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Flash flooding fears with Friday storm system
A bout of heavy rain is expected to drench the region throughout the day on Friday bringing the potential for flash flooding in some neig ...
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Manhole cover blasts off in Center City
Two separate underground blasts caused at least one manhole cover to blow off and Philadelphia Police to block off a major intersection t ...
12 years ago
How the candidates stack up on education
Polls are showing that education is the hands-down most important issue for voters heading to the polls later this month. The gube ...
12 years ago
ListenA climate change denier had a very bad week
I’ll cut to the chase: Any politician who disses science and disputes the reality of man-made climate change has no business aspiri ...
12 years ago
To support Philly children and pensioners, we must vote in large numbers on Tuesday
Philadelphia City Council and state lawmakers are seeking ways to fill a $216 million school-funding gap and address the city’s tro ...
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Animating ghostly landscape along Philly rail corridor with lustrous color
What once served the factories that made Philadelphia the “Workshop of the World,” the rail corridor between 30th Street Stat ...
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ListenBad heroin batch claims five more lives in Delaware
Fentanyl-laced heroin is being blamed for the deaths of six Delawareans so far this year. The Office of the Chief Medical Ex ...
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Ending ‘sad chapter’ in Trenton history, former Mayor Tony Mack gets prison time
Former Trenton Mayor Tony Mack has been sentenced to 58 months in prison following his conviction on corruption charges. Mack was ...
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Jobless rates related to risk of obesity during Great Recession
The Great Recession and unemployment didn’t just slim down wallets – they also expanded waistlines, according to a new study. ...
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Four Democrats rumble for Schwartz’s Pa. congressional seat
An open congressional seat is a rare thing in politics, and U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz’s decision to run for governor rather ...
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