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The Delaware River and Bay Authority has approved a $1 hike in bridge tolls. The new fare is $4. It takes effect July 1.&nbs ...
14 years ago
NewsWorks photographers hit some of the usual Election Day haunts, such as Famous Fourth Street Deli. The polling places they visited wer ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania levels record $1.1 million fine for gas-drilling problems
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is fining Chesapeake Energy more than $1 million for natural gas drilling pro ...
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A green home for Philadelphia’s homeless
A new Center City facility will help the homeless in the shadow of Philadelphia City Hall. Connelly House is an eight story buildi ...
14 years ago
Delaware loophole protesters target Sixers, Flyers
Are Philadelphia’s sports teams responsible for the city’s funding losses? Protesters today outside Pennsylvania Attorney Gen ...
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The Phillies are on a–gasp!–losing streak. Given fans’ sky-high expectations for the team just a few weeks ag ...
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Savage for Council campaign heads to court over anti-Savage fliers
Update: The Committee of Seventy reports the removal order was granted and the fliers must come down. Ori ...
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Horseshoe crab mating season in full swing
The crabs are back! And so are the birds! It’s mating season for Delaware Bay’s infamous horseshoe crabs–those ocean-d ...
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At lighting trade show, it’s all about energy-efficient LEDs
A lighting trade show that bills itself the biggest of its kind in the world is at the Convention Center in Philadelphia this week. This ...
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Teachers file race-bias suit against Mifflin Elementary principal
Four white teachers at Thomas Mifflin Elementary School have filed federal race-bias lawsuits against their black principal. Among ...
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Drop in autopsy rates represents missed opportunities, pathologists say
In the 1960s, doctors performed autopsies on about half of the patients who died in hospitals. Since then, the rate has plummeted to arou ...
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Both sides of the bike lane argument on NewsWorks Tonight
It’s that time of day: a preview of the NewsWorks Tonight broadcast. We’ll have primary election tidbits for you, but tonight ...
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We know it’s a Philadelphia tradition, but why lunch at the 4th Street Deli?
Going to the Famous 4th Street Deli is a Philadelphia tradition on Election Day for Democrats and a few Republicans. Why? We sent WHYY ...
14 years ago
Commuters face off in Philadelphia’s Commuter Race
You’ve told your coworkers a million times your mode of transportation can get you to work faster than theirs. Tomorrow’s you ...
14 years ago
Follow our Eighth District Council election blog
Who’s pounding the pavement, voting for themselves and planning post-poll parties? If you’re watching the 8th Councilmanic Di ...
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