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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 ...

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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

Voices in the Family

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

Speak Easy

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 ...

14 years ago

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 ...

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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 ...

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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

Arts & Entertainment

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 ...

14 years ago

Landlords seek changes as mayor considers whether to sign lead paint bill in Philly

A vote could come this week in Philadelphia City Council that would require lead paint inspections each time an a new tenant moves into a ...

14 years ago

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