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History
Philadelphia

From William Penn to a margarine outlaw, Philly City Archives on the move

There once was a time when you could be arrested for possession of margarine in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Fireball spotted over the Jersey Shore

If you saw a vivid object race across the Jersey Shore sky around early Friday evening, you’re not alone.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Mostly sunny weekend ahead at the Jersey Shore

Sunday turns cool after a mild Saturday.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 24, 2017

Bobby Allyn talks about Meek Mill’s probation and how representative it may be of the thousands of Philadelphians on probation with ...

Air Date: November 24, 2017

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The Rogue Samurai Men battle the Hazbro Blazers at the Apple Pie 7s Rugby Tournament in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Sports

Annual Black Friday rugby tournament tackles swim safety in Philly

Every year for the past nine, a group of St. Joe’s Prep alumni gather the day after Thanksgiving to remember Josias Sterling, a classmate who died suddenly in 2009.

8 years ago

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Homelessness

More than $300K raised for homeless man who gave N.J. woman his last $20

Now, the homeless man who helped a New Jersey woman when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia might not stay homeless much longer.

8 years ago

Ruth Willis stands outside her home on 62nd Street, where she has lived since 1959. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Philadelphia

Neighbors hopeful, skeptical about rebuilding homes burned in MOVE bombing

Thirty years after, the city is still trying to rebuild from the ruin it wrought.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Overeating or overshopping? Gallup poll reveals this holiday’s heavy hitters

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

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Philadelphia

Authorities: Burned body found on top of SEPTA train

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority officials would only say a "medical emergency" had occurred on Thursday at the Jefferson Station.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore

Fire destroys at least 1 Sea Isle City house

At least one house was destroyed by an early Friday morning fire in Sea Isle City.

8 years ago

Hasib licks his fingers during the Annual Thanksgiving Celebration dinner. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Home & Family
Immigration

A first Thanksgiving for some new Philadelphia residents

New arrivals to the U.S. come from many countries and cultures, and they all can appreciate a warm welcome, plus a little help learning what this country is all about.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

December to possibly begin with above average temperatures

December might not possibly begin on a seasonably chilly note, forecasters say. 

8 years ago

Mattie Daniel and Savannah Mann
NewsWorks Tonight
Home & Family

When a grandmother’s love is stronger than cancer

Mattie Daniel came to Philadelphia from a small town in North Carolina in 1953. She credits her granddaughter Savannah for giving her the strength to survive breast cancer.

8 years ago

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Religious leaders and activists from Church World Service hold up a door, closed to refugees, during a protest urging congress to pressure US President Donald Trump to allow more refugees to enter in front of the Capitol in September.
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Immigration
Politics

Opposition to refugee arrivals keeps getting louder

A few days after Trump was elected, more than a hundred people packed into a church in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to hear about refugee resettlement in their town. It didn't go well.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 22, 2017

Former Morgan State president Dr. Earl Richardson ruminates on the future of Cheyney University. Chris Barrish reports on funding cuts th ...

Air Date: November 22, 2017

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