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Pa. OKs measure allowing NRA to sue towns over gun laws
Pennsylvania legislators have passed a bill backed by the National Rifle Association that will make it easier for gun rights organization ...
12 years ago
ListenTeen Nobel Peace Prize winner honored with Liberty Medal in Philadelphia
On Tuesday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Convention Center was buzzing with a single word, one with singsong syllables: “Malal ...
12 years ago
ListenPa. cities reconsider gun laws, anticipating court battles
Pennsylvania cities will have about two months to scrap local gun restrictions that could leave them open to lawsuits under a state propo ...
12 years ago
Pa. governor’s race down to turnout?
There comes a point in every political campaign when the combatants decide they’ve convinced anybody convincible to vote for them, ...
12 years ago
Suspect held for trial in N. Philly carjacking that killed mother and three children [video]
Waiting for the 23 bus at the corner of Germantown and Allegheny aves., Renee Cureton looked across the street and saw a woman and her tw ...
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Stinky compost plant to close in Wilmington
The Peninsula Compost Company LLC of Wilmington has been ordered to close in Delaware. DNREC Secretary David Small issued a Secret ...
12 years ago
BB bill shoots through Philly council committee
A Philadelphia City Council Committee has endorsed stiffer penalties for merchants who sell BB guns in the city. The bill would al ...
12 years ago
ListenReview: ‘A Night with Lady G’ in Ireland’s quaint past
The three short one-acts that comprise “A Night with Lady G” offer a rarely seen glimpse into the roots of modern Irish theat ...
12 years ago
Jefferson researchers link missing hormone to colorectal cancer
Hormones such as estrogen and testosterone are notorious in some cancers for promoting tumor growth. But researchers at Thomas Jefferson ...
12 years ago
After Mumia graduation address, Pa. moves to curb public speech inflicting ‘mental anguish’
Pennsylvania has a new law giving crime victims and their families the chance to silence prison inmates in public. The bill signin ...
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ListenPenn researchers hope blue paradox sheds light on seasonal mood disorders
Staring into someone’s eyes can be an emotional experience, but psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have it down to a s ...
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ListenReal estate agent testifies in fatal Philly carjacking
A real estate agent says she was forced to perform sex acts on two carjackers before they crashed into a crowd in Philadelphia, killing a ...
12 years ago
As red-light camera experiment nears end in N.J., no decision on extension
As the controversial pilot program allowing 24 New Jersey towns to use red-light cameras nears expiration in December, there is a large d ...
12 years ago
Gallery: Waterspout forms just offshore from Ocean County Tuesday afternoon
The strong thunderstorm that developed and quickly escalated early Tuesday afternoon generated a waterspout in the Atlantic Ocean off cen ...
12 years ago
Hearing for fatal stabbing of Mt. Airy man and beloved Roxborough synagogue member delayed
A defense request for a continuance will delay the preliminary hearing — originally scheduled for Wednesday morning — in the cas ...
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