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N.J. move to block 30 days of ocean testing fails
A federal judge has rejected the Christie administration’s request for an injunction to block seismic testing off the New Jersey co ...
12 years ago
Without Convention Center business, Philly hotels have plenty of rooms
It has not been a good summer so far for hotels in Philadelphia. Years of union troubles at the Pennsylvania Convention Center mea ...
12 years ago
Sher Valenzuela throws hat in Del. Treasurer race
Sher Valenzuela splashed onto Delaware’s political scene in 2012 when she ran against incumbent Matt Denn for the lieutenant govern ...
12 years ago
2 offenders back in custody in Delaware after escape
Delaware officials say two offenders who escaped from a Wilmington corrections center are back in custody. The Delaware Depa ...
12 years ago
Landfill neighbors fear Sandy-debris is making them sick
After Sandy slammed into New Jersey’s coast in October, 2012, the state was left with the gargantuan task of collecting and disposi ...
12 years ago
3 percent tution jump for Pa.-owned universities
Students at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities will see tuition increase by about 3 percent in the coming school year. ...
12 years ago
Six centers opened to help Philadelphians stop leaving federal dollars ‘on the table’
The City of Philadelphia says only 20 percent of low-income residents who are eligible for help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assi ...
12 years ago
Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in coastal areas Tuesday night
Strong to severe thunderstorms could roll through coastal areas Tuesday night, forecasters say. But the greatest threat for severe ...
12 years ago
Pa. universities OK child-abuse prevention policy
Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities have a new policy designed to protect the safety of children on campus, a concern that aros ...
12 years ago
Civic watchdog Zack Stalberg looks back on a career monitoring Philly politics
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Committee of Seventy was established in 1904 to combat corruption in Philadelphia. Since then, it’s neve ...
12 years ago
ListenUPDATED: After lost development battle, historic Roxborough home put back on the market
UPDATE: According to Hal Schirmer, the community attorney involved in the case, the property at 365 Green Lane has now b ...
12 years ago
New Jersey gets new storm czar
New Jersey is getting a new storm czar as the man Gov. Chris Christie appointed to lead the state’s recovery from Superstorm Sandy ...
12 years ago
1 dead, 2 wounded in Levittown shooting
An early-morning shooting in suburban Philadelphia that killed one man and injured two others, one critically, may have been a home invas ...
12 years ago
2 hurt in Bucks County skydiving accident
Authorities in suburban Philadelphia say two people have been injured in a skydiving accident. Rescue crews in Bucks County were c ...
12 years ago
Dem. challenger for Delaware Treasurer unveils campaign platform
Anticipating tonight’s primary debate between the Democratic candidates for Delaware Treasurer, challenger Sean Barney revealed his ...
12 years ago
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