Instead, the 1,300-acre property will now be called the Bellwether District. According to officials, the Bellwether District will act as an "economic engine" for the City of Brotherly Love while driving change and growth by bringing thousands of jobs to the area. RELATED COVERAGE: It's projected that the Bellwether District, billed as a "once-in-a-lifetime project", will generate an estimated 19,000 permanent jobs over 15 years. "Nowhere is the story of re-creation and re-envisioning being played out.

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14-year-old shot near basketball court, hospitalized in South Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A young boy is recovering after he was shot in South Philadelphia.At approximately 11:39 p.m., Philadelphia police responded to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for reports of a shooting victim that had arrived by Uber.MORE LOCAL COVERAGE:Police say a 14-year-old boy was shot once in the back.

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Police: Stolen Philadelphia police car found over an hour away in New Jersey

Philadelphia Police Car PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in New Jersey arrested a suspect who allegedly stole a Philadelphia police car overnight and drove it over an hour away from the city. Investigators say the police cruiser was stolen from the 2000 block of South 60th Street in Southwest Philadelphia on Saturday morning between 2:40 a.m.

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Biden seeks solutions for supply chain delays at G20 summit

ROME (AP) - President Joe Biden is convening world leaders at the Group of 20 summit on Sunday to talk about ways to relieve the supply chain bottlenecks hampering the global economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.Despite devoting a combined $15 trillion to combat the fallout from COVID-19, many of the world's largest economies are slogging through mass shortages as ships are waiting to dock, the prices of shipping containers climb, not enough trucks exist to haul goods from ports, and virus outbreaks halt factory production.Supply chain issues have emerged as a point of economic and political pain for Biden, as the delays have contributed to inflation and potentially put a damper on holiday shopping.

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Dr. Ala Stanford withdraws candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner

PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Ala Stanford, whose work leading the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium accelerated Philadelphia's vaccine rollout, withdrew her candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner on Saturday.In a statement distributed on Saturday night, Dr.

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Free falling Eagles hope to find lift against winless Lions

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts while coming of the field after their loss against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Imag DETROIT - Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are desperate for a victory, growing tired of being the NFL’s only winless team.The first-year coach was fired up about the opportunity to turn around the long-suffering franchise when he was hired 10 months ago, but seven setbacks without success have taken a toll.Campbell cried in front of cameras and reporters after a comeback fell short earlier this month.

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1 killed, 2 injured after North Philadelphia triple shooting

A triple shooting in North Philadelphia kills one man and injures two others. NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead and two others injured after a triple shooting in North Philadelphia.Officials say the call came about 11:30 Friday night for three men shot at 25th and Master Streets.Responding officers found the three men had each been shot several times.

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Vaccine required for School District of Philadelphia students participating in interscholastic sports

School District of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia announced Friday that students participating in interscholastic sports for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19The decision was made based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and other sports and health organizations stating that participation in close contact sports can put student athletes at increased risks for getting and spreading COVID-19. "Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting the health and well-being of students and staff

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Philadelphia transit workers union reaches 2-year deal with SEPTA to avoid strike

PHILADELPHIA - Transit Workers Union Local 234 on Friday said they have reached a tentative agreement with SEPTA on a new 2-year contract, avoiding a strike that would have brought the city's transportation services to a screeching halt. "I am very pleased that we were able to come to terms without a strike," said TWU Local 234 President Willie Brown.

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Storm system brings heavy rain, winds and flood threat to Mid-Atlantic

National Weather Service. Flash flooding is a concern from northern Virginia into eastern West Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania and much of Maryland, forecasters said. Heavy downpours could yield up to 1 inch of rain per hour on Friday morning and afternoon in some areas. Water in some areas is already running high due to runoff from the powerful nor’easter that affected the Northeast earlier this week.

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Kyle Beach extended interview: Former Blackhawks player on why he came forward

Speaking on “CBS This Morning” Thursday, former Chicago Blackhawks player Kyle Beach discussed his reasons why he had gone public the previous day in an interview with TSN to reveal he was “John Doe 1” in the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault investigation.

