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Protesters target Pa. prison spending, expansion

Several dozen demonstrators rallied in Center City Philadelphia Wednesday, protesting Pennsylvania’s increased prison spending amid ...

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Commercial recycling rates in Philly remain stagnant

Philadelphia’s aggressive recycling campaign has quadrupled residential recycling rates over the past five years. But in the same p ...

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Camden regional police force unlikely to yield big savings, Timoney says

As Camden County officials look into the possibility of creating a countywide police department, a former Philadelphia police commissione ...

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Funeral services Thursday for Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan

Funeral services are set for Thursday to honor Petty Officer Michael Strange, the Northeast Philadelphia resident killed earlier this mon ...

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New Washington Square restaurant named one of nation’s best

Bon Appetit has some high praise for a Washington Square West restaurant, which probably won’t make getting a reservation ...

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Christie will decide this week on disaster status of South Jersey counties

N.J. Gov Chris Christie is expected to decide by tomorrow whether to issue a disaster declaration for parts of South Jersey. Salem ...

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Minor damage after man tossed flaming bottle into Fraternal Order of Police building

Minimal damage was done this morning when a man tossed a flaming bottle into the Fraternal Order of Police building in North Philadelphia ...

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Tobacco companies file suit over graphic cigarette labels

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NAACP, N.J. officials to meet over lack of black trooper recruits

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