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Central Pa. school board passes ‘biological sex’ policy for bathrooms, locker rooms
'The minute we vote on this, we open ourselves up to a lawsuit,' one school board member said.
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Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead
Denver-area schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with Columbine.
8 years ago
Spring is sidewalk season in Philly but watch your step — those cracks aren’t getting fixed
Spring is prime time for sidewalks. Here’s why Philly’s walkways won’t see many fixes this strolling season.
8 years ago
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey hopes expectations for a heavily redacted Mueller report are ‘too pessimistic’
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said he doesn’t have high hopes for what will be made available either to the public or to Congress but is keeping his fingers crossed he is wrong.
8 years ago
Critics slam PSEG’s notice of nuclear shutdown on eve of subsidy decision
Foes say it’s an effort to intimidate Board of Public Utilities as it decides whether big subsidies are merited for three nuclear units in South Jersey.
8 years ago
Pa.’s Legislative Black Caucus wants to improve police, community relations
State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Philadelphia Democrat, says measures promoted by the Black Caucus aim to make sure bias — racial or otherwise — doesn’t bleed into police work.
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Fireball streaks across southern Jersey Shore sky
Commenters on the Cool Cape May Facebook page reported seeing the vivid fireball and feeling shaking.
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Columbine survivors send kids to schools altered by attack
The emotional toll of the shooting that killed 12 classmates and a teacher has been amplified by fears about their own kids' safety.
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Air pollution problems from steel industry prompt two Pa. lawsuits
Emissions from coke ovens can cause cancer, and they sometimes escape through leaky doors and other parts of plants.
8 years ago
Pa. lawmakers cleaning up old laws on Sunday baseball, public music
The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.
8 years ago
Q&A: How Philly’s firefighters keep the city’s historic buildings safe
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel explains how Philly fights blazes in historic buildings in the aftermath of the fire at Notre Dame in Paris.
8 years ago
Equity advocates criticize Wolf’s plan to boost teacher salaries in Pa.
The proposed funding is not tied directly to objective measures of student need, nor to a teacher's cost of living.
8 years ago
Listen 5:01Trump vetoes move to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war
The veto — the second in Trump's presidency — was expected. Congress lacks the votes to override him.
8 years ago
Boko Haram stalled her education. Five years later, she’s starting over in central Pa.
"Whenever I find something is going to discourage me, I would just pray, and then believe that everything is going to be all right."
8 years ago
Delaware health officials promote CT scans for early lung cancer detection
Delaware has launched a campaign to encourage current and former heavy smokers over 55 to be screened.
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