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Powered by scores of volunteers, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia does repairs for low-income seniors and veterans four times a year. Lately, it's been at work in Kensington.

The FDA gives a Philadelphia company the go ahead to use gene therapy to treat blindness, Alan Yu reports. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief ...

Players in all three states will now be able to compete against each other as part of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement.

Exodus from Christina A total of 8,700 students from Christina School District attend non-district schools. That ...

WHYY hosted a series of public events relating to the series, and we asked attendees to tell us about how the Vietnam War still affects them today.

An angler spotted what an environmental advocacy organization calls the "weirdest fish in the ocean" while fishing in the Barnegat Bay. 

The city of Reading is calling on the state legislature to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. But Mayor Wally Scott is at odds with council members on the

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear "booms" and feel "rumbles" through Sunday. 

This poem was originally published in "Khmer Girl" (RJ Communications, 2014), and is dedicated to women and the Vietnamese people.

Philadelphia City Council members Helen Gym and Mark Squilla support the creation of safe injection sites.  As Philadelphia, Camden, Wil ...

Delaware Gov. John Carney got a first hand look at a mentoring session for former inmates at the Peers Mentoring Center in Wilmington.

Onshore flow is likely to spur minor tidal flooding Thursday afternoon at the Jersey Shore.

The Alpha Fire Company in State College is proposing a huge increase in its annual stipend for volunteer firefighters. The proposal underlines the difficulty in recruiting vol

Morgan Hurd returned to a hero's welcome at her Newark gym Wednesday after her surprising gold medal winning performance in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

Facing deportation, Javier Flores found refuge in Philly's Arch Street United Methodist Church. Now he has a visa, and he's ready to take up life with his two young sons.