Thousands of City Workers Go On Strike in Philadelphia, Affecting Trash Pickup, Pools and 911 Calls
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Thousands of City Workers Go On Strike in Philadelphia, Affecting Trash Pickup, Pools and 911 Calls

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia who collect trash, answer 911 calls, maintain city pools and perform other jobs went on strike Tuesday after contract negotiations broke down. District Council 33 of the American Federation of State,... Read More

ABC News Announces Details of Upcoming Presidential Debate
2024 Elections
ABC News Announces Details of Upcoming Presidential Debate
2024-08-16 16:32:59
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — The upcoming Sept. 10 face off between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, host ABC News announced Friday. The debate, which will begin at... Read More

Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Health
Philadelphia Issues Recall for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
2023-09-11 15:36:51
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia area residents who have received Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests from the city health department are being asked to check the lot numbers on those tests, and to discard any marked with lot numbers COV2110012. Officials with... Read More

Biden Travels to Philadelphia Bearing $500M for Water Upgrades
Infrastructure
Biden Travels to Philadelphia Bearing $500M for Water Upgrades
2023-02-03 15:53:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Friday afternoon to announce $500 million has been allocated to the city's water upgrades and lead pipe removal. According to senior White House officials, about $160 million of that total... Read More

Delaware Teen Charged in Gunpoint Carjacking of Congresswoman
Law Enforcement
Delaware Teen Charged in Gunpoint Carjacking of Congresswoman
2021-12-27 20:49:23
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — A 19-year-old Wilmington, Delaware, man has been charged in connection with the armed carjacking of Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon last week. Josiah Brown was one of five individuals who were apprehended in Scanlon’s 2017 Acura MDX hours after... Read More

Five Arrested in Gunpoint Carjacking of Rep. Scanlon in Philadelphia
Crime
Five Arrested in Gunpoint Carjacking of Rep. Scanlon in Philadelphia
2021-12-23 14:38:10
by Dan McCue

PHILADELPHIA — Five people – four men and a woman – were arrested Wednesday night in connection to the carjacking at gunpoint of Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon. Delaware State Police and the FBI discovered the Pennsylvania Democrat’s stolen Acura MDX... Read More

In Impassioned Speech, Biden Declares GOP State Voting Restrictions ‘Un-American’
Elections
In Impassioned Speech, Biden Declares GOP State Voting Restrictions 'Un-American'
2021-07-13 21:28:53
by Dan McCue

President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation, on Tuesday to declare that preserving voting rights for all is the “test of our time.” Speaking at the National Constitution Center, Biden called the efforts to curtail voting... Read More

Former Elections Judge Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Fix Primary Results
Criminal Justice
Former Elections Judge Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Fix Primary Results
2020-05-22 19:45:13
by Dan McCue

A former elections judge in Philadelphia pleaded guilty to accepting cash and "other things of value" in return for tampering with the results of city primary elections over several years, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Domenick J. Demuro pleaded guilty... Read More

Nearly 3 in 10 Philadelphians Know Someone Who’s Died From Opioid Use, Survey Finds
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Nearly 3 in 10 Philadelphians Know Someone Who’s Died From Opioid Use, Survey Finds

PHILADELPHIA — In a stark illustration of the depths of Philadelphia’s opioid crisis, a new survey of city residents found that nearly a third — 29% — know someone who has died from opioid use. The survey, conducted by the... Read More

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