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Philadelphia’s GOP mayoral candidate holds office hours in shadow of City Hall
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter does have opposition in this fall’s election. One challenger is holding listening sessions in the ...
14 years ago
Thousands without power in New Castle County
A tornado watch issued for New Castle County has been lifted, but thousands there are without power due to the storm. ...
14 years ago
Porous street soaking up rain in South Philly
Narrow little Percy Street in South Philadelphia is hard at work today. The first porous street in Philadelphia is soaking up the ...
14 years ago
Obama comes to Delaware as fallen soldiers return
For the second time as President, Barack Obama, came to Dover Air Force Base to pay tribute fallen American troops. ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania, New Jersey consider No Child Left Behind waivers
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, 100 percent of students are expected to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. With the an ...
14 years ago
Police will check car seat safety Wednesday in South Philadelphia
Is your kid strapped in just right? If you bought the car seat will all the straps, locks, bells, whistles and adult-proof buckles, then ...
14 years ago
Gloucester Township Council hesitates to support county police force
Camden has agreed to consider a role in the developing Camden County police force, but Gloucester Township Council right now looks like t ...
14 years ago
Are teen mobs the next wave of urban unrest?
It’s easy to overstate Philadelphia’s flash mob problem. It’s not something that happens here every day or even every w ...
14 years ago
Fast food robber gets 107 years in prison
Devon Brinkley will be 131 when he gets out of jail– assuming he serves and lives through the 1,285-month sentence handed to him to ...
14 years ago
Camden diocese gets grant to help low-income vets of South Jersey
A grant awarded to the Diocese of Camden will help low-income vets around South Jersey. The $744,740 grant for Catholic Charities ...
14 years ago
Funding available for Pennsylvania solar projects ready to move
Pennsylvania has funding available for solar energy projects that are ready to go in the next six months. The contract period for ...
14 years ago
Remains of Afghanistan crash victims arrive today at Dover Air Force Base
The remains of 30 U.S. troops killed over the weekend in Afghanistan are expected to arrive in Delaware today at the Dover Air Force Base ...
14 years ago
Council Rock schools to begin baseline concussion testing for athletes
The Council Rock School District will begin efforts to prevent brain injuries to its athletes, and it’s wasting no time. Testing fo ...
14 years ago
It’s a symptom of Democrats’ current despair that so many are asking a question that has no answer: Would Hillary Clinton be ...
14 years ago
New Jersey teens arrested for stretching plastic wrap across roads
Four kids from Colts Neck, N.J., are probably regretting their series of pranks last week now that they’ve been arrested. The 13- a ...
14 years ago