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One hundred Phila. teachers back to vacation with slumping summer school enrollment
Summer School classes have been going on for just a week in Philadelphia and staff is being trimmed to match enrollment. About 100 ...
14 years ago
Cigna to shift headquarters to Connecticut from Philadelphia
Cigna officials announced Tuesday the company would shift its corporate headquarters from Philadelphia to Connecticut, after accepting $5 ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s aggressive driving campaign continues
Lead-footed drivers in Delaware could face $300 fines and possible jail time, if caught, as part of the state’s “Respect the ...
14 years ago
Suspect robs two Philly banks in same day
Philadelphia Police and the FBI are searching for a suspect who investigators say allegedly robbed two Center City banks in the same day. ...
14 years ago
Morning coffee, newspaper, tablet computer?
Morning coffee, breakfast, newspaper…tablet computer? The owner of Philadelphia’s two daily newspapers is providing a ...
14 years ago
Beer flavored ice cream? Victory Brewing Co. pushes line of flavors
Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry seem quite boring when the thought of beer flavored ice cream pops up… or maybe they seem a lot m ...
14 years ago
Concerns grow over ’09 state cheating report
Concerns appear to be growing over a report that found patterns of possible cheating from several Pennsylvania schools. In a story ...
14 years ago
Phila. officials continue search for special victims co-location facility
Although the deal to place a co-location facility for police Special Victims Unit detectives and child victim advocates fell through, Phi ...
14 years ago
Phila. summer schools to dismiss early due to extreme heat, humidity
The School District of Philadelphia has announced it will dismiss SLAM students from all district schools at 1 p.m., due to Tuesday’ ...
14 years ago
With a heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m., Delawareans are encouraged to avoid spending too much time outdoors. The National Wea ...
14 years ago
Parents fighting to keep several Phila. school kitchens open
Some parents in Philadelphia are speaking out over the potential closure of more than 24 full-service school kitchens, including one at t ...
14 years ago
Playing “American-style”: U.S. advances in World Cup
When I was in high school and met up with friends on a public tennis court, sometimes only three of us would show up. Since there were n ...
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With respect to the spreading stench of Rupert Murdoch’s Watergate – as you know by now, the infauxtainment baron’s Bri ...
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Downtown Royersford business owners upset over bridge closing
Some business owners in downtown Royersford are voicing their concerns over the closing of a bridge that connects the borough to Spring C ...
14 years ago
From bed bugs to a big ponzi scheme bust – we’re chasing down several stories today at WHYY. Summer school in Philadel ...
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