Racquel Williams
Community Impact Reporter at KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA)
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Forty years ago, on May 13, 1985, the city of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on the Cobbs Creek residence of the MOVE organization. Neighbors on Osage Avenue had complained that the group was living in unsanitary conditions and shouting threats and profanities from a loudspeaker. They refused to leave, despite notices from the city. The bomb ignited a fire that killed 11 people - five of them children - and destroyed 61 homes.
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - City officials joined a local developer for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a newly renovated 31-unit affordable housing community for families, including those who are formerly homeless. The renovated Kings Highway Apartments in Kensington will soon house at least 31 families, many of whom are moving in directly from shelters.
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3 weeks ago |
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - As Temple University's spring semester winds down, many students living in off-campus housing are preparing to move out. That process can get messy for the blocks they live on, as students often don't consider what they are dumping on sidewalks and other undesignated areas. To curb the waste and headache for neighbors, the university launched TUMove, a new way students moving from off-campus housing can responsibly dispose of their end-of-semester waste.
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1 month ago |
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - The Pennsylvania Prison Society, an organization that advocates for the health, safety and dignity of incarcerated people, is sounding the alarm about the rising number of in-custody deaths throughout the commonwealth. This year alone, there have been six deaths in state prisons and seven deaths in county facilities.
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1 month ago |
audacy.com | Racquel Williams
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) - Care, Not Control, an area organization working to overhaul Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system, is pressing lawmakers in Harrisburg to approve the Care Package, a major reform initiative. The Care Package is a series of 10 bills introduced last month in the state House, aimed at reforming Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system.
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