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A 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter near a Christmas tree may have started Philadelphia fire that killed 12, investigators say
The duplex went up in flames early Wednesday morning, and was the deadliest fire in Philadelphia in…
Rebecca Cohen
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon carjacked and robbed in Philadelphia
The congresswoman was carjacked Wednesday and robbed in South Philadelphia, her office said.
Charles Davis
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A Vietnam veteran says he lived inside Philadelphia's old sports stadium for years while the Eagles and Phillies held games
Tom Garvey says he lived in an empty 60-foot-by-30-foot concession stand at Veterans Stadium from 1…
Kelly McLaughlin
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A Philadelphia cop is being sued because he kept taking off his pants in the office around other police officers: lawsuit
"We're going to take it to a jury and see what they have to say about Mr. Fruit Of The Loom," J. Co…
Katie Balevic
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Philadelphia Eagles veteran Jason Kelce caught his daughter singing his team's fight song in her crib after win over Giants
"Apparently Wyatt is pretty pumped about the Eagles win last night too," Kelce wrote about his daug…
Gabi Stevenson
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Philadelphia police will no longer pull people over for minor traffic stops that disproportionately affected Black drivers
Data found Black drivers in accounted for 72% of police stops for vehicle code violations, while on…
Morgan Keith
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A principal at a Philadelphia elementary school ordered pizza for 400 students after food-services staff didn't show up, with the school district citing a staff shortage
"Like many school districts across the country, the School District of Philadelphia has been impact…
Grace Dean
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3 ex-detectives in Philadelphia were charged with lying on the witness stand during an innocent man's retrial
Prosecutors alleged that in 1991, detectives forced a 20-year-old man to sign a false confession an…
Michelle Mark
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The CDC now recommends masks for vaccinated people - but at least 6 major cities had already told residents to mask up again
Los Angeles and St. Louis both require vaccinated people to wear masks indoors. New Orleans, Philad…
Aria Bendix
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Inside Julie and Zach Ertz's 9-year relationship, from college sweethearts to the Olympic Games
Zach and Julie Ertz are each highly decorated athletes - here's how they balance Super Bowls, the O…
Gabbi Shaw
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2 men charged with carrying firearms without a permit near Philadelphia Convention Center where votes are being counted
The men drove a silver Hummer with Virginia plates, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner said, bringing se…
Charles Davis
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An MLB pitcher injured his thumb by taking off his shirt too aggressively
Cleveland pitcher Zach Plesac was placed on the injured list with a fractured thumb, which stemmed …
Jackson Thompson
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An Indiana man who is accused of stalking and raping women in Philadelphia may be wanted for similar crimes in 8 states
Three weeks before Bennett's Philadelphia crime spree, an affidavit shows Indiana police and the FB…
Erin Snodgrass
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Police shoot and kill a Black man, identified by family as Walter Wallace Jr., in West Philadelphia
The man was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Charles Davis
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A Black woman in Philadelphia spent almost a week in jail because Texas police thought she looked like a shoplifter. But she had never been to Texas.
Julie Hudson, a PhD student in Philadelphia, told NBC News that the ordeal made her feel "crazy." T…
Charles R. Davis
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Amazon's incoming CEO jokingly opposed a Philadelphia headquarters because he's a Giants fan
New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy voiced joking opposition to a $5 billion headquarters in Philadelphia bec…
Jackson Thompson
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Philadelphia police officer charged with assault and making 'terroristic threats' during a naked fight involving a teenage boy
Det. Robert Redanauer is accused of pointing a handgun at two people, one of them a minor, and thre…
Charles Davis
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Starbucks is allowing Philadelphia employees to close bathrooms, after opening them to the public following controversial 2018 arrests of two Black men
The shift comes days after the company announced it will close 16 stores across the country that ha…
Bethany Biron
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How Philadelphia's vaccination efforts fell to a startup run by a 22-year-old who took home a bag of vaccines and gave them to his friends
A grad student's startup got vaccines from Philadelphia. Red flags followed, and the city later cut…
Annabelle Williams
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A group of Black doctors held a 'vax-a-thon' in Philadelphia, vaccinating more people in 24 hours than the city does on an average day
The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium were trying to reach people who can't get shots in business h…