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A front view of a snow plow
Weather
6abc

Messy morning commute in Philly region ahead of snow

The Delaware Valley is under a Winter Weather Advisory until either 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Thursday, depending on the county.

4 years ago

crime scene
Community

Police commissioner: 2022 brings the ‘same troubling trends’ for crime in Philly

After a record-setting year for the number of people murdered, Philadelphia police officials said the city is still on a similar course in 2022.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Courts & Law

Mass. man who sent threatening emails to Police Commissioner Outlaw gets prison time

In June 2020, Peter Fratus sent two emails to Outlaw’s official email, amid nationwide protests against police brutality and the murder of George Floyd.

4 years ago

An aerial view of flooding in Kensington.
Community
6abc

Water main break causes flooding in Kensington

Officials say there is no word on the size of the break at this time.

4 years ago

A deer peers through the woods, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Health

Pennsylvania testing deer in Bucks County for PFAS

The testing comes after the Pennsylvania Game Commission discovered high levels of PFAS in fish living in the Neshaminy Creek basin.

4 years ago

Two people comfort one another at a funeral service
Community

‘The family of Philadelphia’ came out to mourn 12 family members killed in Fairmount fire

Three sisters — Rosalee McDonald, Virginia Thomas, and Quinsha White — and nine of their children died in the blaze.

4 years ago

Snow plows circle City Hall
Weather
6abc

Showers, Wind Advisory follow winter storm in Philly region

As the storm departs on Monday, there will be some leftover rain and snow showers, along with high winds.

4 years ago

GREENVILLE, SC - JANUARY 16: A snow plow clears Main St. on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NPR
Weather

A major winter snow and ice storm battering the Southern U.S. is making its way north

4 years ago

NIOSH-approved N95 masks
NPR
Health

Ready for an N95? Here’s how to find a high-quality one that fits you well

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes.

4 years ago

This image from video provided by Mikey B shows a fire near a New Jersey chemical plant, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Passaic, N.J. A fire at a New Jersey chemical plant with flames and smoke visible for miles in the night sky Friday has spread to multiple buildings, threatening to reach the plant's chemical storage area, authorities said. (Mikey B via AP)
NPR
Community

Fire near a New Jersey chemical plant spreads thick smoke through the region

Officials say a large chemical fire is burning in northern New Jersey with smoke so heavy it was detected on weather radar and smelled in nearby New York City.

4 years ago

US President Joe Biden addresses a press conference. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Community

Deadly Fairmount blaze moved President Biden to call Philly fire union leader

Biden called the head of Philadelphia’s fire union Monday night to discuss the devastating rowhouse fire and future funding for the city’s Fire Department.

4 years ago

The scene of a house fire in West Deptford
Community
6abc

Woman killed, 2 homes collapse after fire in West Deptford

Police said the victim's family members who made it out of the home — a 57-year-old man, a 26-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, and a 1-month-old boy — were treated by EMS.

4 years ago

Family members of those that died in the Fairmount row home fire held pictures of their lost loved-ones at a candlelight vigil at 22nd and Brown Streets in Philadelphia on Jan. 6, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly has few affordable homes for multigenerational families. There are no plans to change that

Philadelphia Housing Authority has some five- and six-bedroom apartments to its name, but they are “exceedingly rare,” CEO Kelvin Jeremiah said.

4 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church after it crashed in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Authorities and a witness say a pilot crash landed a medical helicopter without casualties in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, miraculously avoiding a web of power lines and buildings as the aircraft fluttered, hit the street and slid into bushes outside a church.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

NTSB investigating medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will look at the physical condition of the helicopter itself and the flight conditions.

4 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church
Community

Infant, 3 crew members suffer non-life threatening injuries in medical helicopter crash

Officials said it is a "miracle" no one on board was critically injured.

4 years ago

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