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5 injured in fatal Philadelphia plane crash remain hospitalized, 3 in critical condition
Mayor Cherelle Parker said 22 people were injured and five of them remain hospitalized in Friday’s crash of a Mexico-bound air ambulance in which all six people on board died, including a girl who had spent months being treated at a city hospital.
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Seven dead, 19 injured in air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
The small plane carrying six people, including a child who had just undergone treatment at a hospital, crashed just after takeoff from the small Northeast Philadelphia Airport, creating what witnesses described as a massive fireball and a chaotic street scene that left houses on fire, businesses damaged, and cars destroyed.
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A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze
The company operating the flight that crashed into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood Friday evening said it could not confirm any survivors. There was no immediate word whether anyone on the ground was killed.
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The Pennsylvania Treasury is sending out checks for unclaimed property, are you owed money?
Saturday is National Unclaimed Property Day. Thanks to a new program, the Pennsylvania Treasury Department will be mailing out checks to thousands of Pennsylvanians who are owed money for unclaimed property.
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Philadelphia-area skating club confirms members are among those killed in Washington plane crash
The Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society confirmed Thursday that members of the club had died when an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided over the Potomac River, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
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Pennsylvania falls short on tobacco policies, new report warns
Despite receiving billions in tobacco settlement payments and taxes, Pennsylvania received bad grades in the American Lung Association’s report on the state of tobacco control.
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Pennsylvania’s first case of bird flu this year confirmed at Lehigh County farm
State officials said there is no risk to the public after the first bird flu case of the year was confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Lehigh County.
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New investments in Pennsylvania create 200+ jobs across the state
Pennsylvania attracts over $20 million in new private sector investments, including Italian manufacturer Il Pastaio, creating 200+ jobs across the Commonwealth
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Love in high places: Cathedral of Learning welcomes new falcon pair
For decades, peregrine falcons have called Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning home. Learn about this year’s pair.
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Pennsylvania dispatches 40 firefighters to support California wildfire efforts
Gov. Josh Shapiro sent two crews of Pennsylvania wildland firefighters to aid in the fight against the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
