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Walt Whitman put on trial for his 200th birthday
Philadelphia launches a series of events for Whitman’s 200th birthday, some challenging the legacy of the “Good Gray Poet.”
7 years ago
Listen 5:12New Jersey sues Sackler family over ‘deceptive’ opioid marketing
New Jersey has filed a civil lawsuit against the Sackler family, which controls the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
7 years ago
Two of the ‘MOVE 9’ speak days after serving four decades in prison
Janet and Janine Africa were released from prison Saturday after serving more than 40 years in the death of a Philadelphia police officer.
7 years ago
Biden delivers somber remarks at Memorial Day ceremony
Joe Biden took a break from the campaign trail to thank veterans and family members of those who died in battle at a Memorial Day ceremony.
7 years ago
Delaware dump seeks ‘vertical expansion’ as it nears capacity but politicians cry foul
A Delaware landfill owned by Waste Management Inc. is seeking state approval to increase its height by almost 50 percent, to 190 feet.
7 years ago
Listen 1:08How FDR Park’s $200 million makeover is future-proofing ‘the lakes’
A $200 million, 10-year vision reimagines the only Olmsted Brothers-designed park in Philadelphia and prepares it for a hotter and wetter tomorrow.
7 years ago
Delco Dems push ethics plan that GOP calls a stunt
Democrats hoping to overturn a century of GOP rule in suburban Delaware County pushed an ethics reform plan at a County Council meeting, angering Republicans.
7 years ago
Pa. job report shows regional range in unemployment
Pa.’s unemployment rate has been on the decline over the last year but the picture is different when looking at individual areas across the state.
7 years ago
How a Philly neighborhood negotiated with a developer and won
A major new residential development planned with social impact in mind will soon break ground on fast-changing Washington Avenue.
7 years ago
Prosecutor accuses Sandy contractors of stealing more than $2M
Two Superstorm Sandy contractors stole more than $2 million dollars from clients, prosecutors allege.
7 years ago
PSEG looks to benefit from — but not build — offshore wind developments
Rather than get involved in the construction side of emerging clean energy, PSE&G signals it will concentrate on energy management and transmission.
7 years ago
Wolf rejects Pa. Senate’s infrastructure proposal funded by forest drilling
After months of Governor Tom Wolf promoting a sweeping infrastructure plan funded by a tax on natural gas drillers, some Senate Republicans have come up with an alternative.
7 years ago
Mueller to Congress: If not him, who? If not now, when?
It was nice to finally hear Robert Mueller's voice, even though he lards his speech with circumlocutious double negatives.
7 years ago
Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters clinging to vessel off N.J. coast
A man and a woman are safe after they spent three hours clinging to their capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean about 65 miles off Atlantic City.
7 years ago
Rare color footage brings D-Day memories alive, 75 years on
As veterans and world leaders prepare to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day next week, Stevens' surprising color images bring an immediacy to wartime memories.
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