Dog of terminally ill Philadelphia woman receives hundreds of adoption requests

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Police are investigating a shooting in North Philadelphia that left a 13-year-old boy in critical condition.Officials say police responded to the 2200 block of North Woodstock Street Saturday night, about 7:15, on the report of a shooting.Responding officers found the 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his head.Police rushed him to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition.AdvertisementPolice say a firearm was located at the scene, but no arrest have been made.

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. - The City of North Wildwood has terminated its contract with its waste removal company amid threats from the company saying they'd leave trash in the streets, city officials allege. According to a press release from the city, the contract with Gold Medal Environmental New Jersey, Inc. (GME) was terminated. The city says GME is a "subsidiary of the multibillion-dollar private equity firm Kinderhook Industries, headquartered in New York City." According to the city, GME's CEO showed up at the North Wildwood Public Works Building on March 8 insisting that the city pay GME two to three times the agreed upon contract amount or the company would "leave the trash in the streets." According to a legal document sent to GME's leaders, in an email sent on April 25, GME's CEO said: "My message hasn't changed: trash (or recycling or yard waste, etc) will start being left on the streets May 1 (whatever we cannot afford to pick up at current contract prices) if we are not back in good faith negotiations to address this emergency situation as other towns have already, and your offices will choose both where this starts and ends.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating several shootings that left at least five people injured Friday night and Saturday. The city is no stranger to upticks in violence on weekends compared to weekdays with recent weekends seeing several violent and fatal shootings. At least 20 people were shot and four killed in separate shootings across Philadelphia over the Easter weekend.  Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw responded to the incidents by tweeting, "The violence and trauma of these incidents extend beyond those directly affected and permeate into the very fabric of our communities." The first of the weekend shootings took place on Friday night when a teenager was shot in an alley by two men in Olney, authorities say. Officers responded to the area on Friday night around 10:58 p.m.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware State Police is investigating a fatal single motor-vehicle collision on I-495 on Saturday morning. According to police, at approximately 3:57 a.m., a 35-year-old Philadelphia man in a 2016 Mercedes Benz was traveling southbound on I-495 south of the Philadelphia Pike when it crossed over the partial left shoulder and struck the guardrail. Authorities say as a result of hitting the guardrail, the vehicle traveled southwest, crossed the three southbound travel lanes, rolled down a grass embankment and struck a concrete support and DELDOT pole. According to police, the car also overturned and came to rest on its roof in the area of East Holly Oak Road. Authorities say the driver, who has not yet been identified, was not properly restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene. AdvertisementAnyone with information is asked to call Delaware State Police at 1-800-TIP-3333. 

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Michigan sheriff's deputy and corrections officer has been arrested and charged leave after the sheriff's office said he shot and killed his rescue dog and then dumped him in a ditch, all because the dog nipped him while he clipped his nails.At the Humane Society of Macomb, Rachel Gentz said the dog, named Habs, was a special pup.Last year, the Detroit stray was chosen by Blue Star Service Dogs to be trained by inmates to become a therapy dog for veterans.

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during second half of Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on April 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid has a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion and the Philadelphia 76ers said Friday night that the MVP finalist is out for the foreseeable future.Embiid was injured late in Philadelphia’s victory at Toronto on Thursday night, when the 76ers were closing out the Raptors and finishing off a six-game win in an Eastern Conference first-round series.That win sent fourth-seeded Philadelphia into the East semifinals against top-seeded Miami, a matchup that begins Monday night.But Embiid’s status is now very much in doubt.

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver A.J. Brown from Tennessee after swapping picks with Houston to move up and select Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis at No. 13 in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.The Eagles gave the Titans the 18th overall selection and a third-rounder (No.

