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Christie aide speaks to grand jury in N.J.

A longtime aide to Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has given testimony to a federal grand jury in an investigation of traffic j ...

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Philly transit agency, union resuming talks Sunday

Another day of contract negotiations has wrapped between Philadelphia’s transit system and the union representing thousands of work ...

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Multiple injuries reported in Philly bus crash

Police say at least 10 people have been injured after a Philadelphia city bus and another vehicle collided downtown. According to ...

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 Check out Queen Muse's story on mural artist Nathaniel Lee, shown here. (Courtesy of Nathaniel Lee)

Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at stories that you might have missed this week in Northwest Philadelphia:     1. ...

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Philly prisons to try video visits for inmates

The Philadelphia Prison System is planning to set up “video visits” at one of the city’s jails in hopes of increasing c ...

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Lawyers may be exempted from Pa. child abuse reporting law update

Proposals to change how suspected child abuse must be reported in Pennsylvania are nearing the finish line after stalling for several mon ...

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 The Food and Drug Administration approved a new automated medical device, brand name Evzio, that can halt a heroin or other opioid overdose in its tracks (Image courtesy of Kaleo Pharma)

Responding to rise in overdoses, FDA approves Narcan auto-injection device

Move over EpiPen, a new automated medical device, brand name Evzio, can halt a heroin or other opioid overdose in its tracks. The ...

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Politics & Policy

Newcomer aiming to take on Rep. Fitzpatrick in Bucks County

Pennsylvania Democrats hoping to pick up a Congressional seat this year are targeting Republican Mike Fitzpatrick in Bucks County, and on ...

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 Island Beach State Park is popular with fishing enthusiasts. (Alan Tu/WHYY)

Island Beach State Park could get stricter bag limits on Fluke

A plan to reduce the bag limit of Fluke may be tried out in Island Beach State Park in Ocean County. Fluke, also known as summer f ...

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Making doctor offices more like a community center

The help that hospitals and doctors offer often extends well beyond medical care.   While the pediatricians do the wel ...

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 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)

Cory Booker talks minimum wage and resiliency on the Jersey Shore

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has been in office for less than a year and already he’s running for re-election.  This week, Booker ...

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Live on-stage documentaries hit Philly, including ‘karaoke rock opera’

Two filmmakers are showing Philadelphia new ways to make documentaries, by taking them to the stage in a hybrid of music performance, the ...

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 The rehabilitated harbor seal gets ready to waddle into the Great Bay in Mystic Island today. (Photo: Jersey Shore Hurricane News contributor Roman Isaryk)
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Rehabbed harbor seal released in Mystic Island today

Much to the delight of onlookers, staffers from the Marine Mammal Strandin ...

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More than 300 laid off as giant of N.J. news biz reorganizes

The media company Advance Publications is eliminating 306 employees at its news outlets, including the Newark Star-Ledger, Times of Trent ...

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 VP Joe Biden meets with AG Beau Biden in Iraq in 2009. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)

GOP questions Biden’s focus in du Pont heir sentencing

A sentence of probation for du Pont heir Robert Richards IV on a child rape conviction has sparked a war of words between political leade ...

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