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FLOW taps into the beauty, bounty, surprises of the Schuylkill [video]
This weekend, the Fairmount Waterworks is hosting FLOW — For the Love Of Water — the first of what is intended to be an annua ...
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Federal health officials have released their annual reminder: Flu season is coming and most people should get a vaccine. Attending ...
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Philly mental health court celebrates five years of putting offenders in treatment, not jail
The first mental health court in Pennsylvania celebrated five years of getting offenders — who would otherwise be in jail — i ...
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ListenFounding principal at innovative Philly school leaves two weeks into year
On the first day of classes principal Saliyah Cruz ...
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ListenWhatever happened to our ‘old’ geniuses?
We tracked down some local MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipients from past years to find out what life is like after ...
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ListenCorbett ad says Pa. media agree with him
A new hard-hitting TV ad (above) from the campaign of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett repeats his charge that Democrat Tom Wolf is lying ab ...
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ListenPhilly council OKs measure to lessen pot penalties
Philadelphia City Council has approved a bill that lessens the penalty for those caught with less than an ounce of marijuana to a fine. ...
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ListenCity Council approves ballot question on returning school district to Philly control
Philadelphia voters could have a question on the fall ballot asking if they want to dissolve the School Reform Commission and return over ...
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ListenTennessee fugitive captured in Delaware after 13 years
An FBI task force working in Wilmington Wednesday arrested a man wanted for a 2001 Tennessee homicide. Ignacio Const ...
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Two Ocean County homeowners charged with Superstorm Sandy fraud
Two Ocean County homeowners allegedly filed fraudulent applications for Superstorm Sandy relief funds, claiming that their vacation homes ...
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With Pa. law lacking LGBT protections, Center City attack can’t be prosecuted as hate crime
Last week’s attack on a gay couple in Center City Philadelphia followed a barrage of homophobic slurs. While the attack coul ...
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Delaware pedestrian bridge back in business
Pedestrians in the Wilmington area can cover more ground now that the “swinging bridge,” in Brandywine Park has re-opened. ...
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Venue hearing set in ex-Penn State president suit
A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit a ...
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Governor Christie live press conference 9/18/14 (video stream)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is holding his first Statehouse news conference since May. Christie is scheduled to take questions ...
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Delaware casino owner owes back taxes
Delaware Park owner owes the state more than $5,000 in unpaid taxes. While gambling industry officials are asking Delaware lawmake ...
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