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June 3, 2020

Severe thunderstorms roar through Pennsylvania, New Jersey; over 500,000 without power

Over 400,000 customers were without power in Pennsylvania and New Jersey after a powerful line of severe thunderstorms roared through the region on Wednesday, bringing down trees and even causing a semi-truck to flip over.

June 3, 2020

Statue of former police commissioner Frank Rizzo officially removed in Philly after days of defacement by protesters

The 10-foot-tall bronze statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was removed from the front steps of the Municipal Services Building in Center City early Wednesday morning after days of being defaced and graffitied by protesters. 

June 2, 2020

Watters slams Biden remarks on race, says ex-VP pointed fingers while US 'was torn apart' in Obama years

"The Five" co-host Jesse Watters slammed former Vice President Joe Biden's critique of President Trump during remarks addressing the death of George Floyd and the subsequent unrest.

June 2, 2020

Philadelphia man dies in detonation of ATM rigged with explosives, reports say

Explosives planted in an attempt to break into a Philadelphia ATM detonated Tuesday morning, leaving a 24-year-old man dead, according to local reports.

June 2, 2020

Looting forces Philadelphia grocery chain to close stores, leaving residents with limited access to food

A supermarket chain says recent looting in Philadelphia sparked by the death of George Floyd has forced it to shutter all seven of its locations there, leaving some people “crying because they can’t get food anywhere.” 

June 2, 2020

Taking aim at Trump over unrest, Biden argues the president’s ‘part of the problem and accelerates it’

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have raged across the country the past week “a wake-up call for our nation,” and vowed to reverse the nation’s “systemic racism with long overdue concrete changes.”

June 2, 2020

South Philly gunstore owner guarding shop overnight shoots, kills armed looter: report

A South Philadelphia gun owner shot and killed a looter who attempted to break in for what the owner suspects is the second night in a row. 

June 2, 2020

Taking aim at Trump, Biden to pledge he ‘won’t fan the flames of hate’

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday will call the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death that have raged across the country the past week “a wake-up call for our nation.”

June 2, 2020

Philly residents protect store from looters: 'We stand with peaceful protesters,' not rioters

South Philadelphia residents are uniting to put an end to looting and rioting in their community amid the nationwide protests against the death of George Floyd, Stand Up South Philly founder Anthony Giordano explained Tuesday. 

June 2, 2020

Dem rep says Philadelphia office was looted during protests

Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., tweeted Monday night that looters broke into one of his local offices as demonstrators continued to take to the streets in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.