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White former hospital exec wins $10 million in reverse discrimination case

North Carolina hospital executive who claimed he was fired because he’s a White male was awarded $10 million in a reverse discrimination lawsuit Tuesday.Novant Health is ordered to pay $10 million in punitive damages to David Duvall, its former senior vice president of marketing and communications, a federal jury in Charlotte decided.Duvall claimed in a 2019 lawsuit that he was let go from his job in July 2018 because of the health system’s diversity efforts, and that he ended up being replaced by one Black woman and one White woman.Duvall accused Novant of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits race and gender discrimination in the workplace.FILE - Close-up of doctor's stethoscope.

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Philadelphia reaches settlement with Walter Wallace family

CENTER CITY - October 26 marked one year since Walter Wallace, Jr. was shot and killed by Philadelphia police.

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School District of Philadelphia announces program to keep students safer to and from school

MAYFAIR - At least three Philadelphia school children shot over the past few weeks. It’s why district leaders came together Thursday to announce the steps they are taking to improve school safety.

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Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo charged with sex crime

Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (FOX 5 NY) NEW YORK - A misdemeanor complaint charging former Gov.

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Philadelphia public schools to remain open if SEPTA workers strike

PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia on Thursday said all schools will remain open for in-person learning if transit workers do not reach a new contract with SEPTA and go on strike. In an email, Superintendent Dr. William Hite said that in the event of a SEPTA strike, all staff and students will operate on their normal schedules.

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Former Alberta UCP staffer alleges sexual harassment, heavy drinking in lawsuit against premier’s office

Jason Kenney to resign.In a statement of claim filed Oct. 1, Ariella Kimmel — the former chief of staff to the minister of jobs, economy and innovation — alleges sexual harassment, fabrication rumours of her leaking stories and heavy drinking by ministers and senior staffers inside the legislature.None of the allegations has been proven in court.

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Shining a light on kids safety, Philadelphia promotes Lights on Afterschool

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Thursday is a national awareness day to shine a light on how after-school programs are helping keep kids away from violence."Night after night, it tears me up. It tears me apart," Tahira Fortune stated.Fortune, a North Philadelphia resident, understands the pain of losing youth to gun violence, as she lost her 18-year-old son, Samir, in February 2017."He had a dream and his life was cut at 18-years-old," Fortune said.Fortune founded an organization called Voices by Choices in her son’s honor, to help other families who have lost children to gun violence.

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Florida penalizes school district over masks, federal COVID grant

Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and Florida education commissioner Richard Corcoran TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The state of Florida has docked a school district more than $164,000 for defying a ban on classroom mask mandates and for being awarded a federal coronavirus grant, county school officials said Wednesday.Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Carlee Simon said the penalty includes monthly salaries of its school board members as well as the full amount of a federal virus grant the county applied for last month.

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Police share new video of attempted abduction of 2-year-old in North Philadelphia

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - Authorities released new surveillance video on Wednesday of an attempted broad daylight abduction in North Philadelphia as a 2-year-old and his grandmother were walking to church. According to police, the pair were walking hand-in-hand down the 2300 block of North 11th Street around noon on Oct. 17 when a man threw a bag at the woman and tried to pick up the child claiming that it was his son.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe child's grandmother managed to fend off the attacker by swinging her keys at him.

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Hertz to lease 50,000 Teslas to Uber drivers

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Eagles defense making it easy for opposing quarterbacks

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Tight end Foster Moreau #87 of the Las Vegas Raiders is tackled by safety Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles after a 21-yard pass play during their game at Allegiant Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon’s unit is making the wrong kind of history.As Gannon spoke to reporters Tuesday, gusts of damp fall wind swept through the open-sided tent where the Eagles hold news conferences.The weather was a reminder that the 2021 season is no longer young, and any grace period that might have been granted to a coach teaching players a new system has passed.In a 33-22 loss at Las Vegas, the Eagles allowed Raiders quarterback Derek Carr

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Philadelphia to equip all police officers with tasers

PHILADELPHIA - All officers in Philadelphia will now carry tasers. All Philadelphia police officers will also undergo the required training needed to operate a taser. This comes exactly one year after the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. Officers who were not armed with tasers, shot and killed the 27-year-old of West Philadelphia one year ago Tuesday. The city says the decision is part of a settlement with Wallace's family who have called for more non-lethal options for police. In a statement the Wallace family says:"The Wallace Family continues to mourn the unnecessary and tragic death of Walter Wallace on the 1-year anniversary of his shooting.

