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Philly native wins Pulitzer, but her plays are a stranger to local stages
Philadelphia stories play central roles in two Pulitzer Prize winners. The Inquirer won for its series on school violence ...
14 years ago
Pa. State Representative Rohrer sets sight on U.S. Senate
In the lead up to Pennsylvania’s April 24 primary, we’ll be featuring interviews with some of the leading Republicans competi ...
14 years ago
Volunteers prepare to help Pa. voters unsure about new ID law
Some law professionals who plan to volunteer to keep the polls running smoothly during next week’s primary election gathered in Cen ...
14 years ago
Republican Senate candidates duke it out for one more week
The video above is cleverly-done attack video whacking Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith for his having participated in ...
14 years ago
Fire forces evacuation at Delaware school
The fire broke out just after 12:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Wilmington Friends School. All students made it out of the building sa ...
14 years ago
Philadelphians invited to submit ideas for ‘Philly 101’ video series
What do you love about Philadelphia that you think everyone else should get to experience? A certain neighborhood park, an under-v ...
14 years ago
Congratulations to our latest sweepstakes winner, Mark Bridge of Devon
Congratulations to Mark Bridge! The Devon, Pa., resident is our latest winner in the Discover NewsWorks Sweepstakes. He was ran ...
14 years ago
Three candidates from Germantown vie for state Rep. Myers seat
State Rep. John Myers’ decision to retire from his post in the 201st Legislative District has cleared the way for a competitive thr ...
14 years ago
A.C. casino will honor late owner with $25 gambling chip
What’s the best way for a business to honor its late owner? The answer is easy when you’re in the gaming business. Atl ...
14 years ago
Historical World War II artifact closer to new home in Delaware
It was known as “Big Mo” when it towered over surrendering Japanese forces at the end of World War II in 1945. Now it is a big piece ...
14 years ago
Montgomery County journalist dies in freak Turnpike accident
Journalists with the Journal Register Company and Montgomery Media ...
14 years ago
Council leaning towards more money for Philadelphia parks and recreation facilities
Advocates for Philadelphia’s recreation centers packed a budget hearing for the merged Parks and Recreation Department, but the tur ...
14 years ago
Priest-abuse jury hears about bizarre ‘Passion’ play
A Philadelphia priest-abuse jury is hearing about Catholic schoolboys who said they had to strip before a priest and endure whippings a ...
14 years ago
Sussex county officials turn their attention to libraries for one week
More than 1.3 million books and items were checked out in 2011 from Sussex County’s libraries, and such traffic is why people are b ...
14 years ago
Grand Jury investigation underway in fatal Kensington fire
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office announced today a grand jury investigation is underway for the Kensington factory fire ...
14 years ago