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Is Philadelphia suffering from mural fatigue?

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One person injured after car slams into New Jersey bank

At least one person was injured earlier Sunday after police say the driver of a car lost control and slammed into a New Jersey bank. ...

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Families of U.S. hikers in Iran react to prison sentence

The families of Elkins Park native Josh Fattall and fellow hiker Shane Bauer are speaking out for the first time since the two were sente ...

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Success: Mayor Nutter extends Philadelphia curfew

The earlier curfew in parts of Philadelphia will be extended for another two weeks, thanks in part to what the Mayor’s office calls ...

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Group of church members taking stand against Norristown violence

They wear green shirts and they go door-to-door, but they aren’t trying to sell anything. Deemed the “Go Team,” ...

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Camden County College to address events leading up to 9/11 in presentation

Members of the Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility plan to address the events that lead up to th ...

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$1 million grant awarded to Camden’s Cramer Hill Community Develop. Corp.

Camden’s Cramer Hill Community Development Corporation has received a $1 million grant from the Department of Community Affairs to ...

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Politics & Policy

Mixing faith and politics is OK, if done right

A recent issue of The New Yorker has an amazing profile of the newest meteor in the Republican firmament, Michele Bachmann. Its ...

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School board approves plan to boost test scores at Pottstown H.S.

The Pottstown School Board is responding to poor state exam scores with a new plan to help Pottstown High School improve, after the schoo ...

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Carjacking suspect shot, killed by police in Germantown

Around 11 p.m. Saturday, two 14th District police officers attempted to stop a 28-year-old man riding an ATV in the 2000 block of Nedro S ...

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Community groups protest Philadelphia curfew

Several Philadelphia residents want city officials to take note of their displeasure for the city’s new curfew laws. ...

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Community to hold candlelight vigil for teens killed in NJ crash

A candlelight vigil has been scheduled for Sunday night at 8 p.m. for four teenagers killed Saturday in a crash on the Garden State Parkw ...

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Paperborad company to close in York County

A central Pennsylvania plant has announced it will close its doors, leaving dozens without work. ...

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Students declare ‘we are not flashmobs!’

Dressed in red and black shirts that read, “We are not flashmobs, we are innovators, thinkers, artists, motivators, leaders or organize ...

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Help wanted: Camden Co. literacy group seeks volunteers

A Camden County literacy group wants your help to teach ESL and other functional literacy skills. The ...

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