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Ukrainians cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing Irpin
International
Pennsylvania
WITF

How some Pennsylvania organizations are responding to the Ukrainian refugee crisis

It's uncertain whether the U.S. will accept Ukrainian refugees. But for some programs and charities in Central Pa., preparations are underway to welcome them with open arms.

4 years ago

A Ukrainian firefighter walks outside a destroyed building after it was hit by artillery shelling in Kyiv
International
Public Safety

Russia keeps up attacks in Ukraine as two sides hold talks

Previous discussions, held in person in Belarus, produced no lasting humanitarian routes or agreements to end the fighting.

4 years ago

File photo: Craig Renaud attends the 74th Annual Peabody Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Sunday, May 31, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
International
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Acclaimed journalist, filmmaker Brent Renaud shot and killed in Ukraine

Ukraine’s Interior Ministry says the 50-year-old documentary filmmaker died Sunday in Irpin.

4 years ago

A Christmas Tree is lit up outside City Hall in Philadelphia
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia

Philly’s rental assistance program marks quarter billion dollar milestone

The $250 million program helped 39,000 in Philly stay in their homes and prevent an eviction to show on their record for future rentals.

4 years ago

Montco FNB stationed in Norristown for one of their distributions. (Montco FNB)
Food & Drink
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania

Meet the teens behind a Montco Food Not Bombs group

They cook together every other Thursday, then set up a table in Norristown the following Saturday to distribute free meals and groceries.

4 years ago

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Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Late-night shooting results in Philadelphia’s 100th homicide of 2022

According to the Action News data journalism team, the homicide rate is now up 8% from last year, which broke a somber record.

4 years ago

Whose Your Landlord CEO Ozo Ezeugwu. (Courtesty of Ozo Ezeugwu)
PlanPhilly
Housing
Innovation
Philadelphia
Technology

$2.1 million raised for student-inspired web platform started in Philly that reviews landlords

Ofo Ezeugwu created ‘Whose Your Landlord’ in 2013 after talking to fellow students about their experiences living in and around the university.

4 years ago

Immigration reform activists wait for President Biden across the street from the Hilton Philadelphia, where he addressed the House Democratic Caucus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Protests
Social Justice

‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit

Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Government
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

‘Significant increase’ in Philly’s domestic violence, especially involving guns

Domestic assaults with guns have almost doubled over the last five years. Philadelphia City Council heard from victims and others about how to work on the issue.

4 years ago

A man walks with a bicycle in a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol
International
Public Safety

Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

The new airstrikes in western Ukraine were likely a message from Russia that no area was safe.

4 years ago

Anna Gardner (middle) held up by Alika (left) and Vika Gadliya (right) following a tournament in Zagreb
International
Military
New Jersey
Sports

South Jersey women’s hockey team raising money to assist fellow players in Ukraine

The New Jersey Jaguars, a women’s rec hockey team from Mt. Laurel, is raising money to support Ukrainian players, whom they befriended four years ago.

4 years ago

Electric vehicles wind around a 50,000-square-foot track
Environment
Philadelphia
Transportation

Excitement, but also ‘range anxiety,’ over electric vehicles at Philly Auto Show

As gas prices hit record highs, visitors are testing electric vehicles at the Philly Auto Show. But worries persist over where drivers will be able to charge them up.

4 years ago

In this file photo, retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Chuck Warren struts down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia dressed as a leprechaun for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Jim Graham/AP Photo, file)
Community Events
Outdoors
Streets & Roads

Ready to wear the green again Sunday: Philly sets St. Patrick’s Day Parade road closures, parking limits

After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2022’s parade theme is “250 Years of Faith, Family, Friendship, and Heritage.”

4 years ago

A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
History
Race & Ethnicity
Sculpture

Philly plans permanent statue honoring Harriet Tubman

The newly commissioned permanent statue will be larger than the temporary Tubman statue currently at City Hall.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (3) and Andrew Knapp (5) celebrate after Harper scored the game-winning run on a two-run triple by J.T. Realmuto during the 10th inning of an interleague baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Philadelphia
Employment
Sports

MLB lockout nears end, players accept terms in time for 162

Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season.

4 years ago

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