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DRBC panel updates gas drilling regulations for Delaware basin

The Delaware River Basin Commission has released revised guidelines for natural gas drilling in the watershed. After three years of deba ...

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The law banning texting while driving in Pennsylvania goes into effect in about four months. Gov. Tom Corbett, who signed the law ...

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Princeton voters unite township, borough

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