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The Latest Breaking News from Jim Kenney

His name is Terrill Haigler. Can he run for City Council as 'Ya Fav Trashman'?

Which name rings a louder bell: Terrill Haigler or @YaFavTrashman?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 17, 2023

Jill Biden not shy about her 'Philly girl' sports fandom

First lady Jill Biden is going to the Super Bowl for cheer on her beloved Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Arizona

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Police officer shot in West Philadelphia during traffic stop; 3 people in custody

PHILADELPHIA — A 32-year-old police officer was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after being shot twice Wednesday afternoon during a traffic stop in West Philadelphia, police said.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 9, 2023

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Philly mayoral candidates say they'll declare a crime emergency. What would that really do?

PHILADELPHIA — Nine Democrats are vying to replace Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and nearly all of them have said they will do one thing he would not: Declare gun violence a citywide emergency.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 2, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles fans injured after glass bus stop collapses

In a video, the supporters can be seen collapsing through the glass roof to the crowded street below

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Appeals court says Philly mayor did not discriminate against Italian Americans by renaming Columbus Day

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Mayor Jim Kenney discriminated against Italian Americans by renaming the city’s Columbus Day holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 28, 2023

TV glitch makes NFL fans believe a player lost his leg in Giants vs Eagles game

‘That was an Eagle’s foot after kicking the Giants’ a**’

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

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Philly's next mayor will inherit an unprecedented gun violence crisis. Here's how it's defining the race

PHILADELPHIA — Crime has been a top political issue in Philadelphia for as long as anyone can remember, but few recall a time when it was quite this salient.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 22, 2023

Philly's gun violence remained at record levels for the third straight year

PHILADELPHIA — When Taneesha Brodie's eldest son turned 8, she moved her family out of North Philadelphia to Upper Darby, seeking a safer community away from the city's gun violence.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 30, 2022

City receives 15th bus carrying immigrants from Texas to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Another bus carrying immigrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday, making a total of 15 busloads and more than 630 people sent to the city since Nov. 16, officials said.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 29, 2022

Crews remove box covering Columbus statue in Philadelphia

Crews have removed the plywood box that had been placed over a Philadelphia statue of Christopher Columbus that saw tense standoffs in 2020 between supporters of the monument and opponents who viewed it as a symbol of white supremacy

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

Philadelphia is being ordered to remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

‘Immigrant communities are welcome here’: Philly stands strong on sanctuary as Gov. Abbott sends buses from Texas

PHILADELPHIA — So far five unscheduled buses carrying more than 200 immigrants from Texas have pulled up in Philadelphia, targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott because it’s a sanctuary city.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 3, 2022

With the midterms over, the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral race is shifting into high gear

PHILADELPHIA — In America’s culture of perpetual politics, the end of one election cycle marks the beginning of another.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 20, 2022

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The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

Sick and ‘frightened’ child taken to hospital after Greg Abbott migrant bus arrives in Philadelphia

A bus carrying 28 migrants from Texas has arrived in Philadelphia, including a 10-year-old girl suffering from dehydration and a high fever who was whisked to a hospital for treatment

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Texas sends next busload of migrants to Philadelphia

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Philadelphia will be the next destination for migrants the state is transporting from the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands to Democratic-led locales

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 26, 2022

Philly’s elections chief misled voters about delays in sending out mail ballots

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s top elections official and her office knowingly misled voters multiple times this month when they said adding special elections for City Council seats to the November ballot did not delay mail ballots being sent to voters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 18, 2022

The understaffed Philly Police don't evaluate their main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, city controller finds

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department doesn't conduct formal evaluations of its main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, creating an inconsistent patchwork of officer deployment across the city as it's in the midst of a persistent gun violence crisis.

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The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Box covering Columbus statue sports colors of Italian flag

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia remains hidden by a plywood box while its fate is decided in the courts, but the box has now been painted with the colors of the Italian flag

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 7, 2022

Philadelphia issues apology for decades-old prison experiments

PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical experiments a University of Pennsylvania faculty member of 50 years performed on Holmesburg Prison inmates between the 1950s and 1970s.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates

The city of Philadelphia issued an apology more than four decades after unethical medical experiments were allowed to be performed on mostly Black inmates at the city's since closed Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s to the 1970s

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 3, 2022

Judge bars Philadelphia from enforcing Mayor Jim Kenney’s ban on guns at rec centers and playgrounds

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge on Monday blocked the city from enforcing an executive order Mayor Jim Kenney signed last week banning guns at recreation centers and playgrounds following the fatal shooting of a Parks and Recreation employee last month.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 30, 2022

Editorial: The shooting at Roxborough High and the absurd state law that limits local gun safety measures

It should come as no surprise that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney's executive order banning guns and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds did nothing to prevent a 14-year-old boy from getting murdered Tuesday after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022

‘It’s surreal.’ After Roxborough shootings, officials, community leaders plead for an end to gun violence

PHILADELPHIA — The five shooters had been waiting in an SUV near Roxborough High School for several minutes.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 27, 2022

Philly mayor signs executive order banning guns at city recreation centers, a move that could spur legal challenges

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order Tuesday banning the possession of firearms and other deadly weapons at city recreation centers and playgrounds, a move that could reignite a long-standing debate about whether Philadelphia should be able to write its own gun laws.

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