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05.04.2022 / 01:59

Philadelphia health department recommends indoor masking amid jump in COVID-19 infections

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia health officials are recommending that people wear masks in public indoor spaces to help thwart a growing number of COVID-19 infections in the city. Philadelphia Department of Health said in a Monday press release that coronavirus case in Philadelphia have increased by more than 50% in the last ten days. This jump comes as COVID-19 infections in Philadelphia have been slowly rising over the last several weeks, according to officials."As we see more cases of COVID-19 in the city, everyone’s risk goes up," Health Commissioner Dr.

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Four convicted of 2011 mistaken identity murder of Philadelphia delivery driver

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia used jail phone records to help convict four men of the 2011 mistaken identity murder of a furniture delivery driver, according to the district attorney's office. While in custody for a murder, authorities said Chad Rannels plotted with associates Michael Blackston, Semaj Armstead, and Rashawn Combs, to kill a key witness whom the defendants believed was going to testify against Rannels.Rannels and the trio were recorded on telephone calls formulating the plot, officials said.Philadelphia Police Detective John Verrechio pieced clues together through jail telephone calls that had occurred between Rannels and his associates, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner's Office. In a case of mistaken identity, officials said on Dec. 10 the men killed Kevin Drinks as he sat in his delivery truck on the 900 block of Watts Street in North Philadelphia.Over a decade later, Philadelphia jury found Rannels, Blackston, and Armstead guilty of First Degree Murder, Conspiracy, and related charges.

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Move it or lose it: Philadelphia asks drivers to make way for street sweepers or face fines

PHILADELPHIA - If you regularly park your car in Philadelphia, chances are you're going to want to know when the street sweeper is coming around. Officials say drivers who do not move their parked car when the sweeper comes by will be subject to a small fine. Philadelphia will start Phase 2 of its Mechanical Street Cleaning program on Monday, and it will run through early November.

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Man shot five times in Kensington triple shooting, police say

Three men were injured by gunfire during a broad daylight shooting in Kensington. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say three people were injured by gunfire during a shooting Monday afternoon in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2700 block of Kensington Avenue around 2 p.m.

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Jenks Dads on Duty: Local group of men promote safety at Jenks Academy in Chestnut Hill

Fathers, grandfathers and brothers of students at Jenks Academy in Chestnut Hill discuss their group Jenks Dads on Duty. PHILADELPHIA - Jenks Dads on Duty, a local group of men promoting safety at a Chestnut Hill school, is doing their part to help keep students safe. The group is made up of grandfathers, fathers and brothers of students at Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. The men do everything from directing traffic to assisting parents as they escort their children to and from school grounds. Under the umbrella of the Home and School Association of Jenks, the group makes it their business to make sure students are safe. Additionally, the group talks to students about topics like conflict resolution and have weekly cleanups on the school campus. Several of the fathers joined Good Day Philadelphia to discuss why they volunteer at the school. A group of fathers, grandfathers and brothers of students who attend Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences in Philadelphia join Good Day Philadelphia to discuss their efforts to keep students safe.One dad whose four daughters attend the school said volunteering with the group is their way of giving back to the community. "Having four kids that go to the school and helping these other kids out is I think our way to give back to the community," he said.

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Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Branden Sisca to be laid to rest following I-95 crash in Philadelphia

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - A Pennsylvania state trooper will be laid to rest Saturday after he and another trooper were killed by a suspected drunk driver as they assisted a man on I-95 in Philadelphia last week. The funeral for Trooper Branden Sisca will be held at Perkiomen Valley High School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, following a procession from the funeral home to the high school. Sisca, 29, and Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, were on the highway responding to a call for a man walking in the southbound lanes of the roadway when police say all three were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Authorities say Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, was behind the wheel of the SUV when it plowed into the men, sending all three over the median and into the northbound lanes.

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Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

NEW ORLEANS - Bill Self was wading through old video of Villanova this week, trying to scout a specific action that the Wildcats use on the offensive end of the floor, when the Hall of Fame Kansas coach did something he's avoided the past four years.Self watched film of the 2018 Final Four.The one where the Wildcats embarrassed Kansas on their march toward a third national championship."I didn't really watch it to try to, you know, have memories," Self said with a grim smile Friday. "I say I watched it — I got through about 12 minutes of it.

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