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Cab slams into Sneaker Town storefront in Roxborough

Nearly 30 spectators gathered at the intersection of Ridge and Leverington avenues Thursday afternoon after a cab crashed through the bri ...

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Pa. couple finds purple squirrel in backyard

Admit it, you wouldn’t believe your neighbors either if they told you there was a purple squirrel in their yard. We were skeptical ...

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Survey finds many Pa. kids lack dental care

Nine percent of children in Southeastern Pennsylvania have not seen a dentist in the last year, according to a survey of 13,000 household ...

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Obama frees N.J., nine other states from No Child Left Behind

A White House official told the Associated Press that New Jersey and nine other states will get No Child Left Behind waivers under Presid ...

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Deal on after-school use of facilities to save Philly district $1.2 million

Officials have struck a deal to keep gyms and theaters in Philadelphia’s public schools open on afternoons and weekends. A money-sa ...

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DRBA will take bids for Cape May-Lewes Ferry retail operation vendor

The Delaware River and Bay Authority is in the transportation business. It operates the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Delaware Memorial Bridge, T ...

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N.J. advances bill to keep credit checks out of the office

New Jersey’s Senate labor panel has approved a bill that would prevent credit checks from being used as the basis for an employee ...

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NBC10 weather forecast: Weekend temps take a turn to the colder side

It’s been fun, but we had to know the warm temperatures wouldn’t stick around forever. We could see some light snow Saturday, ...

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Plans for Sumac St. home conversion remain at a standstill

Drawing not so much a line in the sand as erecting a concrete barrier, members of the Wissahickon Interested Citizens Association (WICA) ...

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Pepsi will cut thousands of jobs, spend money on marketing

PepsiCo is getting ready to cut 3 percent of its global workforce and spend the money on marketing instead. ...

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Animal advocate Jen Utley not keen on return of Atlantic City’s diving horses

In case you hadn’t heard, Atlantic City is bringing diving horses back to Steel Pier. Jen Utley hadn’t heard either wh ...

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Pottstown principal gets global input on decision to ban Ugg boots

As if she wasn’t getting enough flack from students and parents, Pottstown Middle School Principal Gail Cooper has been getting rea ...

13 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Prodded by reporters’ union and critics, Philly papers change their tune

Finally, three days after they got the notice, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News today acknowledged that a group of prominent inve ...

13 years ago

Penn students launch website for whistleblowers, subletters

Those Penn students sure are busy. Two new projects from students and grad have created places on the Internet for two very differ ...

13 years ago

Philadelphia City Council to review domestic violence shelters

A Philadelphia City Councilman plans to hold hearings to review the city’s ability to help those who are victims of domestic violen ...

13 years ago

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