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Amid gun violence crisis, Philadelphia may be safer than people think
Comparing a recent Gallup poll to crime statistics shows perception is not reality.
2 years ago
Coco Gauff wins the US Open for her 1st Grand Slam title at age 19 by defeating Aryna Sabalenka
Gauff is the first American teenager to win the country’s major tennis tournament since Serena Williams in 1999.
2 years ago
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,300 people
Morocco’s Interior Ministry said Saturday afternoon that at least 1,305 people had died, and another 1,832 people were injured.
2 years ago
Portion of Schuylkill River Trail near Manayunk to close Monday for restoration project
The city of Philadelphia is working to restore the connection between the Manayunk Canal and the Schuylkill River.
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Philadelphia’s annual Recovery Walks! event aims to make recovery from addiction more visible
Nearly three out of four people who ever struggle with drug or alcohol use survive and go on to recovery, national estimates show.
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FEMA designates several Pa., Del., N.J. areas as ‘disaster resilience zones’: Here’s what that means
The new designation prioritizes the areas for federal funding related to climate change resilience.
2 years ago
The state’s dominant utility is passing on cuts in costs for natural gas. Officials are negotiating on the amount of an electric rate hike that took effect in July.
2 years ago
Listen 1:39Hurricane Idalia flung flamingos as far north as Pennsylvania
Flamingos have been found as far north as Ohio after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.
2 years ago
City streets department worker fatally shot in South Philadelphia
Police said three streets employees were arriving to do work on the area. One worker left the car to go into a corner store and ended up in an altercation inside the store.
2 years ago
The Nanu’s brothers already planning expansion — and the region’s first all-halal food hall
From Pakistan to Brooklyn to Northeast Philly, the Rashid family sticks together and tries to give back to their community.
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As federal workers are ordered back to their offices, pockets of resistance remain
Even with COVID once again on the rise, the push for more in-person work has taken on a more urgent tone.
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A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match
The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.
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‘Jawn’ is being added to Dictionary.com, and Philadelphians feel a way
As the ‘language of the city’ receives wider acclaim, people in Philly want the local roots to remain clear.
2 years ago
For Wilmington neighbors, raising an endangered species is a ‘saving us’ project
Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”
2 years ago
Listen 4:07Who is John Stanford, the PPD veteran replacing Outlaw as interim Philly police commissioner?
A 21-year veteran of the PPD, he served in Internal Affairs, as a public information officer, and as commander of a West Philly police district.
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