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Rehire Retired Police Officers to Quell Gun Violence, Former Gov. Rendell Suggests
Former Governor Ed Rendell spoke with NBC10’s Rosemary Connors about the city’s continued gun violence. He suggested rehiring retired Philadelphia police officers as a possible solution to the growing violence amid the city’s budget constraints.
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Rehire Retired Officers to Help Quell Philly Gun Violence, Former Gov. Rendell Suggests
With Philadelphia’s homicide rate on a record-breaking pace, former Governor Ed Rendell suggested rehiring retired police officers to help quell the violence.
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Ex-Philly Mayor Has Regrets 35 Years After Deadly MOVE Bombing
W. Wilson Goode Sr. wrote that a formal apology from the city “would be helpful for the healing of all involved.”
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Looking Back on Deadly MOVE Bombing 35 Years Later
NBC10 photojournalist Pete Kane recalls what it was like to witness the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia 35 years ago. The mayor at the time, W. Wilson Goode Sr., recently penned an op-ed about the deadly incident in which he expresses regrets.
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Safe Injection Sites Save Lives in Toronto, Canada. Will They Come to Philadelphia Next?
Philadelphia political leaders are jostling over a proposal to put a safe injection site in Kensington. NBC10 took a trip to Canada’s largest city, Toronto, to see the effects of several injection sites that have been in operation more than a decade.
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Proposed Safe Injection Site in Philly Would Not Violate Federal Law, Judge Says
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.
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‘Engaging in Make-Believe': Philadelphia Safe Injection Site Fight Heats Up
The fight over whether Philadelphia could open the nation’s first safe injection site for opioid users returns to federal court Thursday afternoon.
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People Rally for Philly Safe-Injection Site
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.
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US Attorney Asks Judge to Block Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
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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7 Philadelphia Officers Named in a Report on Racist Social Media Posts Have Resigned in Recent Weeks
Seven Philadelphia police officers named in a report that linked offensive and racist social media posts to cops in departments across the country have left the department in the last two weeks.
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, City Leaders Head to Canada on Safe Injection Site Fact-Finding Mission
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.
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Mayor Kenney Visiting Safe Injection Sites in Canada
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.
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13 Philadelphia Officers to Be Fired Over Racist, Violent Facebook Posts
The investigation of racist and insensitive Facebook posts allegedly made by active-duty and former cops across the country has led to 72 Philadelphia police officers being placed on administrative duty, Commissioner Richard Ross announced Wednesday.
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City Council to Hold Hearings on Racist Facebook Posts From Philly Police
The investigation of racist and insensitive Facebook posts allegedly made by active-duty and former cops across the country has led to 72 Philadelphia police officers being placed on administrative duty, Commissioner Richard Ross announced Wednesday.
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72 Philly Officers Placed on Administrative Leave Amid Racist Facebook Post Investigation
The investigation of racist and insensitive Facebook posts allegedly made by active-duty and former cops across the country has led to 72 Philadelphia police officers being placed on administrative duty, Commissioner Richard Ross announced Wednesday.
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More Than Half of Philadelphians Struggle to Make Ends Meet, New Report Finds
Across the state, approximately 1.2 million Pennsylvanians fit this description. They work yet live with economic hardship, according to the report, which analyzed data from 67 counties and more than 5 million households.
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Program Feeds Children in Need During the Summer
Many families across Philadelphia rely on free meals at school. But what happens when its summertime? We shed light on a program that’s working to keep kids from going hungry when class is not in session.
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50 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed on Desk Duty Amid Investigation of Racist Facebook Posts, Source Says
Dozens of Philadelphia police officers were placed on desk duty amid an investigation of racist and insensitive Facebook posts allegedly made by active-duty and former cops across the country, according to a high ranking law enforcement source.
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Condos, Retail, Green Space to Rise Along Philly's Avenue of the Arts
A developer has big plans for to build a 47-story residential tower at a long vacant lot along Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts.
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New Tower Being Built Along Avenue of the Arts
A new development is coming to the heart of Center City. The Broad and Spruce Project will be the next addition to the Avenue of the Arts. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk is in Center City with more on this surge in development.