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Senate report blasts Philly anti-terror center; Philly blasts back
A new report from a U.S. Senate subcommittee blasts the Department of Homeland Security’s “fusion center” program. The ...
14 years ago
Hamels, Utley up for ‘Baseball Hotties Hall of Fame’
In an apparent attempt to earn more clicks from female baseball fans and gay men, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is con ...
14 years ago
Williams spared from execution
On the day of his scheduled execution, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has denied an emergency appeal in the Terrance Williams case. ...
14 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court halts execution
PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for a Pennsylvania death row inmate spared from execution Wednesday say he is relieved to learn his appeals will ...
14 years ago
Corbett doesn’t rule out possibility of appealing voter ID ruling
While Gov. Tom Corbett says he doesn’t agree with a judge’s ruling to block the implementation of voter ID in the upcoming el ...
14 years ago
Courtroom outburst leads to further delay in SEPTA-bus assault case
Cassie Darby started talking within seconds of stepping inside Courtroom 806 from an adjoining holding cell. There, the 49-year-ol ...
14 years ago
Charges dropped for woman hit by Philadelphia police officer
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office intends to withdraw summary charges against 39-year-old Aida Guzman, the woma ...
14 years ago
Civil rights complaint filed over Philadelphia school closings
Seeking a moratorium on dozens of planned school closings, community organizing group Action United filed a federal civil rights complain ...
14 years ago
Quorum plays matchmaker for Philly investors, clean energy startups
Sometimes startups need an angel investor to turn an idea into a moneymaker. That’s the idea behind the University City ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants indicted officials suspended until they’re cleared — or convicted
A New Jersey lawmaker wants voters to decide whether elected officials accused of a crime should be removed from office immediately. ...
14 years ago
They think they can prevail in keeping old rail cars at Pemberton station
A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ordered that a collection of historic railroad cars in Pemberton, New Jersey, must be removed. ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s hot political races
What are the hot political races this year in Vice-President Biden’s home state of Delaware, where campaigns are underway for all t ...
14 years ago
Musical tackles bipolar disorder and its effect on families
You don’t typically hear people sing about bipolar disorder or electroshock therapy — but a musical opening at Philadelphia ...
14 years ago
Fiery crash on N.J. Turnpike kills 1
One person is dead in a fiery accident that closed the New Jersey Turnpike and I-195 for several hours today. State Police Sgt. Ad ...
14 years ago
Carla Robinson joining PPIIN as editorial director
Our friends at the Philadelphia Public Interest ...
14 years ago