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Brett Mandel, darling of progressive Democrats and persistent critic of Mayor Nutter is being courted by Republican leaders as a GOP cand ...

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has introduced a bill that would allow federal authorities to declare wildlife disease emergenci ...

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is bypassing parents and going straight to its target audience: the kids. The hospital̵ ...

The city’s plan to fight obesity centers on the new zoning code. Read about the details and see how neighborhoods compare in obesit ...

Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett is trying to distance himself as best as possible from the grim discoveries in Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s West Phila ...

For a brief, glorious 10 or so hours yesterday, the sun shined bright and warm over our region. Then the wind kicked up, cold set in and ...

The person who appears to be Mayor Michael Nutter’s only primary challenger is expected to formally announce his candidacy Wednesda ...

The milk may be frothing again soon at Saxbys Coffee on Main Street in Manayunk. The shop closed without notice last month. The wi ...

While many universities saw a decline in charitable contributions in 2009, Temple was among those who had a promising 2010. Must be all t ...

Chew & Belfield Neighbors Club needs volunteer math tutors for their afterschool program (ages 7 a ...

Let’s hope Pennsylvania State Senate President Joe Scarnati proves to be a more effective legislative leader than he is an image ma ...

The teacher and four priests charged with various roles in the abuse against two minors are out on bail. Less than a week after their arr ...

South Dakota already has stringent abortion laws. With no clinics offering the procedure, a doctor flies into a single Planned Parenthood ...

  Federal budget cuts to heating assistance programs could hurt one Philadelphia utility and its customers in the city. A ...

The fireball that cruised over the Delaware Valley yesterday afternoon was, in fact, a meteor. And judging by its brightness during high ...