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Mayor Kenney agrees with ICE protesters, but doesn’t want a repeat of Occupy Philly
Protest moves from ICE office to City Hall, pressuring Philadelphia mayor to end agreement allowing immigration officials to view a real-time arrest database
6 years ago
Listen 3:07After a century in the limelight, ancient Egyptian sphinx going back into hiding
Penn Museum's iconic, 3,200-year-old Egyptian sphinx will disappear for several years, starting Monday, while its gallery undergoes renovations.
6 years ago
Listen 2:10A Wilmington church gets its congregation moving
It's Thursday evening. The work day is over and people are filing into the Resurrection Center in Wilmington.
6 years ago
Listen 4:01Transgender people in N.J. can now alter birth certificates without doctor signing off
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law this week permitting transgender people to change the gender listed on the document by simply filling out a form.
6 years ago
Protesters demand end of Philly’s contract with ICE
The city's contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement grants the agency access to the Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System, a real-time arrest database.
6 years ago
Listen 1:58Damages from water-main break expected to exceed $500,000 liability limit
Since a massive water-main break flooded the streets of Midtown Village Tuesday morning, Kate Moroney Miller has had one really bad Time.
6 years ago
Listen 2:04Lessons from Vancouver: U.S. cities consider supervised injection facilities
Vancouver is home to North America’s first, public supervised injection facility — and an explosion of spin-offs designed to prevent overdose deaths.
6 years ago
Listen 35:14Hopes for rebirth at former Delaware auto plant
After a decade of dormancy, the former GM vehicle assembly plant near Newport is about to get a multi-million dollar overhaul.
6 years ago
Listen 5:32America’s youngest citizens reflect on patriotism at Philly naturalization ceremony
“It’s just respecting your country, even if you don’t agree with everything that is going on or everything that is said," said Kayla Davis of West Philly.
6 years ago
Listen 2:48Monmouth Beach ban on plastics — most comprehensive in N.J. — off to smooth start
Merchants say there's been a period of adjustment since the ban started June 1, but most customers are taking it in stride.
6 years ago
Listen 5:53From sacred to civic, new life for old Philly churches
Philadelphia has seen its share of old church buildings neglected and even torn down, but a new collaboration seeks to transform them into community assets.
6 years ago
Listen 5:59Overnight protesters stake out ICE building, demand changes in immigration policies
Philadelphia police arrest 29 demonstrators who refused to move from the entrance to the federal facility at Eighth and Cherry streets.
6 years ago
Listen 2:0324 days of summer: The business of being the Famous River Hot Dog Man
Since 1987, Greg Crance has run a hot dog stand in the middle of the Delaware River. It's a beautiful office, but a fickle business.
6 years ago
Listen 4:23Allentown’s famed Cadets rise again after months of scandal and tumult
Some had worried a #MeToo scandal would be fatal for one of the nation’s oldest and most decorated drum corps.
6 years ago
Listen 8:36NRC: $1.4 billion closing of Oyster Creek nuclear plant will take nearly 60 years
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission stresses precautions, safety measures in place as N.J. plant prepares for Sept. 17 shutdown. Decontamination won't begin until 2075.
6 years ago
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