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Iconic ‘Rocky’ Statue Coming to Philadelphia International Airport

The iconic Rocky statue is getting a sequel, mirroring the film that inspired it, with a second casting planned for installation inside Philadelphia International Airport. The iconic Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is getting a sequel, mirroring the film that inspired it, with a second casting planned...
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New Jersey mourns Esiyah Dixon-Waheed, pageant queen, Wiley alumna, killed in Missouri drunk-driving crash

The Camden community is mourning 26-year-old Esiyah Dixon-Waheed, who died July 24 in Missouri after an alleged drunk driver struck the vehicle she was in head-on during a church retreat. Family says she was a passenger. Esiyah Dixon-Waheed: A. Life of Purpose and Promise. Dixon-Waheed is being remembered as a...
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Teen hurt in crash along Broad Street in North Philly, police say

A teen has been hospitalized after, officials said, she was hurt in a crash that happened along North Broad Street in North Philadelphia early Sunday. According to police, a 19-year-old woman has been taken to the hospital after she was involved in a crash that happened at just before 4:30 a.m. on Sunday near the...
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Delco Unplugged Urges Parents to Delay Giving Phones to Kids to Protect Their Mental...

Delco Unplugged is pressing parents to postpone giving their children phones. Delco Unplugged is part of a rising wave of parent-led groups pressing parents to hold off on giving children phones, warning of the risks tied to screen time, social media, and mental health, write Denali Sagner and Maddie Hanna for The...
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3 injured — including teen boy — in overnight shootings across Philly

Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia were working early Sunday after, at least, three people were hurt -- including a teen boy -- in separate shootings across Philadelphia. In an incident that happened just after midnight, officials said, two men were hurt after a shooting in the city's East Germantown...
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Police investigating double shooting in city’s Ogontz section

Police say one of the victims, a 22-year-old man, was found inside a car with a gunshot wound to the head.
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Mother seeks justice after son shot while sitting on couch in Kensington

Yvonne Kirkland is still struggling to come to terms with the shooting death of her son, Eddie Kendrick.
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Severe storm risk New Jersey Pennsylvania to Maryland, Hurricane Erin midweek brings shore risks

We are finishing off the weekend with an approaching cold front that will probably set off a few scattered thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours. You can see the frontal boundary rather well on satellite loops, swinging east across Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania. The Storm Prediction...
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Lankenau Medical Center Receives Anonymous Donation to Relieve Nurses’ Student Loan Debt

Nurses at Lankenau Medical Center are receiving student loan relief thanks to a $1M anonymous donation from a grateful patient. After years of balancing patient care with the weight of student loan debt, registered nurse Emmy McManus from Wynnewood, finally caught a break, writes Aubrey Whelan for the Philadelphia...
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Man who stalked Bucks County woman, put tracking device on her vehicle sentenced

BENSALEM TWP., Pa. - A Montgomery County man who authorities said stalked a Bucks County woman and placed a tracking device on her vehicle has been sentenced. Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. sentenced Matthew John Bustin, 34, of King of Prussia, to nine to 23 months in county jail, and seven years of...

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