Philadelphia region's air quality improving as wildfire smoke moves through
Philadelphia's air quality is much better Saturday compared to Friday, but there may be a risk to some people who have heightened sensitivities to air pollution.
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Philadelphia's air quality is much better Saturday compared to Friday, but there may be a risk to some people who have heightened sensitivities to air pollution.
An off-duty officer returned fire after someone fired a shot at him during a road rage incident in Philadelphia's Roxborough section Thursday night.
Most of the Philadelphia region is experiencing "unhealthy" or "very unhealthy" air quality conditions due to the wildfire smoke.
Zack Wheeler will be on the mound for the Phillies as they try win their fifth straight game.
The cause of the fire in Jackson Township remains under investigation.
The NJFFS said Wednesday the fire has burned 70 acres and is 70% contained.
The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity.
The shooting happened on the 2900 block of Mascher Street just before 9 p.m.
The incident ended with an armed suspect, identified as Dimitri Klimov, shot and killed by police on the 2800 block of Ruth Street in Kensington.
Schwarber has hit 49 home runs in June in his career - the most out of any month in the baseball calendar.
It still remains unclear who will be on Nick Nurse's coaching staff, but one of Doc Rivers' assistants isn't staying in Philly.
A fire in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest continues to grow Thursday, spreading to 5,000 acres. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is asking people to avoid the area.
Nick Nurse spent the past five seasons as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors, where he won the NBA Finals and went the playoffs three times.
A 27-year-old Philadelphia police officer was released from the hospital after being shot in the hand in a barricade situation.
Nurse will become the Sixers' 26th head coach in franchise history.