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Breaking the link between jobs and health coverage would be a wise move
The notion that Obamacare is a disaster is now normative. I heard a radio ad the other day. One person tells another, “You l ...
13 years ago
ListenPennsylvania derailment puts spotlight on increase in crude-oil spills
The derailment of railcars in Westmoreland County that caused a spill of thousands of gallons of crude oil is the largest crude oil spill ...
13 years ago
Ed Bacon competition examines Philly with driver-less cars
What would life in Philadelphia look like if cars, buses, taxis and other vehicles drove themselves around the city, communicating with e ...
13 years ago
FSU chief talks of leaving as Penn St. vote nears
Florida State University’s president, a former Penn State professor, says he’s leaving the school just two days before Penn S ...
13 years ago
Dwindling salt, sagging roofs as snow falls in Pa.
More snow fell on winter-weary Pennsylvania as roofs sag and the price of road salt goes through the roof. Most of eastern Pennsyl ...
13 years ago
Michael Dunn, Jordan Davis and the plight of black boys
I awakened on Sunday morning praying for America. I prayed that I, as the black father of a black son, ...
13 years ago
Police: 3 men fatally beat teen on Trenton street
Authorities say an 18-year-old recent immigrant from Guatemala has been beaten to death by three men on a street in Trenton. ...
13 years ago
Pa. woman admits Craigslist killing in interview
A Pennsylvania woman charged with her newlywed husband in the murder of a man they met through Craigslist has admitted in a jailhouse int ...
13 years ago
Top 5 stories to watch for in Northwest Philly
Here’s a look at what’s to come: 1. In early December, Carol Ambruster was found stabbed to death inside her second-floor Germ ...
13 years ago
N.J. man convicted of smuggling narwhal tusks
A New Jersey man accused of helping smuggle narwhal tusks into the U.S. has been convicted of federal crimes, several of which carry a pe ...
13 years ago
N.J. quietly fires second contractor hired to help Sandy victims
The Christie administration is quietly terminating a contract with a second company involved in a much-criticized program for Sandy victi ...
13 years ago
Corbett calls for investigation into Chesapeake Energy
Governor Corbett is calling for an investigation into allegations of fraud against Pennsylvania’s biggest natural gas driller– Chesap ...
13 years ago
4th arrest in homeless man attack at laundromat
The fourth suspect sought by police in the brutal beating of a now-deceased homeless man is under arrest. Reading police say 23-y ...
13 years ago
Snow falling in northern half of NJ Saturday morning; rain to snow in southern areas later
A mixed bag of precipitation is moving through New Jersey at 10:40 a.m., with snow falling generally to the northwest of the I-95 corrido ...
13 years ago
Part of Pa. TV station roof collapses
A portion of the roof at a central Pennsylvania TV station has collapsed, forcing the staff to evacuate and stop broadcasting. Sta ...
13 years ago