Lawsuits filed against several youth detention facilities in Pennsylvania on behalf of dozens of people who say they were sexually or physically abused while in care of those facilities as children. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.

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Lawsuits filed against several youth detention facilities in Pennsylvania on behalf of dozens of people who say they were sexually or physically abused while in care of those facilities as children. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports.
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Dozens of people say they were sexually abused as kids in Pa. juvenile detention centers, according to newly filed lawsuits

Police say on Wednesday, around 2:30 p.m., a man knocked on a person’s door along the 2900 block of South Juniper Street claiming he was with a construction company and needed to check the rear deck “at the request of the building inspector.”







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Police say on Wednesday, around 2:30 p.m., a man knocked on a person’s door along the 2900 block of South Juniper Street claiming he was with a construction company and needed to check the rear deck “at the request of the building inspector.”
 
 
 
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Police: Men wanted in connection with South Philly house burglary

According to the FBI, there has been a double-digit increase in financial fraud involving older adults in the last year. KYW Newsradio’s Nina Baratti tells us, in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the FBI is sharing tips on what to look out for and how to prevent more cases.



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According to the FBI, there has been a double-digit increase in financial fraud involving older adults in the last year. KYW Newsradio’s Nina Baratti tells us, in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the FBI is sharing tips on what to look out for and how to prevent more cases.
 
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Do you know the signs of elder fraud? FBI shares tips as cases are on the rise

The African American Children’s Book Project celebrated Juneteenth Saturday at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia by highlighting a little-known story about Mae Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philadelphia to own a business downtown in the 1940s. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more.





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The African American Children’s Book Project celebrated Juneteenth Saturday at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia by highlighting a little-known story about Mae Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philadelphia to own a business downtown in the 1940s. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more.
 
 
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Dozens of people say they were sexually abused as kids in Pa. juvenile detention centers, according to newly filed lawsuits

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