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Wallenda walks the wire above Atlantic City
The man who crossed Niagara Falls on a high wire this summer walked on air above Atlantic City Thursday. The crowd of 150,000 peop ...
14 years ago
In ‘A Game of Thrones,’ it’s ‘The Sopranos’ meets ‘The Lord of the Rings’
This week we turn to StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Scott Detrow, who takes a break from the Marcellus Shale to discuss summ ...
14 years ago
Judge weighs scope of mob history at Philly trial
A federal judge is weighing how much mob history should be detailed at the upcoming racketeering trial of nine alleged La Cosa Nostra m ...
14 years ago
Christie rejects measure for more oversight of N.J. halfway houses
In June, the New York Times ran a series of articles describing the failures of New Jersey’s privately contracted halfway houses. T ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia outlines potential staffing and budget cuts to afford firefighter contract
What would happen if the city of Philadelphia loses its ...
14 years ago
Young suspects in woman’s beating are too young to prosecute
Two suspects in the brutal beating and robbery of a woman in Philadelphia’s Juniata neighborhood would not be able to be criminally ...
14 years ago
Union leaders critical of Camden move to countywide police force sent out on patrol
Despite the strong opposition of its police union, the City of Camden is moving forward with a plan to replace its current police force w ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia called late-night capital of the U.S.
If we aren’t the city that never sleeps, maybe we’re the city that’d rather eat. When slumber seems like a ...
14 years ago
N.J. residents can apply for medical marijuana cards
Starting Thursday, New Jersey residents with certain illnesses are allowed to apply for medical marijuana ID cards. Joseph Stevens ...
14 years ago
Part of South Jersey highway renamed for Purple Heart recipients
Purple Heart recipients are in for some more recognition now that part of a well-traveled South Jersey highway has been renamed for them. ...
14 years ago
OK, so it’s not really just a Philly beard. And this isn’t really an explanation. But it’s one of those things a ...
14 years ago
Suicide cluster in downstate Delaware
In the first few months of this year, Kent and Sussex Counties reported more suicides among children and young adults, ages 13-21 years, ...
14 years ago
Dead man’s parents sue estate of ‘Jackass’ star
The estate of Ryan Dunn is being sued by the parents of a man who died along with the “Jackass” star in a car crash last ye ...
14 years ago