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The Clay Studio organizes "Radical Americana" exhibitions across Philadelphia
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (571+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- "Radical Americana" is a radical idea, with 45 artists participating in exhibitions across 22 sites in the Philadelphia area. "Here at The Clay Studio, we have what we're calling the 'welcome hub'" says Jennifer Zwilling, curator and director of artistic…...
Investigation underway after infant found dead in Northern Liberties
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (192+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating the death of a newborn girl found inside an apartment in the city's Northern Liberties neighborhood. Officers responded to a residence on the 1100 block of North American Street around 12: 52 and found the infant unresponsive....
East Coast Haunters Convention brings Halloween spirit to Pennsylvania
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (189+ words) OAKS, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Halloween came half a year early as hundreds of spirits filled the halls of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The event is known as the East Coast Haunters Convention and pairs with the adjacent…...
2 students disciplined after BB gun found in Bensalem middle school
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (97+ words) BENSALEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- Two students are being disciplined after a BB gun was found on one of them at a school in Bensalem, Bucks County. It happened Friday at Schafer Middle School. The student was spotted with the gun in…...
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (432+ words) WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug…...
Search warrant details messages Texas officer allegedly sent cop posing as teen: 'I will marry you"
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (263+ words) HOUSTON -- A veteran Texas police lieutenant is accused of broaching pregnancy and marriage with an undercover cop posing as a 15-year-old girl, a newly released search warrant reveals. The Houston Police Department's Quoc Viet Ngo, 50, was arrested last Friday and…...
Person of interest in custody after deadly shooting in Kensington
15+ hour, 48+ min ago (135+ words) 6abc Philadelphia Person of interest in custody after deadly shooting in Kensington PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A person of interest is in police custody after officers were called to the Kensington section of Philadelphia for a deadly shooting. Investigators say the victim was…...
Man found shot to death inside car in North Philadelphia
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (71+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An investigation is underway after a man was found shot to death inside a car on Saturday morning in North Philadelphia. Officers were called to the area of I Street and Ramona Avenue just after 6 a. m. Authorities say that's…...
Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt reflect on 20 years of 'The Devil Wears Prada' ahead of sequel release
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (263+ words) NEW YORK, New York -- "The Devil Wears Prada 2" stars Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt have a lot to celebrate, with the highly anticipated sequel hitting theaters next week and the two now set to get matching Hollywood Walk of Fame…...
6abc staffers among those preparing for Broad Street Run
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (175+ words) 6abc Philadelphia 6abc staffers among those preparing for Broad Street Run PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- We're a little more than a week out from an annual Philadelphia tradition that's become the largest of its kind in the country. The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street…...