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Public Safety

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Community

Critical care patients evacuated at Crozer-Chester Medical Center due to electrical fire

Officials say there was a small flood that caused a fire on the property.

2 days ago

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Community

More than 100 Philly rentals don’t have heat during the holidays, records show

It’s against the law to rent an apartment without heat inside Philadelphia city limits, but dozens of landlords are still doing that, city code violations show.

2 days ago

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Science

50 years of the Safe Drinking Water Act — from reducing waterborne diseases of the past to battling toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in the future

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the legislation, which was signed into law in December 1974 by President Gerald Ford.

1 week ago

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Community

Why Pennsylvania scores high for police misconduct settlement cases

A study by a North Carolina–based firm revealed Pennsylvania paid out more than $54 million in settlements over five years.

2 weeks ago

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel (center) joins Mayor Cherelle Parker in Dilworth Park outside City Hall to address a weekend of violence that ended with four people dead
Courts & Law

Weekend violence in Philly leaves 4 people dead, 20 others injured

Philadelphia police said they plan to increase law enforcement’s presence outside City Hall in the wake of a triple shooting in Dilworth Park.

2 weeks ago

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Studio 2
Health

CEO killing: A mirror to America’s broken healthcare system?

It’s been a week since ...

Air Date: December 11, 2024 12:00 pm

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Aftermath of the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds

The 2023 explosion leveled one building and heavily damaged another, causing $42 million in property damage.

3 weeks ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen in a file photo.
Community

Survey: Philadelphia residents paint mixed picture of city police

The survey found that only 48 percent of city residents believe Philly police are doing a good job.

3 weeks ago

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature
Community

Numerous drone sightings in New Jersey frustrating but don’t pose safety concern, governor says

Gov. Phil Murphy stressed Monday that dozens of reported drone sightings across the state in recent weeks don’t appear to pose a public safety concern.

3 weeks ago

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Urban Planning

Philadelphia’s Vision Zero: Progress on highways, setback on Broad Street

The Vision Zero report aims to make the city’s roads safer and end traffic deaths.

3 weeks ago

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Crossing guard struck by vehicle near Burlington City High School in New Jersey. (6abc)
Community
6abc

South Jersey crossing guard dies after being struck near Burlington City High School

Police call his actions "heroic" as he prevented two students from being injured when he was struck.

3 weeks ago

A view of the Delaware River from Morrisville, Pa. The Delaware River Basin Commission voted Wednesday on a resolution that could result in a ban on fracking in the Basin.
Science

Delaware River Basin Commission declares water supply emergency

Record low rainfall has led to reduced water supply levels in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

3 weeks ago

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rescue mission for missing woman in the sinkhole
Community

Crews recover the body of a woman from a Pennsylvania sinkhole after a 4-day search

Police say the remains of a woman who fell into a sinkhole have been recovered four days after she went missing while searching for her cat.

3 weeks ago

Crews stand at the scene of a gas explosion at a South Philly home
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

PUC safety investigators claim PGW failed to prevent 2021 South Philly gas explosion

The explosion on Jackson Street in 2021 injured three people and caused several homes to be evacuated.

3 weeks ago

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Kenny Pollard sitting in a chair holding up a framed photograph of him and his wife on the beach
Community

Digging resumes in the search for a woman in a Pennsylvania sinkhole

Efforts to find 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard have been frustrated by treacherous conditions for search crews inside the mine.

3 weeks ago

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