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DA Larry Krasner speaking at Shepard Rec Center in West Philly on August 17, 2022. (Sammy Caiola / WHYY)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘The victims are children’: Shooters spray 96 bullets near West Philly rec center, injuring five and worrying hundreds

Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner joined forces Wednesday to address a mass shooting that occurred at Shepard Recreation Center Tuesday night.

3 years ago

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Business
Philadelphia

Small businesses to take center stage in Fishtown as part of ‘Sustainable & Local Tour’

“Consumers have the power to vote with their dollars,” said Ramkissoon, “and we're voting for the world we want to live in, by choosing to support small businesses."

3 years ago

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The tanker truck is still in Greenwich Township but is not emitting any vapor. Officials do not feel it is safe to move the vehicle yet. (6abc)
Environment
New Jersey

Officials hold town hall after tanker truck emits vapors, stench in South Jersey

Dozens of residents across New Jersey showed up at the East Greenwich Municipal Building Tuesday night, demanding answers after a stench wafted throughout New Jersey for days.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Is it time for Pa. to ban summer utility shutoffs?

Thousands of PECO customers lose access to A/C or fans each summer when they can’t pay their electric bills. Experts want more limits on shutoffs in a warming world.

3 years ago

A closeup of Ricardo Cruciani
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Former Drexel neurologist convicted of sexually abusing patients dies by suicide in jail

Prosecutors said Cruciani groomed vulnerable patients by overprescribing painkillers, sometimes to treat serious injuries from car wrecks and other accidents.

3 years ago

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Criminal Justice
Home & Family
Kids
Pennsylvania

It’s far too easy to be labeled a child abuser in Pennsylvania, lawsuit claims

A lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania’s ChildLine registry is unconstitutional because the accused are not offered a hearing prior to being listed as offenders.

3 years ago

FILE - Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons watches practice before an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Philadelphia. Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled the grievance he filed to recoup a portion of last season's salary, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Employment
Philadelphia
Sports

Simmons, 76ers settle his grievance over salary

Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled the grievance he filed to recoup a portion of last season's salary, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday.

3 years ago

A man cleans an apartment destroyed after Russian shelling in Nikopol, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov)
International
Military

Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen attacks

The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the country’s east and north.

3 years ago

Portrait view of Salman Rushdie.
Books
Crime
International

Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack

An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie.

3 years ago

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Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Policing
Spotlight PA

Penn State spent half a million dollars on police overtime at football games in 2021

Local police officers make double their hourly rate when working overtime at Penn State football games, a cost the university reimburses.

3 years ago

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NPR
International

A year on, the Taliban savor victory, while other Afghans pay the price

For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread.

3 years ago

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Gun Violence
National
Policing
Public Safety

Police say Delaware man crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol

Police say a man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself.

3 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

More than a dozen shot, 3 dead, in rash of violent incidents in Philadelphia

A 15-year-old was among those killed and a pregnant woman was among those injured.

3 years ago

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Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
6abc

Police investigating after shooting at Musikfest sends crowd into panic

Investigators shut down the festival as a precaution after the shooting. FBI agents were on the scene too.

3 years ago

Salman Rushdie gestures as he speaks at a podium.
Books
Crime
National
Religion

Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery,’ agent says

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author is “on the road to recovery” two days after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.

3 years ago

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