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Help clean up Wissahickon Creek this weekend
The warm weather is finally upon us, which means it’s time to clean out those closets, plant some fresh flowers in the front yard a ...
14 years ago
AFSCME’s District Council 47 snubs Nutter and Street in mayoral race
Members of the governing body of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 47 have decided not t ...
14 years ago
Republicans move tentatively on Pa. drilling impact fee
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans will unveil their plan for a natural gas drilling impact fee Thursday, but the proposal is far from comp ...
14 years ago
Pa. senator calls for state investigation of King charter award
A Republican state senator wants Pennsylvania’s Department of Education to look into the controversy over a contract to run a Phila ...
14 years ago
Carl Lewis ruled ineligible to run for N.J. Senate
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has ruled that Olympic track star Carl Lewis cannot be on the June primary ballot as a Democratic candid ...
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Casey, Toomey take a tour of the Navy Yard
U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania climbed aboard a trolley to tour the Philadelphia Navy Yard Tuesday. The senat ...
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Sibling revelry: Three N.J. brothers win Goldwater Scholarship
A college student in New Jersey recently became the third brother in his family to win the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. The prize i ...
14 years ago
New sentencing hearing for Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia Courts want more money
Well things have certainly developed since our morning news chase, and that development’s name is Mumia Abu-Jamal. He’s the h ...
14 years ago
Flight of fancy surrounds airport in mural of dancers
One of the largest murals in the world is being installed at the Philadelphia airport. A 55,000-square-foot photo-collage called “H ...
14 years ago
Pilot episode of Katz’s Philadelphia documentary airs tonight
if you didn’t catch one of the public screenings of Sam Katz’s Philadelphia: Th ...
14 years ago
Legal aid cuts put N.J. poor in jeopardy
A new report finds hundreds of thousands of poor New Jersey residents are not getting the help they need to deal with their legal problem ...
14 years ago
NewsWorks hosts Eighth District Council debate today
Three public forums and several endorsement later, it’s time for the Eighth District City Council debate. Join WHYY/NewsWorks, the ...
14 years ago