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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 16, 2017

Joe Hernandez joins the show to give an update on New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial. Dave Davies tracks how local ...

Air Date: November 16, 2017

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Destruction in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria (Rev. Bonnie Camarda at Salvation Army)
NewsWorks Tonight
Infrastructure
National

‘This is pretty alarming’: Philly councilwoman returns from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez spent a week in Puerto Rico, where she reunited with family members nearly two months after Hurricane Maria struck.

8 years ago

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Ethical Journalism event at WHYY on November 14, 2017

Journalism Ethics: A discussion with NPR and WHYY

As audiences seek truth in news, journalists must uphold a steadfast code of ethics in their reporting. In the age of "fake news," how do we ensure accuracy and build trust?

8 years ago

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Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Shore homeowner disarms rifle-toting man on property

A Cape May County homeowner disarmed a man who arrived at his house armed with a rifle, police say. 

8 years ago

John Raines and his wife, Bonnie, at their home in Philadelphia in September. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

John Raines, who helped expose FBI spying with 1971 burglary, leaves legacy of activism

The burglary in Media, Pennsylvania, exposed FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's spying on protest groups, and it forever changed the way the agency conducted its investigations.

8 years ago

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Image courtesy of the Borough of Avalon
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Shore town receives award for innovative back bay dredging project

An engineering organization has honored a Cape May County municipality for an innovative back bay dredging project.

8 years ago

Image courtesy of Mark Garland
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Strong season for monarch butterflies passing through Cape May

It was a strong season for monarch butterflies in Cape May, a strategic stopover for a 3,000 mile migration from Canada to Mexico. 

8 years ago

Image courtesy of Lighthouse Architecture
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. town approves oceanfront pier, pool

An oceanfront pier, complete with a swimming pool, coffee bar, and restaurant, is coming to the Jersey Shore. 

8 years ago

Hiram Adams and Deanna Bell from the Reentry Think Tank share their story at The Reentry Blueprint event.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

The Reentry Project: Stories and solutions from the formerly incarcerated

The forum focused on those who have served their time and now struggle to find their place in the community.

8 years ago

Chemours facility in Fayettville, North Carolina seen here via Google Earth has been cited by the NC Department of Environmental Quality for an October spill.
 (image via Google Earth)
Delaware Business Now
Business
Delaware

Chemours cited for reported GenX discharge at North Carolina site

8 years ago

Cover of the book, “Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City”, by Joseph E. B. Elliott, Nathaniel Popkin, and Peter Woodall.
NewsWorks Tonight
Architecture & Design
Books
Philadelphia

Chronicling accretion of time, change on streets of Philadelphia

Nathaniel Popkin, Joseph E.B Elliott and Peter Woodall have complied a richly illustrated and detailed look at the present-day city.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 14, 2017

The National Transportation Safety Board rules on a 2016 train derailment near Chester. Philadelphia announces a plan for reducing carbon ...

Air Date: November 14, 2017

Listen 20:34
map showing Rancho Tehama School

5 dead in California shootings, including gunman

Authorities say shootings in rural Northern California leave 5 dead, including shooter; 2 children wounded.

8 years ago

Screenshot courtesy of Brian Shea.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Whale emerges next to paddleboarder off N.J.

Jersey Shore resident Brian Shea has spent decades enjoying the ocean throughout the world but he had one of his best experiences last weekend in New Jersey.

8 years ago

Haircuts 4 homeless opens up their own barber shop.
NewsWorks Tonight
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Philly barber offering free haircuts to the homeless

There’s a very practical benefit to giving homeless people a haircut: it could potentially help them resolve their situation.

8 years ago

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