Leland Pinder

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ByLeland PinderFriday, April 25, 2025 4:24AMUPLAND, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Delaware County Health Department hoped to help residents in Chester navigate their health care future during a community meeting on Thursday night. Worry and fear are growing amid the impending closure of Crozer Health and the impacted ambulance service. "All I envision is members of my community, could be me, my family members, dying on the way to getting care," said Chester resident Zulene Mayfield.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WPVI) -- A Florida State University student with ties to South Jersey is speaking out after the deadly shooting on campus this week. Jayson Jenkins, a junior sports management major, recently transferred to FSU to play football. He lives off campus but says he had been in the vicinity of the shooting just a short time before it happened.

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ByLeland PinderThursday, April 17, 2025 4:16AMWEST CHESTER, Pa. (WPVI) -- April 13-19 is designated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW ) in the United States, honoring 911 dispatchers' commitment, service, and sacrifice. It's a job that keeps you on your toes, and Michael Groff has been doing it for more than a decade in West Chester Borough. It can be high-stress and high-stakes meeting the community's needs and serving as a lifeline to officers and others in the field.

1 month ago | 6abc.com | Leland Pinder

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A North Philadelphia man in his mid-70s is out of the hospital and getting better after an alleged brutal attack last Wednesday. The man, who wished not to be identified, said the unprovoked attack happened on Disston Street under an overpass. He had just gotten off the train at SEPTA's Tacony Station and was walking home around 3 p.m. when an unknown man came up behind him with a rock and hit him in the face.

1 month ago | 6abc.com | Leland Pinder

MEDIA, Pa. (WPVI) -- This cold spring weather isn't just unpleasant, it could end up costing farmers. At Linvilla Orchards in Delaware County, manager Norm Schultz says they're taking steps to save crops and fruit trees ahead of a deep freeze expected overnight. Warm weather in March brought the peach trees at the farm to life, but below-freezing April temperatures could render new blooms dead before they have the chance to grow.