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Games of chance in Pa. taverns would be too much competition, fraternal groups say

A controversial bill to allow raffles, drawings, and pull-tab games in Pennsylvania bars is getting blowback from veterans associations a ...

13 years ago

 This Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 photo shows an identification tag, the equivalent of a dolphin toe tag for a dolphin that had died on the Spring Lake N.J. beach. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Dolphin deaths continue off the New Jersey coast

Everyone who has been following this year’s stranding epidemic knows that New Jersey’s dolphins had a tough summer. This week ...

13 years ago

A measure pending in Pennsylvania's Legislature would change possession of a small amount of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a summary offense. Philadelphia already has such an ordinance on its books. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo, file)

Second medical marijuana dispensary welcomed in South Jersey

Bill Roberts, a laid-off glass factory worker from Pennsville in South Jersey, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis about six years ag ...

13 years ago

 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, left, appeared with Gov. Christie on Aug 20, 2013 to promote a post-Sandy rebuilding plan.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

$1.4 billion in second round of Sandy aid released to New Jersey

One year after Sandy washed over New Jersey, a second wave of cash is on its way to the state to refill the coffers of grant programs to ...

13 years ago

Audio timeline of NBC10 coverage

Think back to the days leading up to Sandy and the aftermath. Our region was at a standstill. Major roads were closed. Public Transportat ...

13 years ago

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 In this 2012 photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, left, poses with a youth football player from a low income family who are among thousands nationwide to benefit from a youth safety and helmet replacement program, partially sponsored by the NFL. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, file)

Study questions effectiveness of new football helmet technology for young athletes

High school athletes and parents might want to rethink buying those more expensive football helmets. Some new research is challenging cla ...

13 years ago

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 Surveillance footage of a gunman who fled a West Oak Lane Pizza Hut after seeing the cash register was empty. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Empty register thwarts would-be robber at Pizza Hut in West Oak Lane [video]

Philadelphia Police are asking the public for help to identify a gunman who tried to rob a Pizza Hut location in West Oak Lane late Satur ...

13 years ago

John and Mary Jane Malone walk through Camp Osborn, once crowded with tiny vacation bungalows. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Without its cherished bungalows, tiny Camp Osborn puzzles over what’s next

From the time he was a kid, John Malone had spent his summers at Camp Osborn until this year.     Sandy ...

13 years ago

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 (AP file photo)

Living by water makes us better, researcher finds

More than 60 percent of the world’s population lives in a coastal environment. Events like Superstorm Sandy remind us of the tremendous ...

13 years ago

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 A deer crossing a New Jersey roadway in June 2009. (Image: Sheila Dee/sheiladeeisme via Flickr)

Officials: Watch out for deer on roadways

With the autumn white-tailed deer breeding season upon us, state officials are urging motorists to exercise caution on the state’s ...

13 years ago

This Feb. 22, 2013 file photo shows two heavily damaged homes on the beach in Mantoloking, N.J., from Superstorm Sandy. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)

Climate change must be part of planning for future storms, N.J. congressman says

A year after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, one of the state’s congressmen is worried about the potential impact of f ...

13 years ago

 A controlled burn in Wharton State Forest, Burlington County on March 3, 2013. (Image: NJ Forest Fire Service, Section B10)

Controlled burning ongoing today in Berkeley Township

If you are smelling what appears to be a fire in the Berkeley Township area, don’t worry; there’s no emergency.  ...

13 years ago

 Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald discusses his proposed legislation at a New Jersey Statehouse news conference. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

N.J. weighs plan to legally protect volunteer inspectors in time of disaster

A year after Superstorm Sandy damaged 346,000 homes in New Jersey, one of the leaders of the state Assembly is urging lawmakers to approv ...

13 years ago

Storm brings much loss, but some discovery

So much of the discussion since Superstorm Sandy hit one year ago has focused on loss.  From homes to neighborhoods to belongings to ...

13 years ago

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 A Secret Service agent hangs on as the limousine bearing a mortally-wounded President Kennedy heads to Parkland Hospital (AP Photo/ Justin Newman).
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Blurring the truth about the Kennedy assassination

For decades, I’ve believed President John F. Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy of assassins, not a single, tormented soul with ...

13 years ago

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