Officers were called to a house on the 2800 block of North Bailey Street just after 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, police said. They were told a shooting incident happened in the second-floor hallway.

Police found a 13-year-old girl who had suffered a single gunshot wound to the right side of her chest, police explained.

She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m., according to officials.

No weapons have been recovered and no one has been arrested yet in connection to this incident, police said.

The scene remains secured as investigators work to figure out what happened.

If you have any information, please call the Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334. You can also call or text the Philadelphia Police Department’s tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

An 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy will be charged with robbery of a motor vehicle and related charges.

At around noon, the Abington Township Police Department responded to a report of a robbery and carjacking that happened in the parking lot of the Abington Shopping Center at 1400 Old York Road, according to police.

The victim, a woman, told police she parked her car in the lot and was walking towards a business in the shopping center when two males grabbed her from behind. They took her bag which had her keys and used her keys to steal her car and flee south on Old York Road.

The victim was not injured during the robbery, officials said.

Investigation revealed that the suspects had arrived at the scene of this crime in a Nissan Rogue, which had been carjacked an hour earlier in the Olney section of Philadelphia.

Abington officers were able to locate the stolen car and followed it into Philadelphia where the suspects crashed the car along the 5200 block of Bingham Street and then fled on foot, police said.

While attempting to elude the authorities, the suspects attempted to carjack another vehicle on Tabor Avenue. They were eventually apprehended after they were seen hiding in thick brush along the Tacony Creek Trail.

An investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

This took place Friday afternoon near Lancaster Avenue and Sherwood Road while Anisha Singha was working on the second floor of her home and heard her nanny scream downstairs.

Singha said she ran downstairs to see a man she didn’t recognize walk out of her home.

“I just like heard her shout and so I ran down and she said, ‘somebody came in the house,’” Singha said.

She said her nanny was confronted by a man who casually walked into her home from the unlocked side door, and the nanny initially thought he was one of the contractors doing work outside the home.

The man then allegedly asked for food and then asked to use the bathroom. That’s when she said the man tried to attack her nanny.

“He tried to pull her into the bathroom, and he was pulling his pants down and he basically tried to grab her and said let’s go,” Singha said.

Singha said the man calmly walked out of her home when she ran down the stairs and she was able to get a photo of him that she has shared with the police.

In the photo the man is wearing a bright neon green vest over a gray hoodie and has on what appears to be a cowboy’s hat.

Police are using the photo as part of their investigation.

Singha also posted it to social media and a community list serve to warn others.

Another neighbor claimed she also encountered the same man.

Police say they have not received other calls of similar situations and have not found the man.

“I would want my neighbors to not like lose the sense of community but maybe like just be extra careful…like don’t leave your door unlocked even if you’re running back and forth for just a second,” Singha said.

Police say if you’ve had a similar encounter or have any additional information to contact them.

According to police, on Saturday, Sept. 14, around 2:45 p.m., a 46-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman were on the 1000 block of Arch St. conducting a public ministry when two unidentified suspects punched them both in the face.

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The suspects fled the scene and were last seen going south on N. 10 St., police said.

Both victims required treatment at a hospital, resulting in broken teeth, a broken nose, and a concussion, according to police.

If you see these suspects, police said do not approach them and contact 911 immediately.

If you have any information about this crime or the suspects, you are urged to contact the Central Detective Division at 215-686-3093/3094.

You can also submit a tip by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS (8477).

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The procession for slain Officer Jaime Roman is scheduled to begin at 5:15 a.m. from the John F. Givnish Funeral Home and make its way to the Philadelphia Public Services Building.

Then, starting at 6:15 a.m., Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel will join officers from the police department to march behind the hearse from the Public Services Building to the Cathedral Basilica.

As long as weather permits, you can watch the procession live in the player at the top of this article.

What roads will be closed?

• Southbound on Broad Street from Callowhill Street
• Westbound on Arch Street to the Parkway
• Northwest on the Parkway to 18th Street
• Northbound on 18th Street to the Basilica

From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. the public is welcome to participate in the viewing for Officer Roman at the Basilica of S.S. Peter and Paul at 1723 Race Street.

The funeral services for Roman will begin shortly after the viewing ends, but officials said that seating inside the church is only for family, friends, law enforcement and dignitaries.

If you would like to view the funeral, a Jumbo Tron will be set up outside of the church.

Following the service, the Executive Team, Command Staff, FOP Executive Team, 25th Police District, and other uniformed personnel will be stationed for Roman’s final honors.

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The first of the two viewings for Roman took place on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He was remembered for his six and a half years spent with the 25th district, but most importantly, for his role as the leader of his household.

Officer Roman shot, killed

The Philadelphia police officer was shot in the line of duty in June during what officials believed to be a routine traffic stop.

Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Kevin Bethel said at the time that the incident was a senseless shooting.

Bethel said that, after watching video from the event, he had seen nothing — no escalation or flared tempers — in the moments that led to the officer’s shooting.

Officer Roman passed away more than two months after a gunman — later identified as 36-year-old Ramon Rodriguez-Vázquez — fled a traffic stop and shot the officer in the neck, investigators said.

After the shooting, officials said, Rodriguez-Vázquez changed clothes and held a man hostage in his home all within the span of about 15 minutes in Kensington back on June 22, 2024.

Roman leaves behind a wife and two children — a 7-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son.

On social media on Wednesday afternoon, Parker announced that an arena would indeed be built for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City.

“As your Mayor, I’m speaking from my City Hall office with a very important announcement. I am proud to share that I have made my decision, and an agreement has been reached to ensure that our Sixers are staying home,” Parker wrote on social media.

While she did not outline the exact terms of the agreement, Parker promised that it would bring “hundreds and hundreds” of jobs to Center City.

Also, she noted that her office would be “transmitting the related legislative package to our City Council of Philadelphia for its consideration where it must be approved.”

Through this agreement, Parker said the plan would bring more than $1.3 billion of private investment and will mean “hundreds of millions” in new tax revenue.

“It represents an unprecedented revival of Market Street,” she said.

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Also, Parker took a moment to direct a comment toward the residents of the city’s Chinatown neighborhood — many of whom have opposed the arena plan — to say that she wants the agreement to help the “rich and vibrant” community thrive.

“I wholeheartedly believe this is the right deal for the People of Philadelphia. To the People of Chinatown, please know that I hear you. We have the best Chinatown in the United States, and I am committed to working together to support it. I’ll have a lot more to say in a formal presentation coming soon,” Parker said.

Shortly after Parker announced that an agreement had been made, in a statement, the 76ers said they were “grateful” for the mayor’s work.

“We are grateful to Mayor Parker and her team for their time and diligence in evaluating our proposal and look forward to advancing to the next steps with City Council,” the 76ers said.

Dan Hilferty, chairman and CEO of Comcast Spectacor said, in a statement, that regardless of the outcome of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment’s — the company that owns the 76ers — negotiations, the team was always welcome to remain in South Philadelphia.

“Regardless of the outcome of the City’s negotiations with HBSE, our door will always be open for the 76ers to join us in South Philadelphia if they ever conclude that is what is best for their team,” Hilferty said. “Alongside the Phillies, we are creating the dynamic and accessible destination for sports and entertainment that will create thousands of jobs, amplify our City, and create numerous community benefits. Either way, we always want what is best for Philadelphia.”

However, following the mayor’s announcement, a statement from the Save Chinatown Coalition argued that the “fight is far from over.”

Protesters gathered at City Hall shortly after the mayor’s announcement, saying they are ready to fight for their neighborhood. They believe a new arena will destroy Chinatown, and the fabric of that community.

The Save Chinatown Coalition has been fighting for months for the neighborhood.

“If you don’t have the decency to come to our community, and look us in the eye, and talk to us, that is disrespectful, that’s extremely disrespectful,” Debbie Wei, with the Save Chinatown Coalition, said.

Some sixers fans are dreading all the commotion a move like this could bring to the city.

“Traffic is going to be terrible, so not looking forward to that. It’s going to be interesting to see how many communities that’s going to disrupt too,” one Philly resident said.

Others are standing strong with the mayor.

“Best possible place for the Sixers to be at. Stay hometown. A lot of jobs. A lot of jobs are going to open up for us. We’ve been struggling with jobs and all that so,” another man said.

“Mayor Parker still hasn’t met with Chinatown after all this time, yet feels she can have a stance on whether our community should live or die. This was never about one person, and this fight is far from over. We are going to fight this, and we are going to the mat. It’s on,” said Debbie Wei, who was described as a longtime Chinatown community member and member of the Save Chinatown Coalition.

Hours after the announcement, City Councilmember Mark Squilla released a statement that reads, “Now that the Mayor has made a decision on 76 Place, CM Squilla remains steadfast in his commitment to circulate the package of bills to all stakeholders for at least 30 days.  During this time, we expect to consider all concerns and amend the legislation as needed.  Council will follow their legislative process and insure there are safeguards in place for the community stakeholders if legislation is introduced.”

IBEW Local 98 business manager Mark Lynch also released a statement to NBC10 showing his support for Mayor Parker’s announcement.

“IBEW Local 98 applauds Mayor Parker for having the political courage and vision to publicly state her support for the construction of 76 Place on East Market Street. Beyond the nearly 10,000 union construction jobs it will create over a decade, 76 Place will invite additional outside investment that will finally revitalize this dormant yet vital section of Center City,” Lynch’s statement said.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Economic Development told NBC10 that Wednesday’s announcement by Mayor Parker will not deter the state from persuing the 76ers.

