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500,000 pack the Parkway for Philly’s July 4th festivities [photos]
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway was packed Friday night as Philadelphia hosted the Philly 4th of July Jam and fireworks. The Philly ...
12 years ago
Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philadelphia
Here are stories you may have missed this week in Northwest Philadelphia: 1. ...
12 years ago
Arthur’s gone, but high rip current risk remains Saturday
There will be a high risk of rip currents Saturday, forecasters warn. “The high risk of rip currents poses a huge conc ...
12 years ago
N.J. theme park finally opens drop ride
A New Jersey theme park has finally opened what it calls the world’s tallest and fastest drop ride. The Zumanjaro: Drop of D ...
12 years ago
At 116, Arkansas woman named oldest American
Using newly analyzed Census records, researchers have confirmed that a south Arkansas woman is now the oldest living American and second- ...
12 years ago
Scenes from a soggy holiday as Arthur makes its way past Delaware [photos]
Proving far less damaging than feared, Hurricane Arthur left tens of thousands of people without power Friday in a swipe at North Carolin ...
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Escaped N.J. inmate captured in Philly
Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a southern New Jersey prison this week has been captured in Philadelphia. Corrections D ...
12 years ago
Warning from Pa. Insurance Department against scams after storms
After this week’s stormy weather, Pennsylvania’s Insurance Department is sending out some tips for being smart while dealing ...
12 years ago
ListenScholar declares it’s a comma, not period after ‘pursuit of happiness’
Our unalienable rights are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” — period. Right? Wrong says a scholar from t ...
12 years ago
For one new American citizen, a lifetime journey to naturalization
July 4th is a day when many of us declare we’re proud to be Americans. For thousands of people across the U.S., it’s also a d ...
12 years ago
Holiday washout at the Jersey Shore, but so far season has been going well
Rain and riptides are not making it a prime day at the Jersey Shore. So far this season there haven’t been many washouts. J ...
12 years ago
ListenLawncrest marks July Fourth with 99th annual parade [photos]
Hundreds of Northeast Philadelphia residents braved a rain soaked Independence Day morning to take in the 99th Lawncrest Fourth of July P ...
12 years ago
PECO: some power not back until Sunday
PECO says fewer than 30,000 people remain without power as of Friday afternoon after after overnight storms wiped out service for more th ...
12 years ago
Biden calls same-sex marriage the ‘civil rights issue of our day’ in Philadelphia
Standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted 238 years ago, Vice President J ...
12 years ago
Speed-eaters’ secret: keeping food in top half of the stomach
Defending champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut took the title again in today’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Isl ...
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