PHILADELPHIA - The city of Philadelphia is looking for more help in its ongoing efforts to stop gun violence in the city. Leaders want to bring peacekeepers directly to the streets.They are rebooting one of their central programs aimed at reducing violence, with more than 150 murders recorded so far this year and a public growing more concerned by the day.The city is now looking for more organizations to be part of its Community Crisis Intervention Program, a strategy that involves using people who used to pick up guns and shoot, as the brokers of peace in the streets.With just one organization supporting the program, with less than 60 workers, the city wants to cover more ground.Community Crisis Intervention Program "I think that, given the nuances of our neighborhoods, if you take the East Division in particular and the prevalence of the Latino community there, if you take the Southwest Division and the prevalence of the West African community there, we have to be very cognizant of the differences between communities that are experiencing violence right now," Erica Atwwod said.Atwood runs the city’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety cluster of agencies that work with police on efforts to reduce violent crime.MORE HEADLINES:She is aware of criticisms surrounding the current Crisis Intervention program where sources say there have been staffing issues, including workers who simply hand out documents with safety information, rather than directly engaging with suspected or potential shooters.Advertisement"There have been start-stops around this.

PISCATAWAY, NJ - DECEMBER 18: Nebraska Cornhuskers offensive lineman Cameron Jurgens (51) during warm up prior to the college football game between the the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on December 18, 2020 at SHI Stadium in Pi PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles drafted a potential successor to four-time All-Pro center Jason Kelce, selecting Nebraska’s Cameron Jurgens in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night.The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Jurgens was a three-year starter at Nebraska. He was chosen with the 51st overall pick.Kelce, who turns 35 in November, contemplated retirement after last season. The five-time Pro Bowl pick will be an ideal mentor for Jurgens.The Eagles were active in the first round, making two trades to get 2020 Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J.

Philadelphia city officials open the Delaware River Trail. OLD CITY - There is a new trail along the Delaware riverfront.Philadelphia City leaders joined the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation in Penn’s Landing to dedicate and officially open the Delaware River Trail Friday morning.The three-mile long path is a major part of the master plan for central Delaware, aiming to develop the waterfront with neighboring communities.The Central Delaware is plan for flexible development along Philadelphia’s riverfront between Pennsport and Port Richmond.

PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey family was selected from hundreds of applicants to adopt the dog of a terminally ill Philadelphia woman.Valarie Alexander wanted to find a new home for her dog, Rosie, after she was told that she only has weeks left to live due to brain cancer. FOX 29's Chris O'Connell shared Valarie's story on Tuesday and soon enough over 300 applicants from around the world reached out about Rosie. "I want to make sure she gets as much love after I’m gone as she gives. I don’t want her to be sad, or locked in a cage or treated badly.

PHILADELPHIA - The Broad Street Run returns to Philadelphia this weekend, and local businesses hope the influx of tourism will help them hit the ground running in a post-pandemic spring. Organizers say 27,000 runners are expected to participate in the 10-mile jaunt through Center City, which is the most in the nation for a run of its length. Several vendors set up shop in the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday to market goods and services, a welcomed sign for business owners beaten down by the pandemic over the last two years. Some believe the impact of a large event like the Broad Street Run is two-fold.FOX 29's Jenn Frederick talks with man who is running his sixth Penn Relays at age 85."Bring in that many people both inside and outside the city is a boon for the city itself and the businesses," Broad Street Run organizer Anthony Bocchicchio said. "I think it’s just good for the general morale of the city to raise people's happiness, for lack of a better word, for what they’ve gone through past two years."Forecasters are calling for pleasant running conditions on Sunday, with highs hovering in the upper 60s and partly cloudy skies. AdvertisementThe city has announced several road closures and detours that visitors and participants should be aware of.

