Madeleine Wright

A @PhillyPolice officer is in critical, but stable condition condition at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center after he was shot in the line of duty while trying to break up a fight outside Overbrook High School. Officials say the 26-year-old officer is assigned to the 19th district. https://t.co/4OPhyTqebm

Black tape covers the word “emergency” outside Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland after the ED shut down yesterday. The rest of the hospital is set to close permanently tomorrow at 8 AM. Anger and sadness have shaken the community amid the loss of a vital community resource. https://t.co/NvlsVTIQUx

Employees are cleaning out their offices today ahead of Crozer Chester Medical Center’s shutdown planned for Friday. The emergency department closed at 8 o’clock this morning. The hospital’s parent company is bankrupt. Patients fear the void in healthcare will cost lives. https://t.co/YKeSbETlQ9

Taylor Hospital’s parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in January. A federal bankruptcy judge approved Prospect’s closure plan last week, which included shutting down Taylor Hospital. Last ditch efforts to save the hospital failed.

Lisa @lisssa0114

@MWrightReports Why is it closing?

Today is the last full day that Taylor Hospital is open. Employees are preparing for the hospital to close at 8 AM tomorrow. The mood is somber. Workers are hugging, taking pics and saying their final goodbyes. A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the closure of Crozer Health. https://t.co/Vrsobook4f

Dozens of hospital employees, elected officials and patients gathered to pray for a solution and decry the closure of Crozer Chester Medical Center in Upland. Parent company Prospect Medical Holdings remains in bankruptcy. An upside down American flag hangs as a distress symbol. https://t.co/rf8bnF4MpN

After surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of @MonkeyFishToys is facing a new challenge: unexpected price increases tied to international trade. https://t.co/qZsG9RW6am

Elected officials are in Chester this morning to call on the Republican majority in the Pennsylvania senate to provide full funding to support SEPTA. This comes a week after @SEPTA announced 45% service cuts and fare hikes amid a $213 million funding gap. https://t.co/TmKFLpO306

Two sisters killed in a Millville fire, Valery Mariana Cardona Gómez, 13, and Gissel Samanta Cardona Gómez, 11, will be laid to rest tomorrow. Family members say the girls were trapped when the burning duplex collapsed. Wind and hydrant problems hampered firefighting efforts. https://t.co/8tt5jbK6ys

A memorial is growing to honor the memory of two sisters killed in a duplex fire in Millville, Cumberland County. Six homes were either damaged or destroyed and 21 people now have no place to live. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. https://t.co/eyPEr6jd6t

Giant piles of ash are left behind after @ILoveThatPlace lit 40 bonfires to keep the 4,500 peach trees warm during an overnight cold snap. Peaches are among the top two most popular crops at Linvilla Orchards. Pick-your-own peach season begins June 20. https://t.co/OjXrVIV1sj

University of Pennsylvania students, faculty and staff are demanding that @Penn continue doing research, despite funding cuts from the federal government, and protect the LGBTQ+ community on campus. The White House announced $175 million in funding cuts for Penn yesterday. https://t.co/zrwKI2M8aB

Passengers are adjusting to @SEPTA regional rail schedule changes this week. SEPTA said it has added 31 assistant train conductors and taken other steps to improve on time performance. https://t.co/WabFn8bXIu

Eighth graders in the @RadnorTSD are learning how to manage their time, navigate peer pressure and maintain good self-esteem, thanks to a mentorship program with @VillanovaU. https://t.co/5cki1UQvao

Time lapse video from Drone Watch 3 shows the SS United States passing underneath the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester. About 100 people gathered in the dock to watch. One woman said it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The ship will be sunk as an artificial reef in Florida. https://t.co/UPYuZ54yFt

Dozens of people gathered along a fence on Christopher Columbus Blvd. this afternoon to catch a glimpse of the SS United States. The retired ocean liner is leaving South Philadelphia to be sunk as an artificial reef in @OkaloosaCounty, Florida. https://t.co/OsywoaN6Z1

A wreath laying ceremony in Montgomery County marked two years since @TempleUniv police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald was shot and killed while responding to a robbery in North Philadelphia. Widow Marissa Fitzgerald wants her husband to be remembered for his bravery and sacrifice. https://t.co/OhAJMbUPJ3