A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.
Tag: Philadelphia (Pa)
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What Would It Take to Turn More Offices Into Housing?
Vast amounts of empty real estate are a crisis for building owners. But some politicians and business leaders hope they can be converted into something new — and transform downtown neighborhoods.
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Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79
As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.
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After 65 Years, the ‘Boy in the Box’ Has a Name
Detective work and DNA analysis helped officials learn the identity of a 4-year-old boy whose beaten body was found inside a cardboard box in Philadelphia in 1957. The killing remains unsolved.
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Pennsylvania House Votes to Impeach Philadelphia’s Progressive D.A.
Republican lawmakers blame Larry Krasner’s policies for a surge in gun violence. The State Senate, whose session ends this month, will have to determine whether and how to hold a trial.