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Grand jury probes Philly warehouse blaze that killed two firefighters
A Philadelphia grand jury has started an investigation into whether charges should be brought following a deadly warehouse fire in the Ke ...
14 years ago
A clash of gardening cultures in South Philadelphia
Most of the lots on the South Philly block of Mercy Street between 5th and 6th are vacant. For decades, 17 gaping spaces have been filled ...
14 years ago
Ocean Spray breaks ground on Pa. bottling plant
Ocean Spray has broken ground on a new bottling plant outside Allentown. The company is spending $110 million to relocate a juice ...
14 years ago
19 high-performing Philly schools to expand
The Philadelphia School District will add 2,272 seats across 19 high-performing traditional public schools beginning next September, offi ...
14 years ago
In last week of Pa. attorney general race, Murphy launches negative ad at Kane
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters head to the polls for the primary election. Democrats will decide between two candidates for state attorn ...
14 years ago
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 ...
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