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Ben Rigden with a dog in costume
Community
6abc

8-year-old in Burlington County starts youth group bringing a bright future for animals

Ben Rigden is only 8 years old, and is the founder and president of The Young Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter.

2 years ago

Oyewumi Oyeniyi posing for a photo
Arts & Entertainment

‘I’m gonna show us the way forward’: Philly names Oyewumi Oyeniyi its new Youth Poet Laureate

Oyeniyi writes poems about what it feels like to be young and Black in Philadelphia.

2 years ago

Dr. Constance Clayton. (University of Pennsylvania)
Education

Philly schools trailblazer Constance Clayton has died

Dr. Clayton led Philly schools from 1982 until 1993. She was the city’s first Black superintendent and also the first woman in that role.

2 years ago

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An overhead view of police search
Community
6abc

Chester County to hold 2 town hall sessions to address prisoner escape, residents’ concerns

The Chester County Commissioners will hold the meetings to offer support, information on counseling, and more details on efforts to increase prison security.

2 years ago

Recording studio
Arts & Entertainment

‘We try to make it our own’: War on Drugs drummer and Eagles players step up the Christmas spirit in their second holiday album

Eagles players teamed up with local musicians to produce their second holiday album — featuring classic Christmas carols and an original track by center Jason Kelce.

2 years ago

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A Pennsylvania Police Trooper vehicle
Courts & Law
6abc

All 9 escapees from Berks County juvenile detention center taken into custody

Some of the escapees knocked on a random resident's door to surrender because they were cold, police say.

2 years ago

Dr. Michelle Carerra Morales poses for a photo in a hallway
Community

With a new name and new services, Xiente hopes to grow prosperity in Philadelphia

Formerly known as the Norris Square Community Alliance, the group will experiment with tools like guaranteed income to lift families out of poverty.

2 years ago

This before and after photo shows the clear-cutting of a once-forested area near Rehoboth Beach
Community

43,000 acres of forest cleared for development in Sussex County. Without legal protections, woodlands are vanishing

Unlike nearby jurisdictions, Delaware’s most rural and southernmost county has no requirement to preserve trees.

2 years ago

Side by side of Dulce Maria Alavez, and what she may look like now
Community

Family, community remembers Dulce Maria Alavez, who vanished from N.J. park 4 years ago

The young girl, then 5 years old, was last seen playing with her younger brother at Bridgeton City Park in Cumberland County on the afternoon of September 16, 2019.

2 years ago

Kids play at a pool.
PlanPhilly
Weather

Despite record global heat, Philly had coolest summer since 2014

Philadelphia recorded just one official heat-related death, the lowest count in 6 years.

2 years ago

Charlie Manuel in the dugout
Health
6abc

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel improving after suffering stroke

The Phillies say the next 24 hours will be crucial for his recovery.

2 years ago

Dick Miles poses on a motorcycle
Arts & Entertainment

Coatesville vintage racers shifted into high gear during annual grand prix

The annual event is meant to promote tourism and downtown revitalization in Coatesville.

2 years ago

Destruction and rubble in the wake of floods in Libya is visible
Community

Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city.

2 years ago

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains.
Community

Norfolk Southern CEO promises to keep improving safety on the railroad based on consultant’s report

CEO Alan Shaw told the railroad's employees in a letter that Norfolk Southern will take several immediate steps in response to the initial report from Atkins Nuclear Secured.

2 years ago

Waves and stormy conditions at a harbor in Maine
Weather

Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour, 1 man killed in Maine

Atlantic storm Lee has made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, at near-hurricane strength with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph).

2 years ago

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