Christie Ileto

2 months ago | 6abc.com | Christie Ileto

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Joseph Lynch is no stranger to running down Broad Street. He shares his passion through photos on his desk and the medals wallpapering his office. It's just a snapshot of his love for pounding the pavement. "So this year will be my 18 running. I've completed 17," Lynch said. RELATED: What to know about the 2025 IBX Broad Street RunHe's completed 41 marathons and is on a journey to complete the World Marathon Majors. But he says this race is unlike any other.

2 months ago | 6abc.com | Christie Ileto

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- From electronic junk to joy, the PAR-Recycle program gives old gadgets and people a reboot. Three hundred sixty-five days a year, the nonprofit is plugging into purpose by helping the environment, but also employing people out of jail who are in need of a second chance. PAR Recycles is a nonprofit in Hunting Park. And like their name, they're in the recycling business -- specifically electronics. Their mission is part green, part second chance.

2 months ago | 6abc.com | Christie Ileto

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new chemical is molding a new narcotic nightmare in Philadelphia. BTMPS is shorthand for an industrial substance that's added to plastics, and it's being found in the illicit fentanyl supply in Philadelphia. "It's changing extremely rapidly, like day-to-day, hour-to-hour," said Jen Shinefeld with the Everywhere Project.

2 months ago | 6abc.com | Christie Ileto

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- This week, the Trump administration abruptly laid off the entire staff who work closely with the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP. That office in Health and Human services ran a $4.1 billion program to help at-risk households across the country, including here in the Philadelphia area. Last year, PECO helped 38,000 customers secure $15 million in assistance from LIHEAP. PGW helped 48,000 customers receive $19 million in grants in 2024.

2 months ago | 6abc.com | Christie Ileto

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- It was made with "brotherly love" in 1974 and built to comfort families everywhere, even across the globe. The Ronald McDonald House started right here in Philadelphia, but little do people know the idea was five years in the making. In this week's Made in Pa., we head right down the street to West Philadelphia to the first Ronald McDonald House, which is still serving families to this day.