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A nonprofit’s proposal to open the nation’s first supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia does not violate federal law, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

The fight over whether Philadelphia could open the nation’s first safe injection site for opioid users returns to federal court Thursday afternoon.

Supporters and critics of Safehouse, a planned supervised drug injection sites, are voicing their opinions about the proposed site as a hearing takes place in federal court in Philadelphia.

Photos of young people lost to the opioid crisis are perched outside the federal courthouse as a judge Monday decides if Philadelphia can become the first U.S. city to open a supervised injection site.

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As Philadelphia makes its push to open the nation’s first safe injection site, Mayor Jim Kenney and other city leaders are heading to Canada to learn more about how the facilities work there.

NBC10’s Lauren Mayk visited Toronto this spring and toured a supervised injection site run by Toronto Public Health. There are divided spaces where users can use illegal drugs. There are mirrors on the wall for workers to see if someone’s having an overdose to then step in.

Anyone who drives or bikes in Philadelphia likely has a gripe: potholes. But, the city is trying to give everyone a smoother ride on some roads.

Philadelphia’s Office of the City Controller is releasing data about the work being done to fix potholes and road defects on some of Philly’s busiest roads.

Jim Kenney easily beat out two well-known Democrats Tuesday in what was the first primary challenge for an incumbent Philadelphia mayor in more than three decades.

Incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney easily defeated his two challengers to win Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral primary.

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to have their voices heard in Pennsylvania’s primary election. One of the most notable races is Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral election where two challengers campaigned this weekend as they look to unseat Mayor Jim Kenney.

A safe injection site is the controversial idea being proposed to fight the opioid crisis in Philadelphia. As the debate in our area continues, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk takes a look at the impact of existing sites in Toronto.

A new study bolsters evidence that Philadelphia’s soda tax can reduce sales, but whether they influence health remains unclear.

The one-hour debate on NBC10 was the last, best chance for two Democratic challengers to incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney to make a splash in the up-to-now low-wattage primary campaign.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the incumbent, squared off against Democratic rivals Alan Butkovitz and Pa. Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams for the only televised debate of the 2019 Philadelphia election cycle. Watch the full event here.

So much hangs in the balance for Mayor Jim Kenney and two Democrats challenging him in the May 21 primary election when the three men take the stage Monday in the only debate of the race.

The Democrats who want to be president are swarming California, competing for campaign cash and media attention while courting longtime allies of home-state Sen. Kamala Harris on their rival’s own turf.

The two Democrats challenging incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney in the May 21 primary election sat down with NBC10’s @Issue in recent weeks. State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and former Controller Alan Butkovitz talked with Rosemary Connors in separate interviews on the Sunday morning news show. Here are the interviews in full. (Kenney declined an offer to talk with @Issue about…