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2 men beaten with a hammer in home invasion

Two people are in the hospital after they were struck with a hammer during a home invasion in a Philadelphia suburb. ...

12 years ago

 Grass Cats from North Carolina (Natavan Werbock/for NewsWorks)

Photos of the 2014 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival

South Jersey is genuine farmland and in many ways feels more rural and “southern” than many places south of New Jersey.  ...

12 years ago

Marybel Colon, 10, of Philadelphia holds her mouth and nose while cutting through a temporary dumpsite in her neighborhood in Philadelphia, July 15, 1986, due to the strike by municipal workers. The strike is in its third week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Philly labor strikes, a look back [photos]

In honor of this Labor Day holiday, let us look back on Philadelphia’s history of labor strikes. Over the past sixty years, ...

12 years ago

3 juveniles dead in Pennsylvania SUV crash, 3 hurt

Authorities say an SUV carrying six young people overturned in northeastern Pennsylvania, killing three and injuring the others. S ...

12 years ago

Politics & Policy

US trained Alaskans as secret ‘stay-behind agents’

Early in the Cold War, there were fears Russia might invade and occupy Alaska — then a U.S. territory. So Washington recruited a ...

12 years ago

Police: DWI suspect caught after car chase, crash in N.J.

An accused drunken driver who allegedly fled from a traffic stop was captured when he crashed into a sign for an apartment complex in sou ...

12 years ago

‘Made In America’ concert rocks Philly

Tens of thousands turned out for the start of the “Budweiser Made in America” concert in Philadelphia and just as many should ...

12 years ago

 Showboat casino in Atlantic City, N.J. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Showboat closing after 27 years in Atlantic City, N.J.

The show is ending for the Showboat Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The Mardi Gras-themed casino is shutting down at 4 p.m. Sunday after 2 ...

12 years ago

Money

PECO investigating strange odor around Philly

A utility company serving the Philadelphia area has received hundreds of phone calls from residents reporting a gas smell, but crews have ...

12 years ago

 Check back for a preview of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in Northwest Philly, including why this man is wearing a pig mask. (Courtesy of Sean Connolly)

Top 5 stories to look for in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at what we’ve got coming up this week.  1. Friday night was the season opener of the MLK Cougars fo ...

12 years ago

Several teens injured in 3-car Saturday morning in Hamilton Twp, N.J.

Several teenage soccer players were among those injured in a three-vehicle crash in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. Hamilton Townsh ...

12 years ago

 Check out a story on the soon-to-open Arlen Specter Center for Public Service at Philadelphia University. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here are the stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week.  ...

12 years ago

Taking stock of Pa. pension fund rate of return

Pennsylvania’s public pension obligations amount to about $50 billion right now. The figure is partly a fiction, dependent on a num ...

12 years ago

Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

DEP publishes details on 248 cases of water damage from gas development

For the first time, Pennsylvania environmental regulators are publicly releasing documents about cases when natural gas operations have d ...

12 years ago

GOP candidate for Pa. Senate favors tax on Marcellus Shale drilling

Another Pennsylvania Republican — this time, a candidate for state Senate — is calling for a tax on Marcellus Shale natural g ...

12 years ago

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