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A Philadelphia firefighter died in a building that caught fire and collapsed

8:49am June 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Four other firefighters and an inspector with the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections had been rescued from the rubble and were in stable condition at hospitals.

A storefront window with bullet holes is seen at the scene of a fatal shooting on South Street in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.

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Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend

8:17pm June 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona were among the incidents across eight states over the weekend.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have linked nearly 300 firearms to 11 people accused of illegally re-selling the weapons in a straw purchase scheme, according to court documents.

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Prosecutors say a smuggling ring moved nearly 300 guns from Atlanta to Philadelphia

6:00am April 12, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Over six months, the Atlanta-based group bought hundreds of firearms from local retailers only to resell them to Philadelphia-based brokers. Now the weapons are showing up at crime scenes.

A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is taped on a storefront in Philadelphia on Feb. 16.

Philadelphia to reinstate its mask mandate after a rise in COVID cases

8:10pm April 11, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The city will require masks in schools, businesses, government buildings and restaurants starting April 18.

On Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 Cheryl Rehmann has a message painted on her back by Matthew Wellstein before the start of the annual ride naked bike ride in Philadelphia.

National

Participants In Philly's Naked Bike Ride Will Have to Cover Up ... Their Faces

7:00am June 26, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

A cherished city institution is adapting to keep the love of cycling going strong. Naked cycling, that is — Philadelphia's annual Naked Bike Ride is asking participants to mask up for safety.

A Rare Piano That Escaped The Holocaust Gets Restored To Glory

8:01am February 14, 2021

by Michaela Winberg

The innovative Ibach baby grand, brought from Germany in the 1930s by a Jewish family fleeing the Nazis, sat unplayable for decades. That's about to change, thanks to the family's grandchildren.

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Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting COVID, speaks to reporters before the start of a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on January 8, 2021.

Health & Safety

In Philadelphia, A Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Start-Up Led By 22-Year-Old

10:47pm January 29, 2021

City officials gave coronavirus vaccines to Philly Fighting Covid, whose brash CEO had no health care experience. After a WHYY investigation, the city cut ties with the group over alleged misconduct.

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's attorney, speaks at a press conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping on Saturday in Philadelphia.

From Obscure To Sold Out: The Story Of Four Seasons Total Landscaping In Just 4 Days

8:25am November 11, 2020

by Miles Bryan

The Philadelphia business was the location of a bizarre press conference by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani last weekend. The business is cashing in on its newfound fame and has even run out of merch.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 27: A demonstrator holds a placard reading "WALTER WALLACE JR." during a protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27, 2020 in Philadelphia. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Imag

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Philadelphia Police Release 'Traumatic' Bodycam Video Of Walter Wallace Jr. Shooting

11:28pm November 04, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"We understand that the materials released today will be very painful. It will elicit anger, rage, distress, evoke more questions, and rightfully so," the district attorney said, urging calm.

John Hansberry with the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office runs a sorting machine at the city's mail-in ballot sorting and counting center on Oct. 26.

Philadelphia Gears Up For Unprecedented Attention To Its Vote Count

3:18pm November 02, 2020

by Jeff Brady

President Trump has claimed, with little evidence, the city's election system is corrupt. His critics say the president is trying to suppress turnout. But voters have registered in record numbers.

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