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Philadelphia’s Michael Barmash is our Week 7 NewsWorks Sweepstakes winner

A big congratulations to Michael Barmash! The Philadelphia resident is our latest winner in the Discover NewsWorks Sweepstakes. H ...

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Money

Pa. outpaces N.J. as second biggest gaming hub in U.S.

Pennsylvania is pulling ahead of New Jersey as the country’s second-biggest gaming hub. Pennsylvania’s 11 casinos set a recor ...

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NBC10 weather forecast: Temperatures cool down before weekend warm-up

For once we’ll have a weekend that’s not far more miserable than the week. Temperatures will dip over the next few days, but ...

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NBC10 video: Fire breaks out at Main Line mansion

A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon inside a ...

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Holy smokes: Bill Marimow returns to the Inquirer

UPDATED AT 5:32 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Well, that didn’t take long. Two days after the sale of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Da ...

14 years ago

Christie: Israel trip will yield dividends at home

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he brought a little Jersey to Jerusalem this week in hopes of drumming up business and jobs back ho ...

14 years ago

As N.J. awaits OK on Medicaid overhaul, state funding levels worry nursing homes

Nursing home officials in New Jersey are worried that the planned level of state funding threatens the future of their facilities. ...

14 years ago

Science

La Colombe confident in bottled, chilled coffee even if some devotees are not

It’s a busy afternoon at Lore’s Espresso Bar in Center City, Philadelphia. Jaime Fountaine’s the barista here, and she& ...

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Bob Brady to take part in ‘Food Stamp Challenge’

Think you could get by on $5 of food per day? Rep. Bob Brady, D-Philadelphia, is going to try. ...

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Police: 14th District homicides down this year

While homicides across the city have increased this year, the 14th District has seen half as many homicides compared to this time last ye ...

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2 lawmakers plan to sue Pa. over school-funding formula

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are preparing to file a lawsuit against the state to force a change in education funding. They say the ...

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City Council reassesses tools for Philadelphia property review

Philadelphia is re-evaluating every property tax assessment this year.  But during a City Council budget hearing, it came out that m ...

14 years ago

PennDOT to host Q&A on Walnut Lane Bridge repairs

On Thursday evening a proposed plan to rehabilitate the Walnut Lane Bridge will be presented at the ...

14 years ago

Trayvon Martin story strikes a chord with Delaware State students

When the murder of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin made headlines, the news struck people all across the country. Now Delaware State Universit ...

14 years ago

Police release photograph of East Germantown bank-robbery suspect

According to Philadelphia Police, an unknown man went to the Beneficial Bank branch at 5301 Chew Ave. just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, pres ...

14 years ago

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