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4 young people with ties to Simon Gratz High School have been shot in past week
"Think about how tragic that is, not only for my school community but for those families," the principal said.
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Another Philadelphia school temporarily shut due to COVID cases
In the two weeks since schools opened, Richmond Elementary School is the second district school and the fourth school in the city to shut down over an outbreak.
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Montco launches its first county-wide Arts Week
Arts venues have a $100M impact on Montco’s economy. Arts Week highlights the large and small spots reopening from the pandemic.
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Listen 1:30Remembering Ken Steif, an urban planner who used data to make cities more just
The University of Pennsylvania professor, R&B-lover, neighborhood advocate, and beloved husband and father passed away after a battle with cancer.
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What 4 of Philly Council’s fiercest housing advocates plan to fight for this fall
As Philly City Council prepares to restart, here’s a rundown of the policies some of Council’s most vocal housing advocates are bringing to the (virtual) chambers.
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DA urges criminal defendants to come to CJC to get a new date
The Philadelphia District Attorney is urging criminal defendants to avoid arrest by voluntarily coming to the Criminal Justice Center next week to get a court date.
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Massachusetts man convicted of sending threatening emails to Police Commissioner Outlaw
Peter Fratus, 39, of West Dennis, Massachusetts, was charged with transmitting threatening communications in interstate commerce.
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Over the past month, the number of shooting victims citywide has dropped 11%, officials said. Operation PinPoint zones saw a more dramatic decrease.
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Delaware Supreme Court hears arguments over FOIA requests for Biden’s papers
Biden gifted the papers to UDel in 2011 when he was vice president. The total collection includes more than 1,850 boxes of documents and 415 gigabytes of electronic records.
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Police release age-progression image of Dulce Maria Alavez, girl last seen at Bridgeton park
Dulce was last seen Sept.16, 2019 at the Bridgeton City Park. A reward for details leading to her whereabouts stands at $75,000.
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‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the expiration of pandemic-related benefits
P.O.C. hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents were reacting to the news that federal unemployment benefits expired a week after the eviction moratorium.
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Listen 5:14Council President Darrell Clarke to introduce overhaul of Philly Zoning Board
Clarke wants to give City Council more power over neighborhood development after a series of zoning decisions that he believed favored developers.
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Philly schools consider bringing in National Guard to help with bus driver shortage
Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. says he’s reached out to Gov. Tom Wolf to ask for assistance with the district’s transportation crisis.
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Philly COVID-19 cases trend downward as city debuts new breakthrough case dataset
As of Tuesday, the city is averaging 250 new cases per day, down from a recent high of 313 per day, the acting health commissioner says.
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