PHILADELPHIA - As investigators work to determine what sparked a Kensington rowhome fire that killed a father and his three children last weekend, Philadelphia is battling a backlog of unfulfilled smoke alarm requests.Yamalier, 5, Yadriel, 9, and 12-year-old Alexangel Arroyo-Santana perished in a rowhome fire early Sunday morning on the 3200 block of Hartville Street in Kensington. Neighbors say their father, Alexis, also died in the blaze after he told his wife to jump out a window to safety while he went further into the home to save the children. "He had a chance to jump out, but he ended up telling his wife to jump out of the window. He’ll get the children, so he died a hero," a neighbor who asked to remain anonymous said.Fire investigators have not pinpointed what started the fire, but they said no smoke alarms were sounding when firefighters arrived. The School District of Philadelphia identified three children killed in a rowhome fire as Yamalier, 5, Yadriel, 9, and 12-year-old Alexangel.

Daily infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding varied substantially among 60 newly diagnosed asymptomatic or mildly ill COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, suggesting that individual differences in viral dynamics may account for "superspreading," according to a first-of-its-kind modeling study published yesterday in Nature Microbiology.

PHILADELPHIA - As gun violence continues to rise across Pennsylvania, officials declare a plan to get ghost guns off the streets.Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that the state is ready to implement new ghost guns regulations.The new regulations will require a background check for partially manufactured frames and receivers at point of sale.Dealers and gunsmiths will also be required to serialize and inventory any unregistered firearms that come into their business.Wolf said ghost guns are an "untraceable threat to society" that are being seized and recovered from crime scenes at an alarming rate."The numbers don’t lie," he said.

PHILADELPHIA - A ride-share driver was on the job when police say he was shot in the back Thursday night.The shooting occurred at Cobbs Creek and Delancey streets in West Philadelphia around 9:58 p.m.The 50-year-old driver was shot in the back and arm by a man he was transporting, according to police.

KING OF PRUSSIA - The search is on for suspects after a shooting left a man injured and a children's hospital on edge Wednesday night.Police were called to the parking garage of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in King of Prussia for reports of shots fired around 9:39 p.m.The hospital was placed on lockdown when officers arrived at the scene. However, it was later discovered shots were actually fired in the parking garage of the Smith Valley Forge apartment complex, which is directly adjacent to CHOP.Police say at least two suspects fired at each as they found multiple shell casing, bullet fragments and blood at the scene. A silver Honda and white Mazda were reportedly seen leaving the parking garage immediately after the shooting.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 14: A.J. Brown #11 of the Tennessee Titans runs the ball during a game against the New Orleans Saints at Nissan Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: Jordan Davis poses onstage after being selected 13th by the Philadelphia Eagles during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles swapped picks with the Houston Texans to move up and select Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis at No. 13 in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.The 6-foot-6, 340-pound Davis has unique athleticism and speed for a massive athlete who can anchor the middle of the defensive line.

A Beagle attends the American Kennel Club Presents The Nation's Most Popular Breeds Of 2015 at AKC Headquarters on February 22, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Elizabeth Kelly said her English springer spaniel was "friendly, but she’s also kind of the queen bee." Suly Ortiz described her yellow Lab as "really calm, lazy and shy."And Rachel Kim's mixed-breed dog is "a lot of different dogs, personality wise — super independent, really affectionate with me and my husband, but pretty, pretty suspicious of other people, other dogs."That kind of enthusiasm from pet owners inspired Karlsson’s latest scientific inquiry.

BERKS COUNTY - Two dogs and a cat are safe after a devastating fire left a house in ruins in Berks County Wednesday morning.Video from eyewitness Justin Steinmetz shows smoke and flames billowing from the home around 8 a.m. Initially, flames are seen leaping from the roof.He said he saw the fire while driving down the road to work. After banging on neighbors' doors to call 911, he tried to put out parts of the fire with a garden hose.

PHILADELPHIA - This weekend, some local volunteers want to help you connect with nature. They'd like you to see what bugs, birds, animals, and wild, naturally growing plants are right outside your front door.

