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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 20, 2017

Phil Gregory queries New Jersey lawmakers as they mull over the legalization of marijuana. The York Daily Record’s Ed Mahon explain ...

Air Date: November 20, 2017

Listen 22:06
Wilmington Police Chief Bob Tracy takes the oath of office from Mayor Mike Purzycki. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware

Wilmington Police chief officially sworn in

More than six months after taking over as Wilmington Police Chief, Bob Tracy was officially sworn in Monday afternoon.

8 years ago

Firefighters continue to work the scene of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (
Housing

Four presumed dead in West Chester nursing home inferno

Four people remain missing — and are feared dead — in last week’s inferno at a West Chester nursing home.

8 years ago

Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Chilly Thanksgiving for the Jersey Shore

Temperatures will cool down and skies will clear at the Jersey Shore for Thanksgiving, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard personnel towing a disabled boat off Sandy Hook last Friday. (Image: U.S. Coast Guard)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Coast Guard rescues disabled boaters off Sandy Hook

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three stranded boaters off Sandy Hook late last week.

8 years ago

Runners begin their 26.2 miles at the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday November 19th, 2017.
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Philadelphia
Sports

2017 Philadelphia Marathon in photos

As 6:30 rolled around on Sunday morning, thousands of runners began lining up to compete in the 23rd annual Philadelphia Marathon.

8 years ago

Volunteers at Good Will Fire Company No. 2 help sort through donations for residents displaced by the five-alarm fire at Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa. (Shai Ben-Yaacov, WHYY)
Neighborhoods
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Community pitches in to support victims at Pa. senior living community

On Sunday, volunteers at the Good Will Volunteer Fire Company in West Chester sorted through large piles of donations for the roughly 160 residents displaced.

8 years ago

Evan Freiberg runs with the pack at the start of the Rothman Institute 8k Saturday. The 43-year-old is diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a form of cancer, and competed after losing the bottom portion of his left leg to the disease. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

N.J. radiologist completes 8k despite cancer diagnosis, amputated leg

Evan Freiberg lost part of his leg to leiomyosarcoma and is still undergoing chemotherapy.

8 years ago

Down the Shore
New Jersey

Long-awaited Little Egg Inlet dredging is nearing

The long-awaited planned dredging of the Little Egg Inlet is becoming closer to reality, state officials announced. 

8 years ago

President trump
NewsWorks Tonight
Economy
Politics

America’s greatest concern? It’s not the economy

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

Listen 6:14
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 17, 2017

Bobby Allyn gives an update on the fire that tore through a West Chester nursing home complex. Shirley Min looks into a simulation at the ...

Air Date: November 17, 2017

Listen 22:28
Joel Berg is the CEO of Hunger Free America.
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Public Health

Hunger widespread across U.S., particularly in Philly

Between 2014 and 2016, one in five Philadelphians were food insecure. That's about 300,000 people.

8 years ago

First
Delaware

First for November 17, 2017

Lyrical Math How do you grab a student’s attention in the classroom, especially when it comes to learning ma ...

Air Date: November 17, 2017

A model simulation from the Windy app that shows winds gusting at the coast to around 40 mph on Sunday morning.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Strong cold front to deliver gusty winds at the Shore

Winds will increase at the Jersey Shore on Saturday night as a strong cold front passes through the region, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

An Ortley Beach bungalow is raised. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Millions in federal money to fund Shore structure elevations

New Jersey’s two senators have announced more than $7 million in federal funding to assist in elevating dozens of structures at the ...

8 years ago

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