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Four of the Best Hoagies in Southeastern Pennsylvania Are in Montgomery County
Jen O’Mara, writing for The Keystone, set out on a quest for the best suburban hoagies. She purposefully eliminated any of the legendary producers within the Philadelphia borders, seeking lesser-known masters from smaller communities. Her best-of list across the suburban geographies yielded eight notables. Montgomery County is home to...
Philadelphia Weather, From Chilly Mornings to Warm Weekdays and Possible Showers
Philadelphia is gearing up for a mixed bag of weather, according to the National Weather Service. With the city waking up to mostly cloudy skies and a chilly 43 degrees, the weather is expected to take a mild turn with a high creeping up to 63 later in the day. The National Weather Service predicts the light winds to pick up, hitting south at 5 to 10 mph as morning turns to afternoon.
3 men injured after 3 separate shootings across Philadelphia, police say
Philadelphia police are investigating three separate shootings that left three men injured Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Police said the first incident happened Friday around 9:40 p.m. inside a deli on the 200 block of Church Lane. Responding officers found a 39-year-old man lying on the floor with a...
Pennsylvania senator and local officials support student-led encampment
The pro-Palestinian encampment led by students from multiple Philadelphia universities was instructed to disband on Friday evening according to a message from the University of Pennsylvania’s Interim President J. Larry Jameson. Following the protest that began on Temple University’s campus, proceeded to City Hall, Drexel University and stopped on...
Is the Bensalem Amazon Fresh finally opening?
Is the biggest retail mystery in Bensalem — the long awaited opening of the Amazon Fresh supermarket — finally about to be solved?. While social media posts showed workers inside the seemingly abandoned high-tech grocery store in the Brookwood Shopping Center off Street Road earlier this week, the activity was apparently short-lived.
Hit-and-run driver at large after pedestrian struck in North Philadelphia crosswalk, police say
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A pedestrian was sent to the Intensive Care Unit after a hit-and-run in North Philadelphia left them critically injured on Friday, police said.The crash happened at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Cambria streets just before 1 p.m., according to police.A pedestrian was struck by a white work van turning left onto Germantown Avenue while they were walking in the crosswalk at the intersection, police said. The van drove off after the crash, but officials said they found the vehicle on the 7900 block of Langdon Street. The van was towed and is being investigated; the driver, however, is still on the run. The pedestrian suffered a broken back, hip, ribs, lower leg and wrist and is being held at Temple University Hospital's ICU.Anyone with information about the hit-and-run can call the Philadelphia Police Department's Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3181 or contact the department's tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
Biden names Philly as 1 of 4 new cities to join White House Workforce Hub initiative
In New York Thursday, President Joe Biden announced the expansion of Workforce Hubs, a White House effort to train workers for new jobs being created by the Infrastructure Law and other federal programs, from five to nine cities.
Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
NEW YORK (AP) — As students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across U.S. dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going, some universities moved to shut down encampments after reports of antisemitic activity among the protesters. With the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters nationwide are demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel […]
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