BERKS COUNTY - Two dogs and a cat are safe after a devastating fire left a house in ruins in Berks County Wednesday morning.Video from eyewitness Justin Steinmetz shows smoke and flames billowing from the home around 8 a.m.He said he saw the fire while driving down the road to work. After banging on neighbors' doors to call 911, he tried to put out parts of the fire with a garden hose.He can be heard in the video saying, "I hope the dog's out."Moments later a dog was seen running in the background. Officials say it was rescued out the front door.Dog jumps from window to escape house fire.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a bouncer accused in a deadly assault outside of a Philadelphia bar has turned himself in a day after officials approved third-degree murder charges against him and issued a warrant for his arrest. Investigators say their search for 24-year-old Kenneth Frye came to an end Thursday afternoon when he turned himself in to police. Frye was allegedly captured on surveillance camera punching 41-year-old Eric Pope outside Tabu Lounge and Sports in Center City.Police say surveillance video from Apr.16 shows Pope being escorted out of the bar around 1 a.m.

Officials say two men were caught with guns at Philadelphia airport this week. PHILADELPHIA - In just one week, officials say two men were stopped with loaded handguns at Philadelphia International Airport.The first traveler, a Delaware man, was caught by TSA on April 25 with a .22 caliber handgun, according to officials.

The shooting occurred late Thursday morning on the 2500 block of North Colorado Street.  PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after Philadelphia police say he was shot in the head Thursday morning in North Philadelphia. Shortly before 10:30 a.m., officers responded to the 2500 block of North Colorado.Police say an unidentified male was found suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. MORE HEADLINES: The victim’s age and further circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at this time. AdvertisementNo arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles enter the NFL draft with two first-round picks, 10 picks overall and plenty of options.Perhaps the most certain prediction is they’ll make another swap.General manager Howie Roseman, one of the most active wheelers and dealers, already shook up the first round by sending Nos. 16 and 19 to New Orleans for No. 18, a third-rounder, a seventh-rounder, a 2023 first and a 2024 second.That trade gave the Eagles more assets next year and more flexibility."I think we were kind of looking at this year, next year, and the amount of picks that we had in this year’s draft, and trying to kind of balance it a little bit for a variety of factors," Roseman said.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man has been taken into custody after a shootout in Southwest Philadelphia last month.On March 21, two men were seen engaged in a heated argument on the front porch of a home on the 2200 block of South 69th Street.One suspect backs away while shouting at another suspect, then both men reconvene on the steps with the hands in their pockets.Surveillance video captures the moment both suspects pull out handguns, open fire then retreat in opposite directions.Police say neither suspect, nor a bystander who can be seen in the video, were struck by gunfire. One of the suspects caught in the video has been arrested, according to police.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in stable condition after police say he was shot multiple times in Crescentville Wednesday night.Philadelphia police responded to a call for a gunshot victim on the 6100 block of Oxford Avenue around 11:19 p.m.The 26-year-old was shot in the forehead, both arms, leg and hand, according to police.

PHILADELPHIA - Kambel Smith’s latest works of art is on display at the Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia. He recreates popular landmarks from around the country with extreme detail using cardboard. A sculpture of the Woolworth Building in New York City stands taller than Kambel in the gallery.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Leading candidates for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open governor's office made big promises in Wednesday night’s debate about how they’ll ramp up the economy and spend state dollars, as they clawed for an edge in a huge nine-person field.Four of the nine candidates appeared at the live-televised prime-time debate, spending part of the hour in the studio of WHTM-TV in Harrisburg trying to establish an identity or an edge on a rival.The four met the polling threshold set by the station’s parent company as they vie for the nomination to succeed the term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat.

PHILADELPHIA - A 55-year-old man was shot multiple times outside a strip mall in West Philadelphia Wednesday night.Police say shots were fired after the victim was confronted by three men as he exited a store on 58th Street and Baltimore around 9 p.m.Shots rang out at strip mall in West Philadelphia.  The victim told police he returned fire with his licensed gun.He suffered gunshot wounds to his stomach, lower back and leg, but is in stable condition, according to police.One bullet also struck his ballistic vest, which authorities say may have saved his life. He is said to be a security guard, but not for the store where the shooting occurred.Two vehicles in the parking lot, one belonging to the victim, were also struck by gunfire. AdvertisementWhile investigating the scene, a 17-year-old was brought into a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm.

