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PHILADELPHIA – An Arizona weapons advocacy group and two Pennsylvania men have settled civil rights litigation brought under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution against The City of Philadelphia and its police commissioner for $10,000, and secured an injunction which declared the City’s disputed cutting weapons possession policy as unenforceable.
A group of 11 students at Crossroads Accelerated Academy became sick after drinking juice suspected of being laced with an opioid, Philadelphia Police said Wednesday. Five of the students were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment. The other six were picked up by their parents. The School District of Philadelphia and police are investigating the incident.
The Philadelphia Real Estate Alliance, in conversation with two District councilmembers, discussed development, affordability, and councilmanic prerogative.
Waste Free Philly, a coalition of environmental groups dedicated to clean water and air and waste reduction, called on Philadelphia's 2023 mayoral candidates to commit to its agenda, including a program to end illegal dumping by 2028. Rev. Warren Bloom and former City Councilmember Derek Green signed on.
The Department of Health was subsequently reinspected Supremo on Jan. 23, and the Cease Operations Order remained in place.