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A police officer walks by the nose of Pan Am flight103 in a field near the town of Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. (Martin Cleaver/AP)
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The U.S. has taken custody of the alleged bomb maker in the 1988 Lockerbie attack

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 killed 270 people, including 190 Americans, and launched a decades-long international manhunt for the attackers.

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A winter festival is coming to McPherson Square. It’s part of a months-long effort to ‘reclaim space’ in Kensington

A winter festival and toy drive are coming to Kensington’s McPherson Square. The events are part of a collaboration between the city and residents to make the park safer.

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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‘I’m a girl from Philly…but I cried’: Dawn Staley reacts to Brittney Griner’s release

"I was shocked actually ... and then, honestly, I cried," Staley said on ESPN's "First Take."

4 years ago

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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
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We asked, you answered: WHYY audiences respond to ‘Stop and Frisk’ podcast

How do you feel about stop and frisk (and policing more broadly) as an answer to Philly's gun violence crisis?

4 years ago

A man walks across a flooded section of the Cobbs Creek Parkway as a tow truck worker tries to free a swamped car, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo)
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Philly’s flood-prone Eastwick neighborhood will finally get custom emergency alerts

In a place where flooding has required residents to be rescued by boat, the city wants a contractor to develop a better system of emergency alerts.

4 years ago

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FarmerJawn is expanding their agriculture access vision into Chester County

After bringing their vision to Cheltenham, FarmerJawn sees an opportunity for more organic food access and Black farmers at Westtown School.

4 years ago

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Eyes Gallery to reopen in new South Street storefront next year

The iconic shop is also hosting a holiday pop-up as it continues to rebuild from last summer’s devastating fire.

4 years ago

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Hoagies are coming to the Midwest as Wawa announces expansion to Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio

Currently the 29th largest privately owned company in the U.S. — and the largest in Pa. — Wawa is hoping to do double its store count by the end of this decade.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia police identify victim in city’s oldest unsolved homicide case

The boy, discovered in a box in Northeast Philadelphia more than 60 years ago, has been identified as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli.

4 years ago

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Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking wastewater discharges

After banning fracking in 2021, the DRBC now also prohibits wastewater disposal in the basin. But environmentalists say the new rules leave room for loopholes.

4 years ago

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Delaware’s 149 traffic fatalities this year are the most since 1988

With only a few weeks till the New Year, it’s been an especially deadly year on Delaware highways with 149 deaths — a number not seen since 1988.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia gas station owner hires armed agents to patrol property

Neil Patel says the crime targeting customers and his store and employees is rampant.

4 years ago

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Delaware town holding Christmas party at controversial museum that flies Confederate flag

A council member who shepherded funds to the museum says the party doesn’t aim to “stir up anything.” An NAACP leader says it doubles down on “white supremacy.”

4 years ago

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6abc

Deadly house fire in Darby Township, Delaware County now being investigated as suspicious

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said Monday the incident appears suspicious.

4 years ago

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Trea Turner, Phillies reach $300M, 11-year deal: AP source

The Philadelphia Phillies have landed Trea Turner, agreeing to a $300 million, 11-year contract with the dynamic shortstop.

4 years ago

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