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Ashanti to Headline Philadelphia’s 2025 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

Grammy‑winning R&B star Ashanti will headline Philadelphia’s Christmas tree‑lighting ceremony outside City Hall on Thursday, December 4 (6‑8 p.m.), officials announced Wednesday.
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Deceased person found in car prompts multi-agency probe in Yardley

YARDLEY, PA. - A Trenton man is facing murder charges after police say an early morning argument with his girlfriend last weekend turned into a deadly double shooting. Lamont Truitt, 36, turned himself in to police hours after he allegedly shot his girlfriend and another woman while they were sitting inside a car on...
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Man wounded after vehicle riddled with bullets in West Philadelphia shooting

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A man was injured Sunday night when his vehicle was struck by gunfire in West Philadelphia, police said. The shooting occurred around 10:38 p.m. on the 4100…
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Man shot to death inside car at Cedarbrook gas station, police say

A man was killed by a masked gunman, police said, as he sat in his vehicle at a gas station in the Cedarbrook section of Philadelphia's East Mount Airy neighborhood early Sunday. According to Police Inspector D.F. Pace, the incident happened at about 3:15 a.m. on Sunday at a gas...
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3 killed, 2 wounded in weekend shootings

Gun violence left three people dead and at least two others injured over the weekend across Philadelphia. Early Sunday morning, at around 3:15 a.m., officers found a 22-year-old man unresponsive inside the driver’s seat of a car on the 2500 block of W. Cheltenham Avenue in the Cedarbrook section of Northwest...
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Philadelphia Café Cited for Multiple Health Violations in Latest Inspection

[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on November 14 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. A health inspection conducted on November 14 identified multiple violations at Luna Cafe. The Philadelphia health department reported that...
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Police investigating shooting in city’s East Germantown section

Philadelphia Police are trying to figure out what led up to a shooting in the Logan section of the city.
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SWAT takes man into custody near scene of fatal shooting in Hunting Park

Action News was there as police took a man into custody on Monday near the scene of an overnight shooting in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Archdiocese relegates St. Hedwig Church in Chester to nonreligious use

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that the St. Hedwig Church building in Chester will no longer be used as a Catholic church. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez approved...
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One Person Dead After Philadelphia House Fire

One Person Killed in Philadelphia House Fire, Authorities Say I remember scrolling through my phone Thursday evening when I saw […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

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