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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive winter storm swept from the Carolinas to Maine on Thursday, dumping snow along the coast and bringing strong winds that will usher in possible record-breaking cold. Up to 18 inches of snow was expected in eastern New England. Blizzard warnings and states of emergency were in effect, schools and…

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????6ABC screengrab PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –Democrat Larry Krasner took the oath of office Tuesday to become the new the district attorney of Philadelphia. The former public defender was sworn in at the Kimmel Center. Krasner has been a critic of what he calls mass incarceration. He vows to not pursue death sentences and backs the idea…

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Photo: Irene Steinberg, Facebook WPVI–A University of Pennsylvania student, along with his parents and two brothers, were among the 12 people killed in a plane crash in Costa Rica. William Steinberg was on board the plane that crashed shortly after takeoff around noon on Sunday. “Many of us knew Will very closely, he was such…

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Statement from Mark “The AME” Tyler It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to leave WURD Radio as host of “Wake Up with WURD”.  I started at WURD almost three years ago as a volunteer host of a new show, Urban Insight. What began as a one-hour program, quickly grew to a two-hour…

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Photo: DRWC Ring in the New Year with two fireworks shows on the Delaware River waterfront. Philadelphia will ring in 2018 not once but two times during the SugarHouse New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Delaware River Waterfront. Dates: December 31, 2017 – January 1, 2018 First show: 6 p.m. Second show: Midnight Overview Ring…

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Richard “Sonny” Driver, founder of the Scoop USA newspaper in Philadelphia, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 after a brief illness at the age of 91. Sonny Driver started the paper in 1960 with the popular slogan “Stay in the loop with Scoop USA.” Driver through SCOOP USA documented critical and important events in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rapper/entrepreneur Chill Moody with his nicethings craft beer.  (Photo courtesy: Kharisma McIlwaine)   By Kharisma McIlwaine Chill Moody has been a fixture in his Philadelphia hometown for quite some time. He is known for his contribution to hip-hop music, his lifestyle brand, and for his constant efforts to uplift and give back to…

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! A Big shout out to Willie Austin and Ideen Naem, co-owners of Ace Shoe Repair, 20 E. Mt. Airy Avenue, in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. They were one of our first featured businesses when we started this highlight. I’m happy to report that as a result of the feature and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Lisa Thomas-Laury, 6ABC anchor Monica Malpass and retired Comcast Foundation head, Charisse Lillie, Esq.  (Photo: Robert Mendelsohn)   Enon Tabernacle Church’s African Heritage Ministry will host its Annual Kwanzaa Celebration this year with a book signing by special guest, WPVI-TV Channel 6 retired news anchor, Lisa Thomas-Laury. The book is entitled “On Camera…

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AAMP presents Gardens of the Mind: Echoes of the Feminine View, an exhibition featuring five Black women artists whose work explores spiritual cultivation and memory through their artistic practice. By using large scale installation, sculpture, painting, photography and printmaking, artists Barbara Bullock, Martha Jackson Jarvis, E.J. Montgomery, Joiri Minaya and Glynnis Reed examine our relationship…

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