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Breezy’s Deli & Market Opens in South Philly, and Its Like a ‘Neighborhood Wawa’
Breezy's Deli & Market is the result of chef and owner Chad Durkin's vision of opening a deli, sandwich shop, and small supermarket focused on the community. When a chef decides to start something similar to Wawa but focused on a neighborhood, the result is the highly anticipated new Breezy’s Deli & Market that opened this past weekend in South Philadelphia, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Police Video Shows Suspect In Philadelphia Babysitter's Shooting: Authorities
The victim was shot in the abdomen and the arm while answering the door at the Cliveden Park Apartments, 262 E. Cliveden Street, PPD Chief Inspector Scott Small has said. Two young children aged 5 and 7 were sleeping in the living room at the time, according to investigators. The...
Fatal shootings in Camden, Gloucester Township claim two lives
Two men were shot to death in separate incidents in Camden and Gloucester Township, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Desmond Mark Williams, 56, of Camden, was shot around 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, on the 1400 block of Carl Miller Boulevard, the prosecutor’s office said. Fatal...
Philadelphia will get $110 million from Walgreens in opioid lawsuit settlement
Back in 2021, Philadelphia sued Walgreens for allegedly failing to report suspicious orders of opioids and dispensing those medications without investigating the prescriptions, actions that city attorneys argued contributed to the opioid crisis. That lawsuit has now been settled to the tune of $110 million, which Walgreens will pay out over the next five years.
Man arrested after 22-year-old stabbed, run over in South Philadelphia parking lot
Yel Win, 20, turned himself into police hours after surveillance video from the scene was released. Police said they also received several calls identifying him as the suspect in the video.
Philadelphia Residents on High Alert as Coyote Sightings Rise in Urban Areas
The concrete jungles of Philadelphia are witnessing a wild uptick in unexpected visitors—coyotes. Residents in the Logan section were on alert after a brazen coyote was spotted and caught on camera at Wakefield Park around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, as confirmed by a local citizen. "I saw something, didn't know if it was a fox, or what. I was like, 'It's a huge fox, if it is a fox,'" Tamaira Tokley told 6abc. The wild canine made a swift exit, but the video evidence kept neighbors on edge.
Taco Bell manager who saved infant having medical emergency joins Good Day
Bucks County Taco Bell manager Becky Arbaugh joins Good Day Philadelphia to retell the story of how she saved an infant who was suffering from a medical emergency while in the drive-thru line with his mother.
Kristopher Laffredo Dies Following In Motorcycle Crash: PSP
Laffredo was involved in a crash near the corner of Stump Hall and Anders roads in Skippack Township on March 15 and taken to Jefferson Einstein Hospital in Philadelphia where he later died, according to Pennsylvania State Police. In his obituary, family members said he was a devoted father and...
Man claiming to be individual who set himself on fire outside of courthouse has Philly ties
The man who set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial appears to have connections to the Philadelphia and South Jersey region. In a blog post uploaded Friday afternoon, Maxwell Azzarello says he self-immolated to draw attention to his “discovery” that a tangled conspiracy involving cryptocurrency is being perpetrated on Americans. ...
To stop fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits
This article is from a partnership that includes WHYY, NPR, and KFF Health News. Read the original here. On a narrow street lined with row houses and an auto body shop in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Marsella Elie climbs a home’s front steps and knocks hard on the door.
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