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Rats in rowhouses, opossums in bottles: Philly exterminators see booming biz as trash sits
It’s a busy time for the pest control business in Philadelphia.
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Listen 2:02The standards, which haven’t been updated since 2002, would overhaul what students are supposed to learn in Pa. science classrooms.
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What you need to know about the top races on Primary Day in Delaware
It's Primary Day in Delaware. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls if they haven't already mailed in their votes.
6 years ago
Man drowns amid fierce rip currents at the Jersey Shore
A 60-year-old man drowned in rough seas off Ocean County Monday, authorities said.
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Volunteer firefighters save numerous swimmers in churning surf
Volunteer firefighters from the northern Ocean County barrier island responded to at least six water rescue calls in dangerous ocean conditions Monday.
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U.S. Attorney McSwain charges two gunmen he claims DA Krasner went too easy on
It is the latest in a long-running policy war between the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor and Philadelphia’s Democratic district attorney.
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Wilmington indoor farm for formerly incarcerated people praised by Barr, Carson from Trump’s Cabinet
Second Chances Farm hires only formerly incarcerated men and women to grow hydroponic crops in a Wilmington warehouse. Federal officials have noticed.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: College kids drive uptick in COVID-19 cases
College students are driving big increases in COVID-19 cases throughout Pennsylvania, particularly in north central and northeast regions.
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CEO leaving African American Museum in Philadelphia
The president and CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Patricia Wilson Aden, will step down from the museum she has led for eight years.
6 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Officials warn of a ‘twindemic,’ plan to test contact tracing app
With fall around the corner, New Jersey officials urged residents to get vaccinated for the flu.
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RGGI, behind the rhetoric: What we know about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order last fall to join the cap-and-trade program.
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Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds
The aim is to get out his message of competent leadership, while pinning blame on Trump for a lost year, wracked by disease, unrest and economic hardship.
6 years ago
Judge: Pa.’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions unconstitutional
Stickman, an appointee of President Donald Trump, wrote in his ruling that the Wolf administration’s pandemic policies have been overreaching and arbitrary.
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NJ Transit launches ridership app that shows how many aboard
New Jersey Transit bus and rail riders can now find out how many passengers they’ll be joining for their trips.
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Top Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staff
The lobbyist, recently hired by Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, worked for the firm that runs the lawmaker’s political campaigns.
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