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Philly teachers’ contract expires, talks continue

The contract covering 15,000 Philadelphia public school teachers has expired without a new agreement being reached. Negotiations b ...

13 years ago

Police: Decomposing body found in Delaware River

Pennsylvania authorities say they’re trying to determine the identity of a decomposing body that washed up on a small island in the ...

13 years ago

 Bricks and debris are visible at one of the Potter's Field excavation sites behind the long-shuttered Queen Lane Apartments tower. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks, file)

Top 4 stories to watch in NW Philly

Here’s a look at what’s to come: 1. It’s been two years since the Philadelphia Housing Authorit ...

13 years ago

 New Jersey lawmakers are wondering why the state was awarded just $15 million -- while New York received more than $200 million -- for flood-protection efforts such as these dunes along Normandy Beach. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Environmentalists press for climate change consideration in Sandy rebuilding

As New Jersey continues to rebuild from Sandy, there are some differences on how to proceed. Contending that the reconstruction is ...

13 years ago

 The search for the missing kayaker is in this area off Beach Hill Road. (Image from Bing Maps)

Kayaker reported missing in the Delaware River

Coast Guard crews are searching for a kayaker who went missing in the Delaware River in Gloucester County. Authorities say a woman ...

13 years ago

Justice Ginsburg to officiate at same-sex wedding

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is performing a same-sex wedding this weekend in what is believed to be a first for a member of ...

13 years ago

 There are two areas in the Atlantic basin that NOAA is watching for potential tropical cyclone development. (Source: National Hurricane Center)

Tropical update: A bit more activity in the Atlantic basin, but no threat here

The tropics are slowly beginning to wake up after a relatively quiet three months with no hurricanes.   Forecasters at the Na ...

13 years ago

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick marks Labor Day with weekly Republican address

Local congressman, Mike Fitzpatrick of Philadelphia was chosen to speak on behalf of his party for the Weekly Republican Address. ...

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Philadelphia man dies, woman hurt in La. accident

A motorcyclist from Pennsylvania was killed, and his passenger was injured, in an accident in rural western Louisiana. Louisiana s ...

13 years ago

Penn president’s pay increased to above $2 million

The University of Pennsylvania’s president’s salary is more than $2 million, an increase that the board’s chairman says ...

13 years ago

 An overflowing garbage can near the water. (Photo: MartinStein via Flickr)

Garbage on the beach: a daily problem

The garbage that you see on the beach during the afternoon and not the morning? There’s a reason for that, says a Rutgers Universit ...

13 years ago

 Ocean City at 9:40 a.m. today. (Image: TheSurfersView.com)

Nice today, unsettled Sunday and Labor Day

The weather pattern through Monday is really summer-like: warm and humid, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. The threat ...

13 years ago

 (Photo: connie_y_lin via Instagram)

The weekend begins on a peaceful note in Avalon

13 years ago

Autopsy for N.J. student found dead at Villanova

Authorities are awaiting autopsy results for a Pennsylvania college student from New Jersey who was found dead in a dorm room this week.< ...

13 years ago

Plea deal reached in Del. campaign finance probe

State prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a prominent Dover developer accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Gov. ...

13 years ago

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