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Nov 11, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸

We've compiled a quick thread of the stories you need to know heading into today.

🧵 This is based on our morning newsletter: inquirer.com/newsletters/mo… A gray card that reads “INQ... Brian Devaney, Sean Dolan, and Devon Smith pleaded guilty to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment Thursday, avoiding the charges of manslaughter that they faced.

The Bility family filed a lawsuit in federal court against the former officers.
inquirer.com/news/fanta-bil…
Nov 10, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Phew, it's been a week but we're back to catch you up on the latest from Election Week.

We've compiled a quick thread of the stories you need to know heading into today.

🧵 This is based on our morning newsletter: inquirer.com/newsletters/mo… A gray card that reads “INQ... Pennsylvania Democrats believe they’ve taken control of the state House for the first time in more than a decade, but there has been no confirmation from the Associated Press.

Meanwhile, Republicans think the declaration is premature. Here's what we know.
inquirer.com/politics/elect…
Nov 9, 2022 • 28 tweets • 15 min read
Another #ElectionDay is in the books.

By scoring two big wins for Democrats, Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman made points that reverberated nationwide.

We'll have live updates all day long ⤵️ inquirer.com/politics/elect… Josh Shapiro won his bid for governor, defeating State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who ran a hard-right campaign that railed against COVID-19 restrictions and “wokeness."

“Real freedom won tonight,” Shapiro told his supporters.

🔗inquirer.com/politics/elect… Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylva...
Sep 4, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Despite it all, @MIAFestival is still on. This is the largest music event in the city since the start of the pandemic.

More on the lineup, vaccine and mask rules, and how many people will be in Philly this weekend in this thread. ⬇ Made in America has made Philly one of the top destinations for Labor Day on Airbnb.

Festival organizers expect between 50,000 and 60,000 attendees per day at the two-day festival.
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Sep 3, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Philly is still working on the clean up from #Ida on Friday evening, and I-676 could be open in time for Made in America this weekend.

Here’s what has been happening since the storm struck Thursday. ⬇️ Heavy rain caused the Schuylkill River to overflow and cause a lot of flooding in Philly — including on Boathouse Row.
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Sep 3, 2021 • 16 tweets • 8 min read
5 deaths, 7 tornadoes, record flooding, hundreds of water rescues -- and it’s not quite over. A flood warning remains in effect from Montgomery County to 30th Street in Philadelphia until 3 p.m. Friday. #IdaAftermath trib.al/zSPJ6Jx “There’s no words,” said Amy Hylenski, who waded with her two sons through knee-deep floodwaters in their Bridgeport living room to get to a rescue boat outside before dawn Thursday. “It just came too fast. You [could] never be prepared for this.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
Sep 2, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Here's how to stay safe and handling flooding and damage from #Ida. SAFETY GUIDE FOR IDA FLOODI...Don't touch downed wires. P...If you have to walk into fl...Keep kids out of wet areas.... Disinfect anything splashed...Get information from Philad...
Sep 2, 2021 • 21 tweets • 12 min read
LIVE UPDATES: Officials in Montgomery and Chester Counties have advised those downstream of the Pickering Creek Dam to evacuate. The Schuylkill is expected to crest at a record of 17.2 feet in the wake of Ida's remnants sweeping across the Philly area. trib.al/NhpWFOe Road closures and flooding in the region forced several school districts to cancel classes today. inquirer.com/weather/live/i…
Feb 20, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
In snow and freezing weather, hundreds of Philadelphians are waiting in an hours-long line to get vaccinated at the Black Doctor’s COVID-19 Consortium’s 24-hour, walk-up clinic at Temple's Liacouras Center.

The clinic plans to be open until noon Saturday. See more photos of the clinic here:
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Feb 18, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
It's finally happened. The #Eagles are trading Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Here's our initial story from @LesBowen. trib.al/oK1LumP "The Eagles misread Carson Wentz as a person and a quarterback. This trade is the result of that failure," writes @MikeSielski. inquirer.com/eagles/philade… Image
Feb 17, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Seven people were shot near the Olney Transportation Center on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon, according to Philadelphia police.

This is a developing story that will be updated.
trib.al/jevI9hG Authorities said the shooting happened at 2:50 p.m. The victims ranged in age from 17 to 71, and Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters at the scene that at least one person was in critical condition.
inquirer.com/news/seven-peo… Philadelphia Police Commiss...Police at the scene of a sh...
Oct 28, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Grief, anger, and questions remain in West Philadelphia after fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.; Trump says he’s ready to send in federal resources ‘if requested' trib.al/lh8O4EX The Trump administration, without naming Walter Wallace Jr., blamed the unrest in Philly on the “liberal Democrats' war against the police."

LIVE UPDATES: inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
Oct 28, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management told residents in West Philadelphia, as well as Kensington, Fairhill, North Philly, Fishtown, and Port Richmond, to remain inside due to the unrest. Around 9:20 p.m., protesters started throwing objects at a small group of officers and chased them near 52nd Street.

Police said they were being attacked by protesters at 52nd and Market Streets and used pepper spray and batons to protect themselves and make numerous arrests.
Oct 26, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Police officers shot a man during a confrontation Tuesday afternoon in West Philadelphia. Police then transported the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition was not immediately available. trib.al/YHM0IEZ Here’s more from the scene on this. The shooting occurred this afternoon. https://t.co/FZZXrjFH5v
Jun 15, 2020 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Employees say that Bell & Evans did not protect the 1,800 workers of its chicken processing plants in Fredericksburg, Pa. Mostly Latino, the workforce lives in the neighboring town of Lebanon, which is overrun with COVID-19 cases and has few ICU beds.

inquirer.com/business/healt… 2/ Three Bell & Evans employees have died from the coronavirus. The CDC says that Pa. has more confirmed cases of COVID-19 among meat production workers than any other state. How many of Lebanon’s cases can be traced to the plants is unknown.

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Aug 14, 2018 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Top Roman Catholic leaders in #Pennsylvania routinely covered up child sex abuse by hundreds of priests over decades, according to a long-awaited grand jury report released today. Here are some of the key details. trib.al/LbZMRAC 2/ The nearly 900-page document outlines abuse and cover ups across six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania. trib.al/dXy6BnT