The bodies of two newborn babies were found Sunday morning by a 9-year-old boy who at first thought they were toy dolls. The discovery was made around 10:30 a.m. on the 1800 block of North Palethorp Street in Kensington. Kasime Crawford and his 12-year-old female friend were walking down an alley where they came across the babies near a place where trash had been dumped. Crawford told his...

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Philadelphia Police have announced the arrest of two teens in the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was riding his bike with a friend in Strawberry mansion earlier this month. 17-year-olds Tyrie Johnson and Raheim Feaster have been arrested and charged in the murder of Saleem West. It happened on November 1st on the 2200 block of West Sedgley Avenue. It stemmed from an ongoing argument ...

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With the results in from last week's general election, incumbent at-large City Councilman Dennis O'Brien is 389 votes short of keeping his seat, according to the Philadelphia Board of Elections. Although the election results won't be officially announced until Nov. 17, all machine, provisional and absentee ballots have been counted. O'Brien, a first-term Republican, has not conceded. But he...

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Philadelphia drivers will soon have more places to turn off of Columbus Boulevard. Two one-way streets, Spruce and Callowhill, are becoming two-way streets near Columbus Boulevard starting November 23. It's a project spearheaded by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. Vice President for Operations and Development Joe Forkin says the added waterfront access is a precursor to one day...

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Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced today that four Treddyfrin-Easttown Middle School boys have been charged in a sexting and bullying ring. It began last year when a middle school boy persuaded his middle school girlfriend to send him partially clothed pictures of herself. After the couple broke up he shared the pictures with his friends who proceeded to cyberbully and...

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Philadelphia no doubt is known for it's rich history and influence in music, particularly in its heyday 30-40 years ago. American Bandstand, Sound of Philadelphia, Gamble and Huff, The Hooters, Hall and Oates, Joan Jett, The Roots and many more have defined our impressive history. The Philly music scene is seeing a resurgence lately led by bands like The Districts, War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Marian...

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A Philadelphia nun and Catholic school teacher was placed on administrative leave by the archdiocese today after images surfaced of her failing a roadside sobriety test. Sister Kimberly Miller, IHM, is a faculty member at Little Flower High School for Girls in Philadelphia. Last week Miller was allegedly driving a Ford F150 pickup truck around 3 a.m. when the truck backed into a Meineke Auto...

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Authorities say crews are battling a 2-alarm blaze at a Blue River Resources Recycling Company building. The fire was reported around 3 am Thursday morning at the 1000 block of Heald Street in Wilmington, Delaware. Authorities say recycling material caught fire.
The fire was placed under control shortly before 4 am. No injuries have been reported.

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Mayor-elect Jim Kenney formally announced today that First Deputy Commissioner Richard Ross will be his appointment for police commissioner. He will take over from current commissioner Charles Ramsey who announced his retirement last month and will step down January 7th. Ross is a 26-year-veteran of the force and currently oversees day-to-day operations of the Philadelphia Police...

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The World Series of Poker is in the books and we have a winner. Joe McKeehen, of North Wales, Montgomery County, held off challenges from his final two opponents Tuesday night in Las Vegas and won the $7.68 million first prize and the World Series of Poker championship title. Josh Beckley, 24, of Evesham Township, Burlington County, was second, and Neil Blumenfield, 61, of San Francisco,...

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