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Philadelphia Refinery Explosions Seen From Facility Cameras
Cameras inside the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery caught on video the massive blasts early June 21 from just yards away.
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It's a Bird. It's a Plane. No, It's (Likely) a Loon, Google's Flying WiFi Balloon.
Some eagle-eyed humans looking skyward this weekend saw something against the brilliant-blue backdrop that had them questioning what the heck was flying above.
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80 Children Safely Escorted by Police From Day Care Center Near Heavily-Armed Barricade
Sweet images of cops carrying little kids and walking children across the street provided a little hope on an otherwise dark day for police and Philadelphia.
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What Happened to the Wind Turbines That Twirled Above Philadelphia Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field?
The large wind turbines twirled for nearly a decade above Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles play home games. Now, they’re gone, having disappeared in the last couple months.
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‘I'm a Person of Color … I'm a White': Pennsylvania Congressman Jokes on Race While Talking About Trump Tweets
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican representing western Pennsylvania, said he’s “a person of color” because he’s white in an exchange with a reporter while discussing President Trump’s tweet tirade against four congresswomen.
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Husband of Bucks County Woman Missing for 38 Years Charged with Her Murder
The husband of a woman who vanished in 1981 has been charged with the woman’s murder 38 years later.
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Historic ‘Rainbow Wave' in Philadelphia Council, Judge Races as LGBTQ Candidates Seek First-Ever Elections
No LGBTQ person has ever won election to Philadelphia City Council. Five people running for Philadelphia City Council and two running for Common Pleas judge are trying to make history as part of the strongest contingent of LGBTQ candidates in memory.
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Bird, Cat Stolen (Cat Later Returned) From Pet Store in Bizarre Smash-and-Grab
If “Ashes” the cat could talk, she would have a wild story to tell from this weekend. Ashes and a parrot were stolen — or taken hostage? — as three bandits broke into a pet store in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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Teen Gets 35 Years to Life for Murdering Spring Garden Dad Gerard Grandzol in Front of 2-Year-old Daughter
Marvin Roberts has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
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US Attorney in Philadelphia Sues Over Safe Injection Site
The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has filed suit to stop a nonprofit from opening the nation’s first supervised drug injection site to address the city’s opioid problem.
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Strangers Rally to Attend Funeral for Veteran Who Died Alone
Hundreds of caring strangers have gathered together for the funeral of an Army veteran who died alone.
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Funeral for the Unknown Soldier from South Jersey Draws Hundreds
People from all across southern New Jersey came to the funeral of Vietnam War veteran Peter Turnpu, who died at 73 and without any family. The touching tribute to the native of Estonia made for an emotional afternoon in Wrightstown, New Jersey.
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‘Yo, the Car's on Fire. Get Him Out': Police Officer Saved After Crash in North Philadelphia
A nine-year veteran of the Philadelphia police department was saved from a wreck Thursday night, moments before the vehicle exploded into flames.
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GoFundMe Says Donations in Alleged Homeless Scam Refunded
GoFundMe says it has refunded everyone who contributed to a campaign involving a homeless veteran from Philadelphia who prosecutors allege schemed with a New Jersey couple to scam donors out of more than $400,000. GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said Tuesday that “all donors who contributed to this GoFundMe campaign have been fully refunded” and the organization is cooperating fully with...
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Philadelphia Steps into ‘Major Leagues on Climate Change' with Solar Deal That Will Power 20% of Government Buildings
The City of Philadelphia signed a 20-year pact with a clean energy company to buy solar power from a 700-acre array in central Pennsylvania. The deal puts the city “into the major leagues on climate change.”
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Woman in Alleged Homeless GoFundMe Scam Suspended From New Jersey State Job
A New Jersey woman charged with scamming GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 with a fake story about a homeless veteran has been suspended from her state job
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$1.3 Billion Remains in New Jersey's Superstorm Sandy Fund As Homeowners Still Wait
The super-slow recovery for thousands in New Jersey is made all the more painful by the fact that state agencies are still sitting on $1.3 billion in federal recovery funds.
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Pineapples? Not So Fast: 100 Pounds of Hidden Cocaine Seized in Delaware
Nearly 100 pounds of cocaine has been seized from a Delaware port where it was hidden in boxes of pineapples headed to New Jersey, according to reports.
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GoFundMe Investigating Viral Campaign for Homeless Man Who Helped New Jersey Woman Stranded in Philadelphia
A homeless man who helped a stranded motorist in Philadelphia says he is panhandling again and using drugs, and he has no access to the money raised on his behalf.
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New Jersey Woman Accused of Faking Brain Cancer, Conning Family and Church, Apologizes
A woman accused of tricking a New Jersey family into thinking she was dying of brain cancer and pulling similar fraud in Pittsburgh and South Jersey wrote a lengthy public apology on Facebook.