PHILADELPHIA - People from the suburbs, to the city, to even South Jersey have heard, and even felt those loud, ground shaking booms. The Frankford Boat Launch on Tacony Street in Philadelphia is a popular spot among boaters and fishermen. What may seem like a quiet place to fish along the Delaware, is becoming a major problem for the city. Residents on both sides of the Delaware River have been complaining of loud thumping music and the roar of ATV’s.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia community pools are on top of officials minds as they make every effort to properly staff the pools in time for summer."We’re looking for lifeguards," Kathryn Ott Lovell said.Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Parks and Rec, her staff and City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson going door-to-door in Southwest Philly to recruit lifeguards. It’s an all-out effort to make sure the city can open 65 of its pools, after so many challenges last summer."We have 65 pools we can open this summer and we are working every single day to try to identify people young and old who are inclined to be lifeguards this summer," Ott Lovell explained.RELATED HEADLINES:The city looking to hire more than 350 lifeguards, with pay at $16 to $18 an hour.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of Presid PHILADELPHIA - Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to using a flagpole to strike a police officer several times during the Jan.

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Wednesday that two Philadelphia men are facing charges related to multiple carjackings across Philadelphia and Delaware counties. In early April, U.S. Attorney Williams announced that a federal grand jury formally charged the suspects.

Man in critical condition after police say he was shot in South Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after police say he was shot in South Philadelphia Tuesday night.Police say the 39-year-old was shot on the 6300 block of Greenway Avenue around 10:50 p.m.He was found with a gunshot wound to his left shoulder, according to police.The man suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder.

Police say teen hit by car is in critical condition. PHILADELPHIA - Police say a 19-year-old boy who was struck by a car Tuesday afternoon is in critical condition.The boy was hit on the 10800 block of Bustleton Avenue and Lawler Street around 2:49 p.m.The driver told police he was slowing down for a red light when the boy ran out in front of him.

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are searching for the suspect accused of trying to burglarize Dalessandro's Steaks in Roxborough. According to police, the incident happened on April 16 at the restaurant located at 600 Wendover Street. Police released surveillance video that they say shows the suspect parking a van before attempting to break the lock on the front door with an unknown object. After several minutes, the suspect left the area in the van going south on Henry Avenue, authorities say. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to police, the suspect is wanted in connection to three other similar burglaries in the area over the last two weeks. Police are asking for the public's health to identify a man wanted in connection with several burglaries.  AdvertisementAnyone with information on the incident or suspect can submit an anonymous tip here. 

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are investigating a shooting that took place in South Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, police say. Officers with the 3rd District responded to a report of gunshots on Jackson Street, according to authorities. Chief Inspector Scott Small says when officers arrived on the scene they found the shooting scene but were unable to locate a victim. Officers later learned there was a shooting victim around the corner on Columbus Boulevard, Small says. According to Small, the victim, 31, was suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and police took him to Jefferson Hospital, where he is in stable condition. Police say a 31-year-old sound engineer was shot once outside of a reccording studio in South Philadelphia.  ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe victim told police he is a sound engineer who was working at a recording studio when he ordered food through Uber Eats, Small says. Police say, the victim disclosed that when he went outside to meet the Uber Eats delivery driver that he saw five men in masks approaching him. According to police, the sound engineer said he began to run and was shot in the leg as he fled the scene. He then ran into a Wawa where police later found him, authorities say. Small says 21 spent shell casings were found outside of the recording studio where the victim was shot. "We know 21 shots were fired from a semi-automatic weapon," Small says. Detectives are on location processing the scene and looking for surveillance video, according to authorities. AdvertisementThe investigation is active and ongoing. 

