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Philadelphia begins awarding $22 million in grants for anti-violence initiatives

Data from the office of  the City Controller  details a 40% increase in homicides from 2019 to 2020.

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Philadelphia embraces early voting

Philadelphians are voting in record numbers.

Special Report: New Hampshire Primary 2020

Stephanie McClellan for Joe Biden

Dr. Stephanie McClellan gave up two jobs to volunteer for the Biden campaign. On Saturday, she and her husband traveled from Philadelphia to New Hampshire to support the Biden campaign in the days leading up to the primaries.

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Opioid Usage in Philadelphia Leads to Increase in HIV Diagnoses

While the opioid crisis in Philadelphia has been a status quo for years, this endless drug use is causing a new problem: an increase in HIV rates for the first time since the mid-2000s.

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New Yorkers voice opinions on possible soda tax

Soda tax proposals are spreading.

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Ida Tanujaya, undocumented worker, wife and mother

For 17 years she has worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a work in Philadelphia's Chinatown.

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Philadelphia pizza shop lets you “pay it forward” to help feed homeless

At Rosa's Fresh Pizza, customers can buy slices in advances for the homeless.

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“Busted” proves gumshoe reporting lives on

The opening lines read like a thriller novel.

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One year later, military family still mourns fallen son

A year after Johnny Kihm died in Afghanistan, his family is still coming to terms with his passing.

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Philadelphia Life: Ex-inmates are given hope through innovative program

Philly ReNew was created to help fathers with criminal backgrounds find jobs and improve their overall quality of life during the transition from prison to community.