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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Investigators work at the scene of a shooting and house fire where six people were killed in East Lansdowne, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
Community

All 6 bodies recovered from charred East Lansdowne home

The Delaware County Office of the Medical Examiner is working to identify bodies of the six family members following a shooting and house fire at a East Lansdowne home.

3 years ago

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Police at the scene of the fire and shooting
Courts & Law

6 members of Lansdowne family feared dead in house fire and shooting, prosecutor says

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer cautioned that the probe is in its early stages.

3 years ago

drugs and money on a table
Community

Major law enforcement sting stirs fear among residents over intensified policing in Kensington

A recent large-scale drug raid involving camouflaged militarized police has some residents worried that it's a sign of things to come in the neighborhood.

3 years ago

Speed cushion on the street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Want speed cushions on your street? Philly is making it easier to request them

The city has also expanded the program to more blocks.

3 years ago

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A police car in front of a day care
Community
6abc

Family wants answers after baby forgotten inside closed day care in Philadelphia

Police say the day care was closed and locked up along Whitaker Avenue when the family arrived.

3 years ago

File photo: This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Community

Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash

The small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border is still struggling to recover a year later.

3 years ago

Small plane crash
Community
6abc

Longtime school board member killed in West Caln Township, Pa. plane crash

The small plane, a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7, crashed in an area between a home and some trees in the 500 block of Old Wilmington Road in West Caln Township.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Small plane crashes behind home in West Caln Township

Firefighters and police were on the scene of a small plane crash Thursday afternoon in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg turns to address the audience during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, to discuss child safety. X CEO Linda Yaccarino watches at left.
Politics & Policy

Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

The hearing comes as lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives.

3 years ago

The exterior of a house in Levittown where a murder took place
Courts & Law

Man accused of beheading his father in Levittown home and posting gruesome video online

The YouTube video, more than 14 minutes long, showed Justin Mohn picking up the head and identifying his father by name.

3 years ago

Police on the scene at King Place in Philadelphia.
Courts & Law
6abc

Philly police officer wounded after bullet ricochets off ballistic vest while serving warrant

The team was serving seven warrants, according to PPD Commissioner Kevin Bethel.

3 years ago

(courtesy of 6abc)
Community

Cybersecurity incident impacting Bucks County’s emergency communication system

Dispatchers are reportedly using pen and paper to take information from callers.

3 years ago

Unplowed streets are seen in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

More than 1,400 Philadelphians are asking for help with snow, ice removal — with more to come

Requests were already pouring in after Philly’s first storm this week. Here’s what you need to know about snow and ice removal, and who’s responsible.

3 years ago

Sledders flock to Stokes Hill in Moorestown.
Weather

Philly officials advise caution as snow emergency expires: ‘Pack your patience’

A Code Blue remains in effect due to frigid temperatures.

3 years ago

A man kneels in front of a memorial surrounding the sign that reads,
NPR
Community

Justice Department report finds ‘critical failures’ in response to Uvalde attack

The Justice Department's critical incident review comes more than a year and a half after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

3 years ago

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