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November 13, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ 17-year-old with bipolar disorder

UPDATE — Monday morning, Nov. 18, police announced Ariana Beauvais had returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

October 3, 2019

Found: 13-year-old autistic girl with ADHD

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced Tymirah Muchison has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

August 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, police announced Kimynee White-West has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

August 6, 2019

Search on for mom without custody who took ‘endangered’ newborn

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia police Special Victims Unit is asking for help finding a woman who may be in the city with her newborn…

August 2, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ girl, 13, with ADD, PDHD

GERMANTOWN —Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a 13-year-old girl they’re calling “endangered” since she suffers from ADD (attention deficit disorder) and the…

July 31, 2019

Found: Boy, 13, from Southwest Philadelphia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, police announced Lakah Manning Hall has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures…

July 31, 2019

Found: Girl, 15, from Elmwood

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Zahnyah Wilson-Bryant has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 31, 2019

Found: Girl, 15, from Kingsessing

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, police announced Paris Dingle has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ teenager with autism

UPDATE — Monday morning, July 29, police announced Mason Davis has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 16, 2019

Found: Teen missing for weeks, suffering from depression

UPDATE — Monday morning, July 22, police announced Nahquierah Martin has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 12, 2019

Found: Boy, 16, last seen more than 2 weeks ago

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, police announced Tyler Williams has returned home. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

July 12, 2019

Found: Girl, 16, missing for 5-1/2 months

UPDATE — Monday morning, Nov. 25, police announced Sarah Combs has been located. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

June 29, 2019

Found: Girl, 14, missing for more than a week

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, July 2, police announced Taylah Jones has been found. It is the policy of ThePhillyFiles to take down pictures of…

Presidents DayMonday, February 15, 2021

Presidents Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. It was originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, but the holiday became popularly known as Presidents Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents, past and present.

PurimThursday, February 25, 2021

The jolly festival of Purim starts tonight, on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Book of Esther. Purim means “lots” in ancient Persian, and Haman had thrown lots to determine which day he would carry out his diabolical scheme. One of the observances is a feast, which often includes wine or other intoxicating beverages.

Daylight Saving TimeSaturday, March 13, 2021

“Spring forward” tonight at 2am, the second Sunday in March. The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by (who else? Philadelphian) Benjamin Franklin to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours. People in about 70 countries observe Daylight Saving, but they don’t in Hawaii and most of Arizona. It’s also a good time to change batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and flashlights, and remove expired items from your refrigerator and first aid kit.

St. Patrick’s DayWednesday, March 17, 2021

The Feast of Saint Patrick is both a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17, the traditional date of death of the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick lived from about 385 to 461, but the day was only made an official Christian feast day in the early 1600s. It commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Also, the Lenten restrictions on eating, and drinking alcohol, are lifted for the day.

Beginning of SpringSaturday, March 20, 2021

At the spring (or vernal) equinox, days and nights are approximately 12 hours long, with day length starting to increase and night length starting to decrease. As the season progresses, the Earth’s axis increases its tilt relative to the sun and the hemisphere warms significantly, causing new plant growth to “spring forth,” giving the season its name. “Springtime” can also refer to the ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal and regrowth.