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Family of Jimi Patrick, one of four men murdered by Cosmo DiNardo, leave the Bucks County Courtroom where DiNardo was sentenced to four consecutive life terms. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Bucks murderer of 4 men sentenced to life, accomplice may get death penalty

A lawyer for Cosmo DiNardo called the deaths a 'sad, senseless tragedy.'

8 years ago

Listen 1:40
In April, the Pa. House passed a bill that would ban abortions in cases where there was a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The legislation is dividing the special needs community. (Big Stock Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. bill banning abortions for Down syndrome divides special needs community

A bill making its way through the Pa. legislature has split a community brought together by a common diagnosis, and it could be the next front in the abortion debate.

8 years ago

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Madeleine Dean celebrates a victory in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District with Rabbi Larry Sernovitz and granddaughter Aubrey Cunnane, 6.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Pa. women lead charge for Congress

Three women will lead local Democrats into a potentially game-changing general election

8 years ago

Listen 6:31
After Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke to Congress about a massive data breach, the company announced it would no longer fund an effort to oppose The Consumer Right to Privacy Act.
(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

One-fifth of Delaware’s population may have had Facebook data exposed

The personal information of more than 200,000 Delawareans was compromised in the recently disclosed Facebook data breach.

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
Dave Delloso, Molly Sheehan, and Mary Gay Scanlon attend a forum on the opioid crisis.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Scientists experiment with congressional candidacy in Pennsylvania, around U.S.

More than 50 scientists are running for federal office this year. Right now, the vast majority of people in Congress have backgrounds in law, business, or politics.

8 years ago

Listen 3:59
Sign-carrying participants march on the southern leg of the Poor People's Campaign May 10, 1968, in Atlanta. (AP file photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Poor People’s Campaign seeks to revive MLK’s vision

Activists are reigniting Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished fight against poverty.

8 years ago

Listen 10:53
Owner JP Teti stands behind the basement bar at Passyunk Avenue, a Philly-themed dive bar in London
PlanPhilly
Community

A new Philly-themed bar is drawing crowds in London

The bar is the brainchild of JP Teti, a Trenton native with deep roots in Philly, where his grandparents grew up and relatives still live.

8 years ago

Listen 4:03
Delaware this week became the first state to ban marriages by minors, with no exceptions. New Jersey could be next. (photo/bigstockphoto.com)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Delaware first to outlaw marriage by minors. Is New Jersey next?

Supporters say the ban will protect young girls from being forced into marriage.

8 years ago

Listen 1:30
Kanye West recently praised President Donald Trump.
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Did Kanye really help Trump’s approval rating?

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

Listen 6:07
Stoneleigh Gardens is the newest preserve from Natural Lands. Formally the estate of the Haas Family, the gardens and grounds will open to the public in May 2018. Many of the structures are over 100 years old. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Finding Natural Lands in the suburbs with opening of Main Line garden

For more than 60 years, the Natural Lands organization has worked to preserve open space and connect people to the natural world.

8 years ago

Listen 3:47
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders held dueling news conferences after hours of meetings late Friday to announce their inability to come to a budget deal,. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

A closer look at N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy’s gun crime data dump

Crime guns appear to be traveling from southern states along the Atlantic coastline up Interstate 95 into New Jersey.

8 years ago

Listen 2:37
Ashley Lunkenheimer (left) and Mary Gay Scanlon (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Year of the woman presents tough choices in Philly-area races

Emily’s List is supporting five women in Pennsylvania congressional races.

8 years ago

Listen 5:27
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly artists recreate gigantic 1973 ‘Rube Goldberg’ orchestra

Now on display at the Pearlstein Gallery in Drexel University’s URBN Annex, “Zwei Mann Orchester” is a musical Rube Goldberg machine that delights with its symphonic absurdity

8 years ago

Listen 4:04
The west wall of Room 13 at the Barnes Foundation is covered with Renoir paintings.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

I love you, I hate you: Renoir edition

Audiences love to hate art by Renoir. The Barnes Foundation offers a rebuttal.

8 years ago

Listen 5:33
Oak tree pollen (Emma Lee/WHYY News)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

It’s been an unusually bad allergy season. Here’s why it may be getting worse

It's been an unusually bad season for allergy sufferers. There is more pollen in the air than normal for this time of year, and it may not get much better anytime soon.

8 years ago

Listen 5:37
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