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 Pictured here is the Tiffany bracelet allegedly accepted as a bribe by former President Judge of Philadelphia Traffic Court, Thomasine Tynes (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Philly DA brings charges against traffic court judge that AG passed up

The former President Judge of Philadelphia Traffic Court has been arrested on corruption charges.  Holding up the Tiffany bra ...

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 Tom MacArthur and Aimee Belgard, candidates for New Jersey's third congressional district, appeared at their first debate in Moorestown, N.J. on Thursday, October 2, 2014. (Image courtesy of Anna Savoia)

Where Aimee Belgard and Tom MacArthur stand on key issues facing N.J.

In the expensive and hotly contested race in New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, the candidates hold widely disparate views on ...

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Webcomic: Watch-out for the Killer Horseshoe Crab!

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 Bill Hughes (left) and Frank LoBiondo, the incumbent candidate for New Jersey's Second Congressional District. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Son of former South Jersey congressman tries to unseat Rep. Frank LoBiondo

New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District reaches parts of eight South Jersey counties. Republican Frank LoBiondo has represen ...

12 years ago

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New businesses pop up in downtown Wilmington

Some vacant buildings in downtown Wilmington are full of life once again thanks to Project Pop-Up, a program that gives entrepreneurs a h ...

12 years ago

N.J. files defense of sports betting effort

New Jersey is responding to a request by the major pro sports leagues and the NCAA to prevent the state from allowing sports gambling to ...

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Delaware State Police investigate body found in Bear

Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate the death of a man whose body was found on a walking trail in Bear this morning. ...

12 years ago

N.J. man kills self after girlfriend vanishes

Authorities say a married New Jersey man hanged himself days after his girlfriend disappeared. Fifty-year-old Kevin Shelton was fo ...

12 years ago

Bulletproof whiteboards coming to Delaware school district

The Colonial School District will be the first in the Delaware Valley to place bulletproof whiteboards in some of their classrooms. < ...

12 years ago

 Former Blackwater Worldwide guards Nicholas Slatten (left) and Evan Liberty pictured  June 11, 2014, leaving federal court in Washington (Cliff Owen/AP Photos, file)
National Interest

A guilty verdict (finally!) on Bush’s Blackwater mercenaries

Every once in a while, the residual stench from the Bush administration’s Iraq disaster still stings our nostrils. Remember ...

12 years ago

Governor Christie to campaign for Tom MacArthur in Bordentown today

Gov. Chris Christie is slated to make a campaign stop for a Republican running for an open New Jersey House seat. Christie will jo ...

12 years ago

$1K goal stolen from girls youth-soccer program in Germantown

With a cool fall breeze rustling the Vernon Park leaves, parents of players on Soccer Sisters United’s under-9 and under-12 teams w ...

12 years ago

 Lake Ontaulanee provides 13-14 million gallons of water per day for Reading city residents. The city has debated selling or leasing out the water system to pay off debts. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads

Pa. cities consider leasing out water system to balance budget

Struggling Pennsylvania cities have to make hard decisions about how to balance the budget. One move? Selling or leasing out a city’ ...

12 years ago

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 Workers are lifted beside the superstructure on the Ft. Pitt Bridge over the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh.. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads

Pennsylvania’s crumbling infrastructure and its role in the governor race

For many Pennsylvanians crumbling infrastructure is a big concern. What are the gubernatorial candidates saying about it?  ...

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Frederic Elmalek (left) and Fabrice Gouette (right) college friends and co-owners of So Crepe are excited to open their new creperie in Manayunk. (Lauren Gruber/for NewsWorks)

So Crepe to open second location on Manayunk’s Main Street

This winter, Manayunk will fill a void in its stomach. So Crepe, a savory and sweet authentic French creperie, is coming to the now-vacan ...

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