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 Steve Passio is among five who will join Roxborough High School's Sports Hall of Fame next week. (Tracie van Auken/for NewsWorks)

Top 5 stories to watch for in Northwest Philly

Here’s a look at stories we’ll be covering in Northwest Philadelphia this upcoming week: 1. Like Center City, Germanto ...

13 years ago

 Investigators go through the rubble of a motel in Point Pleasant Beach N.J., on Saturday, March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Cause sought of N.J. shore motel fire that killed 4

Investigators at the New Jersey shore on Saturday will ramp up their investigation of a motel fire that killed four people. Arson ...

13 years ago

DA: Philly woman swindled elderly ‘sweetheart’

A district attorney has charged a Philadelphia woman with swindling $44,000 from an 84-year-old man who was led to believe he was the sus ...

13 years ago

AAA Mid-Atlantic: N.J. gas prices down slightly

Motorists are still seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon o ...

13 years ago

Woman gets 10-year sentence in immigration scheme

A New Jersey woman who posed as an attorney to steal roughly $100,000 from more than two dozen people who were living in the country ille ...

13 years ago

Widener ROTC student has less-serious meningitis

An ROTC student at Widener University in eastern Pennsylvania is being treated for viral meningitis, a less-serious strain that isn’ ...

13 years ago

Health leaders warn of insurance scams as Affordable Care Act deadline nears

Area health leaders are warning people to be on the lookout for potential insurance scams as the deadline for signing up for coverage thr ...

13 years ago

Down the Shore

What we know, don’t know about next week’s storm

Forecast models are converging on the idea that a large, powerful ocean storm is becoming increasingly likely for next Tuesday into Wedne ...

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Lawyers for two ex-Christie aides call for immunity

Lawyers for two former underlings of Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie say lawmakers should be able to offer their clients immuni ...

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Pennsylvania posts race gap in school suspensions

Pennsylvania is among 12 states or jurisdictions reporting high disparities between the suspension rates of black students and white stud ...

13 years ago

Elderly man dies after nursing home fist fight

State police are investigating the death of a 92-year-old man after a fight at a nursing home in eastern Pennsylvania. Investigato ...

13 years ago

NFL concussion lawyer expects case to heat up soon

The court fight over NFL concussions should heat up soon when a judge in Philadelphia weighs the fairness of the proposed $765 million se ...

13 years ago

Arrest made in stabbing of off-duty Philly police officer, bartender

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of an off-duty Philadelphia police officer and another man outside a downtown ...

13 years ago

 Read more about the FIRST robotics competition that took place at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy last weekend. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Top 7 stories of the week in NW Philly

Here’s a look at what you might have missed 1. ...

13 years ago

Philly’s St. Francis Xavier is first stop in Mass transit project

The pews will be fuller at one Philadelphia Catholic church on Sunday. The city’s first “Mass mob” event is gathering C ...

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