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(NFL Films screengrab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_RHOB9xkqo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

NFL Films senior producer ends long career with swan song to Eagles

NFL Films has released its annual movie chronicling the Super Bowl champions: “Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl LII Champions.”

8 years ago

Listen 15:40
Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania (from left), Laura Ellsworth, Paul Mango, and Scott Wagner, participates in a debate at the National Constitution Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Pa. gubernatorial hopefuls Mango, Wagner gently mix it up; Ellsworth avoids mild fray

Three Republicans vie for the opportunity to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in November.

8 years ago

Listen 1:41
Bill Cosby winks as he arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Cosby lawyers urge judge not to allow 19 prior accusers to testify

More than 50 women have alleged Cosby sexually assaulted them, spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s.

8 years ago

Listen 5:15
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Judge denies request to throw out Cosby charges, hears arguments on calling 19 past accusers

If the first morning of court arguments in the hearings ahead of Bill Cosby’s retrial are any barometer, hostility between both sides is poised to be high.

8 years ago

Listen 4:07
Paul Green, founder of the original School of Rock (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

With School of Rock foundation, Paul Green returns to Philly for encore

Green is pursuing a legal degree at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, as well as spreading the spirit of rock ‘n' roll once again through a new endeavor.

8 years ago

Listen 5:44
The 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show theme Wonders of Water inspired the main exhibit rainforest theme. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Flower Show taking deep dive into water

The annual Philadelphia Flower Show gets its feet wet in environmental issues surrounding water.

8 years ago

Listen 1:48
Head of the Mikdash Educational Center, Rabbi Mordecahi Persoss, holds a coin they minted bearing President Donald Trump's image to honor his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. The center said Wednesday that the
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

International approval of American leadership declining everywhere — except Israel

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 6:58
Governor Tom Wolf speaks at the First Steps Treatment Center at Chester-Crozer Medical Center.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Pennsylvania cuts red tape for medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction

Pa.'s Medicaid program will no longer require doctors to get approval when prescribing medications that are proven to help people stay off heroin and prescription painkillers.

8 years ago

Listen 1:45
“Marie Begins” is an interactive opera with several diverging story branches and five different conclusions. (Provided)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly composer’s Choose-Your-Own-Adventure opera brings performance to your screen

“Marie Begins” is a fully sung, interaction opera in the style of "Choose Your Own Adventure" books, with several diverging story branches and five different conclusions.

8 years ago

Listen 2:06
From left to right: Diego Uribe, Ben Shaman, Jake Richard, and Quinn Berger evalute Pennsylvania's new congressional district map compared to the 2011 version at the Westtown School in West Chester, Pa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Despite landmark Pa. court decision, subjectivity remains in congressional mapmaking process

Now that districts have been completely overhauled, some big questions remain: just how much gerrymandering is too much?

8 years ago

Listen 6:28
Top administrators (from left) schools Superintendent William Hite, Managing Director Michael DiBerardinis, Sheriff Jewel Williams, and District Attorney Larry Krasner, applaud during Mayor Jim Kenney's budget address. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Kenney makes school-funding plea, council reacts

Kenney says funding the school district is critical, but council members aren't thrilled about his plan to hike property taxes.

8 years ago

Listen 4:12
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Odds improving for Toomey bill to expand background checks, but no slam dunk

The Republican Party seems to be slowly shifting on gun-control measures, but every proposal still faces an uphill battle.

8 years ago

Listen 4:25
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Kenney pitches tax hike for schools, businesses, urban blight, vulnerable residents

The big news coming out of Mayor Jim Kenney's annual budget address held Thursday morning in City Council chambers is a proposed six percent increase in property taxes.

8 years ago

Listen 2:22
Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey (https://goo.gl/maps/9wisT8sURnA2)
Community

10-year-old boy behind South Jersey school shooting threat; situation at Cumberland Community College resolved

The school shooting threat was linked back to a 10-year-old student. And just after 11 a.m., Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey, lifted its lockdown.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan will not seek a fifth term in Congress. (AP file photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

More Democrats enter scrum for Meehan’s congressional seat

Three more Democrats are running for Meehan's seat, with more sure to follow.

8 years ago

Listen 2:05
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