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Police comb the scene of a mass shooting in Grays Ferry
Courts & Law
6abc

2nd arrest made in deadly Grays Ferry mass shooting

Police have said they are still looking for at least a dozen more shooters after finding 13 separate guns and 140 pieces of ballistic evidence at the scene.

1 week ago

Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo
Community

Philadelphia Art Commission agrees to return Rizzo statue to committee that originally gave it to the city to be restored, relocated

The statue of the late mayor will be removed from storage, repaired, refurbished and relocated to an undisclosed location.

1 week ago

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Large fire with billowing smoke
Community

Camden City Council approves agreement with EMR to hold the company accountable for scrapyard fire. Residents are not satisfied

The memo of understanding announced last spring followed a massive fire at EMR’s Ferry Avenue facility earlier this year.

1 week ago

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A SEPTA train pulling up to a station
Urban Planning

‘Lifeline for thousands’: Delaware officials plead with SEPTA, Pennsylvania lawmakers to preserve rail service to Philadelphia

The current proposal would eliminate the rail line that runs from Newark to Philadelphia, with stops in Stanton, Wilmington and Claymont.

1 week ago

Listen 1:31
Newark Democrat Madinah Wilson-Anton
Politics & Policy

‘Political theater’: Delaware lawmakers pass bills to help with massive residential property tax hike after fights and name-calling

The debate was sharpest in the state House, where members accused each other of grandstanding.

1 week ago

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Abandoned van on W Monmouth Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s most demolished street and what happens after the houses are gone

West Monmouth used to be a cobblestone street so clean you could eat off it, according to Lawrence West. Now almost 40% of the street’s houses are gone.

1 week ago

A sign welcomes people to Neumann University campus
Education

Study spells out impact of Pennsylvania private, independent colleges on their communities

The state’s independent, private colleges contributed more than $29 billion to local communities in 2024, according to a report they commissioned.

1 week ago

Terry Gross smiling
Arts & Entertainment

50 years and over 15,000 interviews: The history and legacy of WHYY’s ‘Fresh Air’

Terry Gross has helmed one of the longest-running interview programs in America, which has been embraced by generations of listeners.

1 week ago

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes part in a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Courts & Law

As Trump threatens to send federal troops to U.S. cities, Philly District Attorney Krasner, religious leaders push back

While the president lacks the authority to take federal control of local police departments, he may be able to send troops, depending on a federal case in California.

1 week ago

Listen 1:23
a sign at a SEPTA rally reads SAVE SEPTA!
Politics & Policy

SEPTA funding still in limbo despite Pennsylvania Senate approval of budget amendment

Democrats expressed frustration with the change, saying the money is already earmarked for necessary system and safety upgrades.

1 week ago

Nilsa Cruz with students holding up an item from the time capsule
Education

As building gets demolished, community celebrates legacy of Camden’s Eastside High School

The demolition ceremony marked the beginning of a soon-to-be-built new building, which will open in 2029.

1 week ago

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A woman speaks at a podium during the meeting, with other people lining up behind her for their turn.
Politics & Policy

Princeton town council adopts resolution supporting state passage of Immigrant Trust Act

About two dozen members of the New Jersey immigrant rights group Resistencia en Acción cheered and called for greater immigrant protections.

1 week ago

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Overhead photo of a residential area, with the Philadelphia skyline in the background
Community

Spots filling up in Delaware County’s ‘first of its kind’ 10-mile race

Delaware County’s inaugural 10-mile race will take runners from Rose Tree Park in Media to Subaru Park in Chester.

1 week ago

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An armored truck in a shopping center parking lot
Courts & Law

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.

1 week ago

A factory sitting right on the banks of a river
Community

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.

1 week ago

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