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Noontime kickoff for Penn State-Nebraska matchup hardly business as usual

After an intensely difficult and traumatic week, Penn State will get down to what it used to be known for: football. After major shakeups ...

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Occupy Philly adds nonviolent protest training to prepare for Dilworth Plaza resistance

Occupy Philadelphia, in a late-night vote Friday, decided to stay at Dilworth Plaza. City officials have demanded that the protester ...

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Who knew what at Penn State?

Having fired its head football coach, Joe Paterno, and its president, Graham Spanier, for failing to act on their knowledge of child abus ...

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Why Fumo looked such a mess – and more sounds from his re-sentencing hearing

A few people gasped when former State Senator Vince Fumo appeared in court Wednesday for his re-sentencing hearing.  He wore a baggy ...

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$1000 reward for information in Oak Lane Pharmacy robbery

The Citizen’s Crime Commission is offering the public a reward for information that helps in the arrest of two suspects from an Oak ...

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Droves of fans pay respects to Joe Frazier at the Wells Fargo Center

A silver hearse was parked in the underbelly of the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, having transported a coffin holding the body of Smokin& ...

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N.J. collecting expired prescription drugs

The American Medicine Chest Challenge will take place in New Jersey Saturday as officials urge residents of the Garden State to properly ...

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Penn State students plan vigil for victims

In an attempt to get the focus back on the victims of alleged child sexual abuse, Penn State students are planning a candlelight vigil Fr ...

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Acting PSU president puts McQueary on administrative leave

Penn State is down another football coach after interim President Rod Erickson announced today Mick McQueary has been put on paid adminis ...

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Occupy Delaware takes tent victory to Saturday rally

Now that Occupy Delaware won the right to set up tents on Spencer Plaza the group is calling for a rally there on Saturday. The AC ...

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Hundreds gather to honor veterans in Delaware

Some of the state’s top elected officials joined Delaware veterans and their families for a ceremony marking Veterans Day 2011. ...

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Westboro Baptist plans picket of Penn State home game event

“College in this country is nothing more than a giant party, with a few classes set to instruct in sin thrown in for good measure.& ...

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Doctors’ orders: Quit smoking early if you can

A new government report confirms that America’s quit rates are dismal. About half of U.S. ...

15 years ago

Fairmount Art Center expands to Queen Village with a ‘pARTy’

After seven years on Olive Street, Fairmount Art Center needed to expand. It’ll celebrate that achievement this afternoon with a gr ...

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