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Distracted driving statistics released during Heads Up Driving Week
It’s Heads Up Driving Week and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is throwing some sobering stats out there to enco ...
14 years ago
Day-long foreclosure memorial in North Philadelphia
North Philadelphia residents today are taking a new approach to foreclosure protests: a day-long memorial and candlelight vigil. T ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia man, Delaware woman, charged in baby sale scheme
A Philadelphia man and a New Castle County woman have been charged with conspiracy and dealing in children after the man agreed to buy th ...
14 years ago
Castro gets five years in prison for extortion
Federal Judge Harvey Bartle II has handed down a five-year prison sentence to former Philadelphia Police Inspector Dan Castro. ...
14 years ago
Members of “Occupy Philadelphia” debate where to protest
Philadelphia soon could see demonstrations like the ones on Wall Street protesting financial greed and corruption. Tonight “O ...
14 years ago
Upper Darby man wins Acme contest after throwing out the winning piece
Luck found an Upper Darby man twice recently when he collected all the puzzle pieces he needed for the Acme Sizzlin’ Summer Giveaway ga ...
14 years ago
Computergate testimony: Perzel wanted to be governor
If things had gone differently, would Pennsylvania have a Gov. John Perzel? That’s what Perzel was hoping for, according to ...
14 years ago
People have been making presidential fat jokes since the dawn of the republic. John Adams was called “His Rotundity.” Grover ...
14 years ago
Rendell endorses Patrick Murphy for Pennsylvania Attorney General
As the Pennsylvania Attorney General race heats up, Patrick Murphy has won a likely valuable endorsement from former Gov. Ed Rendell. ...
14 years ago
Schuylkill River crash victim identified, autopsy pending
Philadelphia Police have confirmed the body found in the Schuylkill River Monday afternoon is that of the victim from Thursday’s ca ...
14 years ago
Nutter appoints eight members to animal control board
Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control Team will assume all animal control and shelter service when its current Pennsylvania Societ ...
14 years ago
Group launches “liquor liberty” website discouraging Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board oversight
Three guesses as to what LetFreedomDrink.com is all about. Nope, it’s got nothing to d ...
14 years ago
Delaware woman accused of trying to sell baby
Police say 33-year-old Bridget Wismer tried to sell her newborn son to a Philadelphia man for $15,000. New Castle County Police ha ...
14 years ago
Butkovitz to detail 311 audit, PGW shows off microturbine
Good morning, Feeders! Tuesday brings us an audit of Philadelphia’s 311 system and a cancer study from the Commonwealth Medical Col ...
14 years ago
Report on sea-level rise due today
A state panel that is studying the threat to Delaware from rising sea levels is ready to assess its early progress. The Delaware Se ...
14 years ago