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Memorial Day is about remembering those who served
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic ( ...
13 years ago
Pa. searching for more equitable way of funding special education
Pennsylvania lawmakers intend to consider how the state can create a better way to fund special education. State Rep. Bernie OR ...
13 years ago
Efforts to curtail teen pregnancy pay off with declining birth rates
Teen birth rates are falling across the nation, including in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The new data show the biggest ...
13 years ago
Top 5 stories to watch in NW Philly this week
Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: 1. For a few weeks this winter it looked like ...
13 years ago
Top 5 stories to watch in NW Philly this week
Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: 1. For a few weeks this winter it looked like ...
13 years ago
Protesters ‘March against Monsanto’ in 250 cities including Philly
Protests against seed giant Monsanto are under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries. “March Against Monsanto ...
13 years ago
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81. The University ...
13 years ago
Rutgers University graduates its largest class [photos]
NewsWorks would like to congratulate all of this year’s Rutgers University graduates. You are the school’s biggest graduation ...
13 years ago
After Sandy, a race against time to save an endangered shorebird
When Superstorm Sandy damaged the beaches in the Delaware River bay, it left horseshoe crabs without a place to nest. The loss of spawnin ...
13 years ago
Police: Knife-wielding man shot, killed in Northeast Philly
Police say officers have shot and killed a man armed with a butcher knife in northeast Philadelphia. Lt. John Stanford said office ...
13 years ago
No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death of two sons
A Philadelphia man charged with murder after losing two sons to untreated pneumonia told police he believes in “divine healing,R ...
13 years ago
Wilmington’s mayor calls for special council session over budget, council says no
Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams wants city council to meet Tuesday to deal with the budget impasse. Council says that’s not going to h ...
13 years ago
Authorities bust illegal alcohol transport from Delaware to Pennsylvania
Liquor control authorities in southeastern Pennsylvania have cracked down on those trying to buy tax-free alcohol across the state line i ...
13 years ago
NBC10 report: Philadelphia police search for missing Lawndale boy
Philadelphia Police released a picture of a 12 ...
13 years ago