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July 21: Johnson’s non-non-profit pulls in $10K | “Grave concern” over pop-up gardens | Exciting federal water loan program | Yarnbomber returns | Perfect utility bike competition

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Report: Philly home sale prices on the rise

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 File photo of Island Beach State Park (Alan Tu/WHYY)

Body found off Island Beach State Park is missing swimmer

Authorities say a body found in waters off the Jersey Shore has been identified as that of a man went missing while trying to swim in the ...

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 Check back this week for a story on the Crazy Cow Cafe and Comedy Club on Manayunk's Main Street. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

5 stories to watch for in Northwest Philadelphia

Here’s a look at a few of the stories we’ll be covering in Northwest Philadelphia this upcoming week:   1. ...

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 Initial reports say passengers were seen running along the southbound lanes of Interstate 287, away from the blaze. (AP Photo/Jimmy Kastner)

Tour bus catches fire in New Jersey, no injuries

A tour bus caught fire on a busy stretch of New Jersey highway, but no passengers were injured. State Police Sgt. Brian Polite say ...

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 Entrance booth at Island Beach State Park. (Alan Tu/WHYY file photo)

Body found near Island Beach State Park where swimmer went missing

Authorities say a body has been found in waters off the Jersey Shore, not far from where a man went missing while trying to swim in the A ...

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Minister: Methodist church appeals ‘refrocking’

A Methodist minister ousted and then reinstated after presiding over his son’s gay marriage says the church is appealing his refroc ...

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Lawsuit shows names rapidly updated on no-fly list

The government is rapidly updating the names on its terrorist watch list, with more than 1.5 million added in the last five years. ...

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Former NFLers: Painkillers easy to get up to 2012

Dozens of former players joining a lawsuit against the NFL say teams kept handing out powerful painkillers and other drugs with few — i ...

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Central American leaders to meet with Obama

The presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras will come to Washington next week to discuss the surge of unaccompanied minors from ...

12 years ago

 New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty (AP File Photo/Geoff Mulvihill)

Lawmaker who faced DUI wants police car cameras

For one New Jersey lawmaker, a bill requiring mounted video cameras in new police cars is personal. Democratic Assemblyman Paul Mo ...

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Stretch of Pa. Turnpike goes to 70 mph next week

About 100 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the state’s south-central region will soon get the state’s first 70 mph speed ...

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Corbett concerned by immigrant kids coming to Pa.

Gov. Tom Corbett says he’s concerned about health risks presented by immigrant children who have overwhelmed border facilities in r ...

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Obama: US must retrain workers who lose jobs

President Barack Obama says all American workers deserve to know that if they lose their jobs, their country will help them train for a b ...

12 years ago

 A crowd at the 2013 Ice Cream Festival in downtown Toms River. (Photo courtesy of Erik Weber/Riverside Signal)
Down the Shore

Toms River ranked as one of the most “boring places” in New Jersey

Could almost 100,000 people be living in one of the most boring places in New Jersey? According to Movoto, a real estate listing s ...

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