Good morning, Philadelphia.

Safety improvements are coming to the West Philly intersection at 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue after a cyclist was killed by a turning truck — new signal heads, pedestrian timers, and vehicle detection sensors will be installed starting next June and finish by summer — as part of a federally funded corridor project.

An explosion just before 5 a.m. on Sunday damaged about five homes on Philadelphia's north side—one person died and two were injured, with firefighters continuing search and rescue efforts.

Authorities recovered a body and two elderly women were hospitalized after an early morning explosion and fire collapsed three row homes on the 1900 block of West Bristol Street in Nicetown; roughly 10 homes were condemned and displaced residents were sent to a shelter at Edward T. Steel Public School.

Amazon will spend $20 billion to build two data centers in Pennsylvania—one in Luzerne County and one in Bucks County—and state officials say the projects will create at least 1,250 computer jobs while details on power use and tax loss remain unknown.

Early Saturday, a Philadelphia School District public safety officer was shot during a road rage incident near Penns Landing—police said a chase on I-95 after a dispute between a white Hyundai and a black Dodge led the officer, who was flagged down on Columbus Boulevard, to be fired upon—and he is now in very critical condition at a local hospital.

The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Johni Broome in the second round after he improved his rebounding and post moves in college, and he is set to boost the team’s frontcourt— a key move as they plan for Joel Embiid’s long-term recovery.

On Mar 1, Kelly Oubre Jr. picked up his player option and secured $8,382,150 for the 2025-2026 season with the 76ers — his move came a day after Andre Drummond picked up his option while Eric Gordon still has to decide.

Last season, he played in 60 games and started 57, making him a key player for the team.