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Walkway closed: Ben Franklin Bridge south walkway set to close for repairs
Walkers who enjoy the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway will only be able to enjoy it in one direction next week. The southbound side of ...
14 years ago
Toll on Route 422? State Reps to hold public formum
How would you feel about a toll on Route 422? On Tuesday, Upper Providence drivers will get the chance to speak up about a proposal ...
14 years ago
Raw sewage spills into Schuylkill River after pipe breaks
For the second time in two weeks, a broken sewage pipe in Reading is sending raw sewage down the Schuylkill River through the Pottstown a ...
14 years ago
Long week for residents along Schuylkill River in Pottstown
Its been a long couple of days for many residents with homes that sit along the Schuylkill in Pottstown. ...
14 years ago
Germantown flash flood proved deadly as well as damaging
Update: 10:30 a.m. Saturday A 27-year-old woman died Thursday after calling her father – a city police officer ...
14 years ago
No one is really in control of this. The second week of the Philly Fringe festival is under way. The more than 200 small and midsi ...
14 years ago
‘Philadelphia Stand Down’ stands up for struggling veterans
Several hundred struggling veterans from the region are finding a respite in a tent city that has arisen in Bucks County, Pa., this weeke ...
14 years ago
In Western Pennsylvania, Flight 93 National Memorial opens
The Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County has been 10 years in the making. Off the turnpike exit at Somerset, past farms ...
14 years ago
Assaults on SEPTA drivers spur move to increase protection, penalties
Pennsylvania state lawmakers and area transit agency officials propose increasing penalties for those who injure transit drivers. ...
14 years ago
Rain causes havoc on Delaware roads
Heavy rainfall is taking a toll on Delaware’s roadways, particularly in the Seaford area. Officials from the Delaware Depart ...
14 years ago
Philly councilman offers abbreviated plan for paid sick days
A Philadelphia City Councilman is trying another route to give workers without sick days the ability to earn them. After Mayor Mic ...
14 years ago
Independence Hall guards armed, vigilant as 9/11 ceremony nears
On Sunday afternoon, Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter and other dignitaries will join at Independence Hall to mark the anniversa ...
14 years ago
Taking stock, healing to be common themes of 9/11 sermons
A singular subject will likely crop up in the weekend sermons of many Philadelphia rabbis, reverends and imams: the 10th anniversary of 9 ...
14 years ago
Kelly Drive remains closed; problems remain on Lincoln
Kelly Drive will not be open for the evening rush hour Friday, said spokespeople for the Mayor’s Office and Police Department. ...
14 years ago
What do proposed Council district maps mean for NW Philly?
When you compare the current Council district map to a pair of redistricting proposals, at first blush the three districts that cover par ...
14 years ago