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Outdoors
Philadelphia
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Vehicle that went into Schuylkill River was accidentally shifted into gear, police say

Police say the couple was making out at the time.

2 years ago

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History
Philadelphia
Sports

36 years ago, the Phillie Phanatic was beaten up by the Dodgers’ Tommy Lasorda

Sports fans lost their minds in 1988 when the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager ran after and grabbed the Phanatic and tossed the creature to the ground.

2 years ago

Nick Sirianni
Philadelphia
Sports

After late-season stumble, Eagles and new coaching staff look to rebound in 2024

After reaching the Super Bowl in 2022 and losing to the Chiefs, Philadelphia stumbled badly down the stretch last season but looks to bounce back into title contention.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

PECO customers could face double-digit electricity bill increases next year

Experts blame growing demand and a lagging transition to renewable energy sources.

2 years ago

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Studio 2
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Philadelphia
Sports

Analyzing the Sixers arena impact studies

Independent reports find a new Sixers arena would provide hundreds of millions in tax revenue. It also says the project may put stress on Chinatown. Is that tradeoff worth it?

Air Date: August 27, 2024 12:00 pm

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Delaware
Homelessness
Housing

Southern Delaware ‘Tent City’ disappears, leaving Georgetown’s homeless in the shadows

An unofficial gathering space for the town’s homeless population was dismantled for development, raising urgent questions about where they would go.

2 years ago

Listen 3:19
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Animals
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Philadelphia International Airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs

Members of the Wagging Tails Brigade of therapy dogs were honored Monday at PHL, marking five years that the dogs have been dutifully working in the airport's corridors.

2 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Aging
Housing
Philadelphia

‘You gotta come together’: Judge approves selling West Philly’s Brith Sholom House to PHA

The authority will take over the crumbling building in West Philadelphia less than a month before a scheduled gas shut-off and sheriff’s sale.

2 years ago

Listen 1:14
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Delaware
Environment
Sustainability

Models hit the runway making a statement with sustainable fashion at Delaware Goodwill

Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County hosted a sustainable fashion show to promote the positive impact of wearing upcycled garments.

2 years ago

Listen 1:53
Evan Gershkovich
International
Media
New Jersey

Friends of Evan Gershkovich hold a celebration in Princeton after Wall Street Journal reporter’s release

Princeton, New Jersey held a pizza party to celebrate the release of Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison Aug. 1.

2 years ago

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Deer are popping up in New Jersey
Animals
New Jersey
Preservation

It’s a conundrum: New Jersey’s deer population is dropping, but complaints over deer destruction are on the rise

Too many deer are causing too much damage in New Jersey, officials say.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia

Row house fire in Philadelphia kills woman, girl; man, boy taken to hospitals with 3rd-degree burns

Authorities say a row house fire in northeast Philadelphia claimed the lives of two people, including a child, and sent two other people to hospitals.

2 years ago

Philadelphia citizens who died of an overdose are memorialized at a rally in support of safe injection sites. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Here’s how communities in the Delaware Valley will mark International Overdose Awareness Day this year

The number of overdose deaths nationally fell in 2023 for the first time in five years, but more than 107,000 still lost their lives to overdoses.

2 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Safety
Transportation
Billy Penn

Philly Naked Bike Ride returns amid increased calls for street safety

Organizers say the ride is meant to be fun, but also aims to highlight the vulnerability that cyclists and other non-car travelers face on the streets every day.

2 years ago

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Health Care
Home & Family
Philadelphia

No, Philly twin newborns on ‘missing’ posters were not abducted from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.

2 years ago

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