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Tip from N.J. inmate leads to discovery of $600,000 error
A tip from an inmate is credited with prompting the audit that uncovered problems at state-funded halfway houses in New Jersey. Co ...
14 years ago
Last-minute deal maintains unemployment pay in Pa.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have reached a compromise on an unemployment compensation reform bill, setting the stage for legislation to reach ...
14 years ago
Corbett set to sign Pa. ban on bath salts, synthetic pot
A ban on hallucinogenic chemicals known as “bath salts” and synthetic marijuana in Pennsylvania is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s des ...
14 years ago
Feed the Feed: Tracking local Facebook trends
Facebook lost six million users in May. Of course, the social networking site grew by 11 users during that same month, so the execs proba ...
14 years ago
Saving face: Mutter preserves relic of Grover Cleveland
Part of the macabre collection of medical abnormalities at Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum is a piece of President Grover Cleveland ...
14 years ago
Roxborough High’s big day: 2011 Commencement
Roxborough High School enjoyed a sunny end to a trying school year Wednesday, as perfect weather washed over its Class of 2011 at outdoor ...
14 years ago
Some Germantown High School students – stained glass artists all, are on their way to New Orleans next fall. And in a way, their tr ...
14 years ago
Cause of Mt. Airy Ave. fire still under investigation
A fire that occurred Tuesday, June 14 above the now-closed Black Olive Restaurant in Mt. Airy is still under investigation, according to ...
14 years ago
Lawmaker aims to heat up solar market in Pa.
When it comes to solar panel installations, the hotbed of new sun-soaking power is New Jersey. In the meantime, the economic advantage of ...
14 years ago
Reforms sought on Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
In the wake of Luzerne County’s “kids for cash” scandal, court advocates say Pennsylvania’s judicial discipline s ...
14 years ago
Waiting for the rain: Green-topped bus stop a first in Philly
The Philadelphia Water Department, Mayor Michael Nutter and the rest of his Green Works Philadelphia team unveiled the city’s newes ...
14 years ago
Tonight like every weeknight, our show begins at 6 p.m. Catch our half-hour broadcast on 90.9 FM or on ...
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Those loyal to Stiffel Center rally to preserve it
Everybody in the neighborhood used to call the Stiffel Center by its address: “Marshall and Porter.” For 83 years, the Jewish ...
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Prescription drug abuse increases in N.J.
Officials say abuse of prescription pills by teenagers in New Jersey is increasing. And that’s leading to heroin addiction. ...
14 years ago
Boutique casino developers face tight deadlines in Atlantic City
Companies looking to set up boutique casinos in Atlantic City have roughly eight weeks to get their applications in for one of the two sl ...
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