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Delaware cracks down on child predators
A new law gives children in Delaware enhanced protections from online sexual predators. Gov. Jack Markell signed ...
12 years ago
Rittenhouse rape suspect arrested
Police have announced an arrest in a rape over the weekend in an apartment building in the Rittenhouse Square area of central Philadelphi ...
12 years ago
Pa. man going to prison for stealing hundreds of cellphones
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after admitting he misappropriated more than 900 cellphones, handh ...
12 years ago
Skyscraper game of Tetris breaks world record
All the pieces have fallen into place for the designer of a giant Tetris game. Drexel University professor Frank Lee has earned the ...
12 years ago
How does Pennsylvania’s distressed communities law (Act 47) work?
One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: Pennsylvania’s distressed c ...
12 years ago
Catholic ‘mission schools’ get a helping hand to persevere in Philly
While funding woes plague the Philadelphia School District, some Catholic schools in Philadelphia’s struggling neighborhoods are ch ...
12 years ago
ListenN.J. woman leaves paintings in public spots as ‘Love letter to the world’
When Leonard Zatz, 87, died in his Philadelphia home in April 2013, he left 600 paintings to his daughter, Eleni Zatz Litt, and her niece ...
12 years ago
University of Delaware awarded federal grant
The University of Delaware received a $12 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for renewable energy research. On Monday, De ...
12 years ago
What’s the difference between an Act 47 coordinator and a receiver?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
12 years ago
Dietz & Watson bringing $50 million food campus to Tacony
Dietz & Watson intends to relocate a warehouse from New Jersey to Philadelphia, bringing jobs to the Tacony neighborhood. The ...
12 years ago
ListenWhat is this step called receivership under Act 47?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
12 years ago
What goes into an Act 47 recovery plan?
Seeking a better understanding of Pennsylvania’s issues and proposed solutions? Sometimes, complicated jargon and concepts can get ...
12 years ago
Two Germantown Ave. blocks beautified via neighborhood Streetscape Project [gallery]
On Saturday, volunteers with ...
12 years ago
Acting VA secretary delivers reassurance, hope and ‘tough love’ to regional VA directors
Step it up. That’s the gist of the message acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson delivered to regional VA hospital dire ...
12 years ago
Brian Schweitzer, potential Hillary challenger, said WHAT?
We always complain that our candidates have become too plastic and poll-driven; we profess to want “authentic” straight shooters who ...
12 years ago
