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Three Dead In West Philadelphia Mass Shooting

Tragic mass shooting in West Philadelphia leaves three dead and seven injured during a block party. Community in mourning, urging vigilance.

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The killer in one of Philadelphia’s deadliest mass shootings evidently fired randomly, police say

Officials, investigators, and stunned residents of a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood that has experienced far more than its share of violence were left to spend one of Philadelphia’s signature celebratory weekends making sense of one of the deadliest mass shootings in the city’s history.

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Suspect identified in Philadelphia shooting

Sources identified the suspect in Monday’s mass shooting in Southwest Philadelphia as Kimbrady Carriker.

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Jeff Brown could be Philly's first outsider mayor in a century. Can a grocer run the city?

PHILADELPHIA — More than 500 people crammed into a West Philadelphia ballroom on a Wednesday morning in November to see a grocery store owner.

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On the brink of eviction, one Philadelphia mother applied for assistance. But getting it could take years

Kimberly Clark has lived in the same Southwest Philadelphia house, on the same block, with some of the same neighbors for 24 years.

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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.

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How to protect your kid with asthma as respiratory viruses surge

PHILADELPHIA — About 21 percent of Philadelphia children suffer from asthma, more than double the national rate. That's more than 1 out of 5 kids citywide, according to Penn Medicine researchers, with the highest rates of childhood asthma in North, Northeast, and West Philadelphia neighborhoods.

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Philly’s block parties can foster community connections, but they’re being canceled because of gun violence

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia’s iconic block party culture may be another type of casualty of the city’s record-level gun violence. Before COVID-19 and the surge in shootings, the city had a reputation for robust street life. But those were the good ol’ days when block party approvals were routinely issued.

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California man touts business empire built of Philly rowhouses bought at sheriff's sales. Some are skeptical

When Tylisha Slaughter learned that the West Philadelphia rowhouse she rented was going to be auctioned off in a sheriff's sale, she sensed opportunity.

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