An army of volunteers are tackling the clean up in Center City and Rittenhouse. The healing process has begun. Peaceful protests splintered off into violence and looting last night... this morning were seeing the best of Philly! @6abc#PhillyProtests#PhillyCleanUp
A senior from Germantown Friends went viral for all the right reasons! This is the moment Amir learned he got accepted to Morehouse College! #BlackBoyJoy CONGRATULATIONS! @6abc
Passengers praise flight crew of #Southwest1380 and identify pilot on social media as Tammie Jo Shults, who landed plane after engine blew. She’s a native from New Mexico, and was one of the Navy’s first female fighter pilots @6abc 📸: Kristopher Johnson
NEW at 4: One of the founding members of @theroots died this morning. Leonard Hubbard, known as Hub, was a bassist for the group. He’d been battling cancer since 2007 and at that time stopped touring. His wife tells @6abc, “It happened quickly. He didn’t suffer a lot.”
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Encouraging words from the youngest of fans to the @sixers center after he was brought to tears following Sunday’s #Game7 loss. That story tonight on @6abc
TOUCHING MOMENT: a blind tourist from California gets to see the Liberty Bell with his hands, all thanks to the kindness of a Park Ranger. This story this morning on @6abc
#BREAKING terrifying moments captured in camera as a gunman unleashed bullets at a high school football game in Pleasantville. At least 2 people reported injured, including a young boy. The game has been suspended @6abc
I 👏🏽 am 👏🏽 dead 👏🏽! Another charter plane of some 200 eagles fans touched down in Phoenix, and the vibe is unmatched by another fan base. Yes, you are looking at the “pope” blessing Phoenix for an Eagles WIN! #SuperBowl#SuperBowl2023#ItsAPhillyThing@6abc
“Free Hong Kong”, that’s what a couple chanted during tonight’s @sixers exhibition game, and it got them kicked out. This as the NBA and China are embroiled in controversy after Houston Rocket’s GM’s tweet. @6abc➡️ 6abc.com/sports/sixers-…
#UPDATE the teen who broke into North Philadelphia nonprofit during the overnight looting and stole electronics meant for youth programming, not only reached out to apologize, but the nonprofit offered him a job and he accepted.... per the program director
Also a North Philadelphia nonprofit was targeted by the same people they aimed to serve in last night’s overnight looting. New Options More Opportunities had just moved into the Broad street location. Thieves made off with several items used for youth programming @6abc
Heavy police and fire presence at 4400 Holden in West Philadelphia. Reports of flames and heavy smoke, at one point several residents were trapped @6abc
