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What we know about the fire truck that careened into a North Philly building

Police are still investigating what happened, as L&I works to avoid a collapse.

5 years ago

Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Senate Republicans block plan for independent commission on Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on one after 9/11.

5 years ago

In this screengrab posted by an online account that's been identifying people present at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-Adams), highlighted in a yellow box, appears to walk with a group of demonstrators parallel to the east steps of the Capitol building. (Screenshot)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano unlikely to face consequences over newly-released Jan. 6 videos

Several social media accounts that are reviewing videos to try to identify people at the Capitol that day said they identified Mastriano in both videos based on his clothing.

5 years ago

A fire truck crashed into a building at 7th Street and Girard Avenue Thursday afternoon. (Screenshot via 6ABC)
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4 firefighters, civilian injured after fire truck crashes through building in North Philadelphia

Four firefighters were onboard the truck at the time of the crash. Officials say all four were injured and two of them had to be pulled from the emergency vehicle.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw addresses the press
Community

Violence interrupters, police will try to keep the peace over Memorial Day weekend

Staffers with the city’s Community Crisis Intervention Program will be poised to respond to potentially violent conflicts in an effort to prevent shootings.

5 years ago

Cumberland County Prosecutor, joined by Gov. Phil Murphy
Courts & Law

One arrest made in South Jersey mass shooting with more expected

Law enforcement in Cumberland County say they anticipate more arrests from Saturday’s mass shooting in Fairfield Township.

5 years ago

DA Krasner provides update on suspect accused of multiple sexual assaults. (DAO)
Courts & Law

Philly DA to charge 28-year-old with rape and robbery following string of sexual assaults

Police arrested Kevin Bennett in Indianapolis on Saturday after he allegedly raped three women in Philadelphia. He is suspected of sexual assault in eight states.

5 years ago

A fire is seen from the roof of a Northern Liberties home
Community

Northern Liberties house fire ‘under control,’ according to fire department

Crew responded to the large house fire on the 1000 block of North 4th Street on Monday morning.

5 years ago

Investigators work the scene of a mass shooting at a Fairfield Township home
Community

‘It is not who we are’: Mass shooting near Bridgeton leaves community shaken, but resolved

A young man who survived the shooting said a 90s-themed birthday party became deadly when multiple shooters came through the gathering.

5 years ago

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6ABC

Accused serial stalker, rapist tied to Philly-area attacks arrested in Indiana

Authorities confirm that 28-year-old Kevin Bennett, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was arrested by authorities in his home state.

5 years ago

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Courts & Law
6ABC

Philly police: Man wanted for stalking, sexually assaulting women over 3-day span

Philadelphia police are searching for a man accused of following multiple women home and in some cases sexually assaulting them before getting away.

5 years ago

Mitchell Elementary School students color fans at an anti-violence rally and resource fair in Southwest Philadelphia on May 19, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

‘I don’t feel safe’: Southwest Philly school distraught over recent wave of gun violence

According to the City Controller’s Office, the Paschall-Kingsessing area has had 46 victims of gun violence this year, among the highest concentrations in the city.

5 years ago

The US Capital is seen through punctured glass as National Guard secure the the grounds
NPR
Politics & Policy

Report: DHS division failed to analyze intelligence ahead of Capitol violence

A forthcoming report says DHS had the intel needed to predict the pro-Trump rally would become violent. What was missing was DHS telling the people who needed to know.

5 years ago

Crews battle a wildfire along Route 9 in Little Egg Harbor Township.
Community
6ABC

Crews battling 900-acre wildfire in Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Fire crews have settled controlled burns to help contain the blaze and save at least 100 homes that are at risk along Stage Road and Route 9.

5 years ago

The Atlantic City, N.J. beachfront
Politics & Policy

Bill would extend N.J. takeover of Atlantic City for four more years

New Jersey is moving to extend the state takeover of Atlantic City for four more years, elongating a saga that Gov. Phil Murphy vowed during his campaign that he would end.

5 years ago

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