Grills will be fired up around the region Thursday, as families come together to celebrate Independence Day. And as KYW’s Nina Baratti tells us, some spent Wednesday gearing up for the holiday feast.

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Grills will be fired up around the region Thursday, as families come together to celebrate Independence Day. And as KYW’s Nina Baratti tells us, some spent Wednesday gearing up for the holiday feast.
📸: Nina Baratti/KYW Newsradio

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The day before the Fourth of July, shops were packed with customers gearing up to grill

In a Friday court filing, lawyers said Dougherty abused his position as the Business Manager of IBEW Local 98 to steal from the union and bribe former Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon.

KYW’s Conner Barkon reports.



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In a Friday court filing, lawyers said Dougherty abused his position as the Business Manager of IBEW Local 98 to steal from the union and <a href="https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/philadelphia-council-bobby-henon-sentencing-bribery-conviction">bribe former Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon</a>.
KYW’s Conner Barkon reports.
 
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Prosecutors seeking up to 14 years for Johnny Doc in next week's bribery, embezzlement sentencing

Officials say the woman was walking along Frankford Avenue in Wissinoming Saturday morning when she was struck by a driver going southbound. Her body landed in the northbound lanes and that’s when police say she was hit by a SEPTA bus.





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Officials say the woman was walking along Frankford Avenue in Wissinoming Saturday morning when she was struck by a driver going southbound. Her body landed in the northbound lanes and that’s when police say she was hit by a SEPTA bus.
 
 
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Woman dies after being hit by car then SEPTA bus while walking along Frankford Avenue

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