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Yeadon’s internal police study finds death of woman in police custody was ‘preventable’
Amid the deaths of two people in police custody in just four months, Yeadon Borough subjected itself to an independent study on its department.
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The Philadelphia Housing Authority is capping the waiting list at 10,000 applications. It’s expected to take three to five years to clear the list.
3 years ago
Super Bowl Sunday in Philly: City announces road closures, parking restrictions
Here’s what you need to know ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, from road closures and parking restrictions to public transit and pole-greasing.
3 years ago
Racist video spurs protest at Philly Catholic high school
The racist video showing teenage white girls in blackface was circulated on social media this week.
3 years ago
Tequilas restaurant in Center City ‘shut down until further notice’ after kitchen fire
The restaurant has been serving the Philadelphia community for more than three decades.
3 years ago
Eagles fans soak up the sun, enjoy NFL ‘Super Bowl Experience’ while in Arizona
Traveling Eagles fans got some sweet Super Bowl threads and took pictures with the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy during the “Super Bowl Experience” in Phoenix.
3 years ago
Neighbors, sanitation workers prep for ‘wall-to-wall’ trash if Eagles win
The sea of trash Eagles fans leave behind is “totally unacceptable,” one resident said. But the city’s sanitation force is “happy” to clean up after wins.
3 years ago
Love and fear: How to scare the heck out of your Valentine’s date
Ruined in 2021 by Hurricane Ida flooding, the Lincoln Mill's factory basement reopens as a gruesome Valentine’s date night.
3 years ago
How a Kensington school is responding to neighborhood gun violence
With shootings at recent highs in many American cities, some educators are reconsidering the role schools play in preventing and responding to neighborhood gun violence.
3 years ago
Listen 6:52Philly employment programs kick off this spring to help end cycle of violence
Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.
3 years ago
Gore, best known for Gore-Tex fabric, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly polluting communities with the toxic class of chemicals PFAS.
3 years ago
New Eagles mural finished just in time for Super Bowl LVII
Philadelphia muralist Meg Saligman is taking up the paintbrush once again for the Eagles, after her 2018 Super Bowl mural went viral.
3 years ago
Delaware man who waved Confederate flag in Capitol on Jan. 6 gets three years in prison
Prosecutors wanted the sentence to reflect the “gravity’’ of Kevin Seefried’s crimes. The defendant’s lawyer says he knows “history may view him as a racist.”
3 years ago
New Jersey will nearly double minimum monthly SNAP benefits payment
Gov. Phil Murphy said a new program will tackle food insecurity by offsetting the rising cost of food and groceries since the beginning of the pandemic.
3 years ago
Calling all procrastinators: There’s still time to snag Eagles gear and cheer on the Birds in style
Whatever Eagles merch you’re looking for, Philly shops and makers have you covered.
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