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Snap Judgment tells intriguing stories about extraordinary and defining events in people's lives. The program's raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another's eye.

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Woman raped in LOVE Park, suspect falls 25 feet in struggle with cops

The suspect fell 25 feet into SEPTA's Center City concourse while struggling with officers, police said. He was able to get away.

5 years ago

Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords announce the first recipients of grant funding for hospital-based violence intervention programs at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center in Jersey City on January 29, 2020. (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Courts & Law

To combat gun violence, N.J. awards $20M to hospitals for intervention programs

New Jersey will begin trying to stem the tide of gun violence at a new place: hospitals.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a 2020 campaign rally Dec. 10, 2019, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WITF/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

No drones, no selfie sticks: Line etiquette for the Trump rally in Wildwood

Visitors should prepare for road closures and parking restrictions. Leave the drones at home.

5 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy

Pa. House may make it easier to terminate rapists’ parental rights

A bill that would change the process made it through a House committee unanimously and now goes to the full chamber for a vote.

5 years ago

The Virginia state Capitol building is surrounded by fencing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in Richmond, Va., in preparation for Monday's rally by gun rights advocates. Gun-rights groups are asking a judge to block the Virginia governor's ban on firearms at a massive pro-gun rally scheduled for next week. Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday, Jan. 15, announced a state of emergency and banned all weapons from the rally at the Capitol.  (Dean Hoffmeyer/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Community

A look at expected participants in Virginia gun rally

State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups are warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia

5 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)
Community

High levels of cancer-causing chemical recorded at PES refinery in May, report reveals

The city knew about the high levels of benzene at the refinery, but decided not to inform the public.

5 years ago

Several rowhouses were destroyed by an explosion and fire that killed two people on the 1400 block of S. 8th Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘We’re scared,’ South Philly residents say after city officials reveal explosion cause

Philadelphia residents want to know if they are safe after learning that a cracked gas main caused the explosion that killed two of their neighbors.

5 years ago

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(Photo illustration by Dawn Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Youth groups are skirting background check law intended to protect children from abuse

Five years after the law took effect, there are signs it isn’t working as intended, and organizations are able to skirt the rules and face few, if any, consequences.

5 years ago

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. (Wallace McKelvey/PennLive)
Health

Bucks-Montco group joins nationwide petition to designate PFAS as hazardous waste

The petition demands that EPA designate the chemicals under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, to ensure strict storage, transfer and disposal.

5 years ago

The Pa. attorney general's office seal is posted at the Safe2Say Something crisis center Jan. 13, 2020. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Health

One year in, Pa. crisis center to stop school violence has fielded 40,000 tips

The partnership between Sandy Hook Promise and the state Attorney General's office aims to prevent mass shootings and help children dealing with problems.

5 years ago

Kosher market shooting
Courts & Law

Authorities: Kosher store shooters planned attack for months

State and federal authorities say David Anderson and Francine Graham were fueled by hatred of Jews and law enforcement that they expressed in notes and online postings.

5 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Around 1k without power at the Shore amid gusty winds

Around a thousand electric customers are without power at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning amid gusty winds.

5 years ago

Men who lost their homes in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake stand inside a baseball stadium that has been opened to residents amid aftershocks and power outages, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.   (Carlos Giusti/AP Photo)
Community

Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

5 years ago

A Puerto Rican flag waves on top of a pile of rubble as debris is removed from a main road in Guánica. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Scores of people in Puerto Rico remain without shelter, power days after 6.4 quake

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico still don't have permanent shelter three days after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake walloped the Caribbean island.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police are responding to an active shooter situation in the Frankford neighborhood. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Gunman dead after shootout with police in Frankford

Pennsylvania state parole officers were serving the man a warrant for his arrest for violations of his parole.

5 years ago

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