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Police tape up at a crime scene in New York City
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Health Care
Insurance

Ammunition used in CEO’s killing had ‘Deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose’ written on it, AP source says

Brian Thompson, 50, was gunned down around 6:45 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown by a shooter who fled on a bicycle.

3 weeks ago

Workers inspect a sinkhole in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Streets & Roads

A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pa. woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?

Pennsylvania is among the states that see the most damage from sinkholes in the U.S.

4 weeks ago

Rescue workers search through the night in a sinkhole for Elizabeth Pollard, who disappeared while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Pennsylvania
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Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive

Police said sinkholes are not uncommon because of subsidence from coal mining activity in the area.

4 weeks ago

Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring in the Tokyo Olympics
National
New Jersey
Sports

Carli Lloyd, others elected to U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

The Delran, New Jersey native — who scored a hat trick in the U.S. victory over Japan in the 2015 World Cup final — earned 47 of 48 votes from the player selection committee.

4 weeks ago

A Tyson food product is seen in Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 18, 2011.
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Tyson Foods is closing 2 Philly-based meat plants, laying off more than 200 workers

The two North Philly factories are associated with Original Philly Holdings, which makes meat for cheesesteaks.

4 weeks ago

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John Carney signing legislation as four others look on
Crime
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Public Safety

‘Labor of love’: Delaware advocates move forward on Family Justice Centers after domestic violence deaths rise

The centers are intended to allow abuse survivors to get help from multiple providers at one location.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:02
a house in Haddon Heights
Food & Drink
Government
New Jersey

Haddon Heights ends its dry spell, approving the borough to issue liquor licenses. Here’s what is next

On Election Day, residents ended 120 years of barring alcohol sales with a 3-to-2 vote in favor of allowing liquor licenses in the borough.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:08
Donna DeCaprio sits and smiles
Economy
New Jersey

Some Atlantic City casino workers call on union leader to resign for opposing a smoking ban

Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against restrictions.

4 weeks ago

Businesses line a city street
Business
Economic Development
Pennsylvania

Chester County Economic Development Council inches closer to key U.S. Treasury Department designation

Designation as a Community Development Financial Institution would give the Exton-based nonprofit more support to help underserved businesses.

4 weeks ago

Listen 0:56
Robert McKennon Jr. at an encampment in Pottstown
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania
Public Spaces

Dozens call Pottstown’s ‘Tent City’ home. A railroad company wants them gone

Signs posted outside demand unhoused people vacate “Tent City” by Jan. 2. Tent City sits on Norfolk Southern property.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:09
entrance to the Charles L. Blockson
Higher Education
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
The Philadelphia Tribune

Charles L. Blockson Collection at Temple turns 40

The collection at Temple University honors the legacy of one of America’s foremost historians and collectors of artifacts on the global Black experience.

4 weeks ago

Joe and Jill Biden walk between AIDS Memorial Quilts spread over the South Lawn at the White House
Community Events
Government
History
National

Biden has AIDS Memorial Quilt at White House to observe World AIDS Day

Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic.

4 weeks ago

An airplane is seen pulling up to a gate at sunset.
Philadelphia
Transportation
Travel
6abc

Power restored at Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminal D

The outage impacted flights in Philadelphia International Airport's Terminal D.

4 weeks ago

New Jersey State Police car in Trenton, N.J.
Crime
New Jersey
Public Safety
6abc

Suspect arrested after man assaulted outside home in Middle Twp., New Jersey

Middle Township Police Department said Friday its Major Crimes Unit identified the suspect and made an arrest. The person's name has not been released.

4 weeks ago

Philadelphia
TV
Billy Penn

We asked ChatGPT to create an ‘Abbott-Sunny’ crossover episode

AI dreamed up a few storylines that … well, you’ll have to decide for yourself.

4 weeks ago

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