“We have put forward a thoughtful and aggressive proposal that makes clear that Governor Murphy and leaders across the state would welcome the 76ers to Camden with open arms, and nothing announced today changes our view that the Sixers should seriously consider New Jersey for their next home. We play until the final buzzer sounds, and we look forward to continuing to make the case for Camden and the Garden State,” NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan said.

State officials from New Jersey and Delaware are also looking to have the Sixers call their state home.

A spokesperson from the New Jersey Economic Deevelopment Authority said even after today’s announcement they still welcome the Sixers to Camden with open arms, “we play until the final buzzer sounds.”

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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According to police, the incident happened on Sept. 9 at the Olive Tree Pharmacy located at 235 S. 60th St.

Surveillance video released by police shows two people breaking into the pharmacy, forcing their way into the back, and stealing prescription medication and cash before fleeing.

Police said the suspect fled in a blue Dodge Ram pickup truck.

The suspects wore Nike and Under Armor clothing during the crime, according to police.

According to police, if you see these suspects, do not approach them and contact 911 immediately.

If you have any information about this crime or the suspects, you are urged to contact the Southwest Detective Division at 215-686-3183/3184.

You can also submit a tip by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS (8477).

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On Wednesday, United States Attorney Jacqueline Romero announced that Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate and foreign communication of a threat to injure after he targeted a member of his fantasy football group with false terror attack claims.

According to the plea agreement, the calls began after Gabriel had an “online disagreement with a member of his fantasy football chat group” and learned that this individual planned to study abroad in Norway in August of 2023.

On August 3, 2023, court documents note, while he was in Pennsylvania, Gabriel submitted an anonymous tip through the internet to the Norwegian Police Security Service, also known as Politiets Sikkerhetstjeneste, “claiming that a member of his fantasy football chat group was going to carry out a mass shooting in Norway.”

As detailed by Romero’s office, Gabriel’s fake tip claimed his rival was working with others in order to “take out as many as they can at a concert and then head to a department store.”

“I don’t know any more people then that, I just can’t have random people dying on my conscience. [H]e plans to arrive there unarmed spend a couple days normal and then execute the attack,” read a fake tip shared by Romero’s office “[P]lease be ready. [H]e is around a 5 foot 7 read [sic] head coming from America, on the 10th or 11th I believe. [H]e should have weapons with him. [P]lease be careful.”

Romero’s office said that law enforcement officials in Norway and the United States spent “hundreds of man-hours” investigating and reacting to the threatened mass shooting over the course of a five-day period.

When interviewed by the FBI, Gabriel admitted that he had submitted the false tip, Romero’s office said.

But, Gabriel later made a second threat, Romero’s office said.

On March 22, 2024, again as he was in Pennsylvania, Gabriel sent an email — while posing as another individual — to the University of Iowa with the subject line “Possible Threat.”

“Hello, I saw this in a group chat I’m in and just want to make sure everyone is safe and fine. I don’t want anything bad to happen to any body. Thank you. A man named… from I believe Nebraska sent this, and I want to make sure that it is a joke and no one will get hurt,” read the email, according to court documents.

The email, court documents note, included a screenshot from the fantasy football group of a message that stated: “Hello University of Iowa a man named [Victim 1] told me he was gonna blow up the school.”

Instead, Romero’s office said Gabriel knew that the target of his claims had never intended to blow up the university and that the screenshotted message had been “sent in jest by another member of the fantasy football group regarding Gabriel’s prior threat.”

Despite knowing that there was no actual threat to the University of Iowa, Gabriel sent that email knowing that the University of Iowa would view it as a true threat, Romero’s office said.

“While already being prosecuted for one hoax threat spurred by, of all things, his fantasy football league, Matthew Gabriel inexplicably decided to send another,” said Romero in a statement on this case. “His actions were extremely disruptive and consumed significant law enforcement resources on two continents, diverting them from actual incidents and investigations. Hoax threats aren’t a joke or protected speech, they’re a crime. My advice to keyboard warriors who’d like to avoid federal charges: always think of the potential consequences before you hit ‘post’ or ‘send.’”

Gabriel, Romero’s office said, faces a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison, three years supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee.

The event will be hosted by Uncle Boobies Bookstore at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church located at 2800 W. Cheltenham Ave on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.

Eve is expected to have a captivating discussion about the memoir, her life and her incomparable career.

Event organizers say all tickets to the event come with a signed copy of the new book.

In the book, Eve talks about everything from growing up in West Philadelphia and Germantown to becoming the successful superstar she is today.

For more information on the book event, visit unclebobbies.com/events.

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From haunted houses to ghost tours to trick-or-treating events, our guide has a little something for everyone during this spooky season.

If you’re unsure where even to start, use the scare-o-meter below to choose your fright level.

Scare-o-meter: 🎃 Night-mare free | 👻 A bit creepy | 🦇 Full terror (Leave the kids at home)

Haunted Houses

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary 🦇
📍 2027 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia

Halloween Nights at the famous Eastern State Penitentiary features five thrilling haunted houses, all within the walls of a real, abandoned 10-acre prison. If you are not interested in the haunted houses, the Penitentiary offers historical tours, themed bars and lounges, and live entertainment. Visit www.easternstate.org to purchase your tickets.

Fright Factory Philly 🦇
📍 2200 S. Swanson St., Philadelphia

Enter at your own risk… Fright Factory is an adult-themed haunted house that is so scary that it has been named one of the scariest haunted attractions in America. Inside a 120-year-old factory lies a basement of nightmares. But be warned, once you’re in, there is no telling if you will make it out. For more information and to purchase your tickets, visit frightfactoryphilly.com.

Lincoln Mill Haunted House 🦇
📍 4100 Main St., Philadelphia

Featuring live scare actors, production-quality sets, animatronics, and special effects, the Lincoln Mill Haunted House is one you don’t want to miss. Rumor has it Viktor Kane, the former mill owner, still lurks in the shadows after he allegedly tormented and experimented on his workers. Check out lincolnmillhaunt.com for ticket information.

Pennhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction 🦇
📍250 Commonwealth Dr, Spring City, PA

You might not sleep for days after visiting Pennhurst Asylum. Located right outside of Philadelphia the former mental hospital will have four haunted attractions that are set to test the limits of your sanity. Purchase your tickets at pennhurstasylum.com.

Ghost Tours

Dark Philly Adult Night Tour 🦇
📍 Independence Visitor Center (1 N. Independence Mall, Philadelphia)

This tour is for “mature audiences” ONLY. The guided dark history tour will take you through the most famous locations throughout Center City, detailing the best-kept secrets that made the city and the nation what it is today. P.S. Don’t forget your camera to capture all the moments and even perhaps a ghost! To book your tour, visit grimphilly.com.

Philly Ghosts: Phantoms of Philadelphia Tour 👻
📍 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (217 W. Washington Square, Philadelphia)

Discover why the city is known as one of the most haunted places on the East Coast with Philadelphia Ghost Tours. And if you want to learn more about what lingers in Philadelphia’s show, you can book an extended tour for “extra haunted spots and spine-tingling stories.” Visit phillyghosts.com for more information.

Bloodletting and Burials at the Betsy Ross House 🦇
📍239 Arch St., Philadelphia

This is your chance to travel back to 1760 and learn about the city’s gruesome history. If you dare to take this tour, you will meet your guide at Betsy’s grave in the Betsy Ross House courtyard and uncover true tales about bloodletting, smallpox, yellow fever, and so much more. Then, you will head inside for a spooky, shadowy tour. Book your tickets here.

Theme park Halloween celebrations

Six Flags Great Adventure Fright Fest EXTREME 👻
📍1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson Township, NJ

If you are brave enough, check out Fright Fest Extreme at Six Flags Great Adventure on select nights this fall for a bone-chilling experience. Guests can expect rides in the dark, spooky scare zones, and haunted mazes. For more information and to purchase your tickets today, visit sixflags.com.

Dorney Park Halloween Haunt 👻
📍4000 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA

You better brace yourself for a screaming good time at Dorney Park’s Halloween Haunt. When night falls, hundreds of creatures from the underworld are expected to take over the park. WARNING: Your worst nightmares may come true. Visit dorneypark.com for more information.

The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular at Sesame Place 🎃
📍 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA

Have silly, not-too-spooky fun at the Count’s Halloween Spooktacular. Sesame Place will transform into a family-friendly Halloween haven featuring shows, trick-or-treating, and more. Guests are all also encouraged to wear a costume. For more information, visit sesameplace.com.

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Family-Friendly Halloween Fun

Boo at the Zoo at the Philadelphia Zoo 🎃
📍 3400 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Zoo’s annual Halloween extravaganza “Boo at the Zoo” encourages all to dress in your favorite costume, bring a bag and trick-or-treat through the park. You might even catch some animals munching on pumpkins and playing with Halloween-themed toys. For more information and to reserve your tickets, visit philadelphiazoo.org.

Franklin Fright at the Franklin Institute 🎃
📍222 N 20th St., Philadelphia

On select weekends in October, the Franklin Institute is celebrating spooky season with trick-or-treating through the museum, Halloween-inspired live science shows and so much more. This event is free with museum admission, visit fi.edu for more details.

Halloween celebration at The Please Touch Museum 🎃
📍 Memorial Hall (4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia)

The Please Touch Museum is set to host a day filled with spooky fun and surprises for kiddos to enjoy. The event features special performers, story times, and lots of Halloween-themed activities. Everyone is also encouraged to dress in their favorite costume. Reserve your tickets at pleasetouchmuseum.org.

Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square 🎃
📍200 N 6th St., Philadelphia

Franklin Square will transform its 18-hole mini golf course with fog, lights, and music for some spooky Halloween fun. To buy your tickets, visit historicphiladelphia.org/

On Sept. 13, three unknown men spray painted graffiti on the side of a building along the 1500 block of Walnut Street at around 1:40 a.m., according to the police.

The graffiti caused damage to the building estimated to be valued at $250.

The police released video of the incident and still photos of the suspects.

Officials said the offenders left the area walking north on 100 S 16th St.

This is the second time vandals spray painted graffiti on this building along Walnut Street.

On August 22, police said two unknown men also spray painted graffiti on the side of a building along the 1500 block of Walnut Street at 12:02 a.m.

In this incident the damage was estimated at $500.

Police also released surveillance video, still photos and descriptions of the two individuals seen in the video.

The first suspect is described by police as a man with dark hair and a mustache who was wearing a gray hat, black t-shirt, tan pants and white sneakers.

The second suspect is described by police as a man with a mustache who was wearing a red and blue hat, black jacket and black pants.

If you have any information about this crime or these suspects, you can contact the Central Detective Division at 215-686-3047/3048 or submit a tip via call or text at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

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Several brand-new exhibits are coming as well as a collections gallery that’s two stories at the Franklin Institute when it opens in November.

Two of the new exhibits will surround the fan-favorite Giant Heart as well as the Baldwin Locomotive.

The President and CEO of the Franklin Institute, Larry Dubinski told NBC10 that the Giant Heart is decades old. This upgrade will keep the heart the same, but the paper mache creation has been “fiber-glassed over.”

“It has been cleaned up a little bit,” Dubinski said. “It will also have an exhibition in it which you’re going to hear your heartbeat coming from the Giant Heart.”

The transformation at the Franklin Institute has been an 18-month project that has taken several years as museum leaders worked to reimage the experience for visitors.

The Giant Heart closed back in May of 2024 as the museum began the procedure.

The Hamilton Collections Gallery and the Body Odyssey are both scheduled to open on Saturday, Nov. 23.

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An Italy-based pizzeria ranker released its list of the top 50 best pizza places in the world, and a Philadelphia restaurant made the cut.

Pizzeria Beddia, located in the city’s Fishtown neighborhood, was ranked No. 13.

You can find the restaurant, which specializes in not only pizza but also pizza parties and a hoagie room, at 1313 N. Lee Street.

The “Hoagie Room” is a two-hour private pizza and hoagie-tasting experience for parties of 6, while the “Pizza Party” is a two-hour dining experience with a set menu for groups of 7 to 24.

The menu has various pizza options, side plates, and a list of wines, cocktails, beers, and beverages.

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The Parker administration said that Hill brings more than three decades of expertise in strategic leadership and housing, property, fiscal, and program management.

Hill joins the Parker Administration after serving at Project HOME as a Senior Vice President of Supportive Housing Operation and earlier as Vice President, Property and Asset Management.

During her time at Project HOME, officials said Hill demonstrated fiscally responsible management of a $20 million annual budget and worked tirelessly to create strategies that would not only support the residents but also support the 200 staff members she managed.

“It is my privilege to appoint such an accomplished leader to head the Office of Homeless Services,” Parker said in a news release. “Cheryl’s deep experience developing and managing programs that help individuals and families — who are often at the lowest point in their lives — put a roof over their heads and thrive, will be an asset to the City of Philadelphia. She will lead OHS down a path of focused, improved, fiscally responsible delivery of service to Philadelphia’s most marginalized population.”

Early in her career, Hill was a director of compliance for the Atlanta Housing Authority and was responsible for the annual audits of more than 100 project-based voucher and public housing communities.

She also spent over a decade as an affordable housing consultant, leading diverse and complex projects such as developing a HUD-50058 data collection and reporting module, which helped prevent tenant evictions during the 2008 foreclosure crisis and emergency housing placement during Hurricane Katrina.  

In her new role as Executive Dictoror of OHS, officials said Hill is expected to utilize her skills and experience to move the city’s homeless service division forward.

Hill, whose first day in office was this Monday, is succeeding Interim Executive Director David Holloman, who led OHS since the departure of former Executive Director Liz Hersh back in November 2023.

“I am honored and excited to take on the role of Executive Director of the Office of Homeless Services,” said Hill. “This is a critical time for our city, and I look forward to collaborating with David Holloman, our partners, and the community to develop strategies that build on our strengths to address homelessness in innovative, compassionate, and impactful ways that benefit all Philadelphians.”

Philadelphia voters on Tuesday will fill two vacant state House seats in special elections, and in both cases a Democratic candidate is the only person on the ballot.

Keith Harris is seeking to replace Rep. Donna Bullock, while Andre Carroll is in line to succeed Rep. Stephen Kinsey. Bullock and Kinsey both resigned in mid-July. Bullock took a job with Project HOME, a nonprofit that works to address homelessness, while Kinsey, who had not been planning to run for reelection, moved up his departure date and took another job.

Neither Harris nor Carroll has an opponent in the Nov. 5 general election, where they are seeking full two-year terms.

Harris, 63, is a Democratic ward leader and community activist who has worked to clean up graffiti in Philadelphia. The district is in the northern area of the city.

Carroll, 33, has worked in city and state government. The northwest Philadelphia district has overwhelmingly Democratic voter registration and is older and less affluent than the state as a whole.

The House has a 102-101 Democratic majority, counting the Bullock and Kinsey seats.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Click here to find your polling place.

Police officers rushed to the 3800 block of North 13th Street — near West Butler Street — just after midnight on Sept. 17, 2024, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said.

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As officers arrived, they saw an SUV speeding away from the shooting scene and they followed it to a nearby hospital.

“It turned out it was a 48-year-old shooting victim who was shot twice in the abdomen and he drove himself and a second shooting victim — a 41-year-old male — to Temple Hospital,” Small said.

The man who was shot twice in the abdomen was listed in stable condition at the hospital. The 41-year-old — later identified by police as North Philadelphia’s Gregory Heard — died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Police began to investigate along 13th Street. Small said they found evidence that at least three shots were fired and that witnesses said they heard anywhere from three to five shots fired.

Some family members told investigators that the shooting victims “may be related and they were here on the block visiting other family members,” Small said.

Investigators hoped that numerous surveillance cameras on the block would help them track down the gunman. They called the motive for the shooting an argument.

Deadly shootings are down about 40% in Philadelphia at this point in the year compared to 2023, according to Philadelphia Police data. However, at least 188 people have still been killed.

A $20,000 reward for info leading to an arrest and conviction is being offered in the case, as happens in all homicides in Philadelphia. Anyone with info is urged to contact Philadelphia police.

According to police, the incident began to unfold at about 8:40 p.m. on Sunday night, when police responded to the area of the 1300 block of West Rockland Street, in the Logan section of Philadelphia after a driver reported that their Chevrolet Impala was stolen at gunpoint.

Responding officers, police said, tracked the vehicle to the area of the 600 block of South University Avenue and, observed the car near the intersection of 38th Street and Baltimore Avenue.

At that time, officials said, the vehicle fled when officers attempted to pull the car over and drove onto I-76 westbound before it struck several other vehicles.

After hitting other vehicles, officials said, the driver drove the Impala into a concrete barrier, where it burst into flames.

The driver, who police only identified as a 21-year-old man, was arrested after he attempted to flee the scene of the crash, officials said.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated for injuries he suffered in the incident and was then returned to police custody.

An investigation, officials said, is ongoing.

Elaine DePrince of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, died on Sept. 11, 2024, during a routine procedure in preparation for a surgery, according to family spokesperson Jessica Volinski. Her death occurred the day after her adopted daughter Michaela died at the age of 29.

“Michaela died before Elaine and Elaine did not know of Michaela’s passing at the time of her procedure. As unbelievable as it may seem, the two deaths were completely unrelated,” Volinski wrote. “The only way we can make sense of the senseless is that Elaine, who had already lost three children many years ago, was by the grace of God spared the pain of experiencing the loss of a fourth child.”

While Michaela’s death was publicly announced on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, Volinski stated that she passed away on Sept. 10, 2024. The family has not released a cause of death.

“What the family is going through right now is truly unimaginably painful,” Volinski wrote. “Grieving two family members who died within a 24 hour period is tragic and devastating. We continue to ask for privacy and appreciate you directing anyone sharing incorrect information and speculation to this post.”

The life of Michaela DePrince

Michaela DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura in Sierra Leone, Africa. After her father was killed by rebels and her mother died from disease and starvation, she was dropped off at an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the age of 3. While at the orphanage, DePrince spotted an image from a magazine that showed an American ballet dancer.

“All I remember is she looked really, really happy,” Michaela told The Associated Press back in 2012. DePrince said she wished “to become this exact person.”

Michaela also dealt with malnourishment, mistreatment and the skin disorder vitiligo.

“I lost both my parents, so I was there (the orphanage) for about a year and I wasn’t treated very well because I had vitiligo,” she told The Associated Press back in 2012. “We were ranked as numbers and number 27 was the least favorite and that was my number, so I got the least amount of food, the least amount of clothes and what not.”

Michaela told The Associated Press that she then walked shoeless for miles to reach a refugee camp after receiving word that her orphanage would be bombed. She, along with two other girls, were then adopted by Elaine DePrince and her husband, both of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, at the age of 4.

“They came to me sick and traumatized by the war,” Elaine DePrince told The Associated Press in 2012. “Michaela arrived with the worst case of tonsillitis, fever, mononucleosis and joints that were swollen.”

