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‘Black Madam’ held for trial in illicit ‘pumping party’ case
Sporting a red, white and grey button-up shirt with form-fitting jeans, the 23-year-old victim took the witness stand in Courtroom 406 at ...
14 years ago
Philly District Attorney employees win fraud award for investigating dental scam
Assistant District Attorney Vicki Markovitz and Detective Karl Supperer of the District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit in Philadelphia ...
14 years ago
Main Street is back open to traffic this morning
8 a.m. update, Main Street is back open to traffic this morning. A water main break at 4400 Main Street in ...
14 years ago
Delaware lawmakers take another step to curb bullying in schools
Parents and teachers agree that bullying either on the web or in school must stop. However, one problem with that is they don’t al ...
14 years ago
Presidential campaign ad wars open up in Pennsylvania
The presidential election is nearly six months away, but ads attacking Mitt Romney and Barack Obama already are airing on Pennsylvania st ...
14 years ago
Part of Main Street closed due to Manayunk water main break
NewsWorks’ Roxborough/Manayunk/East Falls Editor Megan Pinto just got off the phone with the owner of Spectrum Scientifics on Main ...
14 years ago
‘Startup Beach House’ taking applications for a very different kind of Shore TV show
This ain’t no “Jersey Shore.” It’s not supposed to be, anyway. The application period is open for the R ...
14 years ago
New study finds sleepwalking more prevalent than previously assumed
A new study from Stanford University reveals new clues about sleepwalking — how common it is, and what contributes to it. Sl ...
14 years ago
Parks advocates seek more funds for Philly department
Supporters of parks and recreation in Philadelphia recruited some help to find additional city funding. Parks and recreation suppo ...
14 years ago
New Delaware education secretary seeks a system of schools that work “for all children”
Delaware’s new Secretary of Education addressed educational challenges, the impact of charter schools, teacher effectiveness and ot ...
14 years ago
‘Always certain, often wrong’ – how does who we are impact how we age?
How does who we are impact how we age? Psychologists believe that certain traits contribute to happy aging — optimism, a sense of humor ...
14 years ago
Corbett backs some consolidation of Penn State campuses
Gov. Tom Corbett has suggested his Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education consider some consolidation of the Penn State Universit ...
14 years ago
In poll of N.J. voters, Menendez leads Kyrillos in U.S. Senate race
A new poll finds that while he’s ahead, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is not a lock for re-election. About 45 percent ...
14 years ago
Priest-abuse files kept behind lock, key, alarm
Evidence in a groundbreaking priest-abuse trial shows the men running the Philadelphia archdiocese used byzantine methods to keep child ...
14 years ago
Got some spring cleaning to do? This Saturday, there will be a free shredding and e-cylcling event at the Sturgis Playground located at N ...
14 years ago