
Health & Science
Tropical Storm Warnings as Isaias moves toward our region
Drenching rain could bring flooding from the coasts as Tropical Storm Isaias moves into the Lehigh Valley region.
5 years ago
‘Buffer Your Stream’ program asks Pa. landowners to plant trees, boost water quality
Worried about water quality in your stream? Plant a tree next to it, the DCNR says. Stream buffers reduce soil erosion and filter chemical runoff.
5 years ago
Listen 1:04Tropical Storm Watch up for Philly region as Isaias heads north
Forecasters with the National Weather Service said the biggest concern for the Philadelphia region is heavy rain that could lead to flooding on Tuesday.
5 years ago
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
5 years ago
MIS-C: Doctors make progress on COVID-related illness affecting kids
While doctors say they have more information on how to treat MIS-C, it's still a mystery why some children get it and others don't.
5 years ago
Listen 2:26Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
Doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark.
5 years ago
Phillies get OK to train at Citizens Bank Park after negative COVID-19 tests
Activity at Citizens Bank Park had been canceled after three people tested positive for COVID-19 since last weekend.
5 years ago
Delaware panel calls for ‘culture of compliance’ to handle COVID-19 resurgence
Delaware’s fight against an expected resurgence of the coronavirus this fall needs to be a cooperative effort, a state panel told Gov. John Carney Friday.
5 years ago
Rising seas puts hundreds of Superfund sites at risk, study says
More than 200 current and potential Superfund sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are at risk of flooding in the next 20 years due to sea-level rise.
5 years ago
Cape May County’s ‘Safely Together’ campaign accelerates
Cape May County's "Safely Together" public health campaign is entering a second phase amid the traditional peak of the Jersey Shore tourism season.
5 years ago
Health and beauty may go together in the drugstore — but in real life, the two aren’t always so simpatico. From excessive dieting to ...
Air Date: July 31, 2020
Listen 49:13Philly’s trash problem was already bad. Now, it’s worse
Sidewalks in Philadelphia neighborhoods are covered with plastic bags full of trash that haven't been collected in a week. And nobody know when it's going to get picked up.
Air Date: July 30, 2020
Listen 13:37Increased coronavirus enforcement at businesses coming to Delaware
After more than 1,000 complaints about businesses not following COVID-19 precautions, Delaware inspectors will be more aggressive enforcing the rules.
5 years ago
‘On our way to Mars’: NASA rover will look for signs of life
NASA’s Perseverance rode a mighty Atlas V rocket into a clear morning sky in the world’s third and final Mars launch of the summer.
5 years ago
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of COVID-19 at 74
Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks.
5 years ago
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