Michaela said her time in the orphanage impacted her for years. However, remembering how inspired she was by the ballerina image from the magazine, she soon found comfort and inspiration through dance.

Michaela began training in various competitions before attending the Rock School for Dance Education, a prestigious ballet school located in Philadelphia.

“I’m a little bit in disbelief. I have not really processed the enormity of the loss, not even to myself, but the entire field of classical ballet and certainly to the Rock School,” Director of the Rock School Peter Stark told NBC10. “Michaela’s story is really a remarkable tale of human perseverance and you almost have to wonder if there wasn’t divine intervention.”

During her dance journey, Michaela said she experienced racial discrimination.

“When I was 8 years old this teacher said, ‘You know, we don’t put a lot of effort into the Black ballerinas because they all end up getting fat and having big boobs,’” Michaela told NBC News back in 2017.

Michaela was undeterred however and continued to rise in the world of ballet. At the age of 17 she was featured in a documentary film and performed on the TV series “Dancing With the Stars.” She graduated from high school and the American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and worked at Dance Theatre of Harlem where she was the youngest principal dancer in the theatre’s history.

She also performed in her first professional full ballet back in July 2012 in South Africa.

In 2013, she joined the junior company of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam and joined the Dutch National Ballet as a student in 2014. She continued to rise through the ranks and break new ground while inspiring a generation of Black and brown girls.

Her celebrity continued to grow when she performed in Beyoncé’s 2016 musical film “Lemonade.” Pop superstar Madonna was also in talks to direct a biopic based on DePrince’s memoir back in 2018.

Michaela later joined the Boston Ballet in 2021 as a second soloist and danced the leading role in the 2021 ballet film “Coppelia.”

In addition to dance, DePrince was also a humanitarian who advocated for children impacted by conflict and violence. She also served as the ambassador for War Child Holland, an independent non-governmental organization that works to ensure children have access to protection, education and psychosocial support.

“The survival of classical ballet is dependent on diversification. It’s dancers like Michaela DePrince that are literally paving the path forward for the continuation of this artform,” Stark said. “We cannot survive without trailblazers and courageous women like Michaela and her loss is a devastating blow.”

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Roman died on Sept. 10, 2024, two months after he was shot during a traffic stop in Kensington.

In an online memorial, Roman was remembered as a devoted husband to his wife, Jazmin Hernandez and a doting father to his seven-year-old daughter, Evelina Roman and 4-year-old son, Jaime Roman.

“In his free time Jaime enjoyed spending time outdoors, running or biking, long drives while listening to country music, and building Lego sets with his son, but above all his greatest joy in life was his family,” the memorial reads. “Jaime was known for his ability to sense when others needed help. He consistently prioritized the needs and wellbeing of others. Jazmin describes him as the most selfless person she has ever met. He will be remembered as a cherished husband, father, son, brother, grandson, and friend. Jaime will live on in the hearts of all who loved him.”

Also, Roman, the memorial noted, graduated from Philadelphia’s Nueva Esperanza High School in 2011, and srved as a Philadelphia Police Department officer for nearly seven years.

“During his time on the force, Jaime forged countless friendships within his police family,” notes the memorial. “He will be fondly remembered for his honorable dedication to others, magnetic sense of humor and his deep devotion to serve.”

Philadelphia’s City Council has cancelled its planned meeting for Thursday in order to allow councilmembers to attend the funeral. Also, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker is expected to attend the services on Thursday, as well.

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Roman’s friends and relatives are invited to Jaime’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at John F. Givnish Life Celebration Home of Philadelphia, located at 10975 Academy Road.

An additional viewing will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul of Philadelphia, at 1723 Race Street, from 8 to 11 am with his Funeral Mass to follow at noon.

Also, police officials said that there will be a procession from the Philadelphia Public Services Building at 15th and Callowhill Streets, to the Cathedral Basilica beginning at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Police officials said that Mayor Parker, Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel, officers from the 25th Police District, and the Philadelphia Police Department’s executive team will be escorting Police Officer Jaime Roman to the Basilica.

Interment will be private, officials said.

To share memories of Jaime, please visit www.lifecelebration.com or call 215-281-0100.

They told her that Donald Trump had been posting on social media about a false and racist rumor that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating people’s pets. The former president might mention it during the debate, they said.

The warning, described by two people with knowledge of the conversation, proved spot on.

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While answering a question about immigration policy, Trump said migrants in Springfield were “eating the dogs” and “they’re eating the cats.” Harris laughed, shook her head and stared at her Republican opponent in amazement. “Talk about extreme,” she said, and then moved on.

It was easily the most bizarre moment from last week’s debate, spawning an explosion of online memes and parody videos. Now, Harris is trying to use her performance as an ongoing source of momentum, hoping to rekindle the kind of energy that she generated when she replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket.

It is unclear whether the debate will affect the outcome of the Nov. 5 election. In a flash poll of viewers conducted by CNN afterward, opinions of Trump were unchanged and Harris received only a slight bump in the share of people who view her favorably. But her team is making the most of it, turning key points into television advertisements and flooding the internet with clips. No equivalent effort is apparent from Trump’s side, despite his repeated insistence that he came out on top.

There almost certainly will not be another debate; Trump has said he will not do one. That means the debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia may be the only chance that voters will have to see the candidates side by side.

This story is based on interviews with five people close to Harris, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private conversations and reveal new details about how she prepared for and handled the debate. It was her first time meeting Trump in person.

Harris spent five days getting ready at a hotel in downtown Pittsburgh after a breakneck few weeks of campaigning.

Her team recreated the set where she would debate Trump on the night of Sept. 10. It was a far more professional setup than Harris had used eight years earlier as she was running for Senate in California, when campaign staff taped together cardboard boxes to serve as makeshift lecterns.

Two communications aides — one man, one woman — stood in for David Muir and Linsey Davis, the ABC News debate moderators.

Philippe Reines, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, reprised his role as Trump, which he played when the former secretary of state ran for president. Reines wore a dark suit, a long red tie and orange bronzer to embody Trump.

One challenge would be the microphones.

When Biden was running, his team agreed that the debate microphones should be muted when it was not a candidate’s turn to speak. But Harris’ staff wanted the microphones hot at all times, which would allow her to jump in and create more opportunities for Trump to make outbursts.

But their campaign could not reach an agreement to change the rules, and the original plan remained in place.

Harris decided to make the most of the split screen format, where each candidate would be on camera at all times. Biden had flubbed the visual test when he debated Trump in June, often looking aimless with his mouth slightly agape. Harris provided silent commentary through her expressiveness — laughing, raising her eyebrows, bringing her hand to her chin with a quizzical look.

At one point during preparations, staff members suggested practicing mannerisms that Harris could use. The vice president waved them off, saying she would be fine without that kind of rehearsal.

Harris rarely left the hotel during preparations. On Sept. 7, she took a field trip to Penzeys Spices, where she picked up some seasoning mixes. One woman in the store wept as Harris hugged her. On Sept. 8, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, went to a military airbase and took a walk for about a half hour. Because of security considerations, the tarmac was the only place where they could stretch their legs.

Asked if she was ready for the debate, Harris gave reporters a thumb’s up and said “ready.”

She ended up leaving Pittsburgh on Sept. 9 rather than the day of the debate, canceling an extra mock debate and getting to Philadelphia earlier than expected.

As the clock ticked down to the start of the debate, dozens of staff members in the campaign’s Delaware headquarters assembled in assigned seats in front of four television screens. Some were nervous, still rattled from watching Biden implode in his own debate with Trump.

But Harris’ opening move, striding toward Trump to shake his hand as they took the stage, helped ease those jitters.

Throughout the debate, Harris mocked and needled Trump, throwing him off balance with jabs about the size of crowds at his campaign rallies. She pounced on questions about abortion and promised the country a new generation of leadership, while Trump became increasingly agitated and missed opportunities to press his case against her.

During the final commercial break, Trump departed the stage with a sigh. Harris stayed at her lectern, writing on her notepad, reviewing her words and taking a sip of water.

In her closing statement, she told viewers that “I think you’ve heard tonight two very different visions for our country — one that is focused on the future and the other that is focused on the past.”

Trump ended his remarks by calling Harris “the worst vice president in the history of our country.”

There was no live audience in the room to react to the candidates, and it was not always clear whether certain lines or expressions were hitting their marks.

So when Harris left the stage, she had a question for her staff: How did I do?

According to police, around 4:11 a.m., officers responded to a radio call regarding a man with a gunshot wound at the intersection of 13th and Walnut St.

Upon arrival, police said officers found a 33-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his right ankle. He was transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition.

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Police said officers secured the scene at 1300 Walnut St., which showed evidence of blood.

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According to police, around 2:06 a.m., responding officers were called to the 2400 block of N. Philip St. and found two bodies inside an RV.

Police said the first victim, an unidentified man, was found in a severely decomposed state on the bed.

The second victim, a woman, was found nude on the steps of the RV, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:24 a.m. by medics.

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According to police, the cause of death for both victims remains undetermined at this time.

The investigation is ongoing with the homicide unit, police said. Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.

According to police, around 11 p.m., officers responded to a robbery at a 7-Eleven on the 100 block of N. Broad St.

Upon arrival, police said responding officers found an employee suffering from a stab wound to his right arm. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition.

Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that a suspect entered the store holding a box cutter and demanded that an employee open the register.

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After taking an undetermined amount of money, police said the suspect attempted to leave, but a second employee tried to intervene. The suspect then stabbed that employee twice under the right arm and fled the scene.

