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FDA advisers speak, menthol debate continues
Advisers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say a ban on menthol cigarettes could boost public health. The recommendation f ...
15 years ago
Petition Challenges: Fay Dawson knocked out of the race, more could follow
Dwight Knox is the man whose signature ended Fay Dawson’s run for city council. Dawson was one of ten Democratic candidates ...
15 years ago
Man pleads guilty for threat to Schwartz’s office
Jesse Keel entered a guilty plea today for a threatening phone call he made to Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz’s office last summer. ...
15 years ago
Del. mom contacts missing daughter in Japan
Karen Nagyiski finally heard the words she was aching to hear. The Delawarean’s daughter, Jessica Besecker, living in Jap ...
15 years ago
Trolley accident suspends SEPTA service for one hour
SEPTA’s Route 15 trolley has resumed normal service following an afternoon accident with a dump truck. The accident happened around ...
15 years ago
Equipment mishap puts 416 DUI cases in doubt
Philadelphia police say they’re reviewing DUI cases jeopardized by a police Breathalyzer machine that was not properly calibrated f ...
15 years ago
High school senior uses cosmetology training to help premature babies
Carissa Kemmerling is using her personal experiences and career training to maker her senior high school project successful. The A ...
15 years ago
What to do when children are estranged
After a divorce, legal agreements typically regulate how parents will split their time with their children–but what happens when a ...
15 years ago
Paperweight and metal towel dispenser thrown at Henry teacher in Mt. Airy
14th Police District in Philadelphia 43 W. Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This district covers Ches ...
15 years ago
City officials in DROP continue fight to run again
Representatives of two City Council members and the head of the City Commissioners stood before a Philadelphia judge to address a challen ...
15 years ago
Milton Street battles challenge to mayoral run
Milton Street is fighting for his political survival against a challenge that could result in his removal from the primary ballot as a De ...
15 years ago
Soon, probably in a couple of months, I’ll be moving to a new house and starting a new garden. The place I live now is where ...
15 years ago
How to respond to emotional aspects of crisis
After experiencing a natural catatstrophe like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, about one-third of people will develop Post Traumatic ...
15 years ago
Kelly introduces legislation to enforce dog licensing
Here are some laws you probably break every day in Philadelphia: parking in the middle of South Broad Street, parking in your driveway, w ...
15 years ago
Immigrants ‘coming out’ to pursue DREAM
It’s not just gays and lesbians who are coming out of the closet. Students who grew up in the U.S. but are at risk of deportation a ...
15 years ago