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Police: Person on scooter hit and killed in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A person who was riding a scooter has died after a collision with a car early Wednesday morning. The incident happened at approximately 5:50 a.m. at West Allegheny Avenue and North 2nd Street.Police say the person riding the scooter was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police: 17-year-old girl, 18-year-old male injured in East Germantown shooting

Skyfox over the scene on East Rittenhouse Street after a 17-year-old girl and 18-year-old male were found shot. EAST GERMANTOWN - Two people were injured, including a 17-year-old girl, after a shooting in Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood.Officials said police responded to the 300 block of East Rittenhouse Street Tuesday, just before 6:30 in the evening, on the report of a shooting.Officers found a 17-year-old girl with a graze wound to her leg and an 18-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound to his back.MORE HEADLINES:They were taken to Einstein Medical Center by police and placed in stable condition.Police say an investigation into the shooting is underway.

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Philadelphia police officer shot after attack by man armed with hammer and pickaxe; suspect dead

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the leg after being attacked by a man in the city's Overbrook neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Two 19th District officers responded to the 5700 block of Overbrook Avenue for a report of a person with a weapon inside the basement of a home when they were confronted by a man who was armed with a hammer and pickaxe, according to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. One officer drew his taser and both of the officers ordered the man to drop his weapons. He disregarded their order and walked toward both of the officers.

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Philadelphia police officer shot, suspect dead after shooting in Overbrook

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer has been shot in the leg and suffered a graze wound to the head in the city's Overbrook neighborhood, according to sources. It happened on the 5700 block of Overbrook Avenue around 3:15 p.m. not far from St.

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Struggling Eagles have ton of issues, but no QB controversy

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Inside linebacker Denzel Perryman #52 of the Las Vegas Raiders tackles running back Boston Scott #35 of the Philadelphia Eagles during their game at Allegiant Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raide PHILADELPHIA - It took seven games for Nick Sirianni to have to publicly support Jalen Hurts.The Philadelphia Eagles are off to their worst start since 1999 at 2-5 and there’s plenty of blame to spread around.

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Weather Authority: Flash flood watch issued for parts of the area ahead of nor'easter

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Weather Authority: Flash flood watch issued for parts of the area ahead of heavy rain and strong winds

PHILADELPHIA - The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for parts of the area ahead of a "long duration storm system" that will bring downpours and possible severe weather to parts of the region Monday night into Tuesday.The flash flood watch currently covers Montgomery County, Lehigh County, Lower Bucks County, Northampton County, Philadelphia County, Mercer County, Burlington County, and all of northern New Jersey.Forecasters expect rainfall totals in these areas to reach around 2-3 inches by Tuesday afternoon.Showers will impact most of the region around 8 p.m.

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Suspect sought in attempted abduction of 2-year-old child in North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are searching for a suspect wanted in the attempted abduction of a young child. The incident happened at approximately 12 p.m. on October 17 on the 2300 block of North 11th Street. In a video released by authorities, the child is seen walking hand-in-hand with his mother when the suspect approaches.

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School District of Philadelphia braces for SEPTA strike

PHILADELPHIA - The School District of Philadelphia is preparing for the event of a SEPTA strike if workers and leaders can't reach an agreement on a new contract.The district says if the strike happens it could result in changes to how classes are currently operating. Essentially, some or all schools could switch to 100% virtual learning if a SEPTA strike does occur. MORE SEPTA HEADLINESAccording to the School District of Philadelphia, nearly 60,000 students use SEPTA to get to and from school every day. On Sunday, SEPTA workers conducted a voice vote that was unanimous.

