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Javier Garcia Flores takes his first steps outside the First United Methodist Church on Arch Street in Philadelphia, where he’s live since November 2016. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
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After almost a year’s sanctuary in Philly church, immigrant opens door on new life

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.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management  Director Dan Bradley says city officials are expecting  many  to come to the center given how many people with ties to Puerto Rico live in the Philadelphia region. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly opens center to help Puerto Ricans displaced by hurricane

The facility's focus will be on helping people enroll for Federal Emergency Management Agency individual assistance. It also will guide the displaced to social services.

8 years ago

Delaware Business Now
Delaware
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Forecast says Delaware jobless rate could rise to 5 percent

Jobless rates for September are expected to decrease in Pennsylvania and increase in Delaware and New Jersey, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Delaware Hispanic liaison India Colon stands in front of Gov. John Carney as she talks about the devastation she saw in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. (screenshot via Delaware.gov/Livestream)
Delaware

Delaware gathering supplies to aid Puerto Rico

Delawareans from Puerto Rico joined state leaders to urge residents to pitch in and provide relief to the island territory still reeling from Hurricane Maria.

8 years ago

A sign on Albright College's campus
Pennsylvania
Social Justice
Sports

Backup quarterback cut by Albright College for kneeling during anthem

A backup quarterback for Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania has been cut for kneeling during the national anthem.

8 years ago

 Sea Isle City Police cruiser. (Photo courtesy of Sea Isle PD)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police: Jersey Shore man had explosive chemicals, drugs, gun

A Cape May County man is facing various criminal charges after police responded to medical call at his residence and found explosive chemicals, a gun, and LSD.

8 years ago

A dolphin washed ashore in Sea Isle City. (Image: Marine Mammal Stranding Center)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Multiple marine mammals wash ashore in N.J.

Marine mammal experts are investigating why five marine mammals have come ashore in New Jersey in recent days.

8 years ago

Joe Biden
Delaware
Kids
Medicine

Biden foundation partners with Doylestown Health to help prevent sex abuse of kids

Former Vice President Joe Biden visits Warminster to announce efforts of son's foundation to train medical professionals in better recognizing signs of molestation.

8 years ago

A man with a megaphone during a protest at Temple University
Higher Education
Real Estate

‘Stadium Stompers’ protest outside Temple University trustees meeting

Outside of Temple University’s Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, members of the Stadium Stompers used a megaphone to publicize seve ...

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight October 10, 2017

A Delaware bank settles a major fraud case. Democrats could gain power in Delaware County. And President Trump rolls back the clean power plan.

Air Date: October 10, 2017

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Delaware
Policing
Public Safety

Delaware police officer attacked by pit bulls

Two pit bulls were put down after attacking a New Castle County police officer responding to a burglary call.

8 years ago

yellow police crime scene tape with a blurred police car in the background.
Policing

Temple University student killed by police after car crashes

Cariann Hithon of Bowie, Maryland, crashed into several cars Sunday evening as people watched from sidewalk cafes in the tourist district known as South Beach.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Gas prices continue to drop at the Jersey Shore

Motorists continue to see lower prices at Jersey Shore gas pumps.

8 years ago

A Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB) surveys the surf area of Brant Beach, NJ during a restoration project in June of 2013. (Photo by USACE)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Beach replenishment gets underway in northern Ocean County

A project that includes the construction of engineered beaches and protective dunes along a 14 mile stretch of the northern Ocean County peninsula is now underway. 

8 years ago

A bearded man in a Harley Davidson tshirt and a hat stands in a home; the flag of Puerto Rico hands in the window behind him
Philadelphia

Philly artists fundraising for Puerto Rico driven in part by political fervor

Grimaldi Baez says the government is botching hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, but Baez and other Philly artists are not content to criticize from 2,500 miles away.

8 years ago

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