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Scattered Saturday showers: when they arrive in your area and what to expect for MDW
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Though the morning might start with some lighter gray skies and peeks of sunshine. don't get too excited, because clouds and rain are on the way for your Saturday.Showers should be on the light side for much of the day, but there will be one moderate push of showers coming through in the mid to late morning.An area of low pressure coming from the southwest will lift through the region and bring Saturday's rain. By 8 a.m. we'll see some rain in our western suburbs like in Chester, Berks and Lancaster counties as well as parts of Delaware.The...
Former Chester Housing Authority Officials Sentenced in Fraud and Bribery Schemes
Three former Chester Housing Authority (CHA) officials and a contractor are now awaiting their fate behind bars, facing hard time for pocketing cash meant for public housing. Norman D. Wise, former Director of Public Housing, along with his right-hand man Douglas E. Daniel, and accomplice contractor Leonard F. Coleman, were sentenced this week for their roles in bribery and fraud schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
$1.4 Million Reaney Street Renovation Celebrated in Chester
It's hoped that a Reaney Street renovation in Chester near Subaru Park will make it easier for people to access the riverfront. The Philadelphia Union and the Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County were among those who celebrated the yearlong $1.4 million reconstruction of an 850-foot section of Reaney Street in Chester, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.
Philadelphia weekend plans: Family-friendly activities on the water in Wilmington, Delco
PHILADELPHIA - Sunday is your day to do something outside this weekend. Plan for lots of light rain on Saturday. It'll be mostly wet in the morning on Saturday. That's when the light rain is steady. It'll start breaking up around lunchtime, becoming less steady, but we'll still have rounds of showers. Enough to call lunchtime pretty wet.
Take in the View and Order Some Seafood at Stingers in Ridley Park
The Philadelphia Inquirer seems to have forgotten that Delaware County also has restaurants, rivers and creeks, sometimes all at once. In a recent article listing seven suburban restaurants with waterfront views just outside Philly, one particular Delaware County restaurant that offers a particularly nice waterfront view, was left off the list.
Late night curfew for businesses could expand outside of Kensington to other areas of Philly
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Two more City Council districts could soon implement a business curfew as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate what council members say is a safe harbor for overnight crime in Philadelphia.
UPenn protests: 19 arrested, 6 of them students, as protesters attempted to occupy campus building
UNIVERSITY CITY - Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters once again converged on the University of Pennsylvania in an effort to seize a campus building. They began gathering about 8 p.m. Friday evening and moved on Fisher Bennett Hall, at 34th and Walnut streets. The occupation comes one week after police dismantled...
Porch pirate disguised as Amazon driver swipes package from Delaware County home: police
HAVERTOWN, Pa. - Authorities in Delaware County are searching for an alleged porch pirate who they say disguised himself as an Amazon delivery driver to snatch a package. The Haverford Police Department shared a photo Thursday of the suspect taken outside a house on the 600 block of Covington Road.
Philly workers will collect trash, sweep streets, fill potholes and deal with illegal dumping over the course of 13 weeks
The entire city of Philadelphia is supposed to be cleaned up this summer. Mayor Cherelle Parker is making moves on her promise to make the city cleaner and greener. Today, the mayor signed an executive order creating her clean and green cabinet while announcing an ambitious endeavor to clean every block and address quality of life issues over the summer season.
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