NJ Eyes 76ers Arena, Gun Violence in Philly, & Local Olympic Athletes
It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re talking about the toll increase on 4 Delaware River bridges, details on the mass shooting in Carroll Park along with the broad state of gun violence in Philly, and New Jersey’s efforts to get the Sixers to move out of the city. Plus, local athletes to root for in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by O.J. Spivey, sports correspondent for The Philadelphia Tribune, and Mensah Dean, staff writer at The Trace — a nonprofit newsroom focused on gun violence.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- Tolls on 4 bridges over Delaware River set to increase to $6
- Wells Fargo planning to drop name from South Philadelphia sports arena
- New Jersey officials vying for Philadelphia 76ers to open new arena in Garden State
- Victim of West Philly mass shooting will be charged with murder
- Police identify another suspect wanted for mass shooting that left 3 dead in West Philadelphia
- Philadelphia police name 16-year-old who was shot execution-style in Oxford Circle
- Here are the Black athletes from the Delaware Valley in this year’s Olympics
- All the ways to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics: TV and stream info, schedule
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