Philadelphia, PA

Pride Month begins Thursday and during all of June, a litany of special events take place to celebrate and support Philadelphia's LGBTQ community. The weekend of events are centered around the Philadelphia Pride March and Festival, which takes place at Independence Mall and the Gayborhood on Sunday, June 4. Lasting all day and concluding in the same place where Philly's first Pride celebration ended in 1972, the march and festival will focus on inclusion, community and activism.

Check out these Pride Month events happening the first weekend of June in Philly

The Odunde Festival, the largest African American street festival in the country, returns to South Philadelphia this month with a slew of live performances, food and vendors selling artwork, textiles and handmade jewelry. In its 48th year, the Sunday, June 11 outdoor event spans 15 blocks in South Philly, beginning...

Odunde Festival returns to South Philly June 11 with celebrations of West African culture

Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in a shooting that happened during a brawl on a SEPTA bus last month, injuring two teenagers during the scuffle that was caught on surveillance video. The May 17 shooting happened around noon on a Route 33 bus in the North Philly area...

Video shows brawl on SEPTA bus before shooting of two teens

Small business owners in Philadelphia can apply to receive $5,000 and services to help their companies grow through a Comcast program aimed at fostering small business development. The 100 recipients of the Comcast RISE grants each also will receive a 30-second television commercial, expert consultations and a technology makeover that...

Philly small business owners can apply for $5,000 grants from Comcast

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Burlington County, NJ

Medford, NJ

Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire burning in Medford, Burlington County. The 120-acre Flatiron Wildfire is threatening 40 homes in the area near Elderberry Drive and Jackson Road, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire is 20% under control, officials said on social media. MORE: What...

Another wildfire breaks out in Burlington County threatening 40 homes

Philadelphia will be decked out in rainbow colors Sunday for the city's annual Pride March and Festival. This year, the all-day, outdoor event celebrates "love, light and liberation" for the LGBTQ community and its allies. Galaei, an organization serving Black, Brown and Indigenous queer people, has taken the reins of...

Philly Pride March and Festival: Here's the parade route, road closures and other info you need to know

Three people were injured during a drive-by shooting outside Temple University Hospital early Thursday morning, according to police. The three men were standing on the sidewalk outside the emergency room, on the 3400 block of Germantown Avenue, when they were struck by gunfire around 12:30 a.m., 6ABC reported. An 18-year-old...

Three people injured after 40 shots fired outside Temple University Hospital, police say

As part of a fall national tour, Philadelphians will have the opportunity to gather and watch a 12-foot puppet of a young female Syrian refugee trek across the city and visit its historic institutions. Little Amal, a public art project comprising a massive puppet of a 10-year-old, will visit Philadelphia...

A 12-foot puppet of a young Syrian refugee heads to Philly this fall

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Sick food service employees account for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed this week. The data comes from a report that reviewed outbreaks recorded by 25 state and local health departments from 2017 through 2019. The most common illnesses were norovirus (47%) and salmonella (18.6%).

Sick restaurant workers account for 40% of food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

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Coatesville, PA

Delaware County-based Piasecki Aircraft Corp. will take over Lockheed Martin's former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville, with plans to transform the space into a research and development facility that will employ about 400 workers. The plant at 110 E. Stewart Huston Drive closed last year after Lockheed Martin said it...

Former Sikorsky helicopter plant in Coatesville acquired by Delco aircraft manufacturer Piasecki

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Philadelphia expands legal service for low-income renters facing eviction

More renters facing eviction will soon be able to access legal services in Philadelphia. The city announced Thursday the expansion of free legal counsel to tenants...

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