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Former U of Arts students get first chance to look for work

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Port Richmond store is helping reunite artists with their lost work.
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Philadelphia robbery leads to Bucks County road rage incident

Road rage, a robbery, and a police chase – all in one afternoon in lower Bucks County.
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Back-to-School Party in West Philly: Parents express concern ahead SEPTA service cuts

PHILADELPHIA - The first day of school for Philadelphia students is just 10 days away, but many parents are still wondering how their kids are going to get there. "Everyone is confused. No one knows what to do" said Quoc Do of Southwest Philadelphia. He was among hundreds who turned...
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See Which Philadelphia Neighborhood Made List of Most Envied Suburban Lifestyles in America

The intersection of Highland and Germantown Avenue in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. Chestnut Hill finds its place on the list of 175 suburbs with the most envied lifestyles across the nation, as ranked by 3,000 Americans. Before the pandemic, most people considered metropolitan areas like New York City,...
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Conshohocken police rescue baby rabbits. Video of their saving ducklings tops 1 million views...

On August 13th, the Conshohocken Police Department was called to a scene of a rabbit’s nest that had six baby bunnies. It was believed that the bunnies had been left alone for more than 24 hours and without their mother, they were at risk. Officers transported them to the Schuylkill Wildlife Center in Philadelphia,...
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6th suspect charged in 2022 shooting near Roxborough High School

Philadelphia police have charged Zaakir McClendon, 20, in connection with the shooting that killed Nicolas Elizalde in 2022.
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This Germantown Animal Care Center Was Founded By One of Pennsylvania’s First Black Veterinarians

Greene Street Animal Care was founded by pioneer Orville R. Walls — one of Pennsylvania's first Black veterinarians — in 1976, and is now owned and operated by his daughter, Kathleen Wells. Greene Street Animal Care was founded nearly a half-century ago and is still going strong, writes...
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Philly’s high school graduates increasingly skip college, abandoning previous plans to attend

At the end of each school year, school officials in Philadelphia ask graduating seniors what they plan to do after high school. This article originally appeared on Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletter here. Thousands report that they plan to go to college.
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Man claims self-defense in shooting at SEPTA’s Broad Street Line station in North Philly

A man is claiming self-defense in a shooting that killed another man at a SEPTA train station in North Philadelphia Friday evening.
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Inside a Program Supporting Black Girls Who Love Math

PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising sixth grader fume. Now she’s tackling integers with relative calm. Still, confusion seems to trigger the frustration, she noticed. Bewilderment caused by a tough math problem can, like an unscratchable itch, build into irritation.

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