🌱 Wrong-Way Crash On I-95 Exit Kills One, Injures Seven + Four Shot

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Here are the top stories in Philadelphia today:

1. Philly kids are getting an opportunity to exercise and beat the heat in Feltonville. The program, known as Little Buddies, gives kids activities where they can be safe. The Feltonville recreation center hosts the program, where kids can play basketball, swim, or run around at the playground. Click the link to see a full video report. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
2. Four women were shot 10 minutes apart in separate shootings on Sunday. The four women are in the hospital but listed in stable condition. According to police, the first shooting took place on the 1300 block of North Newkirk Street around 2:14 a.m. The other was in the 5600 block of Morton Street. No arrests have been made. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
3. One person is dead, and seven others were injured in a wrong-way crash on an I-95 exit ramp. According to police, two vehicles were going the wrong way on the exit ramp from I-95 southbound to Academy Road in Torresdale. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. The identity of the driver who died has not been released as of Sunday afternoon. Of the other victims, two are in stable condition and the other five are in critical condition. (WPVI-TV)

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From my notebook:

• Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting a virtual art-making program. This session will highlight abstract art by Joan Mitchell. Click the link to sign up. (Philadelphia Museum of Art via Instagram)
• Free Library of Philadelphia is congratulating Airea D. Matthews. The Philadelphia Poet Laureate has been awarded the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. (Free Library of Philadelphia via Facebook)
• City of Philadelphia Government has announced a Heat Health Emergency. The emergency will go into effect at noon today. Everyone is encouraged to check on neighbors and loved ones. (City of Philadelphia Government via Facebook)

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