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 Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, Aug. 20, 2014 (Kathy Willens/AP Photo, file)
National Interest

The ISIS crisis: Here we go down the slippery slope

Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Less than a week after President Obam ...

12 years ago

Police: Crowd-sourcing deputies are out there, but not always as public as Tuesday night

On his Twitter bio, Philadelphia Police Sgt. Eric Gripp describes himself as the office of public affairs’ “ ...

12 years ago

 The suspects were described as white, in their early 20s, clean cut and well dressed. (Image courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Philly’s ‘Twitter Justice League’ aid hunt for group who beat up gay couple

This is a story about the Philly Internet using its powers for good.  Yesterday, city police released a video they say shows ...

12 years ago

 After 17 years, Fran O'Donnell will start a new career in real estate. (Lauren Gruber/for NewsWorks)

Chestnut Hill toy store owner turns to a new business after 17 years

The charming toy store at 8532 Germantown Ave. will soon be a memory. When the inventory at O’Doodles sells out, in roughly a month ...

12 years ago

 Doctor Marjorie Dejoie was diagnosed with sickle cell disease in her early twenties, when she was a medical student at The University of Pennsylvania.  She is currently the Medical Director of The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Personal stories of courage and fear living with sickle cell disease

Dr. Marjorie Dejoie uses fitness training and nutrition to fight sickle cell disease and to help coach others through their own symp ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Is “bikelash” on the decline in Philly because the bike-lashers are winning?

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

September 17: Philly rap landmarks | Ben Franklin Bridge trolleys | House GOP <3s Northeast Corridor | Divine Lorraine photos

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Ken Trujillo calls for new direction in 2015 Mayoral campaign kick-off

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

PHS Fall Festival grows at The Navy Yard

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New opinion filed in 40th and Pine preservation case

12 years ago

Advocates laud Pa.’s stronger human-trafficking penalties

Two weeks into the implementation of Pennsylvania’s new law to crack down on human trafficking, supporters took a victory lap in th ...

12 years ago

 New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President Tom Bracken is leading a new coalition focusing on the state's aging infrastructure and need for an established source of transportation funding. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

New coalition tries to nudge New Jersey toward securing transportation funds

A newly formed coalition of business, labor, and transportation advocacy groups is pushing for a long-term source of funding to improve N ...

12 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Book by father-son writing team chronicles life of Richardson Dilworth

The newly transformed Dilworth Plaza–now Dilworth Park–officially opened this month along the west side of Philadelphia City ...

12 years ago

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 New Jersey Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick seeks leniency for  Philadelphia woman who brought  gun she's permitted to carry in Pennsylvania into New Jersey. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Lawmaker seeks leniency for Philly woman who mistakenly carried gun into N.J.

The top Republican in New Jersey’s Assembly says it defies common sense to make a woman with no criminal record face a mandatory pr ...

12 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads

School districts responding to kindergarten enrollment swell

Harrisburg school officials changed their minds about cutting off kindergarten registration after Labor Day. The Board of School D ...

12 years ago

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