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NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 21, 2017

Laura Benshoff reports on the local Haitians who are now being told to leave the country. Shirley Min looks at Delaware’s effort to ...

Air Date: November 21, 2017

Listen 21:38
(Image: U.S. Coast Guard )
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Boaters in 'unseaworthy vessel' rescued from choppy bay

Four boaters were rescued from an "unseaworthy vessel" in windy and choppy conditions off Monmouth County late last week, officials say.

8 years ago

Workers wrapped the main cables of the Delaware Memorial Bridge before installing a dehumidification system to prevent corrosion. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Transportation

Dehumidifier now operational on Delaware Memorial Bridge

A $35 million project to extend the lifespan of the Delaware Memorial Bridge by keeping humid air away from the main suspension cable is finally finished.

8 years ago

TV News anchor Charlie Rose walks through the Trump Tower, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in New York.

CBS News and PBS cut ties to Rose following sex allegations

CBS News and PBS both cut ties to Charlie Rose on Tuesday.

8 years ago

On the front lines of Lycoming County’s opioid crisis, Judge Nancy Butts helps people struggling with addiction and recovery during drug court. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

Overwhelmed on the front lines of opioid crisis in Congressman Tom Marino’s backyard

Like many places in Pennsylvania and across the country, Lycoming County has been stung by the opioid epidemic. A watershed moment came over the summer.

8 years ago

Listen 4:27
 Caretakers oversee a grow room for medical marijuana at ShowGrow, a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. Pennsylvania is now issuing permits for growers. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Delaware Business Now
Delaware
Medicine

Medical marijuana site confirmed for Smyrna

Columbia Care has confirmed that it will open a medical marijuana dispensary in Smyrna, rather than Milford as originally planned.

8 years ago

(Penny Maye/Creative Commons)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. reef naturally produces baby oysters

An oyster reef established in New Jersey is naturally producing baby oysters for the first time. 

8 years ago

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

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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

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