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Police: Two 13-year-old boys arrested in sex video case

Philadelphia police say two 13-year-old boys blackmailed an 11-year-old girl to force her to make a sex video with them. Police sa ...

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N.J. gas prices still falling sharply

Motorists continue to see sharply lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of ...

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Could Pa. congressional races produce surprises?

Many observers believe that the outcome of Pennsylvania’s congressional races will only reaffirm the status quo, but Election Day s ...

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Newark police arrest teen after school bomb threat

Newark police say they’ve arrested a 15-year-old male high school student for reporting a bomb threat. Newark police say tha ...

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 The 'Memorial To The Lost' exhibit was spread out on the front lawn of St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Mt. Airy as a memorial to those killed by guns in Philadelphia in 2013. (Natavan Werbock/for NewsWorks)

Top 9 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here are the stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week … 1. ...

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Delaware snow plows readied for winter

After a winter’s worth of snow many of us would like to forget, DelDOT is getting its snow plows ready for the next onslaught of sn ...

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 Travelers ride on the AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Woman quarantined in New Jersey develops fever

The New Jersey Department of Health says a woman who arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport from West Africa and was the first t ...

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 This October 2012 photo shows a boarded-up home in Margate N.J. (Joseph Kaczmarek/AP Photo)

Two years after Sandy, many still suffer emotional distress

Two years after the storm, many of those hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy are still suffering psychological stress. The Monmouth Un ...

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Pa. Supreme Court imbroglio renews calls for changing judical selection process

The very public disputes between Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices, some of whom recently joined an order to suspend colleague Justice ...

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 State Sen. LeAnna Washington, D-Philadelphia (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
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Pa. senator from Philly to plead guilty in corruption case

Pennsylvania Sen. Leanna Washington of Philadelphia has agreed to plead guilty to political corruption charges. The state attorney ...

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Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros. to mail sandwiches

The Pittsburgh restaurant that stuffs its iconic sandwiches with French fries and coal slaw will be stuffing those fixins in the mail. ...

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Kerry says no apology to North Korea to free Americans

Secretary of State John Kerry is ruling out a U.S. apology to North Korea to secure the release of two detained Americans.’ ...

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NBCUniversal settles with unpaid interns for $6.4M

NBCUniversal will pay $6.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by unpaid interns who worked on “Saturday Night Live ...

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Flight 93 fire losses included photos, other items

An inventory of items lost from a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial headquarters includes hundreds of original photographs and item ...

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Philly sets surcharge to keep some workers away from tobacco-selling pharmacies

The city of Philadelphia has new health coverage rules for workers who don’t belong to a union. Starting Jan. 1, nonunion wo ...

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