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Top Philadelphia news: No free pass for students at climate rally; FBI probe connected to councilman

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Published on September 20, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia schools say students won’t get free pass to join climate strike

The School District of Philadelphia says students attending today's climate strike will be marked as absent, unlike the situation in New York.

Read the full story on Billy Penn.

Man accused of holding group of women in West Philadelphia home

The incident was reported to police around 1:30 a.m. Thursday when a woman inside a house on the 6300 block of Vine Street was able to text a family member who then notified police.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

Councilman Kenyatta Johnson gets help from city-hired lawyer amid FBI probe

Sources familiar with the FBI investigation describe a broad probe looking at the councilman's involvement with sales of city-owned land, as well as his wife's consulting business and their connection with Universal Companies, a charter school operator founded by music producer Kenny Gamble.

Read the full story on Philadelphia Inquirer.

Police search for Olney store robbery, shooting suspect

Surveillance video shows the suspect as he entered the store Wednesday night and announced a robbery. The suspect brandished a semiautomatic handgun and robbed multiple patrons inside the store on the 5400 block of North Fifth Street.

Read the full story on CBS Philadelphia.

1 injured when SEPTA bus gets trapped on road 

The bus got stuck in a road cavity around 5 p.m. on North 11th Street in the Spring Garden section of the city on Thursday.

Read the full story on ABC Philadelphia, WPVI.


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