NewsWorks Tonight, June 28, 2018
Listen 15:51Two new casinos have opened in Atlantic City. Is it a sign that the city is making a recovery? A Philadelphia nonprofit is sending more than a hundred children’s books to kids at the Berks County Residential Center, a federal detention facility for families awaiting decisions about their immigration cases. PennLive’s Cate Barron discusses the collaborative reporting project “STATE OF EMERGENCY: Searching for Solutions to Pennsylvania’s Opioids Crisis.” Writer and independent producer David Smith shares his story of triumph thanks to the sacrifices made by the many people before him.
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