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Police in Princeton, N.J. have closed Nassau Street between Washington Road and Witherspoon Street after a person with a gun entered the Panera restaurant there. (Dana Difilippo/WHYY)
Community

Princeton Panera Bread gunman is dead, says N.J. AG’s office

Updated: 5:59 p.m. — The armed man who had been holed up in a restaurant in Princeton, New Jersey since ...

8 years ago

Sarah Bridges
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

When 2 Philly-area execs were accused of harassment, their companies called this woman

Several of the prominent men accused of sexual harassment recently have said they're getting help for their behavior. But what does that actually mean and does it really work?

8 years ago

Listen 6:25
Gabriel Nyantakyi collects super soaker toys and orchestrates water play days all over the world. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

In violent times, West Philly man lifts mood by bringing water guns to kids worldwide

Gabriel Nyantakyi is raising money to expand his effort — called Waterarms Over Firearms — in Philly and Chicago, two cities plagued by gun violence.

8 years ago

Listen 2:48
Designer Wale Oyéjidé.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

West Philly fashion designer adds flair to ‘Black Panther’

A small Philadelphia fashion designer with big cultural ambitions gets a boost from the global phenomenon of 'Black Panther.'

8 years ago

Listen 2:08
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books on the corner of Church Street and Germantown Avenue in East Germantown. (Michael Bixler/Hidden City)
PlanPhilly
Community

We asked Philly to tell us what gentrification feels like. Here’s what we heard.

Here is some of the talkback we got on social media about our gentrification series.

8 years ago

Listen 5:46
Upper Darby Police Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Former Philly cop, now Upper Darby chief, offers nuanced take on halting gun violence

'I’m not against the NRA, but I’m not for the NRA,' says Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.

8 years ago

Listen 14:14
Steel coils sit on rail cars leaving the Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Some area Democrats supporting Trump trade moves, while GOP lawmakers object

Trump's more isolationist view of the U.S. isn't winning over the GOP majority, says Congressman Ryan Costello, a Republican who represents an area west of Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Listen 4:07
Olivia Sandom, Senior at Julia R. Masterman, and Bryan Taylor, Senior at Academy at Palumbo, during the student walk out against gun violence at City Hall
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Guns now second most important problem in America, poll finds

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 5:02
Partiers revel at The Dolphin Tavern in South Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Lifestyle

City mulls new license to booze that would keep Philly bars open until 4 a.m.

Should Philly's bars stay open until 4 a.m.? Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown thinks so, as long as tax dollars from those late night drinks go to the school district.

8 years ago

Listen 1:58
Maddie Heeney, a transgender student, has thrived at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

A girl named Maddie, and Delaware's transgender conundrum

A debate is raging in Delaware educational circles about how transgender students are treated in public schools.

8 years ago

Listen 6:16
Friday Arts

Historical Foodies: The Cookbook of Ellen M. Emlen

When Tara O’Brien began as Director of Conservation and Preservation at the Historical Society of Philadelphia, she was pleased to ...

8 years ago

Dymonique Hammond and her classmates from Freire Charter High School during the National School Walkout on March 13, 2018.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

‘We knew in our hearts we had to do it:’ Behind the scenes of one Philly school’s walkout

Wednesday’s protests were officially about gun control. But they were was as much about young people stretching their voices, finding their place in the world.

8 years ago

Listen 5:12
Democratic congressional candidate Rich Lazer has support from construction unions. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Local 98 gave $500,000 to DelCo Republicans, angering some Dems

Electricians union supporting a Philly candidate for the largely Delco Democratic congressional primary donated lots of dough to Delco Republicans over the past four years.

8 years ago

Listen 4:18
A trolley in West Philadelphia crosses potholes on a bumpy street. (Malcolm Burnley for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Is nanotech the new pothole killer?

Scientists are adding tiny particles of clay, wool and other materials to asphalt — to create more durable pavement.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case
Courts & Law

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial [updated]

Judge Steven O’Neill’s ruling Thursday is a victory for prosecutors looking to portray the 80-year-old comedian as one of Hollywood’s biggest serial predators.

8 years ago

Listen 1:33
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