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Pa. unemployment rate stays above national average
After years of enjoying a better than average jobless rate, Pennsylvania’s unemployment is above the national average for a second ...
14 years ago
Pa.’s county commissioners face unknowns in budget planning
Counties throughout Pennsylvania are nearing their year-end deadline for finalizing their 2013 spending plans. At their annual mee ...
14 years ago
State Rep. Cherelle Parker co-hosts annual Thanksgiving luncheon in West Oak Lane
About 100 Northwest Philadelphians seniors came out on Tuesday to Upper Room Missionary Baptist Church for an annual Thanksgiving meal&nb ...
14 years ago
Full audio of NewsWorks Tonight’s theme show, North Broad on the Rise
Download the audio Starting with the Divine Lorraine, ...
14 years ago
14th Police District: Where baseball-bat attacks occur at breakfast time
This list covers from Oct. 15-24, 2012. Oct. 15 7:45 a.m. Residential Burglary: 7200 block of N. 20th St. ...
14 years ago
Christie, congressional delegation huddle on funding for Sandy repairs
While there’s still no estimate of the damage Hurricane Sandy caused in New Jersey, members of the state’s congressional dele ...
14 years ago
Harmony on the street and on the stage of the Uptown
This was a neighborhood crawling with talent. “It was not uncommon to have boys and men walk around ‘crooning,’ ...
14 years ago
ListenThe aftermath of superstorm Sandy in the land of opportunity
Did superstorm Sandy help President Obama to victory? Did it hurt Chris Christie’s standing in the Republican party? The big ...
14 years ago
Rutgers University merges with state’s medical/dental school
Rutgers University’s governing boards on Monday agreed to take control of most of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New J ...
14 years ago
Philly group helps locate best options on fast-food menu
A community group in North Philadelphia is helping local residents navigate the maze of fast food options in the neighborhood. ...
14 years ago
The University of Delaware, Department of Education and Department of Economic Development outlined their Fiscal Year 2014 budgets today ...
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NW Philly’s Ivy Ridge Trail planners shoot for 2015 opening
It’s one small step for the Manayunk Bridge project and a giant leap for trail users. On Monday night, project leaders and r ...
14 years ago
Philly blogger to stand trial for police threats on Facebook
The man behind such Facebook pages as “Kill John McNesby” and “Kill Seth Williams” is set for trial. Joshu ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia controller to review election procedures
Elections aren’t usually within the purview of Philadelphia’s city controller, but the fiscal watchdog wants to know why so m ...
14 years ago