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The Prohibition era of the 1920s left an indelible mark in American history. It has affected everything from industry to politics to immi ...

Bats are the only flying vertebrates that use echo-location to find their prey. To do that, they emit a sound called the terminal buzz. U ...

Even Mayor Michael Nutter has weighed in on Chelten Plaza, in a letter presented to the Zoning Board of Adjustment yesterday in support o ...

Mayor Nutter announced new grants to help small businesses and commercial corridor development. Mt. Airy USA and the Mt. Airy Busi ...

Three items about Republicans from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, beginning with Chris Christie, the most eligible bachelor now eyed by GOP ...

Pennsylvania is combing through spending records for a state program that helps people with intellectual disabilities live more independe ...

A U.S. Forest Service survey shows hemlock trees are still abundant despite an insect infestation that has decimated the trees in some ar ...

This week someone broke into my East Mt. Airy home and stole my laptop. I was upstairs at the time and had stupidly left the back door op ...

More than three dozen current and former Boeing Co. employees are facing criminal charges of buying and selling prescription drugs. ...

The New Castle County Police Department has been awarded a $1.2 million federal grant to hire six police officers over the next three yea ...

One thing Philly isn’t short on these days is parks. And it’s had some help from the University City District, which last wee ...

The ninth annual Collingswood Book Festival is going on this weekend. Marie Lamba is one of seven authors who will be on a panel Saturda ...

Pennsylvania officials are moving nearly 1,000 of its inmates from a Virginia prison. The inmates are being returned to Pennsylvania beca ...

Stimulants commonly known as “bath salts,” could be illegal in Delaware by the end of the week. Delaware Governor Jack ...

Two oil supertankers will be constructed at the Philadelphia Shipyard. Officials are calling it a big deal for a yard that was in danger ...