to prepare for cars of tomorrow.

8 years ago

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People gather outside a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Business
Criminal Justice
Race & Ethnicity

Waiting while black

Waiting while black. That’s what I’ll be doing until there’s justice for two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a friend.

8 years ago

A family spokesperson announced Sunday that the former first lady Barbara Bush is in failing health. In this Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, photo, she is pictured with daughter-in-law and and former first lady, Laura Bush. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
National

Spokesman: Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health

Former first lady Barbara Bush is in "failing health" and won't seek additional medical treatment.

8 years ago

File photo of minor tidal flooding in Seaside Park. (Courtesy of Dominick Solazzo)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Minor to moderate tidal flooding possible through Monday morning

New Jersey coastal residents should take precautions in advance of possibly two rounds of minor to moderate tidal flooding. 

8 years ago

Julie Holzhauer stands among her family's possessions after being evicted from her home in Centennial, Colo., in 2011. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Housing
National

First-ever evictions database shows: ‘We’re in the middle of a housing crisis’

'Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty,' sociologist Matthew Desmond says.

8 years ago

Contractors working to restore power in Cayey, Puerto Rico, last week, the same region where a falling tree interrupted a main transmission line Thursday, plunging 840,000 customers into darkness. (Adrian Florido/NPR)
NPR
Energy
Environment

A tree falls in Puerto Rico, and 840,000 customers lose power

It would seem remarkable that a single tree could plunge more than half of the commonwealth's population into darkness. But it was so.

8 years ago

Down the Shore
New Jersey

Lawn mower, Vishnu statue, cheese grater among N.J. beach trash in 2017

More than 112,000 volunteers have removed over six million pieces of litter over more than three decades. 

8 years ago

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