NewsWorks Tonight August 13, 2018

Listen 21:31

As Comcast announces an expansion of its Internet Essentials program, Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg looks at the history of the program.  Homeless advocacy non-profit Project HOME offers supportive housing specifically for young adults who are homeless.  We fact check a new ad by Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey.  Flooding damages buildings and other property across the region.  And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us with a weekly look at the skies.

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