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Saturday night in Asbury Park. (Photo: @geoffrey.parry as tagged #JSHN on Instagram)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

How much snow fell in N.J.? Here are some observations

The National Weather Service says the first winter storm of the year was "very interesting."

8 years ago

Harold Dahmer, whose father Vernon Dahmer was killed in 1966 by the Ku Klux Klan, smiles when he sees a photograph of his younger self on display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
NPR
History
National

‘Uncomfortable’ Mississippi Civil Rights Museum aims to face past, move forward

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opens Saturday in Jackson as a testament to the state's complicated, often dark, racial and political history.

8 years ago

Delaware coach Tubby Raymond is hoisted onto the shoulders of his players after becoming the ninth college football coach to reach 300 wins, after Delaware beat Richmond 10-6 in Newark, Del., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Raymond died this week at the age of 92. (William Bretzger/AP Photo)
Delaware
Sports

Beloved University of Delaware football coach Tubby Raymond dies at 92

Harold “Tubby” Raymond, one of the most successful and revered coaches in the University of Delaware football history has died after a brief illness at the age of 92.

8 years ago

Snow accumulating
Down the Shore
New Jersey

NWS: Snow begins moving up N.J. coast Saturday morning

After lightly falling in Cape May since Friday evening, snow is moving up the New Jersey coastline Saturday morning. 

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 8, 2017

Another associate of Bob Brady has pleaded guilty in an ongoing investigation into allegations that the Congressman paid a 2012 primary o ...

Air Date: December 8, 2017

Listen 22:46
With smoke heavy in the air, a couple walks in the vicinity of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 17. 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Deadly Chester County nursing home fire started on patio, investigators say

Last month's fire at the Barclay Friends in West Chester killed four and injured 27. Authorities now believe it ignited outside the nursing home on a covered patio.

8 years ago

Wilmington residents question and praise redevelopment plans of old General Motors site
Business
Delaware
Economic Development

Residents hear new plans to redevelop old General Motors site in Wilmington

A Delaware developer has plans to bring to life the old General Motors Assembly plant in Wilmington after it shut down nearly a decade ago.

8 years ago

Joann Clark, left, and her daughter, Jessica Clark, 35, lean to touch their foreheads as they share a funny moment talking about Jessicaís love of Bette Midler as they talk at the kithcen table in their Glen Mill, PA home.   Joann Clark is 69 years old and her daughter, Jessica Clark, 35, lives with her in her over 55 community in Glen Mills, PA  Joann Clark is worried about what will happen to her daughter after she is gone.   MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Radio Times
Aging
Home & Family

Families in crisis: aging parents & disabled children

GUESTS: RONNIE POLANECZKY, AUDREY (DEE) COCCIA & MAUREEN DEVANEY Daily News columnist, ...

Air Date: December 8, 2017

Listen 49:14
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 7, 2017

PA Auditor General slams Parking Authority. Nina Ahmad challenges 10 term Congressman Bob Brady. And Philly preps for another Army-Navy showdown.

Air Date: December 7, 2017

Listen 16:39
A homeless person takes shelter under an overpass on North 5th Street.
Homelessness
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

With ‘housing first’ initiative, N.J. cuts homeless rate by half in 10 years

HUD statistics show Pennsylvania, Delaware and particularly New Jersey are making headway in getting the homeless into permanent housing.

8 years ago

The first snowfall of 2015 in Ocean Beach 2 on January 6. (Photo: JSHN contributor Shane Skwarek‎)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Light snow possible at the Shore beginning Friday night

‘Tis the season. A low pressure system will ride along an offshore front Friday night into Saturday, generating the possibil ...

8 years ago

Hungry squirrel (NBC)
Environment
New Jersey

Hungry squirrel steals pricey goods left out for delivery folks in N.J.

The thief was targeting the priciest stuff, including Ghirardelli chocolate squares.

8 years ago

Image: Sgt. Brad Mincey/DVIDS
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Rumbles and booms: Joint Base training Thursday

Residents near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear “booms” and feel “rumbles” on Thursday. 

8 years ago

Image: Google Maps
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Angler dies after Sandy Hook water rescue

A fisherman died after emergency responders attempted to revive him on a Sandy Hook beach Wednesday morning. The angler reportedly ...

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight December 6, 2017

Don't count out the write-in. The Voting Block project sends its recommendations to New Jersey's incoming governor. And one of the unintended costs of prison? Homelessness.

Air Date: December 6, 2017

Listen 22:22
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