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The School District of Philadelphia is offering free summer classes starting June 24th
The School District of Philadelphia announces they will be offering summer programs at 50 city sites starting June 25th. The free classes for students entering grades K through 12 will include focuses on music, technology, agriculture, construction, film, and more. If you want your child to be part of this initiative, you can go to […]
Two Chester County Steakhouses Among Best in Region
Two steakhouses in Chester County have made the list of best steakhouses to try in the region. Two steakhouses in Chester County have made the list of best steakhouses to try in the Philadelphia region, according to Jason Sheehan, Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, and Christine Coppa for Philadelphia Magazine. Steakhouses are the...
Elderly tenants in fear of displacement call for Philadelphia leaders to save Brith Sholom House
CENTER CITY - More than 150 tenants living in an apartment building in West Philadelphia are in fear of losing the place they call home. Residents of Brith Sholom House rallied outside City Hall alongside advocacy groups and attorneys with the Public Interest Law Center, who is representing the tenant’s council, for the city to save the 12-story, 360-unit apartment tower on Conshohocken Road.
Hundreds sign a petition calling for a halt to Fairmount drug treatment center plan
More than 900 people have signed an online petition urging the city to pause a plan to operate a drug treatment center on Girard Avenue in Fairmount. “The lack of community engagement in this process is alarming,” wrote the petition’s author, Bradley Meyer. “We believe that our voices should be heard before such significant decisions are made about our neighborhood’s future.”
PA home care service ordered to pay over $1 million after ‘willful’ labor violations
(WJET/WFXP) — A Pennsylvania home care agency has been ordered to pay up by a federal judge after an investigation by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) found they willfully didn’t pay overtime wages to nearly 160 workers among other violations. Collingdale, PA home care agency Caring Hearts Health Care Services LLC will have […]
Pennsylvania police revoke carnival permit after 'unruly crowd of juveniles' seen beating someone on camera
Police in a Pennsylvania town said they shut down a carnival this week after an "unruly crowd of juveniles" ran amok throughout the mall where it was taking place, threatening the safety of families trying to enjoy the event and assaulting at least one person on video. Surveillance video given...
City’s Zero Fare Transit program is awarded more than $500,000
Philadelphia, PA – The City of Philadelphia has been awarded $578,000 grant for their City’s Zero Fare pilot program. That is according to a news release from Mayor Parker’s office. Zero Fare is a city-funded initiative that targets Philadelphians living below poverty levels who need to use public transit. The grant was given by the […]
What's in store for free Wawa Welcome America fest? July 4th concert details coming
Editor's Note ((May 14, 2024, 9 a.m.): The concert headliners have been announced. Click this link for the full festival list of events. Ready to celebrate freedom while partying on the Parkway in Philadelphia after more than two weeks of free events?. On Tuesday, the details about the free 16-day...
Carjacking suspect sought after opening fire on fleeing victim in Logan: police
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say a carjacking became even more terrifying last week when the victim was shot at while trying to run away. The suspect got into the victim's car on Lindley Avenue, and ordered him to drive at gunpoint, according to authorities. When ordered to get out of...
John Wadlinger Charged For Richard, Rebecca Whiddon's Deaths
John Thomas Wadlinger, a resident of Croydon, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related counts, prosecutors say. Authorities believe Wadlinger was under the influence of methamphetamine and driving twice the speed limit when he crashed into a Nissan Sentra at Ford Road and Veterans Highway.
Philadelphia Police on the Hunt for Female Suspect After 35-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in 17th District
Philadelphia police are urgently searching for a female suspect involved in a deadly shooting in the city's 17th District as the city reels from another bout of gun violence. The incident unfolded on the evening of May 13, when a 35-year-old man was brutally gunned down following an argument with the armed suspect and another woman deemed a person of interest by authorities.
Prospect Medical Holdings’ troubles endanger potential Crozer Health sale. Will Pa. step in to save health care in Delco?
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Prospect Medical Holdings is in the crosshairs of Connecticut’s largest health care system and one of New England’s biggest medical unions. The California-based...
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