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Danny and Tony Damian of Baldwin Park were both active in the community. After putting off vaccination, Tony died due to COVID-19. Now Danny is advocating for others to get vaccinated.

Philadelphia leaders gave a preliminary green light to funding for violence prevention as violence remains high within the city. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

Philadelphia’s city council approved a fiscal 2022 budget that invests over $155 million in violence prevention programs to help curb the city’s escalating gun violence.

A bill in the works could prevent Philadelphia police officers from pulling over drivers for broken tail lights, tinted windows and registration. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks to a Philly councilmember who believes the bill will help end racial profiling.

While it’s only March 3, more than 300 people have been shot in Philadelphia so far this year. Now city council is working on a plan to help reduce the violence. NBC10’s Stephanía Jiménez has the details.

For more than five years, the NBC10 Investigators have put a spotlight on hit-and-run crashes in Philadelphia, showing us millions of dollars in property damage and families who are coping with devastating losses. On Wednesday, Philadelphia city council began hearings based on our reporting. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher explains.

For more than five years, the NBC10 Investigators have put a spotlight on hit-and-run crashes in Philadelphia, showing us millions of dollars in property damage and families who are coping with devastating losses. On Wednesday, Philadelphia city council began hearings based on our reporting. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher explains.

Philadelphia’s City Council is meeting on Friday to discuss the vaccination rollout plan as well as the fallout over Philly Fighting COVID. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

The city cut ties with ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ over concerns about how the group could use private information collected from people who were scheduling coronavirus vaccinations. Now seven city councilmembers will call for hearings during Thursday’s council session to address those concerns. NBC10 investigative reporter Mitch Blacher has the details.

Nearly 100 members of the public called into a City Council hearing Wednesday to testify about the need for public input into the union contract with Philadelphia Police. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors reports.

Philadelphia’s City Council voted to ban the police use of “less lethal” munitions in response to demonstrations and other activity protected by the first amendment, officials announced Thursday. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia has the details.

Philadelphia’s City Council passed a ban on the police use of “less lethal” munitions in response to demonstrations and other activity protected by the first amendment, officials announced Thursday.

Philadelphia city council held a hearing on legislation that would ban police from using “less lethal” munitions in response to demonstrations and other activity protected by the First Amendment. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors has the details.

City Council passed legislation Thursday that would mandate the city only hire people — including aspiring police officers — who have been living in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the job appointment. NBC10 Investigative Claudia Vargas has the story.

The Philadelphia police department is asking for a $14 million raise but the majority of city council says giving police more money is off the table. What decision will be made? NBC10’s Mitch Blacher investigates.

Amid a national debate over police departments across the country, members of Philadelphia’s city council voted against a proposed $14 million increase to the police budget. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has the details.

Before taking to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Thursday, a group marched around City Hall while another urged the National Guard to leave the city. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville reports.

The members opened a Zoom meeting with a silent remembrance of George Floyd, a Black man who died in Minneapolis police custody.

Protests were expected in Philly and across the suburbs

Peaceful protesters holding Black Lives Matter signs and the name of George Floyd, who was killed while in Minneapolis police custody last week, marched along the the Main Line in the Philadelphia suburbs Thursday morning. People joined the march as it proceeded through Radnor Township, Delaware County.