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Crews remove box around Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia
The box has surrounded the statue for two years. On Friday, a judge ruled it needed to be removed.
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Moms Bonded by Grief host holiday party for those who lost loved ones to gun violence
A holiday party in South Philadelphia Sunday sought to empower and unite mothers and young kids who’ve lost loved ones to gun violence.
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SUV crashes into Delaware nursing home
The SUV narrowly missed oxygen tanks, which can explode.
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Memorial to American writer Grant Wahl placed at World Cup game
Wahl fell ill while working during extra time of the Argentina-Netherlands game on Friday at Lusail Stadium.
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Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84
Hughes died Dec. 1 in Tampa, Florida.
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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 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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Listen 4:13‘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."
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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