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A model simulation from the Windy app that shows winds gusting at the coast to around 40 mph on Sunday morning.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Strong cold front to deliver gusty winds at the Shore

Winds will increase at the Jersey Shore on Saturday night as a strong cold front passes through the region, forecasters say. 

9 years ago

An Ortley Beach bungalow is raised. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Millions in federal money to fund Shore structure elevations

New Jersey’s two senators have announced more than $7 million in federal funding to assist in elevating dozens of structures at the ...

9 years ago

Mhairi and Stuart Craig make dark chocolate with unrefined sugar in Arden, Delaware. (photo courtesy Double Spiral Chocolate)
First
Delaware
Food & Drink

Bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Delaware balance taste and nutrition

Originally from Scotland, Mhairi and Stuart Craig now call the arts community of Arden, Delaware home for their small business making dark chocolate with unrefined sugar.

9 years ago

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)
NewsWorks Tonight
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

27 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community

Officials say 27 people were treated for injuries after a fire ripped through a large nursing home complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Thursday night.

9 years ago

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 A bird’s eye view of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Elections
Pennsylvania
Reinvention

Johnstown residents bristle over town’s portrayal in recent viral article on Trump supporters

A widely shared article used Johnstown, Pennsylvania as a lens to showcase the loyalty of President Trump’s supporters. But local residents are balking at the portrait.

9 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, November 16, 2017

Joe Hernandez joins the show to give an update on New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez’s corruption trial. Dave Davies tracks how local ...

Air Date: November 16, 2017

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Destruction in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria (Rev. Bonnie Camarda at Salvation Army)
NewsWorks Tonight
Infrastructure
National

‘This is pretty alarming’: Philly councilwoman returns from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez spent a week in Puerto Rico, where she reunited with family members nearly two months after Hurricane Maria struck.

9 years ago

Listen 5:15
Ethical Journalism event at WHYY on November 14, 2017

Journalism Ethics: A discussion with NPR and WHYY

As audiences seek truth in news, journalists must uphold a steadfast code of ethics in their reporting. In the age of "fake news," how do we ensure accuracy and build trust?

9 years ago

Listen 95:46
Public domain image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Shore homeowner disarms rifle-toting man on property

A Cape May County homeowner disarmed a man who arrived at his house armed with a rifle, police say. 

9 years ago

John Raines and his wife, Bonnie, at their home in Philadelphia in September. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

John Raines, who helped expose FBI spying with 1971 burglary, leaves legacy of activism

The burglary in Media, Pennsylvania, exposed FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's spying on protest groups, and it forever changed the way the agency conducted its investigations.

9 years ago

Listen 2:16
Image courtesy of the Borough of Avalon
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Shore town receives award for innovative back bay dredging project

An engineering organization has honored a Cape May County municipality for an innovative back bay dredging project.

9 years ago

Image courtesy of Mark Garland
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Strong season for monarch butterflies passing through Cape May

It was a strong season for monarch butterflies in Cape May, a strategic stopover for a 3,000 mile migration from Canada to Mexico. 

9 years ago

Image courtesy of Lighthouse Architecture
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J. town approves oceanfront pier, pool

An oceanfront pier, complete with a swimming pool, coffee bar, and restaurant, is coming to the Jersey Shore. 

9 years ago

Hiram Adams and Deanna Bell from the Reentry Think Tank share their story at The Reentry Blueprint event.
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

The Reentry Project: Stories and solutions from the formerly incarcerated

The forum focused on those who have served their time and now struggle to find their place in the community.

9 years ago

Chemours facility in Fayettville, North Carolina seen here via Google Earth has been cited by the NC Department of Environmental Quality for an October spill.
 (image via Google Earth)
Delaware Business Now
Business
Delaware

Chemours cited for reported GenX discharge at North Carolina site

9 years ago

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