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More than 40 candidates stiff ethics board
More than 40 candidates who have filed to run for City Council and other Philadelphia offices have failed to contact the City of Philadel ...
15 years ago
Far from radiation, potassium iodide pills in demand
Those just-in-case pills health officials hand out to people living near nuclear power plants are in big demand, even in Southeast Pennsy ...
15 years ago
Lawyers to announce fourth abuse suit against Archdiocese
Lawyers Jeff Anderson, Dan Monahan and Marci Hamilton will announce Monday a fourth lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. ...
15 years ago
Basketball bloggers hit their stride during March Madness
While you’re busy watching the NCAA tournament with a bag of Doritos in your lap and scrutinizing your bracket like a toddler disco ...
15 years ago
Small step forward in plans for St. Joe’s sports fields
Surely a township meeting that ends at 1 a.m. must be wildly successful. Unless that meeting is in Lower Merion and it’s about long ...
15 years ago
Is it possible Milton Street could end up being the second most outrageous person in the mayor’s race? I ask this after newl ...
15 years ago
Former Gov. Thornburgh recalls TMI nuclear crisis
Japan’s nuclear crisis brings back memories of the world’s first near nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania more than 30 years ago ...
15 years ago
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