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Owner shuts down Sandy-damaged amusement park in Sea Isle City
A southern New Jersey amusement park that was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been shut down by its owner. Jay Gillian to ...
13 years ago
Illegal immigrants lie to get asylum status in U.S.
In May, 2011, the world’s attention was focused on the story of Nafissatou Diallo, a hotel housekeeper in New York, who claimed she ...
13 years ago
Feds: N.J. has been stripped of $7.6M health grant
The federal government says New Jersey has been stripped of a $7.6 million health insurance overhaul grant after Gov. Chris Christie̵ ...
13 years ago
1 dead, babies ill from listeria linked to cheese
One person has died and three newborns have become ill in an outbreak of listeria linked to Hispanic-style cheese. The Centers for ...
13 years ago
Wagner, Paterno, wild cards in top Pa. contests
At the 11th hour, two men with better-than-average name recognition jumped into the already crowded races for the Democratic nominations ...
13 years ago
Fire kills 2 elderly people in Philadelphia
Authorities in Philadelphia say a space heater may have caused a house fire that killed two elderly people. Firefighters arrived a ...
13 years ago
Ongoing Town Hall efforts discussed at latest Germantown Artists Roundtable meeting
Local arts-and-culture leaders gathered Wednesday night for the Germantown Artists Roundtable’s monthly meeting. There, they discus ...
13 years ago
Cops: Body of missing woman found inside snowed-over car
Police say an autopsy showed no sign of injury on the body of a missing woman found inside a car that was parked near Philadelphia’ ...
13 years ago
Natural gas pipeline firm eyes $2B Pa. expansion
Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams Partners says it’s planning to seek approval for a $2.1 billion natural gas pipeline project in Pennsyl ...
13 years ago
Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philly
Here’s a look at what you might have missed last week on NewsWorks: 1. ...
13 years ago
VIDEO: In Mantoloking, days are spent moving sand in preparation of major projects
In Mantoloking, the narrow Ocean County barrier island municipality where the devastating inlet f ...
13 years ago
Endo to pay $192.7 million to resolve off-label marketing claims
Endo Health Solutions and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals, based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resol ...
13 years ago
Philly-area contingent helps advance health initiatives in Africa
Volunteers from the Philadelphia region are in Washington this week to learn new lobbying skills and other ways to support health mission ...
13 years ago
Philly police use ‘data scientists’ to target crime
Newly educated cops are fighting crime in Philadelphia with a combination of shoe-leather police work and Excel spreadsheets. Afte ...
13 years ago
White House officials check in with mayors on Affordable Care Act
African Americans are one of the groups most likely to not have health insurance; they are 55 percent more likely to be uninsured than wh ...
13 years ago
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