The Latest
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City Council committee votes to advance Sixers arena plan
After postponing — not once, but twice — its final Committee of the Whole hearing on the $1.3 billion plan for a 76ers arena on Wednesday, City Council is expected to vote on the plan Thursday morning.
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Man shot in head, left to die in Southwest Philly, police say
Police are investigating after a man, believed to be in his mid-30s, was shot and killed along the 2500 block of South 66th Street in Philadelphia’s Elmwood section.
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Trenton man charged in killing of weed shop owner, string of thefts at gunpoint
A 38-year-old Trenton, NJ, man has been charged with murder and related offenses after, officials claim, he followed business owners to their homes, killing one in one case and tying up three people in another.
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Gunmen break through window, rob resident at gunpoint in Mayfair home invasion
Police said three armed gunmen smashed the front window of a home along Friendship Street in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia early Wednesday and robbed the person that lived there at gunpoint.
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3 hurt in Southwest Philly house fire, officials say
Three people have been hospitalized after a house fire in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, late Tuesday evening.
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Outbursts lead City Council to postpone final committee meeting on Sixers arena
On Wednesday, Philadelphia City Council’s Committee of the Whole will hold a final hearing on the plan to bring a $1.3 billion arena for the Philadelphia 76ers to Center City.
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Man killed in overnight crash on Frankford Ave. in Northeast Philly
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a 35-year-old man was killed in a crash on Frankford Avenue, in the city’s Mayfair neighborhood, when he was thrown from a vehicle he was riding in.
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Mayor Parker, elected officials tout $16M state investment into Philly schools
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker joined State Senator Vincent Hughes and other officials on Tuesday to celebrate a new round of funds intended to repair and improve school district buildings.
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Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione's lawyer claims he may plead not guilty
After the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shouted outside a Blair County courthouse on Tuesday, Luigi Mangione’s attorney said he is expected to plead not guilty to the Pa. charges against him.
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Man's body discovered outside Cherry Hill home, police investigating
Police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, are investigating after, the city’s mayor said, a man was found unresponsive in the city’s Barklay neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
