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Marcus Hayes: The Roxborough school shooting should provoke change in gun culture. It won't

What police seem to know 24 hours after America's latest firearms outrage is that five shooters and the driver of their SUV targeted at least one of the teenage Roxborough High School football players. One of the players, a 14-year-old named Nicholas Elizalde, of Havertown, died, the 23rd kid killed…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022

‘I pray for change’: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offer sympathy for teenagers involved in Roxborough shooting

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was at “a loss of words” upon hearing about the shooting at Roxborough High School on Tuesday, which left four teenagers wounded and one 14-year-old boy dead. The shooting occurred at the conclusion of a football scrimmage involving three local high schools.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 29, 2022

As campaign struggles, Doug Mastriano plans ‘40 days of fasting and prayer’

PHILADELPHIA — It was billed as a blockbuster, but ended up a flop. If Doug Mastriano’s “big rally” last weekend were a movie, its Rotten Tomatoes score would be in the single digits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

Eagles sign OT Roderick Johnson to the practice squad

After losing Le'Raven Clark to the Tennessee Titans, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed offensive tackle Roderick Johnson to the practice squad.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 28, 2022

The two very different ways John Fetterman answered GOP attacks over crime and drugs

PHILADELPHIA — When John Fetterman came to Philadelphia last weekend, he tried to answer one of the central attacks coming from Republicans: that he’s soft on crime.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

Doug Mastriano said in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban should be charged with murder

PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, suggested in 2019 that women who violate an abortion ban he proposed should be charged with murder, a position considered far outside the political mainstream.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

Jonathan Allen: Commanders must play better for fans to show up

Jonathan Allen is honest about seeing so many Philadelphia fans at FedEx Field.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 28, 2022

Pitt grad Zakiya Young brought her Western Pa. expertise to 'Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'

PITTSBURGH — High schoolers being terrorized by a mysterious figure threatening to reveal their deepest secrets isn't just a Philadelphia area thing. There's apparently plenty of that to go around in Western Pennsylvania, too.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022

David Murphy: Four Sixers who have a lot to prove in training camp and not much time to do it

PHILADELPHIA — A familiar but forgotten face provided one of the more thought-provoking moments to come out of the Sixers’ annual pre-training camp media day on Monday. Somebody asked Shake Milton whether he had a good feel for what his role was going to be this season, and the fifth-year…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022

14-year-old boy killed and 4 other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage at Philadelphia high school

PHILADELPHIA — A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other teens wounded in a shooting after a football scrimmage outside Roxborough High School late Tuesday afternoon, police said, marking the 23rd shooting death of a child this year as Philadelphia continues to face a surge in gun violence.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 28, 2022