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Archives: Segments

A photo from Lucy’s time in Alaska. (Courtesy of Lucy)
The Pulse
Health

Before Huntington’s: Seeking adventure while she’s able

Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.

9 years ago

Listen 8:14
File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey removes 2 percent limit for police and fire salary increases

Gov. Chris Christie isn’t due to leave office for another two weeks, but Democratic legislative leaders have already let one of his key ...

9 years ago

Listen 5:31
Camden police cars on the street with lights flashing
Courts & Law

Number of murders in Camden hits 30-year low

One of the state’s most crime-ridden communities recorded a double-digit drop in murders in 2017.

9 years ago

Listen 1:54
Ahmad Harrington (left) stands beside his father, James.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids

Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.

9 years ago

Listen 4:54
Julia Bright (left) celebrates while her mother, Rebecca Rhynhart (center), is sworn in as Philadelphia city controller.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Philly city controllers — going places?

Here's a look at the political prospects of the first woman to become Philadelphia controller, and the candidate she beat who seems ready to run for mayor.

9 years ago

Listen 4:44
Jerry L. Sanders Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Delaware County Sheriff at an induction ceremony in Media. Sanders was part of a wave of Democrats elected last year, reflecting a demographic change in the former Republican stronghold.
Politics & Policy

Dems vow more transparency in historic Delco swearing-in ceremony

A panel of judges oversaw the swearing in of Democrats to Delaware County elected offices Tuesday, the culmination of years of changing demographics in suburban Philadelphia.

9 years ago

Listen 1:53
 The Philadelphia skyline (Ashley Hahn / WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

What lies ahead in 2018 for Philly’s tech scene? Watching the realLIST

Each new year begins with all kinds of lists and predictions. For the staff of Technical.ly Philly, watchers of all things tech, that means compiling the REAList.

9 years ago

Listen 5:58
The Harrison Power Station in West Virginia is one of the power stations addressed in the letter of intent to sue.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Delaware to sue EPA over pollutant controls

The state of Delaware threaten to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly failing to protect its residents from poor air quality, unless it takes action.

9 years ago

Listen 1:43
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sworn in by his wife, Judge Lisa Millett Rau with son Nathan holding Bible.
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Krasner takes oath as very different kind of DA for Philly

Veteran civil rights lawyer Larry Krasner is promising drug treatment over incarceration and second chances for nonviolent offenders, among other reforms.

9 years ago

Listen 2:04
Robert Fifer, 62, has been addicted to heroin since he was 10. He said he's getting too old to sleep outside in the winter.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues

Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.

9 years ago

Listen 2:53
Receptionist Jennifer Baker advises Suzanne Cloud on health insurance forms before her appointment at Cooper Medical Services. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Health

The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.

The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.

9 years ago

Members of the Pirates head south on Broad St.
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

The Mummers strutted through Philly’s deep freeze

The bedecked, bedazzled revelers paraded through the streets of Center City Philadelphia on New Year's Day, despite bitterly cold temperatures dipping into the teens.

9 years ago

Listen 2:24
Members of the 38 Tonnes arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday from France and will be performing at the Rabble Rousers' 2018 New Year’s Day event. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Nontraditional Mummers strut away from Broad Street parade

Some Mummer brigades will not parade this year. Instead, they'll stage their own neighborhood New Year's Day procession.

9 years ago

Listen 4:05
The new Starbucks on South Warren Street in Trenton is a big hit with state workers like Gemma Navarro.
NewsWorks Tonight
Money

Trenton residents, businesses welcome city’s first Starbucks

The coffee giant selected Trenton as the ninth of 15 planned "opportunity cafes" — stores opened in underserved, low- to medium-income communities that train young workers.

9 years ago

Listen 5:02
Former President Barack Obama addresses a summit on climate change last year. He will be in Philadelphia Friday to stump for Democrats on the November ballot. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Obama trumps the chief, takes top spot as Gallup’s ‘Most Admired Man’

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 7:07
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