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Confirmed list of 21 priests suspended by Philadelphia Archdiocese
A source has confirmed the following priests were suspended by the Philadelphia Archdiocese in response to the February grand jury report ...
15 years ago
USPS moves to fire three Mt. Airy postal carriers
Officials with the United States Postal Service (USPS) are taking steps to fire three-Mt. Airy-based postal carriers caught drinking on t ...
15 years ago
Protest over mining blooms amid flower show
Visitors to the Philadelphia International Flower Show Wednesday got something they never expected: a protest. Nine people from a ...
15 years ago
Bullied South Philadelphia High School student heads to the White House
More than a year ago, South Philadelphia High School student Duong Nghe Ly was targeted in racial bullying incidents at his school. ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia School District announces central staff job cuts
With $300 million fewer dollars flowing from Harrisburg and Washington, the school district of Philadelphia says it has a big budget gap ...
15 years ago
Corbett’s health and insurance cabinet nominees get committee approval
Two more of Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett’s cabinet nominees have gained approval from their respective committees. The Public Health and We ...
15 years ago
Rigali addresses abuse at Ash Wednesday service
Today marks the beginning of Lent. For some Philadelphia Catholics, the church’s response to allegations of child abuse are the foc ...
15 years ago
Corbett touts Chester tech center as job creator
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were in Chester County Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new bus ...
15 years ago
Lobbyist spending up 14% to $65M in N.J.
Spending by lobbyists in New Jersey reached a record high of $65 million last year. In contrast to the decline at the federal leve ...
15 years ago
Powell’s attorneys try to block death penalty
Attorneys for a Maryland man convicted of murder in the 2009 shooting of a Georgetown police officer have filed a motion to block the dea ...
15 years ago
Drug treatment sentence for final Delaware County bully
The last of six Upper Darby teens involved in the January bullying incident against Nadin Khoury has been sentenced to a juvenile drug tr ...
15 years ago
As Lent begins, Coons talks faith and fighting poverty
Senator Chris Coons reflects on his first visit to Africa and how seeing thousands of people on the verge of starvation spurred him to ac ...
15 years ago
Early Census data show small population growth in Philadelphia
Mayor Michael Nutter will hold a press conference later this afternoon to detail the city’s Census data. ...
15 years ago
Earth-friendly group protests PNC Bank at Flower Show
PNC Bank has been a Philadelphia Flower Show sponsor for years, but EQAT finds that a bit hypocritical. The ...
15 years ago
Markell launches upgrade for school security
Governor Markell wants Delaware schools to improve on their efforts to keep students safe. “We want to make sure that ...
15 years ago