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Volunteers and residents mingle in Camp Alpha at dinnertime.
The Pulse
Health

Offering homeless vets social support first — before housing

Veterans on Patrol runs controversial, sometimes illegal, camps to get chronically homeless vets off the street.

9 years ago

Listen 5:55
First-person shooters like 'Battlefield 3' have become very realistic.
The Pulse
Science

How online gaming communities kept two veterans from suicide

The military has a long history of using games in training, but troops also enjoy playing video games during their downtime, and some military gaming communities even help

9 years ago

Listen 6:48
Marijuana legalization demonstrators carry a 50 foot inflatable joint down South Broad Street mingling with Bernie Sanders supporters on their way to FDR Park during the Democratic National Convention in 2016. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Philly’s 3-year-old pot possession law: Many are fined, few are paying

Since 2014, police have handed out 6,940 citations for possession — which garners a $25 fine — and public use. That translates to $312,525 owed to the city.

9 years ago

Listen 2:44
A memento is set in remembrance of former Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay outside Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner who pitched a perfect game and a playoff no-hitter for the Phillies, died when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Roy Halladay remembered for his hard work and generosity

Halladay's passion for piloting cost him his life Tuesday when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40.

9 years ago

Listen 1:22
Assistant District Attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo is the No. 2 prosecutor in the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Manhattan DA’s policies offer glimpse of how Krasner might shape Philly office

Philadelphia's new DA promises an emphasis on leniency and providing options other than incarceration to low-level offenders. That seems to be working out in Manhattan.

9 years ago

Listen 4:15
Delaware County council candidate Kevin Madden (left) was one of two Democrats to win seats on the five-member board, while the bid of Republican candidate Dave White (right) fell short. (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Democrats win big in Philly suburbs — Congress next?

Democrats had historic wins in local offices in three suburban counties, raising their hopes they can flip some suburban congressional seats next year.

9 years ago

Listen 2:11
Homes like these on Spruce Street in University City have seen a rapid increase in rents and property taxes. (WHYY, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Pa. voters passed new rules for property taxes. So, now what?

Ryan Briggs, of City & State PA, joins NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to discuss the possibility of lowering or eliminating property taxes across the commonwealth.

9 years ago

Listen 4:31
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey are leading efforts to block the firing of special prosecutor Robert Mueller
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Booker, Coons lead bipartisan efforts to block Trump from firing special counsel

U.S. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Chris Coons of Delaware are behind two bipartisan bills seeking to block President Trump from firing special counsel Robert Mueller.

9 years ago

Listen 4:35
Radio Times

WaPo’s Dave Weigel on VA election results, Donna Brazile

A look at the election results in Virginia, and if the Democratic victories down there are a referendum on President Trump. Also the Demo ...

9 years ago

Listen 17:00
Radio Times

Pennsylvania/Philly election results

We talk with WHYY’s DAVE DAVIES about the winner of the r ...

9 years ago

Listen 18:29
Radio Times

Dem. Phil Murphy wins big

We look at the election of Democrat Phil Murphy, who won the New Jersey governorship over Chris Christie acolyte Kim Guagdano by a larger ...

9 years ago

Listen 13:29
William Clack, who lives near the abandoned warehouse in Kensington, contributed many panels to the installation.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Monument Lab installation in Kensington is a meditation on time

Artist Tyree Guyton enlisted members of the community to work on his monumental evocation of time at the corner of A and Indiana in Philadelphia.

9 years ago

Listen 2:28
Actor, director and playwright Colman Domingo. (Kyrie Greenberg/WHYY)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Lights Out’ turns the spotlight on the legacy of entertainer Nat King Cole

A new musical by Philadelphia native Colman Domingo is set in the ‘50s and examines issues of race through the iconic character of Nat King Cole.

9 years ago

Listen 4:16
Paulsboro resident Christa Cooper leaves her polling place at the Paulsboro Fire House satisfied with her decision to vote for Phil Murphy for governor. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Voting Block: A New Jersey voter on the fence

Christa Cooper had been thinking about the N.J. governor's race for months, but didn't like what she heard from Democrat Phil Murphy or Republican Kim Guadagno.

9 years ago

Listen 4:44
British musician Bitty McLean (center) works with Drexel students to remix tracks from the school's Sigma Sound archives
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Soul searching: Reggae artist finds goldmine in Drexel’s Philly Sound archive

A music recording archive at Drexel University is feeding a reggae songwriter based in London.

9 years ago

Listen 5:08
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