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$100,000 gun buyback set for Trenton
New Jersey’s latest gun buyback program will be held in Trenton later this month. The state capital has experienced a rise in gun v ...
13 years ago
Monopoly players asked to vote out old gamepiece, pick new one
Monopoly’s game pieces are probably just as recognizable as the game itself. But one of them is about to get the boot (no pu ...
13 years ago
Philly firefighters give up mayoral recall effort
Just two days after it was announced, the Philadelphia firefighters union has dropped its plan to collect 45,000 signatures aimed at reca ...
13 years ago
Philly tourism site tops in virtual visits
If web traffic is any measure of travelers’ interest in a destination, 2012 was a good year for Philadelphia. Meryl Le ...
13 years ago
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah sends open letter to district residents
This week, the office of U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah asked NewsWorks to share an open letter he was sending out to all residents of a ...
13 years ago
Want some financial counseling with that water bill?
Philadelphia will receive $3.3 million dollars to improve its citizens’ financial literacy. The funding comes from Bloomberg ...
13 years ago
Local 22 drops effort to recall Nutter
Days after members of Local 22, Philadelphia’s firefighters union, expressed interest in recalling Mayor Michael Nutter, union Pres ...
13 years ago
Police officer arrested after alleged altercation with wife and daughter in Germantown
A 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a Jan. 2 alte ...
13 years ago
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ author thrilled over Oscar nominations
Silver Linings Playbook, which is set in the Philadelphia area, has been ...
13 years ago
Wilmington’s first female police chief sworn into office
Wilmington’s first female police chief was officially sworn into office today during a ceremony at the city council chambers. Ch ...
13 years ago
Rendell: 10 reasons I could never be NYC mayor
Ed Rendell is pulling a Chris Christie. Though he’s ...
13 years ago
Camden pays $3.5 million to settle police corruption cases
The city of Camden, N.J., will pay a $3.5 million dollar price for the actions of some corrupt cops who planted and fabricated evidence, ...
13 years ago
Jury selected in Philly clergy sex-abuse trial
Testimony is expected to begin Monday in the trial of a Roman Catholic priest and a former Catholic school teacher accused of raping a fo ...
13 years ago
Elderly Delaware woman dies in Elsmere blaze
Fire officials in the town of Elsmere in New Castle County are in investigating a house fire that broke out on Sycamore Avenue around 9:3 ...
13 years ago
Stenton to host Saturday workshop on tracing family trees through old photographs
Pictures may be worth 1,000 words, as the saying goes, but old photographs often don’t provide as much by way of explanation. < ...
13 years ago