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Most of those with mental illness jobless in Pa., but numbers don’t tell whole story
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has released discouraging numbers on the employment rate for those with mental illness. Nationall ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly teachers union head rejects Corbett call for further concessions
As Gov. Tom Corbett asked for contract concessions from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Thursday morning, more than 300 layoff no ...
12 years ago
ListenCooler than normal temperatures, severe storms possible next week
The polar vortex — the frigid pocket of Canadian air that dropped down into the United States this winter and quickly became a medi ...
12 years ago
FTC sues Amazon over kids’ app charges
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon over charges that the company has not done enough to prevent children from making millions o ...
12 years ago
More tix available for free Atlantic City concerts
Organizers say more tickets will be available to the free Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum concerts in Atlantic City. Organizers ...
12 years ago
Pa. man charged with attacking Good Samaritan
A Philadelphia area man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a neighbor who was trying to be a Good Samaritan by helping the man ...
12 years ago
Work begins on wall for two Sandy-devastated towns
Work has begun on a sea wall for two New Jersey shore towns that were devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The first portion of steel i ...
12 years ago
Philly City Council buys radio time to give its story on PGW sale
Philadelphia City Council is spending $20,000 to send a message about Philadelphia Gas Works. Council President Darrell Clarke sai ...
12 years ago
ListenWilmington man fatally shot late Wednesday night
Police have identified the 27-year-old man shot and killed late Wednesday night in Wilmington. On Thursday, the Wilmington Police ...
12 years ago
Dead young men: Mississippi, Israel, Palestine
Can the courage and creativity of Mississippi’s Freedom Summer of 1964 inspire and direct us to transform the world into ...
12 years ago
West Oak Lane pastor seeks donations for state Sen. Washington legal-defense fund
A Northwest Philadelphia pastor is urging fellow supporters of state Sen. LeAnna Washington to contribute to a legal-defense fund created ...
12 years ago
Next Exit Shore Guide (week of July 10-16)
Now that summer is in full gear, folks heading to the shore will find all kinds of activities to supplement their fun in the surf and san ...
12 years ago
Reaction to UD’s ‘clean break’ from The Data Centers
After 399 days of fighting, dozens of Newark residents are celebrating now that the University of Delaware has killed its lease with The ...
12 years ago
ListenRabid deer attacks woman outside Pa. store
The Pennsylvania Game Commission says a deer that attacked a woman outside a paint store at a strip mall tested positive for rabies. ...
12 years ago
Weekly Entertainment Guide – Bastille Day, Blobfest & Invisible River
WHYY’s Robin Bloom on what not to miss this week in the Philadelphia region. What’s Happening Vive ...
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