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Five More Possible Measle Exposures Reported In Philadelphia Five More Possible Measle Exposures Reported In Philadelphia
Five More Possible Measle Exposures Reported In Philadelphia City health officials are warning of five more places and times where city residents may have been exposed to the measles virus in December.  The announcement comes weeks after a potential exposure incident was reported at the Jefferson Health building in Center City.  Possible exposure sites include:  The Multicultural Education Station Day Care at 6919 Castor Avenue on Dec. 20 and 21;  The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Emergency Room at 3401 Civic Center Boulevard on Dec. 28;  The Christopher’s Hospital for Children Emergency Department from…

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by Mac Bullock
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Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting
Arrest Made In Deadly Mayfair Ambush Shooting Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal slaying of three men in Mayfair earlier this month.  Edwin Vargas, 24, was taken into custody on an arrest warrant on Tuesday, Jan. 24, said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore on Twitter.  @phillypolice Homicide Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Edwin Vargas, 24 for the 1/9/23 Triple Homicide/shooting that occurred @ 7300 Rowland Ave. Vargas is currently in custody. pic.twitter.com/uhAKGIvakn — Frank Vanore (@PPDFrankVanore) January 24, 2023 Pennsylvania court records show the 24-year-old was charged with m…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Northeast Philly Shooting Kills 3, Injuries 1: Police Northeast Philly Shooting Kills 3, Injuries 1: Police
Northeast Philly Shooting Kills 3, Injuries 1: Police Three men are dead and a fourth is in critical condition after a late-night shooting in northeast Philadelphia, authorities told Daily Voice. City police were called to the 7300 block of Rowland Avenue in Mayfair just before 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, for reports of a person with a gun, the department said. Officers arrived to find two victims — an 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old man — dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds to the body, they said. Another man, 24, was rushed to Nazareth Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds where he died just before 10:40 p.m., police added. T…

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by Mac Bullock