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Monday, May 26th, 2025
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Good morning, Philadelphia. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 26th of May.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Tyler State Park ranger Alec Campbell, 38, was identified Sunday after his kayak capsized on Friday in Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County — the Bucks County coroner will determine his cause and manner of death while the park remains closed today with plans to reopen Tuesday. The Philadelphia Inquirer
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Philadelphia police said a fatal shooting occurred when a woman fatally shot her husband during a domestic dispute at a Holmesburg home on the 4400 block of Cottman Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Sunday—she is in custody and claimed he forced his way inside after returning following a week away. KYW Newsradio
- ➤ Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in North Philly around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near 12th Street and Lehigh Avenue—leaving a car with a missing bumper and a smashed windshield and a trail of blood seen on 11th Street. KYW Newsradio
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Philly’s Fort Mifflin will host the 2025 Making Time ∞ festival from Sept. 19–21 where over 120 DJs and artists including headliners Four Tet and Panda Bear will perform at the historic site. Organizer Dave Pianka said the festival — which he started five years ago using 25 years of booking experience — gives local music fans a unique chance to enjoy a celebrated Philadelphia landmark. WHYY
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Two Community College students, Kamal Rhodes and Olivia Schade, were among 90 nationwide to win the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship, which provides up to $55,000 a year for four-year studies. Schade will study biology and neuroscience at Bucknell while Rhodes plans to pursue architecture at Temple — both steps mark a life-changing opportunity after competing against 1,600 applicants. KYW Newsradio
- ➤ Twenty-five Philly-area schools and community colleges received grants of up to $500K for solar installations as part of a state-funded Solar for Schools Program that allocated $22.6 million. The projects are expected to lower energy costs and ease funding challenges at these campuses. WHYY
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore index ranked Philadelphia 28th among the 100 largest U.S. cities, up from 32nd last year—95% of residents live within a 10‑minute walk of a park. Improvements in park amenities boosted the rise even as investment in maintenance remains low. KYW Newsradio
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Pennsylvania lawmakers created a police misconduct database five years ago after George Floyd’s murder, but officials say it is now ineffective because only final disciplinary actions are reported. Critics argue that many complaints go unrecorded—leaving gaps that could allow officers with past issues to be hired without proper scrutiny. Spotlight PA
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