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Despite national decrease, no change for Delaware unemployment rate
While the national unemployment rate continues to fall, Delaware’s remains steady. ...
15 years ago
Coatesville arsons prompt measure to increase penalty
Currently in Pennsylvania, arson is arson. Whether it’s a garage or, say, 15 houses, the charge is the same. State lawmakers and th ...
15 years ago
A Delaware environmental group is looking for a few good listeners. The Delaware Amphibian Monitoring Project is seeking volunteer ...
15 years ago
South Jersey fifth-grader poses threat to Obama
The latest threat to America is a South Jersey fifth grader. A student in Atlantic City’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School alleged ...
15 years ago
Body cameras used by police capture crimes and police interaction
Police in a Minnesota town have been usin ...
15 years ago
Local Tea Party groups sponsor school choice bill debate
Not all Tea Party members support Pennsylvania’s SB 1 school choice bill. In response, the Independence Hall Tea Party Association ...
15 years ago
The Delaware Indians called this lunar cycle the Hunger Moon. Stores of food saved up to last through the winter often weren’t enou ...
15 years ago
Saul students make the Philly-Paris connection
As the official opening of the Philadelphia Flower Show approaches, hundreds of exhibitors are scrambling throughout the Pennsylvania Con ...
15 years ago
Delaware unemployment rate unchanged
The state Department of Labor says 8.5% of Delaware workers were unemployed in January, the same percentage as December. Seasonall ...
15 years ago
Elderly can adapt and change better than thought
Aging is typically associated with a decline in mental and emotional health, hindering the ability to adapt. But a geriatric psychiatrist ...
15 years ago
Lower Merion Township will make off-leash parks permanent
Thanks to some well-behaved dogs and mostly cooperative owners, Lower Merion Township has agreed to make permanent its pilot off-leash do ...
15 years ago
DNREC gears up for trout season opening
Gone fishing- State environmental officials get ready for the opening of spring trout season. Starting Saturday morning at 7, trout ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Police launch five-week youth empowerment program
The Philadelphia Police Department is launching a five-week program for youth to encourage positive decision-making and community involve ...
15 years ago
Fatal fire investigated in Frankford
Fire officials are trying to figure out what caused a fatal fire late last night. The fire was reported around 11:10 Thursday nigh ...
15 years ago
False alarms lull residents into false sense of safety
A fire at a Philadelphia Housing Authority high-rise apartment building earlier this week surprised residents who say false alarms at the ...
15 years ago