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One month in, Philly cigarette tax boosting biz in the ‘burbs
The $2 per pack Cigarette tax in Philadelphia has been in effect for more than a month and some people are hitting the road to avoid payi ...
12 years ago
ListenMo’ne and Philly’s Taney Dragons will kick off Macy’s parade
Philadelphia Little League star Mo’ne Davis and her team, the Taney Dragons, will kick off the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ...
12 years ago
Scenes from Halloween 2014 in Northwest Philly [gallery]
From Chestnut Hill and West Oak Lane to East Falls and Manayunk, Friday saw costumed children of all ages set out on a quest for Hallowee ...
12 years ago
Wolf, Corbett cross state in final-day campaigning
Democrat Tom Wolf and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett are heading across Pennsylvania in their final day of campaigning before voters decide ...
12 years ago
DelDOT bans controversial guardrail cap
Delaware joined 27 other states that have banned the future use of a guardrail end treatment currently under scrutiny due to safety conce ...
12 years ago
Richard Branson: We will go into space safely
Richard Branson says he and his family still plan to go into space despite the crash of the Virgin Galactic test flight. ...
12 years ago
Necropsy results pending on dead whale found in Delaware Bay
Marine biologists are waiting to see what killed the young minke whale that was found dead on an island in the Delaware Bay last wee ...
12 years ago
Second whooping cough case in Philly suburb
A suburban Philadelphia high school is dealing with its second whooping cough case of the academic year. Wissahickon High School s ...
12 years ago
World Trade Center reopens for business
Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is opening for business. It’s an emotional miles ...
12 years ago
Students marching to vote, get polling place back
Students at an eastern Pennsylvania state university say they’re marking Election Day by marching five miles to cast their votes an ...
12 years ago
22-year-old woman abducted in Germantown on Sunday night [updated with video]
A 22-year-old woman was forced into a car and abducted from the 100 block of W. Coulter St. on Sunday night, and police are seeking the p ...
12 years ago
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s frat house hijinks
Somebody should pitch a reality show called Keystone Court Capers. Too bad Animal House is already ...
12 years ago
Taj Mahal workers walking petition to AC mayor
Workers from the Trump Taj Mahal casino are marching to Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian’s office to ask him to reconsider granting ...
12 years ago
Mild Tuesday and Wednesday; rain likely Thursday
The week ahead features warmer air on Tuesday and Wednesday followed by rain on Thursday, forecasters say. Under mostly sunn ...
12 years ago
District, community work to restore heat to volunteer-run library at Mt. Airy school
Houston Elementary’s volunteer-run library has grown by at least an additional 500 book ...
12 years ago
