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Tuesday, December 31, 2024 4:50AM Police are looking for the armed bandit who held up a fast food restaurant. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are looking for the armed bandit who held up a fast food restaurant. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday on the 3100 block of West Allegheny Avenue in North Philadelphia. Authorities say […]
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 3:56AM As the year comes to a close, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner took some time to highlight the important work of victim advocacy agencies in our community. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — As the year comes to a close, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner took some time to highlight the important work […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A boy was injured after he was struck by a NJ Transit bus in Center City Philadelphia It happened just after 9 a.m. on Monday at 6th and Market streets, near the Independence Visitor Center. NJ Transit says the bus on the 317 line had just departed from its origin at 6th […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Former President Jimmy Carter was known for a lot of things. Giving back was one of them, and he happened to do so right here in Philadelphia. “President Carter is the epitome of a servant leader, he and Mrs. Carter for decades volunteered with Habitat for Humanity,” explained Corinne O’Connell the CEO […]
Philadelphia Police are investigating several cases of car vandalism in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened around 4:00 a.m. Sunday on the 9800 block of Cowden Street. Surveillance video shows a vehicle that pulls up next to a parked car, then a person gets out and appears to swing something at the windshield. We know at least […]
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hazami Sayed hopes you will touch her artwork. The photographer and ceramic artist who goes by “zami,” makes hanging clusters of clay chains, now on view at the Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture gallery […]
Sunday, December 29, 2024 2:24AM For decades, families have made this botanical train destination a part of their holiday traditions. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — For nearly three decades, Morris Arboretum has been a popular destination for operational model trains. The decorations during this time of year make up the: ‘Holiday Garden Railway.’ The miniature locomotives […]
Saturday, December 28, 2024 9:35PM Two card collectors teamed up to create the ‘Brotherly Love Card Show,’ which will host its next event in New Jersey on February 16, 2025. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Alex Lynn and Frank Romean remember collecting trading cards during their respective childhoods. It led them to meet each other as […]
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Hundreds gathered in Rittenhouse Square for the second night of Hanukkah filled with music, prayer and the customary jelly donuts. Across eight nights, Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, […]
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized 22,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. The fake inspection stickers were assessed at $1,404,700, had they been authentic. There were no arrests. Vehicles operating under fake inspection stickers pose a serious safety threat to other […]