PHILADELPHIA — Waltkeem Jenkins still feels traumatized after being jumped five times as a teenager in South Philadelphia, and robbed once at gunpoint. His hardship, though, gives him credibility with patients at Philadelphia hospitals trying to bette…
Sixers star Joel Embiid has started the concussion protocol process and is feeling better
MIAMI — Joel Embiid has started his return-to-play process. The 76ers center is sidelined in the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat with an orbital fracture near his right eye and a concussion. He’s not expected to return until Games 3…
‘A truly dark day in America’: Pennsylvania, New Jersey governors react to leaked Supreme Court draft
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the commonwealth will not follow other states in banning most abortions during his tenure. “Abortion is and will remain …
Brandywine River museum gets trove of Andrew Wyeth-related art and will share in 7,000 works by the artist
PHILADELPHIA — The Brandywine River Museum of Art, long associated with Andrew Wyeth, a museum neighbor in Chadds Ford, has received a major gift of nearly 200 artworks by his family and friends, including 40 works by the artist’s father, the famed ill…
New Eagles receiver AJ Brown’s first love was baseball, and he might have become a big leaguer
The fly ball to left field — like it seemed to do so many times at Starkville High’s park — was lost in the sun, leaving the left fielder helpless and the coach with a sense of dread. “You know what’s going through your head as a coach,” Travis Garner …
Sixers’ Joel Embiid considering playing for France at 2024 Olympics
While Joel Embiid is sidelined from the Sixers’ opening playoff games in Miami, he’s apparently passing part of the time by looking into the future. French TV and radio network RMC Sport reported that Embiid has opened discussions with France’s nationa…
Ex-Philly Police officer who fatally shot TJ Siderio, 12, has been charged with murder
PHILADELPHIA — The former Philadelphia Police officer who shot a 12-year-old boy in the back in March has been charged with murder after prosecutors said he fired the fatal shot from near-point blank range while the boy was on the ground and unarmed. E…
The ex-Philly Police officer who fatally shot TJ Siderio, 12, has been charged with murder
PHILADELPHIA — The former Philadelphia Police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy in the back in March has been charged with murder. Edsaul Mendoza, who was fired over the shooting of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, surrendered Sunday night and faces count…
New Jersey’s statewide plastic bag ban goes into effect this week. Are stores and shoppers ready?
Bruce Millington, beer coordinator at the Wegmans liquor store in Cherry Hill, wonders how customers who are unprepared for New Jersey’s statewide ban on single use plastic bags will manage while juggling heavy, loose bottles of wine out to their cars….
Without Joel Embiid, the Sixers’ offense will turn to James Harden for points
MIAMI — The 76ers keep saying everything will be fine. Even when they were decimated by a COVID-19 outbreak and injuries, the Sixers had one message: “For us, it’s the next man up mentality and being locked in on the game plan.” They said it confidentl…