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Official: GOP Pennsylvania House member dies
Rep Mike Reese, first elected to the state House in 2008, served as the House GOP caucus secretary in the 2019-20 session.
6 years ago
Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US
Eastern cities such as New York and Philadelphia rank far higher on the risk for tornadoes than tornado alley stalwarts Oklahoma and Kansas.
6 years ago
McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
Spray paint on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's door in Kentucky on Saturday read, “WERES MY MONEY.” “MITCH KILLS THE POOR" was scrawled over a window.
6 years ago
Cruz leads 11 GOP senators challenging Biden win over Trump
Trump’s refusal to accept his election defeat and the effort to subvert the will of the voters has become a defining moment for Republicans and is tearing the party apart.
6 years ago
In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment
Georgia will decide which party controls the Senate and how far Biden can reach legislatively on issues like the pandemic, health care, taxation, energy and the environment.
6 years ago
Payment for summer census work comes as a holiday gift for 5 Camden teens
When a fund ran out, five teenagers were paid less than others promoting census awareness in Camden. A church gave each of them $400 before Christmas.
6 years ago
Musicians of Piffaro bring back the masque…with masks
The renaissance band is staging a COVID-safe version of the elaborate 17th-century performance from a West Philly cathedral.
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Demolition in Philly dropped by half in 2020 — Is that a good thing?
The finding cheers preservationists but forecasts a possible slowdown in development in the city heading in 2021.
6 years ago
Philly closes out a violent 2020 with nearly 500 homicides
The particularly violent year gave way to more killings in the early hours of New Year’s Day, with three more murders after midnight.
6 years ago
Delaware man in plot to kidnap governor seeks release
Federal prosecutors say in court filings that Barry Croft Jr. is a “violent extremist” and that releasing him would be "unreasonable."
6 years ago
Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases go into effect Sunday
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are reminding drivers that toll increases go into effect this weekend along with a hefty surcharge on non-EZ-Pass users.
6 years ago
No more ‘freeholders’: N.J. drops term with racist origin as of Jan. 1
New Jersey was the last state in the nation to use the term, which dates back to a time before the Revolutionary War.
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‘Lay on the bed, eat food, play with the dogs’: A very chill COVID New Year’s in Philly
Most Philly residents were ready to say so long to 2020. If anything, the year has taught them making plans can be a fool’s errand.
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N.J. gets more than 1,000 workplace COVID-19 safety complaints after Murphy order
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order in November imposing new coronavirus rules on public and private employers.
6 years ago
Rogue, maskless Mummers kick off 2021 with ‘protest’ through South Philly
For the first time in decades, the new year dawned in Philadelphia without a formal Mummers Parade. Instead, there was a festive “protest.”
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