Archives: Articles

Though the unemployment rate stayed steady at 8.3 percent during the month of February, employers added 227,000 jobs to the ec ...

When 22-year-old Philadelphia University graduate Kaitlyn Doherty was 12-years-old, she announced to her parents that, all by herself, sh ...

Here at NewsWorks, we know busy schedules sometimes get in the way of staying up to date on the latest neighborhood news in Northwest Phi ...

Here are two typical stories from the inside pages of today’s paper, documenting the daily toll of gun violence. ...

Municipal water is a monopoly in Philadelphia. There’s just one provider, the city’s water department. Under Philadelphia ...

Spring hasn’t yet sprung, but West Laurel Hill Cemetery turned green Friday. About 300 mourners — almost all wearing t ...

Cheating on unemployment claims in Pennsylvania? Better watch your income tax returns. The state partnered with the U.S. Departme ...

Health researchers say federal changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children may have helped to i ...

Sunday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that killed nearly 16,000 people. To help affected famil ...

This list covers Feb. 17 – Feb. 23, 2012. Feb. 17, 2012 4800 block Ridge Ave. – A house was set on fir ...

This list covers Feb. 10 – Feb. 16, 2012. Feb. 10, 2012 5000 block Portico St. – A man was murdered. P ...

The possibility of a merger has left both Rowan University and Rutgers University—Camden anxiously waiting for a resolution. Now ...

What’s stranger? Selling a McDonald’s chicken McNugget on eBay, or buying a McDonald’s chicken McNugget on eBay? ...

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the city are joining to build a unique health-care facility in South Philly. The ...

Counties are treading lightly when it comes to the governor’s budget proposal for Pennsylvania’s human services programs. ...