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Police: Man shot and killed in Southwest Philadlephia

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after another shooting in Southwest Philadelphia. It happened just before 10:30 p.m.

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Philadelphia police searching for missing 13-year-old girl

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a missing teenager. Leienna Cuevas, 13, was last seen on Saturday, October 23, at approximately 5:20 p.m., by her mother at their residence, on the 1600 block of Hoffnagle Street. Cuevas is approximately 5 feet tall, approximately 100 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.

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Eagles fall to Las Vegas Raiders 33-22 to collect their fifth loss of the season

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Foster Moreau #87 of the Las Vegas Raiders is tackled by Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half in the game at Allegiant Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Mi LAS VEGAS - Derek Carr threw for over 300-yards and two touchdowns as the Las Vegas Raiders handed the Philadelphia Eagles their fifth loss of the season by a final score of 33-22. After first quarter touchdown gave the Eagles the early lead, Carr and the Raiders dominated the game by scoring 30 unanswered points from the second quarter to the fourth. Carr got to work by leading the Raiders on a 9-play, 72 yard drive that ended with an 18-yard strike to tight end Foster Moreau.

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Police: 2 arrive at hospital after shooting in West Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - Two men were driven to a Philadelphia hospital after they were badly injured in a double shooting on Sunday evening, according to police. A 21-year-old man was hit in the neck and another man was struck in the chest when gunfire erupted on the 5500 block of Walnut Street, police said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe men were driven by a private vehicle to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where they were both placed in critical condition.Police did not report any arrests immediately following the double shooting. A motive for the gunfire is still under investigation. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Man shot and killed in Belmont, police say

Police investigate after a man was shot and killed on Pallas Street, in Philadelphia's Belmont neighborhood. BELMONT - A man is dead after a shooting in Philadelphia’s Belmont neighborhood.Officials say the shooting happened early Sunday, around 2:30, on the 1000 block of Pallas Street.Responding officers found a man shot at the location.

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Man shot twice, in critical condition in Southwest Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical after he was shot twice in the Southwest section of the city. The incident happened at approximately 4:07 a.m. on the 6800 block of Essington Avenue. A 22-year-old man was shot twice – once in the chin and once in the lips.

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Philadelphia City Council to hold hearings on SEPTA security procedures

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council says it will hold hearings on SEPTA’s security procedures after multiple attacks on riders. The Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, Curtis Jones, Jr. whose panel is likely to lead the probe told FOX 29: "It’s SEPTA’s responsibility when we pay our fare to assure that the rider gets from Frankford to 69th Street without being attacked."Edwin Allen, 28, is accused of attacking a woman in Upper Darby’s 69th Street station Wednesday night and sources say he may be linked to other assaults.While Fiston Ngoy, 35, is charged with the rape of a woman on a westbound Market-Frankford train last week.

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Man shot, killed inside West Philadelphia corner store, police say

WEST PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man was shot and killed inside a corner store in West Philadelphia.It happened at the Gregory Grocery on the 5000 block of Arch Street around 3:45 p.m. Friday.According to police, the 38-year-old man was shot once in the head.

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Attempted robbery of armored truck in North Philadelphia caught on camera

PHILADELPHIA - The FBI released video of an attempted robbery on an armored truck in North Philadelphia that happened broad daylight earlier this week. The armored truck driver shot at the suspect, according to authorities.The Bricks driver was attempting to load the truck on the1900 block of North 5th Street around 4:30 p.m.

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Police: 18-year-old student shot himself in the leg inside Philadelphia school gym

PHILADELPHIA - A massive police presence responded to a Philadelphia public school on Friday after officials say a student shot himself in the leg in the school gymnasium.Authorities were called to the Philadelphia Learning Academy on the 4300 block of Westminster Avenue around noon. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESSergeant Eric Gripp of the Philadelphia Police Department said an 18-year-old student shot himself once in the left leg in the gymnasium. The student was taken to an area hospital in stable condition, according to Gripp. Police and SWAT officers have not yet found the gun that was involved in the shooting, police said.

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