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Zoo’s first Jaguar cub in 30 years revealed to public
The Philadelphia Zoo unveiled to the public the newest member of its family today, a 10-week-old jaguar named Lucha. He is the fir ...
14 years ago
Former Philly officer pleads guilty to steroids crime
A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, ...
14 years ago
Princeton ban on frosh pledges is for sake of social focus
Princeton University is going to ban freshmen from pledging to fraternities and sororities. The Ivy League institution does not officiall ...
14 years ago
Arlene Ackerman, Philadelphia’s latest, but not greatest, unfixable problem
What’s next for Philadelphia, a plague of locusts? The forced termination of Philadelphia’s embattled school superintendent ...
14 years ago
PEMA pleased with handling of earthquake aftermath
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, or PEMA, says coordination after this week’s earthquake went according to plan. ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia customs officials intercept German snail
Despite it being small and slow-moving, the Kentish snail discovered today by Customs and Border Protection agents in Philadelphia poses ...
14 years ago
Phila. court workers were trapped by locked fire exits during earthquake
Employees on three floors of Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center had no way to exit the building Tuesday during the earthquake. ...
14 years ago
Heavy rains have produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms and a lot of calls to New Jersey’s Poison Help hotline. Even if th ...
14 years ago
Earthquake aftershock: how software glitch trapped Philadelphia court workers
Tuesday’s earthquake shook up many in Philadelphia, but a software glitch trapped some city workers in their building. Despi ...
14 years ago
A fresh push for photo IDs at Pennsylvania polling places
Pennsylvania’s top election official says she’s in favor of a state law to require residents to show photo identification at ...
14 years ago
City offers $20,000 for information on Kingsessing shooter
Information leading to the arrest of the man wanted in connection with six shooting at Kingsessing Rec Center ...
14 years ago
N.J. storm watchers say be prepared
New Jersey officials are following the course of Hurricane Irene and are urging residents to take some precautions. State Police spokesma ...
14 years ago
“Critical phase” of Walt Whitman Bridge repairs begins Wednesday
Wednesday night brings what the DRPA calls a “critical phase” in the Walt Whitman Bridge repairs as the re-decking project co ...
14 years ago
Earthquake brought early happy hour to Philadelphia bars
What to do when an earthquake hits and leaves you standing on the sidewalk with nothing to do but search for cell service? Go to a ...
14 years ago
N.J. League of Municipalities falls under open records law
Fair Share Housing Center’s records request with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities is valid under the open record, acco ...
14 years ago