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Slow but steady turnout at Wilmington polling locations

On Tuesday, the Delaware Dept. of Elections confirmed a common belief: Political primaries typically draw far fewer voters than general e ...

12 years ago

 Thoroughbreds gallop on the track at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, where sports betting could begin by next week. (AP file photo/EQUI-PHOTO)

Monmouth Park readies for sports betting after Christie ends N.J. ban

Now that Gov. Chris Christie has determined the state won’t enforce a ban on sports betting in New Jersey, one of the horse racing ...

12 years ago

 Philadelphia's first public natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling facility opens in East Falls. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

First public natural gas fueling station opens in Philadelphia, despite low demand

The first filling station for natural gas vehicles in Philadelphia is now open to the public, bringing the total number of stations offer ...

12 years ago

Teen suspects sought in robbery of wheelchair-bound child

New Castle County Police are looking for two suspects in connection to the robbery of a 12-year-old confined to a wheelchair. On M ...

12 years ago

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its violent death-tracking database to Pennsylvania. (Image courtesy of cdc.gov)

CDC expands violent death-tracking database to Pa.

Violent deaths in Pennsylvania will now be under increased scrutiny. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pouring $7. ...

12 years ago

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 Actor David Morse paces the performance space at the Fringe Arts Building before his first and only performance of 'White Rabbit, Red Rabbit.' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘White Rabbit, Red Rabbit’ actors describe dramatic demands of singular performance

The main conceit of “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit,” one of the curated productions of the current Philadelphia Fringe Festival, i ...

12 years ago

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Food Network scoops up Delaware ice cream festival

Delaware’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival at Rockwood Park will be featured on the Food Network next week. The Sept. 15 ep ...

12 years ago

Graphic ad aims to build support for ending Pa. pigeon shoots

A new TV ad soon to appear on screens across Pennsylvania features some stomach-turning footage. The commercial is the latest atte ...

12 years ago

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Third Delaware teen arrested in assault of disabled man

A third Delaware teenager has turned himself in to New Castle County Police for his alleged role in the videotaped assault of a 26-year-o ...

12 years ago

 Peter Andrew Danzig (left) and Zachary Chiero as star-crossed Mummers in the Tribe of Fools production of its original 'Two Street.' (Photo courtesy of Plate3Photography)
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Fringe Festival review: ‘Two Street’

The problem for Ronnie and Jules is not that they’re gay and falling for each other. The problem is, the relationship appears star- ...

12 years ago

4th US aid worker with Ebola set for treatment

A hospital in Atlanta is preparing to treat its third Ebola patient.   Emory University Hospital says in a news releas ...

12 years ago

Philly schools settles Justice suit over beards

The Philadelphia School District has settled a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice accusing the schools of discriminating against ...

12 years ago

FBI: Kidnap suspect’s laptop searched on rape, DNA

The final witnesses are testifying in the trial of a woman charged with taking a 5-year-old girl from her Philadelphia school and sexuall ...

12 years ago

 In this 2013 file photo, Miss District of Columbia Bindhu Pamarthi  displays her shoe during the Miss America Shoe Parade at the Atlantic City boardwalk. (Julio Cortez/Associated Press)

Preliminary rounds begin at Miss America Pageant

It’s shoes first, competition later as the preliminary rounds are set to get underway at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. ...

12 years ago

Trump Entertainment files for bankruptcy

Trump Entertainment Resorts has become the latest Atlantic City casino owner to file for bankruptcy protection. The company filed ...

12 years ago

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