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Emotional scene as City Council honors soldier from West Oak Lane killed in Vietnam
Joe Crescenz remembers that cold morning in Nov. 1968 with a level of vivid detail that marks it as a life-defining day. It was ar ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Republicans file ethics complaint against Mayor Nutter
The Philadelphia Republican City Committee has filed an ethics complaint against Mayor Michael Nutter. The complaint is that Mayor ...
14 years ago
Pa. regulators want ice cream ‘bank’ shut down
State regulators are cool on a Pittsburgh businessman’s idea for a bank that pays interest in ice cream shop gift cards. The ...
14 years ago
Corbett, Philly archbishop laud program funding scholarships for the poor
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett rallied with Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput Thursday at a Catholic high school in Drexel Hill.  ...
14 years ago
Traffic court judge in Philadelphia arrested
A Philadelphia traffic court judge has been arrested, after being named in a fraud indictment. The document was unsealed today R ...
14 years ago
Former NCCo Exec. closer to return
Former New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon is gearing up to take another shot at the position after winning the majority in the Delawa ...
14 years ago
Quick arrest in Delaware 7-11 murder
State Police arrest three people in connection with the murder of a convenience store clerk near Glasgow early Wednesday morning. ...
14 years ago
Police search for Roxborough pizza shop robber
Philadelphia police are searching for an unidentified man caught on tape robbing a Roxborough pizza shop last Friday. On Sept. 7, ...
14 years ago
Food Bank to help more hungry Delawareans get help
The Food Bank is trying to increase participation in the food stamp program, in response to last month’s Gallup poll that put Delaw ...
14 years ago
A barge journey in France [video]
A barge trip on the waterways of France is fabulous, but the barge owner and his story are even better. ...
14 years ago
Corbett hires friendly law firm for the Voter ID case
One reason the judge in the Pennsylvania voter ID case said he upheld the law was that he was convinced that while probably tens of thous ...
14 years ago
Neighbors get first look at proposed Bottom Dollar Food store
The developer planning to build a Bottom Dollar Food store at Chew Avenue and Washington Lane in Germantown gave a small group of key nei ...
14 years ago
Day in court for Pa. voter ID, Liberty Medal for Muhammad Ali
Good morning, Feeders! Tom MacDonald is about to file a story on this morning’s voter ID rally, and Emma Jacobs will cover t ...
14 years ago
Opponents rally before Pa. Supreme Court hearing on voter ID
Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments on the voter ID law, several hundred people rallied across the street from the Phil ...
14 years ago
What the Gordon victory could mean for New Castle and Delaware business
A nervous business community is weighing the impact of Tom Gordon’s stunning win over Paul Clark in the race for New Castle County Exec ...
14 years ago