Philadelphia city lawmakers unveiled a plan to utilize Lincoln Financial Field as a mass vaccination site. The proposal has been dubbed 'Operation Philly Special.' Philadelphia Councilmember Allan Domb is leading the group. "'Operation Philly Special' is the playbook that brings all of the city's assets to bear," Domb said. The group includes Councilmembers Cindy Bass, Katherine Gilmore...

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Officials in Montgomery County are investigating after a man armed with a sword was shot and killed by police on Tuesday evening, 2/9. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on East 8th Street near Long Alley in Pennsburg. Police responded to a 911 call from a family member about a distressed person. Upper Perkiomen police say that the man was threatening an officer with a sword. The officer opened...

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National Transportation Safety Board investigators say that the pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed NBA star Kobe Bryant and 7 others last year went against his training and violated federal flight rules. The board held a hearing on the investigation into the January 26, 2020, crash in Southern California. Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and others were traveling from Orange...

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The City of Philadelphia announced that it is partnering with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on a coronavirus COVID-19 vaccination program to inoculate teachers, principals, and staff members at all schools in Philadelphia. The program will include staff at all district, charter, independent, and parochial schools plus child care centers and pre-K providers, including classroom aides...

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Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman officially announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in PA in 2022. He had filed the required paperwork last week. The Democrat will most likely face a crowded field for the primary next year with possible opponents such as Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, state Sen. Sharif Street, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and US Rep. Chrissy Houlahan....

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Philadelphia Hall of Fame basketball coach John Chaney passed away on January 29. He was 89. Chaney led the Temple University men's basketball program for 24 seasons. Prior to that he coached at Cheyney State College, Simon Gratz High School, William L. Sayre Junior High School.

He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Collegiate...

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There is a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family of the two young children seriously injured in a possible DUI crash involving Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Briit Reid, son of head Coach Andy Reid. It happened on the southbound ramp to Interstate 435 from Stadium Drive near Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Thursday night, 2/4. The younger Reid was allegedly driving a Dodge Ram when he...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order last week, 1/27, designating a new City holiday and changing the name of another. Kenney designated June 19, Juneteenth, a holiday for all City employees. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that Union troops brought word of the Emancipation Proclamation and the freedom of slaves to Texas. The ratification of the Thirteen Amendment...

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A woman was critically injured after a car crashed into her home on Saturday night, 2/6, in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened around 8:20 p.m. on the 2800 block of Comly Road near Caroline Road near Northeast Philadelphia Airport. A 27-year-old drove through the front of the house and pinned the 53-year-old resident under the car. She was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in...

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A female substitute teacher in Burlington County, New Jersey, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenage student. 41-year-old Kameelah Kareem of Willingboro is charged with second degree sexual assault and second degree endangering the welfare of a child. Kareem met the 15-year-old student while working as a substitute at the Alternative School at Bookbinder during the...

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