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Delaware State trooper injured after high speed chase

Police are still searching for one of the five shoplifting suspects after their getaway van crashed into a State Police cruiser on I-95.< ...

13 years ago

National Interest

When the “liberal media” smeared the civil rights movement

  The British novelist L. P. Hartley once wrote, “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.̶ ...

13 years ago

 Mark Sellers, chairman of the Awbury board, said the grant is

Awbury Arboretum hopes $300K grant leads to sustainable future in Northwest Philly

One of Northwest Philadelphia’s largest green resources, Awbury Arboretum, is about to begin an extended season of growth. T ...

13 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Beyonce, Nine Inch Nails headline Made in America concerts in Philly

The city of Philadelphia has released a few more details about the Made in America Festiv ...

13 years ago

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Football fans engage in emotional eating after team’s loss, study finds

Football season is about to begin — and fans, beware. New research finds that your team’s defeat could lead to increased cons ...

13 years ago

 A Pa. lawmaker is proposing a 2-cent surcharge on every plastic bag issued in Pennsylvania stores. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo, file)

Pa. lawmaker offers his 2 cents on plan to cut down on plastic bags

A Pennsylvania lawmaker says plastic shopping bags shouldn’t be handed out for free.  State Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgo ...

13 years ago

Latest push for Pa. Medicaid expansion comes from GOP lawmaker

Democrats in Pennsylvania’s Legislature have been the most adamant about expanding the state’s Medicaid program to included h ...

13 years ago

 The late Penn State head coach Joe Paterno pictured at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006 (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Is college worth the cost? Well, you can’t eat prestige

What is college worth? President Obama has cranked up the volume on the age-old discussion about college costs. He proposes tying ...

13 years ago

 A seal resting near the Barnegat Inlet jetty in Island Beach State Park today. (Photo: Rusty Rembrandt Studio)

Seal hangs with fishermen today in Island Beach State Park

Even seals need a break from fishing.  The blubbery marine mammal was spotted relaxing near the Barnegat Inlet jetty in Islan ...

13 years ago

 Lifeguards assisting a sick dolphin at Island Beach State Park earlier this month. The dolphin later died. (Photo: Sandy Bartkiewicz Rea via Jersey Shore Hurricane News)

Three more dolphins found dead on New Jersey beaches today

Three more dolphins have washed up along the Jersey Shore, bringing the statewide total to 71 since July. The Asbury Park Press ...

13 years ago

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Donated cell phones will help soldiers call home

13 years ago

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SEPTA taking bus route suggestions until August 31

13 years ago

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August 26: East Oak Lane fire | Progress amid delinquency crisis | City pays harassment settlement | Fate of empty schools unclear | Trenton ties homicide record

13 years ago

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Awbury Arboretum hopes $300K grant leads to sustainable future in Northwest Philly

13 years ago

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August 26-29: The Dream at 50 | 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s speech | Rittenhouse concert | Unknown Japan film series | Final screening under the stars, The Lorax

13 years ago

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