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Work continues on name change for Pa. Department of Public Welfare

Plans to push forward a bill changing the name of Pennsylvania’s Department of Public Welfare have been delayed to give lawmakers m ...

12 years ago

New rotavirus vaccines seem safer, studies find

Researchers say that newer vaccines against rotavirus, a severe diarrheal disease in children, appear safer than an earlier one that was ...

12 years ago

Dems press Corbett for more Pa. education funds

As Gov. Tom Corbett prepares his state budget proposal, Pennsylvania House Democrats are calling on him to make education a higher priori ...

12 years ago

Judge replaces death penalty with ‘life’ for Philadelphia officer’s killer

A judge’s ruling has moved a man who killed a Philadelphia Police Officer off of death row. Edward Bracey was convicted and ...

12 years ago

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Spending bill delays some flood insurance hikes

Homeowners worried that new federal flood maps will send their flood insurance premiums skyrocketing would get some short-term relief und ...

12 years ago

Taylor Hawkins (back) and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Foo Fighters, Outkast to headline Delaware’s Firefly Music Festival

Thousands of music fans will descend on Dover this June to see some of the biggest names in music for the third annual Firefly Music Fest ...

12 years ago

A foreclosure sign in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

More than 600 underwater mortgages on the Jersey Shore to be refinanced by non-profit

Buoyed by progress in helping struggling homeowners in the Newark area, a nonprofit housing group has cast a wider net for underwater mor ...

12 years ago

 Raised in extreme poverty, attorney Nikki Johnson-Huston hopes to affect policy change. (Amanda Staller/for NewsWorks)

Homeless as a child, Philly attorney shares story of perserverance with Germantown youths

Before Nikki Johnson-Huston became an ...

12 years ago

Wilmington library reopens after renovations

Students from Kuumba Academy Charter School were among the first to see the changes and attend a magic show the library hosted as it welc ...

12 years ago

 A man stops to talk to a homeless woman outside of Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)
Speak Easy

5 phone numbers every Philadelphian should have in their cell phone

Are you prepared for an emergency, or even a non-emergency? It’s a good idea to have these essential numbers at the ready — and e ...

12 years ago

Chris Christie

Live video stream of Governor Christie’s State of the State speech

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie began his State of the State address at 3:18 pm., which lays out his spending priorities for the next fisc ...

12 years ago

 The floor of the Pennsylvania State House is shown in this 2011 file photo. (AP PHOTO/Bradley C. Bower)
Education

Rep. Dwight Evans calls for referendum on Pennsylvania education funding

State Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) wants Pennsylvanians to consider in a non-binding statewide referendum: In order to raise a ...

12 years ago

 Gov. Wolf with Katie McLaughlin, state Future Farmers of America officer and resident of Juniata County.

Delaware 2013 corn crop breaks record

Last year was a banner year for Delaware farmers growing feed corn. Even though Delaware farmers planted 5,000 fewer acres of corn ...

12 years ago

$85 in cash stolen from Rite Aid in Chestnut Hill

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a robbery that took place in Chestnut Hill on Jan. 11 at 4:50 p.m. An unknown male en ...

12 years ago

Chris Christie

Gov. Christie likely to survive ‘Bridgegate’ though not unscathed

As the fallout from what’s come to be called “Bridgegate” widens and reaches deeper into Gov. Chris Christie’s hi ...

12 years ago

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