One brave 18-year-old helped solve four murders and convict a West Philly gang, despite ongoing threats to his own safety. And across Pennsylvania, the fight for private school vouchers is back.
Friends and family at the memorial service for Tommie Frazier III at Mt. Calvary Family Worship Center in Southwest Philadelphia, July 30, 2021.Today, we have the story of how one brave 18-year-old helped solve four murders and convict a West Philly gang,In summer 2021, the city’s most violent year on record, four teens died at the hands of a prolifically dangerous West Philadelphia gang.
It’s extremely dangerous for witnesses to gang violence to come forward. But because he did, the families of the young victims got justice. Two days after news broke that University of the Arts would close on June 7, the college’s board of trustees on Sunday issued their first public statement. A virtual town hall will be held at 4 p.m. Monday to answer
Ending or slowing syringe exchanges could result in new outbreaks of HIV, especially among people who use drugs, the CDC warned in the wake of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposal toA Horsham couple devoted to sustainability is battling their school district over a plan to sell the site of aThe fight for school vouchers
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