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NYC music festival tightens security
Heightened security is in place for a New York City music festival where two people died last year. Electric Zoo officials say the ...
12 years ago
Ex-Villanova coach John ‘Jack’ Kraft dies at 93
Villanova officials say former head basketball coach John “Jack” Kraft, who helmed the Wildcats to 238 victories over a dozen ...
12 years ago
Jury acquits man in Leipsic murder case
A Kent County man has been acquitted of murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s father. A jury on Friday foun ...
12 years ago
Moyer Academy could be closed by Delaware’s education secretary
The academically troubled Moyer Academy in Wilmington is on a path to be closed at the end of the current school year. Following a ...
12 years ago
$6 billion in Sandy assistance disbursed, FEMA says
Almost two years after Sandy left a path of destruction along the New Jersey coastline, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it h ...
12 years ago
Delving into details of Corbett’s Healthy PA plan
Don’t call it an expansion, caution supporters of Gov. Tom Corbett’s modified Healthy Pennsylvania ...
12 years ago
470 of Showboat’s 2,000+ workers get new jobs with company
have found new jobs with other casinos owned by its parent company. The Showboat is shutting down Sunday afternoon after 27 years on the ...
12 years ago
After splintering over Convention Center terms, Philly unions divided by picket line
It’s a hot August day, and construction workers in Center City are marching with protest signs that read “End the LockoutR ...
12 years ago
ListenSpanish immersion preschool set to open in Philly
Registration is open for Philadelphia’s first Spanish immersion preschool. “There are so many families from a var ...
12 years ago
High school dropouts get reprieve at YouthBuild Philly graduation
Alan Jacobs dropped out of Kensington High School at 16 and soon found himself locked up on a gun charge. His mom, Emma Johnson, f ...
12 years ago
Delmarva proposes lower rates for natural gas customers
Delmarva Power’s proposal for lower natural gas prices should help Delaware homeowners stay warm for less money in the coming month ...
12 years ago
Gas prices dip in time for Labor Day travel
It will cost a little less to drive this holiday weekend as gasoline prices have dropped 20 cents a gallon in a month. The average ...
12 years ago
Spruce Street Harbor Park will pop up again in 2015
The Spruce Street Harbor Park, floating on the Delaware River near Penn’s Landing, has extended its residency for an extra month, a ...
12 years ago
Shortage of psychiatric beds creates bottleneck at N.J. screening centers
New Jersey mental health advocates say a shortage of beds in psychiatric hospitals is causing long wait times and chaotic conditions in t ...
12 years ago
Why parts of West Philly not getting the boost from attracting artists
The West Philadelphia neighborhoods of Mantua and Powelton Village have a surprisingly large arts sector, says a new study by Drexel Univ ...
12 years ago
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