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Delaware County home for the deaf in jeopardy
A Delaware County residence faces a closing that could leave about 40 older, deaf people scrambling for a new place to live. The P ...
14 years ago
$1 million winning Powerball tickets sold in Evesham, N.J.
A trip to 7-Eleven just got a whole lot more interesting than Slurpees and gum. The 7-Eleven at Main Street and North Maple Avenue ...
14 years ago
2 Pa. lawmakers wind up in ‘Impeach Corbett’ Facebook group
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers seem to be unwitting members of a Facebook group urging the impeachment of Gov. Tom Corbett. The group ...
14 years ago
Central Pa TV station nails Philadelphia rep on grubbing for per diem checks
Wow, this is local TV political reporting raised to an art form. Watch this report from Dennis Owens of WHTM in Harrisburg, and yo ...
14 years ago
Reading with kids: How and when to start?
For our summer reading series, an upcoming NewsWorks Tonight segment will focus on reading with young children. We want to hear your expe ...
14 years ago
Pa. considers 5-year minimum sentence for convicted felons carrying guns
Philadelphia area lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are pushing legislation that would require a five-year minimum sentence for conv ...
14 years ago
Changes to campaign and lobbying laws in Delaware
Delaware Governor Jack Markell discusses the details of the three new bills he signed this week that bring changes to campaign finance an ...
14 years ago
Delaware jobless rate shows slight increase
Delaware’s jobless rate went up slightly for the first time in three months, with unemployment now at 6.8 percent. ...
14 years ago
Delaware airport’s runway expansion finally takes off
After nearly 10 years of planning, the Sussex County Airport’s main runway expansion is underway. The $4.4 million upgrade a ...
14 years ago
David Eisner will step down as president and CEO of National Constitution Center
After almost three years as president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, David Eisner will step down this fall. “The N ...
14 years ago
92 years ago Saturday, women won the right to vote
Fittingly enough since Pennsylvanians have been talking about voting rights all week, Saturday is the 92nd birthday of the 19th Amendment ...
14 years ago
I’m trying to wrap my head around the news that Jon Corzine is thinking about launching a new hedge fund. Seriously, would you trus ...
14 years ago
Police release video of early morning East Germantown armed-robbery crew
Philadelphia Police have released footage from the first of three armed robberies which occurred in East Germantown early Wednesday morni ...
14 years ago
Germantown woman at center of Pa. voter ID case gets her photo ID
At 93 years old, Viviette Applewhite now has the photo ID she needs to vote in Pennsylvania. Applewhite is the lead plaintiff in t ...
14 years ago
Germantown Artists Roundtable on a mission to create a new identity
A core group of about 15 Germantown Artists Roundtable organizers and participants arrived at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown an ...
14 years ago