Philadelphia/ Community & Society
Published on April 20, 2020
Top Philadelphia news: 2 men killed in separate shootings; Philly folk giant Gene Shay dies at 85Photo: JasonParis/Flickr

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Philadelphia.

16-year-old critically wounded in North Philly shooting

The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the 800 block of North 11th Street.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

2 men killed in separate shootings

Two men were shot and killed in two separate incidents in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, police said.

Read the full story on 6abc Action News.

Fire crews rescue 14 people from apartment building collapse in Mount Airy

Part of an apartment complex on the 6900 block of Cresheim Road came crashing down around 10 a.m. Saturday. The people pulled from inside say it’s a miracle no one was injured.

Read the full story on CBS Philly.

Philly folk giant, former radio DJ Gene Shay dies at 85 from coronavirus

Shay, who was co-founder of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, had a weekly radio show that aired on several stations. 

Read the full story on (SPC) South Philly CommUNITY.

'Scared for their lives': Inside the coronavirus outbreak in Philadelphia's jails

As of early April, more than 120 incarcerated people had been diagnosed with COVID-19 in county detention centers — more than in every state-run prison in Pennsylvania combined.

Read the full story on Billy Penn.


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