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Early morning water main break in Frankford

Flooding was the result of an early morning water main break along East Pike Street in the Frankford area of Philadelphia. Fire of ...

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Voorhees boy creates Facebook community page about stuttering

Saadiq Wicks has been stuttering since he first started talking. But when a peer told him to “sit down and stop talking” he wanted ot ...

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Gang violence has Camden, N.J. on track to break homicide record

July 2012 will go down in Camden, New Jersey’s history as the city’s deadliest since September 1949. Thirteen people were killed ...

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Crews called to battle blaze at the Gallery

It took about an hour for firefighters to bring an early morning blaze in Center City under control. Firefighters were called out to the ...

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Top 5 stories to watch in NW Philly

Here’s a look at what’s to come on NewsWorks this week: 1. A public art project on Ridge Avenue in East Falls will be ...

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Neighbors walk together in response to recent violence in Mt. Airy

When 23 year-old Nafis Armstead was shot to death< ...

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Youth present Camden improvement ideas to Sen. Lautenberg

A group of Camden teenagers went to Washington, D.C., this week to give Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., their ideas about solving poverty ...

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Woman found shot to death in N. Philadelphia alleys

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Paterno family to appeal sanctions

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Descendants of a Colonial slave convene in Philly

There will be a keynote speaker, presentations about developing small businesses, and exposition tables hawking products and services at ...

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Top 9 stories of the week in NW Philly

1. Fattah talks education, job creation and Che ...

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‘When it rains, it [really does] pour,’ according to study of extreme weather

If it seems like when it rains, it pours these days, it apparently is more often the case. At least that is the conclusion of a ne ...

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Philadelphia

URGENT: Saturday 8/4/12 1:29 p.m. Powerfu ...

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Philadelphia city leaders show support for family of man killed in Mt. Airy

One week ago 23 year-old Nafis Armstead was gunned down in E. Mt. Airy. Tonight Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, 8th Di ...

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Politics & Policy

Corbett downplays report of difficulties at licensing centers

Gov. Tom Corbett says he’s accentuating the positive in the face of a survey showing people could have difficulty getting the phot ...

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