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Plea offer reached in Delaware waterboarding case
A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child enda ...
13 years ago
Philly to Newark: Landing gear issue forces plane’s belly landing overnight
An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport aft ...
13 years ago
Top 6 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what you may have missed this week: 1. Updated: SRC v ...
13 years ago
Top 6 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what you may have missed this week: 1. Updated: SRC v ...
13 years ago
Mt. Airy Kids Literary Festival this weekend
Celebrate books with wonderful events and author meet and greets from The Big ...
13 years ago
New skate park opens in late May for freestylers and Sunday strollers
Ten years in the making, $4.6 million spent, and over 70,000 square feet of skateable surface: Paine’s Park is unique among America ...
13 years ago
Poll shows growing support for Pa. pot legalization
Polls show support is on the rise for legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, but the governor and state attorney general both stil ...
13 years ago
On the Gosnell conviction and Philly schools budget woes
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the week’s top stories – the conviction of West Philadelphia abortion provider D ...
13 years ago
Charter schools accused of ignoring Pa. Right to Know Law
The head of Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records is pointing a finger at public charter schools for being the biggest violators of ...
13 years ago
What many Philly kids experience can hurt them as adults
Adults in Philadelphia have experienced high rates of childhood adversity, according to a survey of close to 2,000 city residents. ...
13 years ago
Camden County Freeholders OK sale of county health center
Camden County freeholders have voted to sell a public health center – but the county will retain control over the center’s ps ...
13 years ago
Hurricane Sandy contributes to wicked bad pollen count
This is a tough time of the year for people with seasonal allergies. All the moisture from Superstorm Sandy has driven up pollen counts.< ...
13 years ago
Historian: Voyager spacecraft marked new age of discovery
Some are baffled and others saddened by the fact that humans put footprints on the moon more than 40 years ago and have not ventured a fr ...
13 years ago
‘Oasis Room’ offers serene space in psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric emergency facilities treat patients who are deeply in crisis. They are typically suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, or unrespons ...
13 years ago