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Advocates hope to eliminate Pa. statute of limitations on child sex abuse civil cases
Advocates for victims of child sexual abuse will testify in Harrisburg Monday. They hope to capitalize on outrage in the wake of the Penn ...
14 years ago
Scandal-plagued Philly office awaits new sheriff
Federal fraud charges filed last week against a Philadelphia Sheriff’s office employee and three others underscore the challenges t ...
14 years ago
40-year-old man commits suicide near Ivy Ridge train station
Philadelphia Police say a man committed suicide near the Ivy Ridge train station in Roxborough this afternoon. According to ...
14 years ago
Two Pennsylvania brewers will keep their holiday ‘Elf’ beers
Just in time for the holidays, two Pennsylvania brewers have reached an agreement that lets them both keep their elfin beers. Earl ...
14 years ago
Pa. pharmacists oppose merging Medco, Express Scripts
Community pharmacists in Pennsylvania are speaking out against the proposed merger of two of the three largest pharmacy-benefit managers ...
14 years ago
Urban League sets 2013 convention in Philly
A major convention will take place in Philadelphia in about a year and a half. The National Urban League, the largest civil rights ...
14 years ago
Sudden Sunoco closing rattles Delco workers, residents
Sunoco will close down its oil refinery in Delaware County over the next three months. Sunoco had planned to power down the facili ...
14 years ago
Approach working with juvenile offenders shows long-term results
A comprehensive approach in working with juvenile offenders has shown long – term results. In their weekly conversation, WHY ...
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County officials assess N.J. police force consolidation efforts
County officials from around New Jersey were in Trenton Friday to hear about the potential benefits of merging municipal police departmen ...
14 years ago
Siri abortion ‘shock’: engineered bias or mere imperfection?
Civil liberties groups are steamed that the new iPhone voice-activated search engine won’t direct users to the nearest “abort ...
14 years ago
Occupy Philly’s cost to the city totals $1 million
Through Wednesday’s cleanup at Dilworth Plaza, Occupy Philly’s costs to the city total $1 million, WHYY/NewsWorks’ Tom ...
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Police overtime drives cost of Occupy Philadelphia
The cost of extra police to monitor Occupy Philadelphia protesters and eventually evict them has been tallied. Budget Direc ...
14 years ago
School District gets a safe schools advocate from district attorney’s office
After a two-plus year vacancy, the School District of Philadelphia’s safe schools advocate position has been filled. The sta ...
14 years ago
Fight over wrapping large Philadelphia building with ads
Philadelphia City Council has approved a bill clearing the way to wrap a building with a large advertisement. Councilman Fr ...
14 years ago
Writing about illness can help cancer patients feel better
The Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia, offers writing tips to cancer patients. A daily habit of creative writing ...
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