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After 16 years idle, Port Richmond's Engine 6 returns to service
Thanks to a $22.4 million FEMA grant, Engine 6 in Port Richmond, which was one of seven fire companies that closed during the 2009 recession, was returned to service on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
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Ex-Girls' High principal sues district, claims ‘demeaning' treatment due to race
Lisa Mesi, the former principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls has brought forward a lawsuit after she was demoted after she denied a student their diploma as punishment for dancing at graduation in 2023.
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Police: Chester Co. student teacher filmed boys in high school locker room
State Police officials have arrested a 34-year-old Erie man, who was working as a student teacher at Owen J. Roberts High School, after he is alleged to have filmed boys in a locker room without their knowledge.
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Arrest made in July 2024 slaying of worker at Northeast Philly convenience store
On Wednesday, police officials apprehended a 43-year-old man in connection with the July 11, 2024, slaying of a worker inside a shop located along Pratt Street in Northeast Philadelphia.
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Rivers Casino Philadelphia reaching out to those impacted after data breach
After a data breach in which ‘an unauthorized actor accessed and/or took certain files’ from Rivers Casino Philadelphia, the business is reaching out to alert those who may have been involved in this incident.
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5 years prison for man who set West Philly pharmacy on fire during 2020 protests
On Tuesday, Tyrone Wise, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to serve 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting SunRay Drugs Pharmacy in West Philly on fire during a protest in May of 2020.
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Bethany Hall-Long is Delaware's new governor… for 2 weeks
On Tuesday, Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long with be sworn in as the state’s governor, to serve for two weeks, as former Gov. John Carney has taken office as the mayor of Wilmington.
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Ocean City, NJ, native injured in New Orleans terror attack
Adam Coste, a native of Ocean City, New Jersey and a veteran — who now works at Louisiana’s National WWII Museum — is recovering after being hurt in a deadly terror attack in New Orleans in New Year’s Day.
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Neighbors impacted by 2023 Port Richmond home explosion bring lawsuits
Two years after a home explosion rocked Port Richmond — injuring 5 people and destroying 3 homes — neighbors impacted by the incident are suing the city as well as PGW, PECO and other agencies.
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Police: Man shot to death on North Philly roadway
Law enforcement officials said that a man was found laying along West Sterner Street early Monday after he had been shot multiple times. Officials said they are working to determine what lead to the deadly incident.
