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Center City sites face uncertain future after South Philly casino decision

The future of two valuable properties in Philadelphia is unclear after they weren’t selected for a casino license. The ...

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Ex-Pa. state worker charged with stealing 610 helmets

A former Pennsylvania state worker has been accused of stealing 610 combat helmets and faces federal charges. ...

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20,000 birds killed in chicken house fire

Officials say some 20,000 birds were killed in a chicken house fire in Laurel, Delaware. The State Fire Marshal’s Office say ...

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 Footage of an alleged vandal causing upwards of $30,000 in damage at Manayunk's Venice Island. A teenage suspect has been charged in connection with the vandalism. (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Top 12 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at the stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week: 1. ...

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 Beau Biden make a quick appearance with the National Guard at Return Day earlier this month (Shana O'Malley/for NewsWorks)

Beau Biden not yet ready to talk about Delaware governor’s seat [video]

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden continued to stay out of the public eye on Friday when he didn’t show up for a scheduled budget he ...

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NJ might help residents turn back tide of junk mail

A New Jersey lawmaker has proposed limiting the volume of junk mail clogging residents’ mailboxes. Assemblyman Bob Andrzejcz ...

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Verner Panton chairs from the 1950s and 1960s. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Seats of honor celebrated at Philadelphia Museum of Art [photos]

Sometimes a chair is not just a chair. It’s a throne. It’s a cradle. It’s a basket. It’s a cardboard box. ...

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Extremely high levels of radon detected in Lehigh Valley homes

Pennsylvania is urging residents of the Center Valley area of Lehigh County to have their homes tested for radon after recent test result ...

12 years ago

Kensington Quarters head butcher Bryan Mayer, carving up some beef. (Nathaniel Hamilton/Newsworks.org)
Arts & Entertainment

A cut above the rest at Kensington Quarters [photos]

Boasting a relationship with local farmers, a connection to the animals and an inspired and educated approach to eating consciously in Ph ...

12 years ago

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Blame Pa.’s deficit on your cell phone, Etsy and grandma

Pennsylvania’s money problems go beyond its pension debt. The commonwealth could face a $2 billion spending gap next year, a ...

12 years ago

No timeline for reopening Pa. health centers after high court ruling

The Corbett administration has to come up with a plan to reopen state health centers after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled it can ...

12 years ago

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Obama immigration action illegal, divisive, say two N.J. congressmen

President Barack Obama announced this week he’s going to protect as many as 5 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation thro ...

12 years ago

 Imani CEO Dr. Francine Fulton sits back and enjoys the performances in her honor outside the Germantown charter school at a May celebration. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

SRC vote to close Imani Charter seen as yet another potential loss for central Germantown

Central Germantown is now poised to lose another neighborhood school. In June 2013, budget cuts closed Germantown High School and ...

12 years ago

 A whitetail deer looks around as it grazes in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. An estimated 750,000 hunters are expected to take to the woods as deer rifle hunting season opens Monday.  (AP file photo)

NJ ban on commercial deer hunting likely to stay in place

A New Jersey lawmaker’s proposal to lift the state’s ban on commercial deer hunting has stalled in the legislature. As ...

12 years ago

Jasmine Rivera (right) is the lead organizer at Juntos, an organization that fights for Latino immigrants in the Philadelphia area. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Cheers, vows to ‘keep fighting’ as thousands of area immigrants may gain temporary status

President Barack Obama’s actions expanding temporary legal status to certain immigrants could change the lives of thousands across ...

12 years ago

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