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WPVI-TV (channel 6), branded on-air as 6 ABC, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, airing programming from the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on City Line Avenue in the Wynnefield Heights section of Philadelphia, and a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood Source

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Philadelphia public pools begin opening for summer

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Now that Philadelphia public schools are out for summer, it means the city pools are set to start opening. The ceremonial first jump will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at the John B. Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park. This comes as the Philadelphia region is under a Heat Advisory amid record-breaking temperatures. The city plans to open more than 60 neighborhood pools across Philadelphia throughout the summer. That will be on a rolling basis.
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Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman ever inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Taylor Swift has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame ByMARIA SHERMAN AP music writer Friday, June 12, 2026 11:11AM NEW YORK -- Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night's performances and Wednesday night's historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.
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Philadelphia public pools begin opening for summer

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Philadelphia public pools begin opening for summer Friday, June 12, 2026 11:23AM Copyright © 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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Kennedy Center board seeks pause of ruling ordering removal of Trump's name by Friday deadline

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Friday, June 12, 2026 11:17AM WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's handpicked board at the Kennedy Center is mounting a last-minute effort to keep his name on the facade of the iconic performing arts facility before a court-ordered deadline to remove it by Friday.
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Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman ever inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman ever inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame Friday, June 12, 2026 11:11AM Copyright © 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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Tree falls in East Mount Airy after overnight storms in Philadelphia region

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Tree falls in East Mount Airy after overnight storms in Philadelphia region Friday, June 12, 2026 10:48AM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Crews are working to remove a tree Friday that fell in Philadelphia's East Mount Airy section after storms overnight. Chopper 6 was over the scene, where you could see a backyard tree that had snapped and fell across the road, barely missing homes on the other side. The tree is blocking Slocum Street at Germantown Ave. Copyright © 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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David Hockney, artist renowned for his pool scenes, has died at 88

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ByJILL LAWLESS Friday, June 12, 2026 10:59AM LONDON -- Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in Southern California, making its sun-drenched suburban views a major motif.
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Heat Health Emergency issued amid record-breaking temps in Philadelphia region

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By6abc Digital Staff and Katherine Scott Friday, June 12, 2026 10:35AM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Friday will be another day of record heat and oppressive humidity in the Philadelphia region. Health officials have issued a Heat Health Emergency due to the record-breaking temperatures. A Heat Advisory went into effect at 11 a.m. on Thursday and will last until 8 p.m. Friday. A Heat Advisory has been issued for the Philadelphia region for Thursday and Friday.
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Tree falls in East Mount Airy after overnight storms in Philadelphia region

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Tree falls in East Mount Airy after overnight storms in Philadelphia region Friday, June 12, 2026 10:47AM Copyright © 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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SpaceX IPO could make Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire

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Elon Musk, the wealthiest person alive, could become the first-ever trillionaire when SpaceX goes public on Friday. The company's founder and CEO is set to own roughly four out of every 10 SpaceX shares after the initial public offering (IPO). If SpaceX were to achieve its target valuation of $1.75 trillion, Musk would accrue hundreds of millions of dollars in new wealth, at least on paper.
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Alderfer, Bruce
Bainbridge, Alysa
Bloomquist, Sarah
Bossler, Bryan
Bowley, Christine
Boyer, Brittany
Boyington, Jessica
Braxton, Johnnie
Corin, Cheyenne
Daughenbaugh, Wendy
Davis, Corey
Davis, Tom
Domschke, Payton
Dumas, Jason
Edwards, Tamala
Farber, Lee
Fitton, Steve
Gallagher, Bryanna
Gannon, Gina
Goggin, Caroline
Gomez, Alyana
Hall, Gray
Han, Nydia
Hartman, Trish
Hendrickson, Beccah
Husar, Tanya
Iadonisi, Matteo
Iadonisi, Nick
Ileto, Christie
Jackson, Sharifa
Jason, Natalie
Johnson, Gina
Joseph, Adam
Katro, Katie
Kearns, Noelle
Kent, Maggie
Kretschmer, Tom
Longo, Brandon
Mansilla, Maria
McCormick, Annie
McKenna, Dan
Meany, Mark
Mettendorf, Cheryl
Morris, John W.
Neumann, Bruce
O'Donnell, Matt
O'Hearn, Erin
Paine, Nick
Patrick, Dan
Paul, John
Pellman, Matt
Perez, Walter
Pinder, Leland
Pitts, Amanda
Pradelli, Chad
Prohaska, Dave
Pschorr, Jamie
Roberts-O’Brien, Kristin
Rodgers, Ducis
Rogers, Karen
Royal, Rob
Scott, Katherine
Sentner, Dawn
Sheridan, Dan
Simansky, Matt
Smith, Briana
Stewart, Susan
Sweitzer, Erin
Taff, Brian
Thomas, TaRhonda
Tynan, Cecily
Vitarelli, Alicia
Walton, Timothy
Williams, Angela
Williams, Rick
Williams, Rick
Williams, Sharrie
Worthington, Elizabeth

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