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Large wooden pegs found beneath waterfront parking lot may be construction materials from 17th Century shipyard

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Auditor general wants more tranparency from Penn State

Pennsylvania’s auditor general is prescribing specific changes in governance at Penn State. One of them centers on a change ...

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Poll cited in hearing finds third of Pa. voters unaware of photo ID law

Lawyers suing Pennsylvania to toss out its voter ID law say a poll taken just weeks ago casts doubt on the success rate of any push to ed ...

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A season with Jhumpa Lahiri’s short stories

For our summer books series, we spoke to WHYY News reporter Elizabeth Fiedler, who says she liked Jhumpa Lahiri’s “ ...

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The Olympics are here – wake me when they’re over

I’m sure Danny Boyle will produce a magnificent opening ceremony. And I’m sure NBC will give us tear-jerking portraits of our ...

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Election judge in Delaware County won’t enforce voter ID law

Controversy continues over Pennsylvania’s new law requiring photo ID at the polls.  Now, one elections judge in Delaware Count ...

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After 19 months, N.J. education chief on way to official confirmation

The New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee has voted unanimously to support the nomination of Chris Cerf to officially lead the state̵ ...

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Alleged Norristown ambulance thief arrested after 6-hour standoff

Carlos Bouie and the Norristown Police had a long day. Bouie, the man believed to have stolen an ambulance yesterday, began a six- ...

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Students at Pa. failing schools could qualify for scholarship

Pennsylvania’s Department of Education has put together a list of the state’s 414 low-achieving schools. It represents bad ne ...

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Taking refuge in West Philadelphia’s Clark Park

In this latest installment from Philly Youth Radio, Cavhanah Baht T’om talks about her safe place, Clark Park in West Philadelphia ...

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Updated: Medical worker in NH hepatitis outbreak was in Pa.

Health officials say a medical technician accused of infecting patients in New Hampshire with hepatitis C previously worked two tempora ...

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GlaxoSmithKline sponsors London Olympics — with anti-doping lab

Olympic officials in London are mounting a full court press against performance-enhancing drugs. A key part of that push is state-of-the- ...

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Police meet with Cambodian community over reports of harassment at Olney memorial

Mourners say police mocked their grief as they gathered near the memorial at Second and Nedro streets for a 25-year-old man who was kille ...

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