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Murder trial set in Philly Kraft plant killings
A one-day, non-jury murder trial is set to start Monday for a woman charged with killing two colleagues at a Philadelphia food plant. ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s Indian traditions on display for 35th year
Saturday’s storms in Sussex County gave way to sunny skies and comfortable temperatures on Sunday. That was just the right in ...
14 years ago
Germantown neighbors still awaiting resolution in long-running spite-blight case
Ask Julie Baranauskas about the situation with the vacant house next door to her in Penn-Knox, Germantown’s showcase residential ne ...
14 years ago
AAA says gas prices retreating
Gas prices may be finally starting to fall after soaring towards the end of the summer. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports Delaware ...
14 years ago
Pomeroy Trail officially opened
State leaders will be in Newark today for the official opening of a new trail through Newark into White Clay Creek State Park. The ...
14 years ago
Use common sense: don’t sit on Revel’s escalator rail
When I first toured Revel, I was taken aback by the entrance into the building. Long sweeping escalators whisked you up from the front do ...
14 years ago
Family in ‘double eagle’ coin fight vows appeal
A Philadelphia family plans to appeal the 2004 seizure of 10 rare gold coins a jury said couldn’t have been legally obtained. < ...
14 years ago
Mitt Romney’s error of omission
As you probably know by now, Mitt Romney failed in his Republican convention speech to devote even a single syllable to the fighting Amer ...
14 years ago
Delaware eyes comprehensive school safety plans
Gov. Jack Markell is signing legislation aimed at making Delaware’s schools safer. A bill to be signed into la ...
14 years ago
‘Perfect shooting weather’ for Lower Germantown’s Photo Walk event
The success of June’s first-ever Germantown Photo Walk, helmed by local photographer Gary Reed, didn’t reduce Germantown Arti ...
14 years ago
Another delay on SEPTA order — and another customer left waiting
In April, SEPTA rolled out a new ad campaign designed to connect with its passengers. But SEPTA and its riders already have plenty ...
14 years ago
Globe Dye Works cast as venue for ambitious sculptural installations
For a few weeks, the old Globe Dye Works factory in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia is hosting industrial-sized sculpture. ...
14 years ago
Camden curfew on business operations set to begin
In just a few days, it will be harder to do business late at night in the crime-ridden city of Camden. While a legal challenge works its ...
14 years ago
Proposal to ban motorists from using handheld phones unlikely to gain traction in Pa.
The number of legislative session days can be counted on two hands, but a Pennsylvania House lawmaker says it’s not a bad time to p ...
14 years ago