February 24, 2021
Investigations
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Jon Tuleya
Philadelphia police have arrested the man accused of raping a woman inside the Macy's in Center City. The suspect was taken into custody at his home in West Philly on Wednesday morning. The suspect's identity has not been revealed yet. He is expected to be charged on Wednesday.
January 1, 2021
Mummers
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Jon Tuleya
The 2021 Mummers Parade was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a group of mummers and supporters organized a protest parade via Facebook that took place in South Philly on Friday.
January 1, 2021
Crime
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Jon Tuleya
There were nearly 500 homicides in Philadelphia in 2020, which is the second most in a year in the city's history and 40% more than there were in 2019. Police say the first homicide of 2021 occurred early Friday morning in South Philly.
January 21, 2020
Investigations
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Jon Tuleya
One man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in the parking lot of the Target store just off City Line Avenue in the Philadelphia's Wynnefield Heights neighborhood on Tuesday night, according to multiple reports.
January 1, 2020
Mummers Parade
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Jon Tuleya
At least two Froggy Carr mummers were seen in blackface at Wednesday's Mummers Parade, resulting in the South Philly-based wench brigade being disqualified from the competition portion of the New Year's Day event.
January 1, 2020
Mummers
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Jon Tuleya
The 2020 Mummers Parade is filling Philadelphia's streets with painted faces, feathers and glitter for the 120th time on Wednesday. Here are photos of the mummers strutting on South Broad Street.
January 1, 2020
Animals
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Jon Tuleya
ACCT Philly has found an older, gray pit bull named Max who had been missing from its animal shelter since Dec. 3. The ACCT Philly staff posted a video of the dog after retrieving it on New Year's Eve.
June 17, 2019
Crime
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Jon Tuleya
One person was killed and at least seven others, including 4 juveniles, were injured when shots were fired into a crowd at a graduation party in Southwest Philly on Sunday night, Philadelphia police said.
January 1, 2019
Celebrities
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Jon Tuleya
Bam Margera, the former "Jackass" star who weeks ago hosted an open-invite party at his Chester County house, is heading back to rehab for alcohol.
January 1, 2019
Government
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Jon Tuleya
Could 2019 be the begining of the end of the plastic shopping bag in the Delaware Valley? They won't go completely extinct in the new year, but let's just say shoppers should get in the habit of keeping reusable bags handy.