The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released new guidance related to how vaccinated people can gather with others. The CDC says that vaccinated people can now gather with other vaccinated people indoors without a mask or social distancing. They also say that vaccinated people can gather with people who are in the same household who are considered low risk for severe...

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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was in Philadelphia on Sunday, 3/7, to announce charges against several men for buying, building, and selling 'ghost guns.' These guns are assembled from separate parts and do not contain a serial number, making them untraceable. They start with a base called an '80% receiver' which by law does not require a background check to purchase. The rest...

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Philadelphia Police have identified the suspect wanted for a fatal hit-and-run of a 60-year-old deaf man in North Philadelphia last week. 44-year-old Edward Prince of Olney, also known as Jamil Smith, is wanted for homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and other charges. It happened on Wednesday, 3/3, after 11 p.m. on the on the 3300 block of North 2nd Street. Roberto Oquendo...

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Two people have been indicted for trying to use explosives to rob a Wawa convenience store during the unrest last June following the shooting of George Floyd. It happened on June 5 at the Wawa near the Betsy Ross Bridge in Bridesburg. 65-year-old Desiree Adorno and 34-year-old Michael Fields are charged with conspiracy to use explosive devices to steal lottery tickets and money from the...

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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will be donating his NBA All-Star game bonus to Philadelphia homeless shelters. The 4-time All-Star starter is giving his $100,000 winnings to Project HOME, Sunday Breakfast Mission, and Youth Service INC. The money will provide for 15,000 meals, 4,000 essential clothing items, 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines, support for 30+ formerly homeless familieshomeless...

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New Jersey State Police are asking the public's help in find a missing teenage girl. 14-year-old Charlee Hertzog was last seen on Wednesday, 3/3, leaving her home in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County. She left in a 2018 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with New Jersey License plates, E19NJT. She may have been traveling to the New York City area. She's described as 5' 10" tall, 150 pounds,...

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A large fire broke out a popular wedding venue, hotel, and hospitality center in Montgomery County on Thursday night, 3/4. Firefighters were called around 8 p.m. to the historic Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center on the 1400 block of Morris Road in Blue Bell. The property dates back to the early 1700s. Heavy smoke and flames could be seen coming from one of the buildings. Firefighters...

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Philadelphia Police have released surveillance footage of a vehicle wanted in a deadly hit-and-run accident that killed a 60-year-old deaf and non-verbal man that was well known and liked in his North Philadelphia neighborhood. Roberto Oquendo Velez was struck and killed while crossing the street around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, 3/3, on the 3300 block of North 2nd Street. He was hit by a...

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John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty, business manager of IBEW Local 98, and his nephew, Gregory Fiocca, were arrested by the FBI on Wednesday, 3/3, after a grand jury indicted them with 19 counts of conspiracy and extortion. Dougherty and Fiocca are accused of threatening violence against a contractor over payment on a job. According to the indictment, Fiocca was working for the contractor and...

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On Tuesday, March 2, Philadelphia officials announced that it will follow the rest of Pennsylvania and alter its capacity guidelines for indoor and outdoor events and sports. Indoor capacity will now be 15% and Outdoor capacity will be 20%, no matter the size of the venue. Large venues used to be capped at 500/2500. The Wells Fargo Center announced following the change that fans of the...

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