Philly’s opioid crisis
As the opioid epidemic continues to intensify in the Philadelphia area, the debate over what steps should be taken, and by whom, is hotly contested. Will Harrisburg allow Philly to open an overdose prevention site? Does city government’s backing of one show a racist dichotomy? We’ll cover all this and more as the region battles the crisis.
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The city cleared more than 100 tons of trash out of Kensington on Thursday
There's another cleanup scheduled for Nov. 10.
The opioid crisis: Who calls the shots, from D.C. to Philly
A no-frills explainer on the deadly epidemic.
The city is conducting a large-scale cleanup around Kensington Avenue as part of its ‘disaster’ recovery plan
It's this Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kensington homeless camp closures: What we know about Philly’s next moves
Frankford Avenue and Emerald Street bridge tunnels will be cleared out by early 2019.
Melania is coming to Philly on Wednesday as part of her #BeBest tour
The First Lady will visit Jefferson Hospital and discuss mothers with opioid use disorder.
How the Rendell-backed safe-injection nonprofit got started
"Sister Mary [Scullion] was like, yeah, I'll go to jail with you guys."