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Pa. Turnpike will cost a little more for those who pay cash

Tolls on the Pennsylvania turnpike will increase for a sixth consecutive year next year.     The Turnpike ...

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PlanPhilly
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July 30: Whitman rowhouse explosion | house flipping returns | Peace Week | Girard College’s plea | remembering William Scranton

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PlanPhilly
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SEPTA to extend bus service to new Northwest Philly ShopRite

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Snap the Schuylkill

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Olde Richmond Civic supports Wynn casino

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Retiring Donovan McNabb’s number brings up fond memories of QB

The Philadelphia Eagles will retire the number of long-time quarterback Donavan McNabb.     “Donovan ...

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 Aaron Sirles, from Watsonville, Calif., was ill for weeks and lost time from work after consuming pomegranate seeds shipped from Turkey. He was sickened as part of a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A linked to contaminated, imported produce. (Image courtsey of the Sirles family)

Experts weigh in on new rules for food safety

Food industry experts and consumer advocates are poised to offer their opinion of a proposed rule that would shift more oversight respons ...

13 years ago

 Philadelphian Tasha Underwood auditions for
Arts & Entertainment

Philly auditions for the Apollo bring on the best and the peculiar

The famous Apollo Theater in Harlem was in town on Saturday to scope out Philadelphia talent for its weekly stage show, “Amateur Ni ...

13 years ago

 Weather radar from Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 6 p.m. shows heavy rain entering S Jersey.[Image from US National Weather Service)

Sunday’s stormy weather set records

Record shattering rainfall fell over portions of the Philadelphia area Sunday, US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly forec ...

13 years ago

Pa. Turnpike Commission announces 2014 toll increase

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a toll-rate increase of 2 percent for E-ZPass customers and 12 percent for cash custome ...

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 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, and the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., talk about tax reform to 3M executives in Maplewood, Minn., on their tour of the country to rally support for their effort to overhaul the nation’s tax laws. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien, File)
Politics & Policy

Legislators seeking to rewrite tax code visit Philadelphia

Sen. Max Baucus of Montana and Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan stopped in Philadelphia today to stump for federal tax reform. Camp and ...

13 years ago

Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate finds running mate

There’s mixed reaction to gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono’s choice of labor organizer Milly Silva to be her running mat ...

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 Shown on Jan. 19, 2011, is the site of a gas main explosion in Philadelphia. The gas main explosion, which was caught on video, sent a 50-foot fireball into the sky, killing a utility worker, injuring five other people and forcing dozens of residents from their homes.  (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Gas explosions have plagued Philadelphia in the past

If the Fire Department finds that today’s explosion and building collapse in South Philadelphia were caused by a gas leak, it won ...

13 years ago

NJ Police technician indicted for posing as inspector to take generator after Sandy

Marcella Friedman, a civilian employee for the N.J. State Police, ...

13 years ago

 Investigators at the scene of last week's police-involved shootout in East Mount Airy. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

East Mt. Airy shootout survivor faces 3 homicide charges, more cases pending

The suspect wounded in a shootout with police in East Mt. Airy last week has been charged with murder and robbery. Justin Mackie, ...

13 years ago

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