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South Jersey woman guilty in death of disabled daughter

A South Jersey woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her disabled adult daughter, whose decomposed remains were found in the home they ...

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Eagles players try their chess skills against Philly students

Selected students from all over Philadelphia, some of the city’s best young chess players, got the chance to face off against profe ...

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Philly priest’s assault retrial on hold until 2015

A suspended priest won’t be retried until next year on child sexual-assault charges because both the Philadelphia judge and his new ...

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N.J. may shift tax appeals deadline to help towns budget better

A New Jersey lawmaker wants to change the deadline for filing property tax appeals. Property owners in the Garden State can now ap ...

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 A scene from the 2013 Petapalooza in Mt. Airy. (Lane Blackmer/for NewsWorks, file)
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From breakdancing to Petapalooza: 5 family events this weekend

Here’s a look at what’s going on this weekend.    < ...

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Serious motor vehicle accident reported on Fischer Boulevard Thursday afternoon

[CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATE.] Emergency services units are on the scene of a se ...

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Testing for sleep apnea at home just as effective as lab study, researchers find

Testing for sleep apnea is a booming — and pricey — business. Symptoms include loud snoring and nighttime grunts and gasps th ...

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Another Rizzo takes a polygraph test

Picture this: Congressman Bob Brady, who chairs Philadelphia’s Democratic Party, tells a reporter that Mayor Michael Nutter offered ...

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Wilmington names new police chief

The nationwide search for a new police chief in Wilmington has finally wrapped up.  “I’d like to thank Mayor Will ...

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 Dina Yarmus of Progressive Philly Rising joins members of other government reform groups in demanding an investigations of gifts given to Gov. Tom Corbett. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Three-city protest questions Pa. governor’s gifts

Community activists in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philadelphia held protests outside offices of Gov. Tom Corbett, saying they want a revi ...

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Jury seated in sex abuse trial of former candidate

A jury has been selected in the trial of a former state Senate candidate who is accused of repeatedly molesting a boy more than 20 years ...

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Local photographer’s exhibit about life along Germantown Ave. opens Friday

Melvin A. Chappell is a New York City native, but since the photographer’s “transplant” to Germantown some 25 years ago ...

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Hippos get new home at New Jersey aquarium

They’re not your typical Jersey girls, but you could say they’re hip. New Jersey’s Adventure Aquarium in Camden ...

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Giving school boards more say on approving charters is a bad idea

Last week Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-Camden) released a bill that updates New Jersey’s 20-year-old charter school law. The ...

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Weekly Entertainment Guide – ‘Incorruptible,’ ‘Wizard of Oz,’ & Beer!

WHYY’s Robin Bloom offers her suggestions for what to do this week in the Philly region.  Here are her picks: ...

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