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Robbers steal at least $700K from armored truck in Cheltenham
The Brinks vehicle was making a delivery to a bank branch at an H Mart along Old York Road. Police said the suspects fled the scene in a Black Acura with tinted windows.
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An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania has killed 2. Here’s what to know
The plant, Clairton Coke Works, is one of four major plants in Pennsylvania owned by U.S. Steel, an icon of the domestic steel industry and American industrialization.
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Delaware health care systems struggling to keep pace with a rapidly growing older population
With seniors expected to make up a third of Delaware’s population by 2040, hospitals and clinics are expanding but still struggle with provider shortages and care delays.
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Listen 5:04In Camden and Atlantic City, health care systems are treating housing as a public health issue
Housing instability is driving ER visits and chronic illness. South Jersey health systems are stepping in with housing support and policy partnerships.
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Children among 6 injured in fire that spread to multiple Kensington homes
The fire was reported just after 6 p.m. on Reach Street. Philadelphia officials say the injured include three adults and three children.
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Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2
Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant in Clairton started late Monday morning. Officials said they had not isolated the cause of the blast.
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Una charla comunitaria en Wilmington enseñó a las familias latinas cómo preservar las tradiciones mientras toman decisiones alimentarias más saludables e informadas.
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Los niños del sur de Delaware están aprendiendo sobre el orgullo cultural, el espíritu emprendedor, la comida y la belleza de sus raíces latinas.
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Shuttered Wanamaker Building will host Philly Fringe this fall
The Layaway, a program of queer-based performance and cabaret, will be staged in Wanamaker’s Greek Hall.
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Listen 1:14Dugan earned enough write-in votes from Republicans to switch parties and set up a rematch with incumbent DA Larry Krasner in November.
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Listen 1:13Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
“We’re going to take our capital back,” President Donald Trump declared, adding he would also be “getting rid of the slums.”
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Pennsylvania House again approves SEPTA funding as transit agency inches closer to funding package
House members have approved SEPTA funding for a fifth time. Now the Senate holds the power to stave off major transit cuts.
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Advocates say recent immigration enforcement has left families struggling to cope both financially and mentally. Grassroots efforts seek to offer humanitarian relief.
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Listen 1:54Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population
An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.
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Listen 7:34Philadelphia’s biggest overtime earners triple their base salary through working extra hours
Philadelphia city employees working long hours due to understaffing earn massive overtime wages, with some earning more than the mayor.
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