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Four Major Bridges in Philadelphia Area To See Toll Increases
Philadelphia sunset skyline and Ben Franklin Bridge refection from across the Delaware River. Four major bridges in the Philadelphia area, including the Ben Franklin Bridge, are expected to see toll increases that are speculated to take effect on Aug. 1 at the earliest. Four major bridges in the Philadelphia area...
Citizens Police Oversight Commission releases its 1st audit of PPD internal affairs investigations
Three years after it was created by Philadelphia City Council, the Citizen’s Police Oversight Commission has delivered its first audit of the Department’s internal affairs investigation process.
Philadelphia gun violence is declining
Philadelphia has seen staggering drops in homicides and shootings in 2024, compared to the same period last year.The big picture: The city is on track to see one of its least violent years in more than a decade.By the numbers: Violent crime is down 12% from this time last year, per city police data.Homicides have been nearly halved and shootings are down 34% — a trend consistent in many of the nation's biggest cities following huge jumps during the pandemic.Philadelphia has also seen double-digit percentage point drops in rapes, and robberies and aggravated assaults where the perpetrators used a firearm,...
Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
(JTA) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a Philadelphia basketball hero who died Monday at the age of 69, played eight seasons in the NBA and is best known as the father of the late basketball great Kobe Bryant. But for Philadelphia’s Jewish community, he is also being remembered for his first coaching gig: In 1992-1993, he...
Richwood’s peach festival returns next month
Richwood United Methodist Church’s annual peach festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The festival will be held at the church’s Fellowship Hall, where a dessert buffet will feature peach-based baked goods available with a purchased ticket and desserts to go. “It’s...
After sudden closure, Philly’s UArts shares few details in first court appearance, and laid-off employees have yet to be paid
Philadelphia’s University of the Arts recently announced its sudden closure. The abrupt closure has sparked widespread criticism from students, faculty and staff, who have pushed for answers from the university. UArts president Kerry Walk resigned shortly before the university’s last day. The future remains unclear for UArts students,...
After dog dies, NJ groomer arrested, charged with drug possession
The owner of a New Jersey dog grooming shop has been arrested and charged with drug possession with intent to distribute after a dog died in the care of the business on Friday, police said. Police posted about the incident on social media on Tuesday. According to police, officers were...
Temple University engineers tap into the powers of soy to heal wounds
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. At a laboratory benchtop surrounded by bins of funnels and syringes, robotic parts, beakers, microscopes and other machines, Temple University bioengineer Jonathan Arye Gerstenhaber pulled out a thin square piece of white material.
William Penn Foundation invites applications to improve public spaces in the greater Philadelphia region
Founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, the William Penn Foundation (WPF) aims to play an important role in improving the quality of life in greater Philadelphia. To that end, the foundation has issued an RFP to improve public spaces and contribute to making improvements in a variety of ways, including by increasing activation and stewardship, expanding and diversifying usership, and improving the quality of facilities. The goal of the effort is to produce safer, better maintained, more active, welcoming, and higher-quality public spaces.
How to watch today's Minnesota Timberwolves vs Philadelphia 76ers NBA game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time
Everything you need to know about the NBA matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Philadelphia 76ers, including how to watch and team news. The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Philadelphia 76ers are rady to meet to begin an epic NBA Summer League action on July 16, 2024 8:00 pm ET.
19 vehicles broken into, vandalized in South Philly under investigation: police
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department are investigating after they say more than a dozen vehicles were broken into and vandalized late Sunday night. Police say they received numerous calls after 9:30 Monday morning about broken car windows, the insides ransacked and belongings stolen. They say it occurred in the 1600 to 1800 blocks of Washington Avenue. Investigators believe it happened between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m.
Holy Family University Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Athletic Fieldhouse
President Anne Prisco, Ph. D., along with trustees, alumni, and student-athletes at the groundbreaking for Holy Family University’s new athletic fieldhouse. Holy Family University (HFU) held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new Athletic Fieldhouse on Jul. 11, as construction is set to begin on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia campus. The project is slated for completion in December 2024.
Grandma describes moments after toddler fell from window in Kensington: ‘It was an accident’
PHILADELPHIA - A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition after police say she fell from a window of a home in Kensington Sunday night. Officers responded to a hospital case on the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue in Kensington around 9:10 p.m. The young girl had fallen out of...
Founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square on a Redemptive Quest
Mike Bontrager, founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square, served as a mentor at a Capital Fellowship 2024 event in New York. Mike Bontrager, the founder of Square Roots Collective in Kennett Square, is on a decades-long redemptive quest to achieve restoration through sacrifice, according to a staff report from The Praxis Journal.
Respiratory illness outbreak appearing in animal shelters in Delaware
Shelters across the Delaware area are discovering a disease rapidly spreading among their dogs. Back in June 2024, the first few cases popped up at Faithful Friends Animal Society, an animal shelter in New Castle, Delaware. Dogs were showing signs of sneezing, coughing and runny noses. From there, the illness rapidly spread to a majority of their animals, creating an urgent situation that required immediate attention.
July 2nd Trenton Shooting Victim Identified as Resident of Camden, NJ
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–According to radio reports, shots rang out around 1:45 a.m. on July 2, 2024 in the area of 240 Euclid Avenue. Trenton Police, and EMS responded to the scene. EMS reported they found a victim that was shot in the face and immediately transported the victim to the Trauma Center at Captial Health Regional Medical Center. Not many details about the incident are available.
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