SEPTA police saw a person that matched the suspect’s description underground at 1500 Market St., according to police. The suspect was positively identified, and updates on his identity will be provided upon completion of the charging process.

The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the intersection of Adams Avenue and Howland Street in the Olney section of the city, police said.

A man in his mid-twenties was riding a motorcycle westbound on Adams Avenue when he collided with a silver-colored Ford Crown Victoria, officials said.

The Ford was turning northbound onto Howland Street from the eastbound lane of Adams Avenue when the crash happened, police explained.

The man on the motorcycle was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m., according to officials.

The driver of the Ford sedan stayed at the scene.

The Crash Investigation Division is on scene investigating.

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An 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy will be charged with robbery of a motor vehicle and related charges.

At around noon, the Abington Township Police Department responded to a report of a robbery and carjacking that happened in the parking lot of the Abington Shopping Center at 1400 Old York Road, according to police.

The victim, a woman, told police she parked her car in the lot and was walking towards a business in the shopping center when two males grabbed her from behind. They took her bag which had her keys and used her keys to steal her car and flee south on Old York Road.

The victim was not injured during the robbery, officials said.

Investigation revealed that the suspects had arrived at the scene of this crime in a Nissan Rogue, which had been carjacked an hour earlier in the Olney section of Philadelphia.

Abington officers were able to locate the stolen car and followed it into Philadelphia where the suspects crashed the car along the 5200 block of Bingham Street and then fled on foot, police said.

While attempting to elude the authorities, the suspects attempted to carjack another vehicle on Tabor Avenue. They were eventually apprehended after they were seen hiding in thick brush along the Tacony Creek Trail.

An investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time.

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A federal judge had ruled in June that the conservancy had until Thursday to present plans to move the SS United States, a 1,000-foot ocean liner that still holds the transatlantic speed record it set more than 70 years ago. That deadline, though, came and went after the conservancy filed a lawsuit Wednesday that accused Penn Warehousing of sabotaging its efforts to sell the vessel. The group also asked U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody to extend the plan deadline to Dec. 5.

“I’ve been coming over to make paintings of it; probably have done about 40 so far,” Ardmore resident Louis Lafferty told NBC10.

During a hearing Friday, Brody agreed with a lawyer for Penn Warehousing who suggested the mediation, which will be led by a federal magistrate judge. She also agreed to suspend the deadline for now.

A timetable for the mediation has not yet been determined.

The conservancy welcomed the mediation proposal, saying it would “continue to work in good faith to resolve this dispute and relocate the vessel safely.”

The conservancy has been in talks with a Florida county that wants to acquire the ship and turn it into the largest artificial reef in the world. Those plans were put on hold earlier this month when Penn Warehousing asked Okaloosa County for a $3 million payment to stay past the deadline.

“If you sink it, no one can really enjoy it besides specialized scuba divers,” Spring Garden resident Kelly Micca said. “You see it from a distance and you’re like, so beautiful the way it hits the light. It just captures such an essence down here.”

Speaking at Friday’s court hearing, an attorney for Penn Warehousing described the request as “negotiation 101,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Craig Mills also said the payment had been made public in past court hearings, had been asked of the conservancy before and should be taken as a starting point for negotiations.

The rent dispute stems from an August 2021 decision by Penn Warehousing to double the ship’s daily dockage to $1,700, an increase the conservancy refused to accept. The firm has said through its attorneys that it wants to regain access to the berth so it can replace the ship with a commercial customer that will provide jobs and tax revenues to the city.

When the conservancy continued to pay its previous rate, set in 2011, Penn Warehousing terminated the lease in March 2022. After much legal wrangling, Brody held a bench trial in January but also encouraged the two sides to reach a settlement instead of leaving it up to her.

She ultimately ruled that the conservancy’s failure to pay the new rate did not amount to a contract breach or entitle Penn Warehousing to damages. However, she found that under Pennsylvania contract law, the berthing agreement is terminable at will with reasonable notice.

Christened in 1952, the SS United States was once considered a beacon of American engineering, doubling as a military vessel that could carry thousands of troops. On its maiden voyage in 1952, it shattered the transatlantic speed record in both directions, when it reached an average speed of 36 knots, or just over 41 mph (66 kph), The Associated Press reported from aboard the ship.

On that voyage, the ship crossed the Atlantic in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes, besting the RMS Queen Mary’s time by 10 hours. To this day, the SS United States holds the transatlantic speed record for an ocean liner.

It became a reserve ship in 1969 and later bounced to various private owners who hoped to redevelop it but eventually found their plans to be too expensive or poorly timed.

It has loomed for years on south Philadelphia’s Delaware waterfront.

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DePrince – born Mabinty Bangura — grew up as an orphan in Sierra Leone, Africa. While at the orphanage, DePrince spotted an image from a magazine that showed an American ballet dancer.

“All I remember is she looked really, really happy,” DePrince told The Associated Press back in 2012. DePrince said she wished “to become this exact person.”

While at the orphanage, DePrince said she struggled through mistreatment, malnourishment and the skin disorder vitiligo.

“I lost both my parents, so I was there (the orphanage) for about a year and I wasn’t treated very well because I had vitiligo,” she told the Associated Press back in 2012. “We were ranked as numbers and number 27 was the least favorite and that was my number, so I got the least amount of food, the least amount of clothes and what not.”

DePrince told the Associated Press that she then walked shoeless for miles to reach a refugee camp after receiving word that her orphanage would be bombed. She, along with two other girls, were then adopted by a couple from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She then moved to the United States at the age of 4.

“They came to me sick and traumatized by the war,” her adoptive mother told the Associated Press in 2012. “Michaela arrived with the worst case of tonsillitis, fever, mononucleosis and joints that were swollen.”

DePrince said her time in the orphanage impacted her for years. However, remembering how inspired she was by the ballerina image from the magazine, she soon found comfort and inspiration through dance.

DePrince began training in various competitions before attending the Rock School for Dance Education, a prestigious ballet school located in Philadelphia.

“I’m a little bit in disbelief. I have not really processed the enormity of the loss, not even to myself, but the entire field of classical ballet and certainly to the Rock School,” Director of the Rock School Peter Stark told NBC10. “Michaela’s story is really a remarkable tale of human perseverance and you almost have to wonder if there wasn’t divine intervention.”

During her dance journey, DePrince said she experienced racial discrimination. When she was rehearsing for “The Nutcracker” at the age of 8, she was told, “I’m sorry, you can’t do it. America’s not ready for a black girl ballerina,” according to the Associated Press.

She also said that when she was 9 a teacher told her mother, “I don’t like to put money into black dancers because they grow up and end up having big boobs and big hips.”

DePrince was undeterred however and continued to rise in the world of ballet. At the age of 17 she was featured in a documentary film and performed on the TV series “Dancing With the Stars.” She graduated from high school and the American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School and worked at Dance Theatre of Harlem where she was the youngest principal dancer in the theatre’s history.

She also performed in her first professional full ballet back in July 2012 in South Africa.

In 2013, she joined the junior company of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam and joined the Dutch National Ballet as a student in 2014. She continued to rise through the ranks and break new ground while inspiring a generation of Black and brown girls.

Her celebrity continued to grow when she performed in Beyoncé’s 2016 musical film “Lemonade.” Pop superstar Madonna was also in talks to direct a biopic based on DePrince’s memoir back in 2018.

DePrince later joined the Boston Ballet in 2021 as a second soloist and danced the leading role in the 2021 ballet film “Coppelia.”

“The survival of classical ballet is dependent on diversification. It’s dancers like Michaela DePrince that are literally paving the path forward for the continuation of this artform. We cannot survive without trailblazers and courageous women like Michaela and her loss is a devastating blow,” Stark explained.

In addition to dance, DePrince was also a humanitarian who advocated for children impacted by conflict and violence. She also served as the ambassador for War Child Holland, an independent non-governmental organization that works to ensure children have access to protection, education and psychosocial support.

DePrince’s family and friends have not yet revealed a cause of death or information on memorial services.

“Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength. Her unwavering commitment to her art, her humanitarian efforts, and her courage in overcoming unimaginable challenges will forever inspire us,” a spokesperson wrote on her Instagram page. “She stood as a beacon of hope for many, showing that no matter the obstacles, beauty and greatness can rise from the darkest of places.”

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United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Holly Sadowski, 37, was arrested and charged with Social Security fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft after concealing the death of a woman to steal her Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits totaling approximately $99,447.90.

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Officials said the indictment alleges that the deceased woman’s remains were found buried beneath six to eight feet of concrete in the basement of a Philadelphia rowhome which she had resided.

The deceased woman — who officials refer to as E.W. — had last been seen alive back in December of 2012. Officials said during her lifetime, she received Disability Insurance Benefits from the SSA, due to an intellectual disorder.

DNA analysis of the human remains recovered from the concrete basement was how investigators determined the remains were of E.W.

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Officials said the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and a forensic anthropologist concluded that the cause of death for E.W. was blunt trauma to the head and neck and the manner of death was homicide. It is estimated that the woman died at least four years and up to ten years prior to the recovery of her remains.

Sadowski was indicted for accessing the deceased woman’s bank account and stealing her Social Security benefits for her personal use, according to officials. Sadowski is charged with utilizing the deceased’s name, date of birth, and Social Security number to continue to access her bank account containing the Social Security benefit funds.

Officials said if convicted, Sadowski faces a maximum possible sentence of 107 years’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $1,750,000 fine, and a $700 special assessment.

