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Philly’s new police oversight board, first proposed in 2020, is moving forward

PHILADELPHIA — Nearly two years after it was first proposed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and almost a year since Philadelphia’s City Council approved legislation to create a new police oversight agency, the organization is finally poised to move past the planning phase and into reality.

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Federal authorities arrest accused Liberian war criminal ‘Dragon Master’ living in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — A Liberian immigrant living in Philadelphia has been arrested by federal authorities and charged with fraudulently hiding his background as a high-ranking member of a rebel group — he called himself “Dragon Master” — that is accused of committing atrocities during a Liberian civil war.

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Major Crash On Pennsylvania Highway During Snow Squall Turns Tragic

At least three people died in a collision involving over 50 cars on I-81 northwest of Philadelphia.

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YouTube yanks video of Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial forum, citing misinformation policy

PHILADELPHIA — The first question posed to Republicans running for governor in Pennsylvania during a forum last week: How would they “restore election integrity”?

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Black and brown women are underrepresented in STEM fields. This program works with K-12 girls to fix that

PHILADELPHIA — A commotion of kids exits Mastery Charter School Mann Campus in Philadelphia at the end of the day.

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Luke DeCock: Apocalypse now: UNC crashes Duke’s Final Four party, and Tar Heels earned their invite

PHILADELPHIA — It would have to be now. It would have to be this year.

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UNC beats Saint Peter’s to advance to Final Four in Hubert Davis’ first season

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina first-year coach Hubert Davis made good on getting his players a taste of what he experienced as a player. The Tar Heels are going to the Final Four.

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A civil suit reveals new details in the case of a Philly woman whose death by 20 stab wounds was ruled suicide

PHILADELPHIA — A nor'easter was blanketing Philadelphia with snow when Samuel Goldberg's call came in to the city's 911 center at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2011.

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UNC basketball family could be key to beating Saint Peter's and advancing to Final 4

PHILADELPHIA — Monmouth played Saint Peter's three times this season, which in a way is like saying North Carolina should be prepared for the first No. 15 seed to ever reach the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight.

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David Murphy: Don’t call it an upset: Saint Peter’s shows it has what it takes to keep its run going

PHILADELPHIA — Here’s the thing about pressure. You can feel it, or you can inflict it. In the week leading up to Saint Peter’s latest chance at the impossible, Shaheen Holloway insisted that his squad wouldn’t be the ones feeling it. Pressure is playing out your senior year of high…

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Caleb Love's shoe change was lift UNC needed to get past UCLA and advance to Elite 8

PHILADELPHIA — Sophomore guard Caleb Love took a seat at his locker with North Carolina trailing UCLA by three at halftime of their NCAA Tournament matchup. Love had a bad first half offensively, after making his first shot, he missed the next seven and had three points.

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Eagles agree to 1-year deal with LB Kyzir White

We previously mentioned #KyzirWhite as a linebacker to watch in #NFL free agency for #Philadelphia and the #Eagles just agreed to a deal with the talented linebacker.

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Bill Plaschke: Saint Peter’s canonization into March Madness Cinderella lore didn’t come easy

PHILADELPHIA — Saint Cinderella shows up for its Elite Eight news conference in wrinkled practice jerseys, mismatched protective masks, and the widest eyes.

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UNC beats UCLA to advance to Elite 8 in coach Hubert Davis’ 1st season

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina continued the NCAA Tournament run no one saw coming a month ago with its 71-66 win over UCLA Friday to advance to the Elite Eight. The Tar Heels will face St. Peter’s on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans.

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Saint Peter’s upsets Purdue to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA’s Elite Eight

PHILADELPHIA — The celebration was nearing its end Friday night as Saint Peter’s cleared the court at the Wells Fargo Center following its stunning Sweet 16 win over Purdue by a 67-64 score.

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A Pa. cheerleading mom was found guilty of harassing her daughter’s rivals

PHILADELPHIA — A Chalfont woman was convicted Friday of sending repeated, harassing text messages to the parents of her daughter’s rivals on a cheerleading squad.

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Ball State hires UCLA's Michael Lewis in a homecoming for Indiana native

PHILADELPHIA — Mick Cronin likes to say that he has three head coaches on his UCLA staff, a way for him to praise the work of his assistants while lobbying for them to get head coaching jobs.

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Temple police chief resigns amid surge of violence in the campus neighborhood

Temple University’s public safety executive and police chief, who has been at the school for more than 36 years, has resigned amid a surge of violence in the campus’ North Philadelphia neighborhood.

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UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. completes practice drills, expected to play vs. North Carolina

PHILADELPHIA — Cross one major worry off the list for UCLA.

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Nick Castellanos hopes to experience with Phillies what has been missing in his career: Winning

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nick Castellanos, after meeting the media for the first time as a Philadelphia Phillie, walked away from the podium on Wednesday afternoon and locked eyes with Karie Dombrowski, wife of president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.

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Deer are leaping to their deaths in northwest Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — It’s raining deer in a small northwestern Pennsylvania town, and residents say that’s both disgusting and dangerous.

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Elizabeth Wellington: 'Bel-Air's' modern characters, playlists reshape memories of 'Fresh Prince'

PHILADELPHIA — In the opening scene of Peacock's "Bel-Air," Will (Jabari Banks) blasts Freeway's hit song "What We Do" from an app on his smartphone.

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Here’s why some people are getting COVID shots now

PHILADELPHIA -- Laura Rago wasn’t smiling behind her mask as she pulled down the arm of her sweater and got her first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in an otherwise-empty Keystone First Wellness Center. The Ridley woman said she had long been resisting the shot.

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Here’s why some people are getting COVID-19 shots now

PHILADELPHIA — Laura Rago wasn’t smiling behind her mask as she pulled down the arm of her sweater and got her first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in an otherwise-empty Keystone First Wellness Center. The Ridley woman said she had long been resisting the shot.

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What my grandmother taught me about living with grief

PHILADELPHIA — The orchid cactus was always there. Its leaves, to me, appear almost like dog ears from a distance, but a closer look shows curved edges and teensy spines.

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