The 1,052-foot-long ship, which has been housed at the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility since 2008, is making its final voyage on the way to the scrap heap.

A historic ship that's called Philadelphia home for decades is finally leaving town for good. The USS John F Kennedy will leave the Navy Yard in South Philly on Thursday. The retired aircraft carrier is going to Texas where it will be taken apart.

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) aircraft carrier moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard will commence its final journey Thursday morning to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped.

Quron Banks, who was allegedly involved in an illegal car meetup, was charged for striking a Philadelphia police officer. He was also shot by a Philly police officer after the incident.

A driver was involved in an illegal car meetup at a Philadelphia Target, fled police on I-76, struck a responding officer, was shot by another officer and then led police on another chase on I-95, investigators said.

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