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Chester Upland school board leaders vow to keep fighting recovery plan
Days after their controversial vote to reject an overhaul of their city’s schools, leaders of the Chester Upland school board are v ...
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East Germantown man held for trial in East Mt. Airy murder case
A 20-year-old man facing murder charges in connection to a fatal mid-summer shooting in East Mt. Airy is now scheduled to stand trial. ...
14 years ago
Hanger’s early bid as gubernatorial candidate smart move, analysts say
Political analysts say the first declared candidate in the 2014 Pennsylvania’s governor’s race may be smart to throw his hat ...
14 years ago
Small Philadelphia study links nutrition to significant drop in HIV/AIDS health-care costs
A local food and nutrition program is trying to prove that its service is worth recognition from insurance companies and other groups tha ...
14 years ago
Cindy Bass reflects on death of former City Councilman Ed Schwartz
Ed Schwartz, a former city councilman at-large respected for his activism in Northwest Philadelphia and beyond, died on Thursday. Diagnos ...
14 years ago
With fireworks, SugarHouse gives preview of Philly New Year’s celebration
SugarHouse Casino hosted a preview of its New Year’s celebration Thursday afternoon, announcing its sponsorship of the Penn’s ...
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Corbett may talk with Kane about Sandusky case
In theory, Gov. Tom Corbett says, he would agree to talk with prosecutors investigating the handling of the prosecution of convicted chil ...
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DuPont Hospital studies gastric-band surgery for obese teens
Wilmington’s A.I. duPont Hospital for Children is studying whether weight loss surgery can help severely overweight teens. D ...
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Plan to privatize Pa. Lottery still in the works
After months of behind the scenes work, Gov. Tom Corbett’s office is still reviewing one British company’s bid on the Pennsyl ...
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Mural Arts Program investigates destruction of Dox Thrash tribute
Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program is trying to figure out how one of its distinctive murals disappeared into black. A tribut ...
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Elderly woman found dead outside Chestnut Hill home
A 70-year-old woman was found dead outside of a Chestnut Hill property Thursday morning, according to police. Shortly after 9 a.m. ...
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Four N.J. firefighters censured for ‘self-deployment’ to help after Sandy
Four Manville, New Jersey, firefighters have taken heat for traveling to assist a harder-hit region of the state in the aftermath of Hurr ...
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Corbett says he might talk with Kane investigators
Gov. Tom Corbett says he might agree to talk with investigators for the state’s incoming attorney general in her promised probe of ...
14 years ago
West Oak Lane 7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint early Thursday [Video]
Just after 3 a.m. Thursday, two men robbed the 7-Eleven at 78th and Ogontz avenues of $300 and several packs of cigarettes at gunpoint, p ...
14 years ago
Sussex County settles fair housing claim
Sussex County officials have settled a fair housing claim with Diamond State Community Trust through the Department of Justice and the Ho ...
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