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Villanova championship parade is under way
Community

Villanova fans descend on Center City to celebrate NCAA championship

The Villanova Wildcats — and their devoted fans — have made their way into Center City this afternoon for a victory rally.

9 years ago

Listen 1:34
A pilot program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine gives students lessons on nutrition.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

How to help patients eat better? One Philly med school says, teach their doctors to cook

A new nutrition course for students at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine meets in the kitchen.

9 years ago

Listen 3:10
Aerial view of Graterford State Prison in Southeastern Pennsylvania. (Chris Gardner/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

‘This is not ordinary’: 5 inmate suicides in 3 months at Graterford

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is under pressure to act after five inmates at Graterford Prison have committed suicide in the last three months.

9 years ago

Listen 1:53
Sheraton Hotel floor supervisor Alton Sawyer is fasting Wednesday to bring awareness to the issues facing workers of the Philadelphia hospitality industry. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

In spirit of King, Philly hospitality workers continue to press for economic justice

The gathering marked the 50th anniversary of MLK’s death in Memphis as he supported the rights of black sanitation workers — including their right to unionize.

9 years ago

Pictured in this WHYY file photo are Mayor Jim Kenney and Joyce Wilkerson. Both Wilkerson and Christopher McGinley  (not pictured) were today named to the 9 member Philadelphia School Board. (WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Mayor Kenney picks his starting nine for new Philly school board

Kenney's board will replace the state-controlled School Reform Commission on July 1.

9 years ago

Listen 2:40
Bill Cosby, right, arrives for his sexual assault case spokesperson Andrew Wyatt, center, at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Jury selected in Cosby retrial after defense team accuses prosecutors of racial bias

The 12 people who will decide whether Bill Cosby should be convicted of sexual assault have been selected.

9 years ago

Listen 2:27
Meghan Talarowski of Studio Ludo designed the climbing wall at the Cecil B. Moore library with the idea that children need
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

A Philadelphia library gets ‘risky’ with a new play space

It all started with an idea the library had to create play spaces where they could get out some of that pent-up energy.

9 years ago

Listen 4:35
Model train displays on display at SEPTA's gift shop
PlanPhilly
Community

Why 35 grown men traveled hundreds of miles to ride a SEPTA trolley

These railfans are not messing around.

9 years ago

Listen 4:32
Candidate Pennsylvania Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York County, seeking the Republican Party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's re-election bid next year takes part in the Montgomery County Republican Committee gubernatorial forum in Blue Bell, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.
Politics & Policy

Is Pennsylvania swarming with illegal voters?

We explore the claim that there are 100,000 illegal voters in the commonwealth.

9 years ago

Listen 2:50
Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. on Monday, April 2, ahead of jury selection for his upcoming sexual assault retrial. (Bastiaan Slabbers/ for WHYY)
Courts & Law

One juror selected, 11 to go in Cosby retrial, with signs #MeToo will figure prominently

More than half of the potential jurors in Bill Cosby's criminal retrial say they've already formed an opinion about whether he's guilty of sexual assault.

9 years ago

Listen 2:55
Inmates at Eastern State Penitentiary were expected to serve their time in solitude, but they found ways to communicate, and some even fell in love.
Arts & Entertainment

19th-century love letters between Eastern State inmates document story of resistance

Love letters sent between inmates at Eastern State Penitentiary during the Civil War tell the story of an interracial love affair and social resistance.

9 years ago

Listen 6:27
Watch out for tax scams from people claiming to be the state police
Money

Savvy scammers tap into IRS anxiety to dupe taxpayers out of millions

The IRS estimates phone scams have cost consumers more than $65 million in last five years.

9 years ago

Listen 3:37
After cleaning up the beach, students create a smiling octopus and other ocean artwork during the 24th annual Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles Thursday, May 25, 2017. Some 4,000 children from Los Angeles-area elementary schools took part, the culmination of a year-round program by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, which seeks to tell children how pollution affects the ocean. (Reed Saxon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Americans believe the kids will be all right

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

9 years ago

Listen 5:29
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Friday, March 30, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Quaaludes, supporting witnesses, and payouts: Judge hears arguments on which evidence to allow in Cosby retrial

Jury selection starts Monday, ahead of a new trial date of April 9.

9 years ago

Listen 6:43
A woman walks past a Wells Fargo location in view of City Hall, left, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 11, 2017.
PlanPhilly
Money

Banks deny claims of discriminatory lending in Philadelphia

Banks argue that the data used in a recent report that found racial disparities in Philadelphia mortgage lending doesn’t represent the full scope of their lending activities.

9 years ago

Listen 2:11
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