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Wall Street Journal: Bucks County Native Alex Cooper Expands Media Empire with ‘Call Her Daddy’
Newtown native Alex Cooper has made significant strides in the media industry since her rise to fame with her podcast "Call Her Daddy." Newtown native Alex Cooper has made significant strides in the media industry since her rise to fame with the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” writes Sarah Ashley O’Brien for The Wall Street Journal.
Get Free Legal Help to Draft a Will – Protect your Family
Ceiba, in collaboration with Affordable Housing Centers of Pennsylvania (AHCOPA) and Community Legal Services, is hosting a free workshop to help people draft their last will and testament on July 20, 2024, from 11 AM to 1 PM, at Ceiba, located at 174 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122. The event...
Berks Pride Fest ready to celebrate this Sunday
READING, Pa. – On Sunday, Dietrich Park will transform into a party. "When you come to the Berks Pride Fest, it's really something for everybody," said Enrique Castro, executive director of Reading Pride Celebration. "It's an all-ages festival." It's a festival that gets bigger every year. "We're expecting anywhere...
Fairfax native earns academic honors while serving aces on the court
Kutztown University’s Neal Devkaran is no stranger to balancing academic and athletic success. Raised in Fairfax, the graduate student attended Paul VI Catholic High before enrolling at Marymount University, where he pursued a degree in psychology with a minor in communication studies. However, his plans changed, and ultimately he opted for business.
Longtime Bucks County soccer coach set to retire as team eyes championships in Orlando
The Yardley Makefield Soccer 2010 Boys United Premier team is practicing for the biggest moment of their soccer career.After winning four games in the national league, YMS is competing in the 2024 USYS National Championships in Orlando, Florida next week."I'm feeling excited and ready to play," said Max Garner who is a center midfielder. "We worked hard for it, and I feel like we deserve to play."The team practiced at Holy Ghost Preparatory field in Bensalem on Thursday.The 18-person team will travel this weekend to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex."The boys did a great job. They had to...
Slower business, delayed openings and vacant patios: How the heat is curdling outdoor dining
Jul. 18—While customers at La Esperanza Mexican restaurant cool down with ice-cold margaritas during a heat wave, the kitchen staff endure 100-degree temperatures while standing over deep fryers, griddles, and boiling pots. Their reprieve often comes from stepping outside with a Gatorade. But when outside temperatures looked like they...
City Council’s Kensington Caucus convenes hearing on access to drug rehab amid conflicting information
Philadelphia City Council’s Kensington Caucus is exploring ways to make drug rehab treatment more accessible as part of its effort to clean up the drug-ravaged neighborhood. It held a hearing on Thursday to clear up some false narratives about access
AAC announces conference pairings for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
The American Athletic Conference has announced conference pairings for both Men’s and Women’s Basketball for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Thursday evening. Temple will play an 18-game conference schedule, facing six opponents twice and six opponents once. The men’s team will square off against Charlotte, East Carolina, Memphis,...
Barnes Foundation hosts unique and unparalleled collection of French art
Founded by Dr. Albert C. Barnes, the Barnes Foundation is an educational and cultural jewel on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Barnes Foundation attracts hundreds of thousands of people each year to immerse themselves in one of the most recognized and revered collections of art. "It's an unusually rich institution,...
Baby hit by stray gunfire in Pa. neighborhood: reports
A 7-month-old boy was hospitalized in Philadelphia on Thursday night after he was struck by a stray bullet, according to local reports. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on the 4000 block of Meridian Street in Philadelphia’s Holmesburg neighborhood, according to 6abc Action News and CBS News. If you...
GM of LuLu Country Club in Glenside wins Philadelphia Open Championship
Jon Rusk, general manager at LuLu Country Club in Glenside, won the Philadelphia Open Championship, Amateur Golf reported. The 36-hole tournament was held on July 16 and 17, during which Rusk bested amateur Zak Drescher and professional Andrew Cornish in a four-hole aggregate playoff at Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern after the trio completed 36 regulation holes over two days in 4-under par 136.
Philadelphia doctor, former patient on mission to help others in need of organ transplants
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Dr. Stephen Dunn at Nemours Children's Hospital and Diego Garcia share a friendship that started three decades ago, but the doctor and his former patient had a special reunion Thursday to celebrate a major milestone.The doctor and his one-time patient from South America are now friends and are working together to help others who need organ transplants.Thirty years ago, Dunn saved Garcia's life."I first met Diego when he was a child who needed a liver transplant," Dunn said.In 1994, when Garcia was 4. He became one of the smallest patients to get part of a liver that...
Man dies after being shot 7 times in Overbrook
Philadelphia Police are investigating after a 27-year-old man was shot seven times in the chest and killed in Overbrook. It happened near 54th Street and Gainor Road, a block away from the Wynnefield Baptist Church.
Photos released of suspect sought for convenience store killing in Chester, Pa.
Police have released photos of the man being sought for a fatal shooting inside a convenience store in Chester, Pa.It happened in the Lucky 7 store on the 1100 block of Morton Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. on July 2.Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Dontae Dickerson.He was found on the floor of the store, with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.The suspect has several tattoos on his arm, specifically an A K-style rifle on his left forearm.Anyone with information is urged to call Chester police.
Dr. Barbara Friedes, 30, Killed In Philly Crash
Barbara Ann Friedes, 30, was struck from behind by a 2018 Volkswagen on the 1800 block of Spruce Street around 7 p.m., Philadelphia police wrote in a release. The Volkswagen then hit three parked cars before coming to a rest, police continued. Friedes was taken to Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead, while the driver of the Volkswagen was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, officials said.
Missing Person Alert: Lorena Naomi Laureano
Lorena Naomi Laureano was last seen on June 20, 2024, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Both photos shown are of Lorena. If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact the authorities immediately.
Thomas West Threatened To US Gov't Over Money Owed: Usdoj
Thomas West, 44, of Harrisburg, has been in custody for more than five months after being ruled a flight risk, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice. He was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to time served and one year of supervised release, starting on Tuesday, July 16, as detailed in the release.
Bryce Harper issues warning to rest of MLB
Bryce Harper will never turn down an opportunity to pump up the image of Philadelphia, his adopted city, or the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that the superstar has become the face of since signing in 2019. With the Phillies pacing the league with 62 first-half wins, Harper wasn't shy about...
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