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As election nears, John Fetterman, Josh Shapiro, and Mehmet Oz campaign in Bucks while Mastriano stumps in Philly

A day after he rallied with President Donald Trump and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in heavily Republican Latrobe, Mehmet Oz held an event with centrist Republicans in Bucks, a perennial swing county.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 7, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Phillies and Union make history, ending storybook seasons on the same day during a wild Philadelphia fall

HOUSTON — An hour before Game 6, John Middleton stood in the tunnel that led to the field at Minute Maid Park. He was told to enjoy the evening.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 6, 2022

Philadelphia has at least 90,000 reasons to love the Houston Astros: their wage-tax dollars

Not that they would be rooting for the Astros, but the people in Philadelphia’s Revenue Department had at least 90,000 reasons to cheer the arrival this week of the likes of José Altuve, Alex Bregman, Ryan Pressley, and Justin Verlander.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 4, 2022

The Philly pole climber who caught and shotgunned 7 beers says ‘This is not my first rodeo’

PHILADELPHIA — Sean Hagan was at Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse watching the game and doing “tea-offs” with other customers to see who could slam bottles of Twisted Tea Light the fastest when the Phillies won the National League Championship Series Sunday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 28, 2022

The World Series begins with upstart Philly taking on Houston, the tainted juggernaut

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.

WEKU · Oct 28, 2022

Philly’s elections chief misled voters about delays in sending out mail ballots

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s top elections official and her office knowingly misled voters multiple times this month when they said adding special elections for City Council seats to the November ballot did not delay mail ballots being sent to voters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 26, 2022

Bryce Harper will forever be a legend in Philadelphia after that dramatic home run

Bryce Harper will never have to pay for a drink in Philly again.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2022

John Fetterman in South Philly: Make me Senate Democrats’ ‘51st vote’

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman on Sunday urged about 200 supporters to make him “that 51st vote” to secure Democrats’ narrow hold on the Senate.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 23, 2022

Philly has spent $205 million on salaries for injured police since 2017. An audit found little is done to prevent fraud

PHILADELPHIA — For nearly two decades, top city officials have argued that a generous but loosely-controlled state disability benefit meant for injured Philadelphia police officers has been an easy target for abuse.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 18, 2022

The understaffed Philly Police don't evaluate their main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, city controller finds

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Police Department doesn't conduct formal evaluations of its main patrol and crime-fighting strategy, creating an inconsistent patchwork of officer deployment across the city as it's in the midst of a persistent gun violence crisis.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 18, 2022