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman on hospice care has one last wish.Valerie Alexander of Old City wants to make sure that her dog, Rosie, who she’s had for five years, is taken care of before she dies. "She’s part of my family," said Alexander. "She’s my child."Alexander has terminal brain cancer, and she was told by her doctor that she only has weeks left to live.

SHARON HILL, Pa. - The Southeast Delaware County School District will receive more than 94-thousand dollars in state grant money to upgrade school security systems.Elected officials from the county announced the funding on Tuesday during a press conference at the Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill. The money will be used to upgrade camera and radio equipment across the district, which District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says he has seen an "influx of crime." In January 2021, the high school was locked down because a student brought what appeared to be a gun to class. Then, in August, an 8-year-old was shot and killed near the football field by police officers who thought they were being shot at by young men carrying guns. "Why they have access to firearms and why they think having a firearm is a way to settle a dispute is something we have to stop," said Stollsteimer.MORE HEADLINES: With more than 4,300 students in the district, new cameras can be expected in the high school, elementary school, and kindergarten center.

PHILADELPHIA - Activists gathered Tuesday outside a Philadelphia bar where law enforcement sources say a bouncer punched an intoxicated patron who later died at the hospital.Police say surveillance video from Apr.16 shows 41-year-old Eric Pope being escorted out of Tabu Lounge and Sports bar in Center City around 1 a.m. for being overly intoxicated.

PHILADELPHIA - Law enforcement sources tell FOX 29 that investigators in Philadelphia have identified a suspect in two separate incidents, including a sexual assault, on SEPTA properties. Sources say 28-year-old Quintez Adams is wanted on multiple charges in connection with incidents that occurred on Apr. 4 and Apr.

BENSALEM, Pa. - Bensalem police are looking for a suspect after three 7-Eleven robberies over the past two months.One robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven on the 3500 block of Street Road at 2:20 a.m. on April 20.Police say a man, 25-30 years of age, in a Philadelphia Eagles hoodie attempted to rob the store at gunpoint.

PHILADELPHIA - On Monday, the City of Philadelphia announced the new timeline for the implementation of the workforce vaccine mandate. According to an arbitration panel governing the mandate for employees represented by the Fraternal Order of Police, this is the final update on the matter. On February 1, the panel issued requirements, including a mandate for officers to be vaccinated by February 18. That mandate was delayed on February 28 and unvaccinated or partially vaccinated employees were not punished or placed on leave at that time. According to the panel, as of April 13, 97% of the Philadelphia Police Department have either been fully vaccinated, received at least a single dose or requested a medical or religious exemption. "Only a handful of active-duty officers remain out of compliance with the City's COVID-19 vaccination mandate policy as of Wednesday, April 13," a release from the City said. Under the new timeline, employees who do not provide proof of at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or a request for exemption by May 31 will be placed on Unvaccinated Leave beginning June 6. Employees who are currently on leave must comply with the mandate by May 31.Unvaccinated employees will be required to follow additional protocols including, double-masking, wearing an N95 mask or submitting to routine COVDI-19 testing. ___RELATED HEADLINESEmployees who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by May 31 will have 14 days of the schedule prescribed for the vaccine they received. For employees whose exemption requests were denied, 10 calendar days will be given to file for an appeal.

The 2022 Broad Street Run is scheduled for May 1.  (Philadelphia Parks & Recreation)PHILADELPHIA - Runners are set to gather at Broad Street and West Fisher Avenue for the 42nd annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run on May 1 at 8:00 a.m. "I'm thrilled to welcome back runners to the Blue Cross Broad Street Run on its traditional May date," Mayor Jim Kenney said. "Thank you to everyone who got vaccinated so we can have a safe race." Although the date of the race is back to its original time, there are still several changes runners and spectators should be aware of. Here is what you need to know as the city prepares for the 10-mile event. According to the City of Philadelphia, thousands of runners have registered for the event, but only runners who submitted proof of vaccination can run in person.