Shooting In West Philly + Winning Lottery Ticket at Wawa

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 72 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories today in Philadelphia:

1. Four people were shot in a drive-by Thursday morning as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf spoke in West Philadelphia to urge community-based violence prevention groups to apply for millions of dollars in grants. Police say the occupants of a gold or tan-colored Jeep opened fire around 11 a.m. at the intersection of 38th and Aspen streets. No arrests have been made at this time. (NBC 10 Philadelphia)
2. Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration became so concerned about how three cases of neglect or abuse of older people were handled in Philadelphia that it is ordering improvements at an agency there, though officials are refusing to disclose what happened to those three people, or whether they are alive. The August 6th letter by Wolf's Department of Aging secretary, Robert Torres, came weeks after staff at the state agency began raising alarms, including that caseworkers' caseloads were above the limit in state law. Torres' letter went to the president of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, a nonprofit with a state contract to field and respond to calls about elder abuse and neglect in the city. (The Morning Call)
3. A Center City Wawa store sold a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket that's good for $2 million.
   According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Wawa at 1707 Arch St. in Philadelphia sold a winning Powerball with Power Play ticket. The ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 20-40-47-55-63, on Wednesday but not the red Powerball 5 to win $2 million, (Philadelphia Patch)
4. Most people who live in the Greater Philadelphia area probably know of Eastern State Penitentiary’s existence thanks to the 19th-century prison’s highly publicized and highly successful Terror Behind the Walls annual haunted house. When Terror Behind the Walls didn’t return last season due to COVID-19, absolutely no one was surprised. But it turns out the penitentiary has decided it’s done with the organization’s biggest moneymaker once and for all. (Philadelphia magazine)
5. The man wanted for a shooting on I-95 turned himself into Pennsylvania State Police in Media on Wednesday morning. According to police, Zion Blyden, 21, faces attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and other charges in connection with the September 12 incident.
   A female driver notified police that Blyden was shooting at her vehicle while she was driving on northbound I-95 near Highland Avenue in Chester. (WPVI-TV)

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Today in Philadelphia:

• National Punctuation Day - Abraham Lincoln (12:00 AM)
• Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive (9:00 AM)
• Veterans Yoga & Meditation (10:30 AM)
• Latin American Book Fair in Philadelphia City Hall Courtyard (12:00 PM)
• Experience is Foundation: The Art of Johnny Irizarry (1:00 PM)
• Jazz in the Park til Dark - Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (4:00 PM)
• Summer Sunset Series: Kun Yang Lin Dancers (6:00 PM)
• Ancestral Healing by Pasion y Arte - Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (7:00 PM)
• Film in the Forest: A Bug’s Life - Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (7:00 PM)
• SINATRA: A Man and His Music - The Philly POPS (8:00 PM)

Philadelphia Patch Notebook

• ACCT Philly: "Spread the word!! And huge thanks to Catadelphia for providing this for pet cats and kittens🐈 in Philly! 🙌🏼" (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly: "Here is the large and occluded upper-level low over the Ohio Valley responsible for today's severe and flash flooding threat. Notice the strong southerly winds ahead of the system bringing ample moisture into our region." (Facebook)

• City of Philadelphia Government: "Hey Philadelphia! Let’s show the world what an open and welcoming city we are. Come out and support all the Welcoming Week events happening in Philadelphia until September 24 phila.gov/welcoming-week" (Facebook)
• City of Philadelphia Government: "Masks are required in Philly: ✅ While indoors, unless proof of vaccination is required for entry. ✅ At non-seated outdoor events with 1,000+ attendees. Learn more: http://ow.ly/G3Oa50FOWA1 #MaskUpPHL" (Facebook)
• City of Philadelphia Government: "The end of #WelcomingWeekPHL is approaching! Be sure to join some of the daily events. View the full list of events ➡️ phila.gov/welcoming-week" (Facebook)
• Free Library of Philadelphia: "Improve your reading skills while reading and discussing interesting books with the Adult Literacy Book Club, presented by the Languages & Learning Center at The Free Library of Philadelphia and Beyond Literacy:" (Facebook)

• City of Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs: "Free Eye Care for Kids on Saturday, October 9, 2021, from 9:00am to 5:00pm BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!" (Facebook)

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