An 18-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy will be charged with robbery of a motor vehicle and related charges.

At around noon, the Abington Township Police Department responded to a report of a robbery and carjacking that happened in the parking lot of the Abington Shopping Center at 1400 Old York Road, according to police.

The victim, a woman, told police she parked her car in the lot and was walking towards a business in the shopping center when two males grabbed her from behind. They took her bag which had her keys and used her keys to steal her car and flee south on Old York Road.

The victim was not injured during the robbery, officials said.

Investigation revealed that the suspects had arrived at the scene of this crime in a Nissan Rogue, which had been carjacked an hour earlier in the Olney section of Philadelphia.

Abington officers were able to locate the stolen car and followed it into Philadelphia where the suspects crashed the car along the 5200 block of Bingham Street and then fled on foot, police said.

While attempting to elude the authorities, the suspects attempted to carjack another vehicle on Tabor Avenue. They were eventually apprehended after they were seen hiding in thick brush along the Tacony Creek Trail.

An investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time.

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They say that right now, it’s operating at a deficit.

SEPTA says that it needs $161 million every year to operate and if it can’t get that, riders will see services get cut and fare prices go up.

Those things could stop a lot of people from being able to come to the city of Philadelphia which brings in the most revenue for the state.

“The last thing we want to do is cut service,” SEPTA board chair Ken Lawrence said. If we have to start cutting service, if we have to start raising fares where working people can’t pay that, it’ll be a death spiral for the agency.”

Whether you’re trying to get across the city, from the suburbs into the city or passing through from out of state, Philadelphia is a major transportation hub for thousands of people every day.

And, SEPTA handles much of that travel.

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On Thursday, Sept. 12, SEPTA received $45 million for one-time assistance.

Council president Kenyatta Johnson acknowledged that relief but said SEPTA needs the state to help with funding SEPTA annually.

“We don’t want this to be all about politics. We want this to be all about making sure we have a strong, robust transit system here in the city of Philadelphia,” Johnson explained. “I recognize that at the end of the day we can’t sit down and be quiet and idle around this issue. We need to have a fully transit system.”

Back in March 2024, Gov. Josh Shapiro got the state house to approve a plan that would generate $282 million each year for all transit systems. Philadelphia says $161 million of that funding is for SEPTA.

“Unfortunately the senate refused to take that up before they left town in July,” Shapiro said.

He noted that one senator proposed an idea to tax and regulate skilled games as an option to help with funding.

“I consider that not a solution, but a bit of a stopgap to get us to this fall and hopefully have a more permanent solution for septa and other mass transit agencies across Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said.

SEPTA has taken cost-saving measures while it waits on funding.

A hiring freeze, recently reintroduced and raised parking rates at its regional rail stations as well as soon planning to vote on eliminating discount rates for some riders.

But, leaders noted that’s still not going to be enough.

Craftsman Row Saloon and Tinsel, two popular bars in Philadelphia, are opening their doors this Friday, the 13th.

This year, Tinsel’s spooktacular pop-up bar — Nightmare Before Tinsel — brings a new theme dubbed “Haunted Mansion” and coincides with an expansive second-floor launch.

The new expansion allows guests to enjoy ghoulishly-good cocktails and brews, over-the-top décor, and nightmarish surprises in a whole new way.

In addition to the design transformation, the eerie-sistible beverage menu features craft cocktails, including blood bags, drunkula’s, green witch horrors and more horrific options.

Nightmare Before Tinsel will run Friday, Sept. 13 through Thursday, Oct. 31, and operate on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday from 2 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. For October, they will be open at 2 p.m. on Fridays.

If you are looking for more Halloween fun, Craftsman Row Saloon will be decked out from top to bottom with dozens of floating witches’ hats, pumpkins and Jack-O’-Lanterns, Halloween lights, skulls, and bones, cobwebs, floating ghouls, a new spider installation with giant spiders crawling from the ceiling and so much more.

If you dare to visit, look out for inspiration and references to Jack Skellington, Sally and the Boogie Man, but also nods to the hit movie Beetlejuice and Netflix series Wednesday.

On the Halloween menu, check out the pumpkin mac n cheese, witches fingers, Jack-O’-Lantern guacamole and chips, Mummy Stromboli and perhaps the Vampire Burger. At the bar, look out for the special menu of potions and cocktails, including a blood bag, pumpkin king margarita, pinata full of spiders mojito, and the skellington sangri.

Grab your friends and get your spook on at Craftsman Row Saloon from Friday, Sept.13, through Thursday, Oct. 31.

For more information and to make reservations, visit craftsmanrowsaloon.com.

The transit agency is ending ticket sales at certain Regional Rail sales offices on Sept. 20.

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This is all part of SEPTA phasing out physical tickets and encouraging commuters to buy a key card or pay on-board trains.

The stations losing their ticket sales offices are:

• Elkins Park
• Fort Washington
• Hatboro
• Langhorne
• Lansdowne
• Manayunk
• Queen Lane
• Secane
• Swarthmore
• Wyndmoor

Riders at most stations will still be able to access seating, restrooms and amenities inside the buildings but will no longer be able to buy tickets.

There was a lot of interest in Wednesday night’s meeting which was just announced days ago.

Several overflow rooms at the Convention Center were packed with people. Many coming to tell Mayor Cherelle Parker they do not want an arena in Center City.

“Before you decide whether our community live or dies, will you come on a tour of Chinatown with us? Will you look into our neighbor’s eyes and see their futures?” high school senior and Chinatown resident Faye said.

Hundreds of people packed the main venue and overflow rooms while others waited in a long line outside of the building.

“My roots and everything that make me ‘me,’”’ come from this community of people who resisted and fought for young people like me to thrive,” Point Breeze resident Cynthia explained.

Mayor Parker’s office organized this event. The mayor has yet to take a firm position on the project.

“Whatever decision we ultimately make, I need you to hear me: Chinatown, Washington Square West, Market East, you all matter to me and all of Philadelphia matters to me,” Parker said.

The project has the support of many union members who spoke about the positive impacts the arena could have on the city while preserving Chinatown.

“Me being an African American, we were chased out of South Street. I don’t like it. I’m not gonna let you get chased out of Chinatown,” Ryan Boyer, of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, said.

Before the town hall, the Save Chinatown Coalition held a press conference to explain why they think this town hall is not enough to save the neighborhood.

This comes less than a week after thousands of people rallied against the proposed arena in Center City on Saturday, Sept. 7.

If approved, 76 Place will stand on the border of Chinatown at the site of the current Fashion District.

Those who oppose it though say it will cause congestion, indirect displacement and gentrification.

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Two local spots have made Bon Appétit’s “Best New Restaurants of 2024” list.

Rittenhouse’s My Loup and Kensington’s Meetinghouse join the list of 18 other restaurants across the country.

The food magazine highlighted how My Loup’s Quebec-inspired cuisine fits perfectly with the City of Brotherly Love and gave Meetinghouse a shoutout for its refreshing beers and “excellent pub fare approached with fine dining fastidiousness.”

In an Instagram post, Meetinghouse put out a statement thanking Bon Appétit for the “unexpected honor.”

The post read in part:

“We certainly didn’t set out to gain this kind of national recognition. Our vision was to open a really comfortable neighborhood pub with a focused menu of house beers (plus excellent Guinness), a handful of wines/cocktails, and very tasty, simple food. We weren’t out to invent drinks or dishes – simply to do the tried-and-true with consistency and follow-through. Being embraced by our immediate community was kind of where the outlook ended.

So to be featured in the company of such talented and accomplished culinary and hospitality pros is surreal and amazing.”

My Loup also put out a statement on Instagram celebrating the honor and the fact that owner and chef Alex Kemp was featured on the cover of this month’s issue.

Last year,  Eater released their annual list of the “12 Best New Restaurants,” and My Loup made the cut. Even this year, the New York Times recognized the eatery for its modern French cuisine.

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On Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, Amtrak announced that Philadelphia-based artist Roxana Azar‘s commissioned art piece titled, Flourish, would adorn a walkway as part of Art at Amtrak program.

“Flourish is featured on the Cira Skybridge, the glass pedestrian bridge over Arch Street, connecting the Cira Centre office building to Gray 30th Street Station,” Amtrak said in a news release.

“By showcasing the work of a local artist, Amtrak is transforming and enhancing the Cira Skybridge, enriching the daily lives of the many travelers, local residents and employees who utilize it, and provoking thought and emotion through this dynamic visual experience,” Art at Amtrak Director Sharon Tepper said.

There’s more of the colorful art.

“An additional element of the piece will also be featured hanging in a public space within the station,” Amtrak said.

Who is Roxana Azar?

Per Azar’s website: “Azar is a Philadelphia-based artist whose light art and dichroic plexiglass sculpture work utilizes photography, digital manipulation, and sculpture to create biomorphic objects and speculative artifacts influenced by science fiction, Persian miniatures, and the Memphis Group.”

Plenty of people should get a chance to see Flourish.

“As the third busiest station in Amtrak’s national system, Gray 30th Street Station serves over 4 million Amtrak rail passengers and over 12 million SEPTA and NJ TRANSIT rail commuters annually,” Amtrak said. “On an average weekday the station complex welcomes well over 100,000 people.”

Music fans both here in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly has died.

He was 77 years old.

On Wednesday morning, Beverly’s family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze — who was born Howard Stanley Beverly — passed away the day before.

“Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience. During this time, as we are navigating feelings of sorrow, reflection, and remembrance we kindly ask for privacy and understanding, allowing us the space to grieve in our own way,” the family wrote in a message online. “This period for is one of healing, and your respect for our need for solitude is appreciated as we honor the memory of our beloved Howard Stanley Beverly known to the world as Frankie Beverly.”

The family’s statement continued to say that Beverly “lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends. Love one another as he would want that for us all.”

Beverly was born in Philadelphia and attended Germantown High School in his youth.

“After catching the attention of legendary songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble, the group had several releases under Philly-based record label Cameo Parkway,” wrote Tribune correspondent O.J. Spivey on Beverly’s beginnings after the musician was recently honored by having the 6000 block of Norwood Street in Germantown named in his honor.

After moving to the West Coast, Beverly’s group changed their name to Raw Soul and then to Maze, who Beverly went on to release nine gold albums with.

Maze is perhaps best known for their classic song “Before I Let Go” which peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1981 and has been a staple at cookouts, weddings and parties for families across the country for decades.

The song was also covered by popstar Beyonce in 2019.

Other notable songs from the band include “Joy and Pain,” “We Are One,” “Back in Stride,” and “Can’t Get Over you.”

Earlier this year, after performing and touring for 50 years, Beverly played a farewell show at the Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts attended the concert and appeared on stage with him, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

Hurts posted about Beverly’s death on X on Wednesday.

His timeless music, his powerful words and his lasting impact. I’m devastated to hear about this one.. My prayers are with the Beverly family and the many Frankie fans across the world! His legacy will live on forever. Rest easy my friend. Long Live Frankie 🕊️

— Jalen Hurts (@JalenHurts) September 11, 2024

Last year, Hurts played “Back in Stride” in the Eagles locker room ahead of their season opener, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark reported.

Jalen Hurts was playing old school Back In Stride by Philly group Maze and Frankie Beverly in the lockeroom today

“We like the joy but we can't really stand the pain”

Eagles are Back in Stride getting ready for the season opener.
They say they are forming a new identity pic.twitter.com/WxtRfybRy6

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 6, 2023

Longtime WDAS radio host Patty Jackson, a friend of Beverly’s, spoke with NBC10 about his death.

“I’ve known him for so long but I am so glad that I got a chance to say, ‘I love you Mr. Beverly.’ And he said, ‘I love you too.’ So yeah, but playing his music and knowing him, it’s like losing a member of your family,” she said.

Beverly’s family has not detailed a cause of death.

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The crash occurred around 3 p.m. on Woodhaven Road near Thornton Road, police said.

The victim was identified as a 34-year-old man who was traveling eastbound when he collided with both a vehicle and a box truck, according to officials.

The victim was pronounced dead by medics at 3:19 p.m., police said.

Westbound side of Woodhaven Road re-opened at approximately 5:38pm. The eastbound lane of is still closed while the investigation is underway.

At this time police have not said if the drivers of the box truck or the vehicle that were involved in the crash stopped or not.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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The shooting happened around 3:24 p.m. on the westbound platform at the 15th Street Station for the Market-Frankford Line in Center City, officials said.

A spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department said the shooting victim is a man in his early twenties and was shot multiple times. The man is currently in stable condition and in police custody.

A suspect in connection to the shooting is also in police custody, police said. A weapon was found.

Police are investigating this incident.

SEPTA took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce that the police activity is cleared so trains along the Market Frankford Line have resumed service normally.

If you have any information, please call the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270. You can also call or text the tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477). 

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

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Writer, producer, and legendary comedian Larry David is going on tour this fall and bringing “A Conversation with Larry David” live to the Met Philadelphia.

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The show will be on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and will feature an informal discussion about David’s time on all his hit shows and everything in between.

If that sounds pretty pretty pretty good to you, tickets to the show will be available starting with an artist presale beginning on Thursday, Sept.12 at 10 a.m. The general sale will begin on Friday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. at larrydavidtour.com.

The town hall is set to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This comes just days after thousands of people took to the streets of Philadelphia to protest against the proposed arena.

Saturday afternoon’s rally was the latest in a series of planned demonstrations organized by the Save Chinatown Coalition.

On Monday, the coalition also delivered a birthday cake to City Hall with red icing reading: “Mayor Parker: Happy Birthday! Save Chinatown!”

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Members of the coalition even carried red balloons and wore Save Chinatown t-shirts, singing “Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Mayor Parker Save Chinatown! Happy birthday to you!”

If approved, the arena will stand on the border of Chinatown at the site of the current Fashion District.

Developers have claimed the privately funded project would not displace any businesses or homes in the area.

Those who oppose it have said it will cause congestion, indirect displacement and gentrification.

The Sixers already have a practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, and now, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, with the governor’s support, is trying to court them to build across the river on state land. Their pitch includes $500 million in bond incentives.

Philadelphia police confirmed they were called to the banks of the Schuylkill River around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after a receiving a 911 call that an SUV — originally believed to be a Jeep — had gone into the water off Kelly Driver, near Brewery Hill Drive.

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Jamil Wright said he was the one who called 911.

“I was just sitting in my car and I heard a boom, I turned around and looked and then I saw a car floating,” Wright told NBC10 News.

Wright said the SUV appeared to be a Jeep and that he saw the lights of the car go under.

Philadelphia police said the dive team would arrive to locate the reportedly sunken vehicle.

“It is unknown at this time if vehicle was occupied or not,” investigators said in a 9 a.m. police report.

By 9:30 a.m., police said they had located the vehicle, which turned out to be a Honda CR-V, Police Marine Unit Lt. Andrew Napoli said.

A spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department confirmed that crews do not believe anyone was inside the vehicle or that anyone is missing.

Officials said the CR-V had been stolen.

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This is at least the third time in the past month that a car went into the Schuylkill River off the Kelly Drive. Those earlier incidents included a car that went in after a couple accidently put it in gear while police said they were “getting busy.”

Tuesday’s incident gave the police marine unit an opportunity to hone the team’s skills.

“Our best training is actually live jobs we have like this… we just can’t through a car in the water and do training on it,” Napoli said.

“The divers know what to do… we hook them the best we can,” Napoli said.

Police said the incident happened at around 3:53 p.m., when a 15-year-old boy was shot once in the right hip near the 1400 block of Cecil B. Morre Avenue.

The victim was transported to the hospital where he was placed in critical condition, according to officials.

SkyForce10 was over the scene which appeared to have taken place outside of a Dunkin’ Donuts.

At this time, no weapons have been recovered, and no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about this shooting is urged to contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270 or call/text the PPD’s tipline at 215-686-TIPS (8477).

Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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The victim was walking along the 2000 block of W. Hunting Park Avenue around 12:10 a.m. back on Aug. 5, 2024, when she was struck by a car. The driver of the vehicle then fled the scene of the crash, police said.

The woman, who police have not identified, was found on the side of the road unconscious. She was taken to Temple University Hospital where she was pronounced dead after suffering severe head trauma and abdominal injuries.

On Sept. 9, 2024, Philadelphia police released surveillance video showing the suspected hit-and-run driver walking out of a black vehicle.

If you have any information on the suspect or his whereabouts, call 911 immediately. You can submit or text a tip to 215-686-TIPS (8477).

And, according to Krasner, with the help of partnering agencies, this year’s efforts by his office’s Election Task Force will be bigger and better than in the past.

“We are trying to do it bigger and we are trying to do it better,” Krasner said. “Because I think everyone understands how very important it is to make sure that every vote is counted from whatever source and based upon whatever belief.”

In discussing preparations for Tuesday’s debate between Harris and Trump, Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner Kevin Bethel said that officers are ready to ensure the event will be held without incident.

“We are fully prepared and working with our state and local partners,” Bethel said.

He also said that, just as in years prior, the city’s police force will be ready to ensure a safe and fair election day in November.

“We are prepared, as we have been for decades and decades at the police department, to ensure that we will protect the voters as they go about their business,” Bethel said.

Yet, Krasner took a moment to remind those in attendance that it wasn’t that long ago — the last presidential election, in fact — that there were election security concerns in the city.

He recalled the arrests of two Virginia men who were found with guns, including an AR-style weapon, and ammunition not far from where Philadelphia was counting mail-in ballots in 2020.

“Last presidential election a couple of guys thought it made sense to come to Philly to mess with the counting of the vote, and then they got arrested, and then they got incarcerated, and then they got convicted for felonies,” Krasner said. “We are not messing around.”

City commissioner Omar Sabir, one of the three members who make up the city’s board of elections, said that since that incident, protections for election integrity have only grown in the city.

In fact, he said “we are seeing an unprecedented collaboration,” between law enforcement agencies to protect election integrity.

“Philadelphia, we have to understand, that now is the time and our time is now to participate in our elections,” said Sabir. “There are election deniers who are going to tell you lies about our election system. We are encouraging everyone to use the system. And, it’s critical that you vote.”

Commissioner Seth Bluestein, the city’s only Republican city commissioner, took a moment to note that the city has as bipartisan board of elections who are working to ensure that everyone — no matter their party affiliation — has the right to vote.

“Philadelphia’s election is going to be free and fair. It is going to be both secure and accessible for any eligible Philadelphian who wants to vote,” said Bluestein.

The commissioners plan to operate 10 satellite offices throughout the city, to be open seven days a week, as the election approaches to help people register to vote and get information in order to participate in the upcoming elections.

Voters who experience any irregularities at their polling location can call the DAO Election Task Force hotline at 215-686-9641. Voters can also contact the national nonpartisan Election Protection hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE and any voters with questions about the election process should call the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Office at 215-686-VOTE.

Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center President and CEO

:33 – The significance of having the presidential debate in Philadelphia

1:08 – How the National Constitution Center is preparing for the debate

1:49 – The stakes of Tuesday’s presidential debate

2:27 – How the rules impact the dynamics of the presidential debate

3:18 – The importance of watching the entire presidential debate  

4:07 – Appearance vs. substance in presidential debates

5:34 – The impact of the 2008 debate between Obama and Clinton at the National Constitution Center

6:31 – Things to watch for during Tuesday’s debate

Majesty Moreland, voter

7:50 – How she feels about the presidential race

8:09 – What she’s looking for in Tuesday’s debate

9:00 – How she feels about Kamala Harris and her policies

10:35 – Whether or not she will vote in November

11:20 – Issues she hopes Harris, Trump address in the debate

Neil Stolar, voter

11:53 – Keeping an open mind as the presidential race continues

12:40 – Whether or not the debate will influence who he votes for

Irma Fralic, voter

14:10 – What she wants to hear during the debate

14:35 – Whether or not she has an idea of what both candidates would do with foreign policy

Pam Barnes, voter

15:17 – What she hopes to hear from Harris, Trump during the debate

16:33 – Who she will vote for and why  

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The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just tens of thousands of votes. Polling this year suggests Pennsylvania will be close once more in November.

A loss in the state will make it difficult to make up the electoral votes elsewhere to win the presidency. Trump and Harris have been frequent visitors in recent days, and the former president was speaking in Butler County on July 14 when he was the target of an assassination attempt.

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The stakes may be especially high for Harris: No Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania since 1948.

Pennsylvanians broke a string of six Democratic victories in the state when they helped propel Trump to victory in 2016, then backed native son Joe Biden in the 2020 race against Trump.

“They say that ‘If you win Pennsylvania, you’re going to win the whole thing,’” Trump told a crowd in Wilkes-Barre’s Mohegan Arena in August.

Republicans are looking to blunt Trump’s unpopularity in Pennsylvania’s growing and increasingly liberal suburbs by criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of the economy. They hope to counter the Democrats’ massive advantage in early voting by encouraging their base to vote by mail.

Harris is looking to reassemble the coalition behind Biden’s winning campaign, including college students, Black voters and women animated by protecting abortion rights.

Democrats also say it will be critical for Harris to win big in Philadelphia — the state’s largest city, where Black residents are the largest group by race — and its suburbs, while paring Trump’s large margins among white voters across wide swaths of rural and small-town Pennsylvania.

The debate is set for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The city is a Democratic stronghold where Trump in 2020 notoriously said “ bad things happen,” one of his baseless broadsides suggesting that Democrats could only win Pennsylvania by cheating.

Biden flipped Pennsylvania in 2020 not just by winning big in Philadelphia, but by running up bigger margins in the heavily populated suburbs around Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He also got a boost in northeastern Pennsylvania in the counties around Scranton, where he grew up.

Ed Rendell, a former two-term Democratic governor who was hugely popular in Philadelphia and its suburbs, says Harris can do better than Biden in the suburbs.

“There’s plenty of votes to get, a Democrat can get a greater margin in those counties,” Rendell said.

Lawrence Tabas, chair of Pennsylvania’s Republican Party, said Trump can make gains there, too. The GOP’s polling and outreach shows that the effect of inflation on the economy is a priority for those suburbanites, he said, and that the issue works in the party’s favor.

“A lot of people are really now starting to say, ‘Look, personalities aside, they are what they are, but we really need the American economy to become strong again,’” Tabas said.

Rendell dismisses that claim. He said Trump is veering off script and saying bizarre things that will ensure he gets a smaller share of independents and Republicans in the suburbs than he did in 2020.

“He’s gotten so weird that he’ll lose a lot of votes,” Rendell said.

Harris has championed various steps to fight inflation, including capping the cost of prescription drugs, helping families afford child care, lowering the cost of groceries and offering incentives to encourage home ownership.

Pennsylvania’s relatively stagnant economy usually lags the national economy, but its unemployment rate in July was nearly a full percentage point lower. The state’s private sector wage growth, however, has slightly lagged behind the nation’s since Biden took office in 2021, according to federal data.

Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping the enthusiasm since Biden withdrew from the race and Harris stepped in will carry through Election Day in November.

For one, they hope she will do better with women and Black voters, as the first female presidential nominee of Black heritage. Rendell said he is more optimistic about Harris’ chances to win Pennsylvania than he was with Biden in the race.

“I think we’re the favorite now,” Rendell said.

The debate takes place before voting starts — in Pennsylvania and everywhere else.

A national Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey conducted in July showed that about 8 in 10 Democrats said they would be satisfied with Harris as the party’s nominee compared with 4 in 10 Democrats in March saying they would be satisfied with Biden as the candidate.

There is some optimism among Pennsylvania Democrats even in Republican-leaning counties, including a number of whiter, less affluent counties near Pittsburgh and Scranton that once voted for Democrats consistently.

In Washington County, just outside Pittsburgh in the heart of the state’s natural gas-producing region, Larry Maggi, a Democratic county commissioner, thinks she will outrun Biden there.

Maggi is seeing more lawn signs for Harris than he ever saw for Biden, as well as more volunteers, many of whom are young women concerned about protecting abortion rights.

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years and I’m seeing people I’ve never seen,” Maggi said.

Democrats also hope there is a growing number of voters like Ray Robbins, a retired FBI agent and registered independent, who regrets voting for Trump in 2016. Robbins did so, he said, because he thought a businessperson could break congressional deadlock.

“He’s a liar,” Robbins said. “I think he’s totally devoid of any morals whatsoever. And you can quote me: I think he’s a despicable human being even though I voted for him.”

But Republicans have reason to be optimistic, too.

In the nation’s No. 2 gas-producing state, even Democrats acknowledge that Harris’ prior support for a fracking ban in her run for the 2020 nomination could prove costly. In this campaign, the vice president said the nation can achieve its clean energy goals without a ban, though Trump insists she will reverse course again.

Meanwhile, the Democratic advantage in the state’s voter registration rolls has steadily shrunk since 2008, from 1.2 million to about 350,000 now.

Republicans credit their outreach to younger voters, as well as Black, Asian and Hispanic voters.

“A lot of them tell us it’s the economy,” Tabas said. “And in Philly, it’s also the crime and safety in the neighborhoods and communities.”

Those gains have yet to translate into GOP wins as Democrats have beaten Republicans by more than 2-to-1 in statewide contests the past decade.

Daniel Hopkins, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, chalks up the narrowing registration gap, in part, to “Reagan Democrats” who have long voted for Republicans, but did not change their registration right away.

One of those voters is Larry Mitko, a longtime Democrat-turned-Republican who lives in a Pittsburgh suburb.

Mitko, 74, voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020, and was leaning toward voting for Trump in 2024 because of inflation and Biden’s handling of the economy before Biden exited the race.

That is when Mitko became sure he would vote for Trump.

“I don’t like the fact of how they lied to us telling us, ‘He’s OK, he’s OK,’ and he can’t walk up the steps, he can’t finish a sentence without forgetting what he’s talking about,” Mitko said of Biden.

Harris’ late entry into the race could mean that many voters are still learning about her, said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a University of Pennsylvania professor of communication who researches presidential debates.

More voters than usual may not be locked into a decision even as voting looms, Jamieson said, so this debate could make a difference.

“Hands off Chinatown,” the crowd chanted.

Saturday afternoon’s rally was the latest in a series of planned demonstrations organized by the Save Chinatown Coalition.

“We know that this is a bad idea because it will displace the residents of Chinatown. They will be displaced and forgotten,” Shawmar Pitts, of Philly Thrive, said.

If approved, 76 Place will stand on the border of Chinatown at the site of the current Fashion District.

Developers say the privately funded project would not displace any businesses or homes in the area.

Those who oppose it though say it will cause congestion, indirect displacement and gentrification.

The debate over whether to build the arena comes after two big recent developments.

The Sixers already have a practice facility in Camden, New Jersey.

And now, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, with the governor’s support is trying to court them to build across the river on state land. Their pitch includes $500 million in bond incentives.

“I think there’s lots of other viable options that don’t involve destroying a thriving community. So, I think anywhere else that it goes that can help make sure that we keep, that we don’t lose something that’s deeply valuable, is great,” Philadelphia resident Ximena Violante said.

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In response to New Jersey’s pitch, the team said in a statement, “The reality is we are running out of time to reach an agreement that will allow the 76’ers to open our new home in time for the 2031-32 NBA season. As a result, we must take all potential options seriously, including this one.”

Then, earlier this week, NBC10 learned that Comcast Spectacor, which owns the team’s current home at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, is proposing an alternative plan that would turn the Fashion District into a biomedical research facility.

“We need to hear more about it. It’s already better just by the fact that it will not be demolition and reconstruction, which is also an environmental nightmare,” Debbie Wei, of the Save Chinatown Coalition, said.

The Save Chinatown Coalition said that Saturday’s rally is one of many planned for the Fall.

On Monday, Sept. 9, the coalition delivered a birthday cake to City Hall, with red icing reading: “Mayor Parker: Happy Birthday! Save Chinatown!”

Members of the Save Chinatown Coalition carried red balloons and wore Save Chinatown t-shirts, singing “Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Mayor Parker Save Chinatown! Happy birthday to you!”

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A double rainbow surprised many throughout the Greater Philadelphia region on Saturday evening.

Everywhere from New Jersey to the Philly suburbs, NBC10 viewers shared some photos of the colorful display on Sept. 7.

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