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Martin Luther King students follow through with walkout
Following today’s student walkout at Martin Luther King High School, the School District says it will hold participating students a ...
15 years ago
Sentate makes rules about candy consumption, distribution
When U.S. Senators aren’t busy reviewing bills — and sometimes when they are — they’re regulating the use of cand ...
15 years ago
Death of Manayunk teacher ruled a suicide
The Philadelphia Police Department has confirmed Ellen Greenberg’s death is a suicide. The 27-year-old teacher was found in her Man ...
15 years ago
Report cards for charter schools going public over loud opposition
A moment charter schools in Philadelphia have been dreading arrived Wednesday when district officials made their first public presentatio ...
15 years ago
Borders liquidates, local business benefits
Now that 200 Borders Books and Music stores are slated to close nationwide, the liquidation begins. Stores in Langhorne and King o ...
15 years ago
LEED-certified housing development set for Francisville
Set to break ground next month, the Vineyards at 16th is more than just a housing development. It’s a sign of hope for neighbors. T ...
15 years ago
Sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words. That is certainly the case for the first baby picture featuring the daughter of Bear ...
15 years ago
Delaware police searching for medical resident accused of sexual contact with patients
State Police in Delaware are searching for a former Christiana Hospital medical resident who’s been accused of having sexual contac ...
15 years ago
Four arrested in Newark drug house invasion
Four suspects, including three teenagers, are behind bars following a drug-related home invasion in Newark. The armed robbery occu ...
15 years ago
Tuskegee Airmen donate archives to Temple University
Named for their training field in Alabama, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American fighter pilots. Now, photos, letters and p ...
15 years ago
Facebook adds civil unions, domestic partnerships to relationship choices
Now people in civil unions and domestic partnerships can be subjected to seeing their relationships play out over social media. Facebook ...
15 years ago
Montgomery County Democratic Committee endorses candidates
The Montgomery County Democratic Committee announced Thursday night its candidate endorsements. Big names in the county Josh Shapiro and ...
15 years ago
Drexel Radio fined for failure to file with FCC
When WKDU filed to renew its Federal Communication Commission license in 2007, the FCC found the station was missing some important infor ...
15 years ago
The fact that it took a grand jury report to force Philadelphia’s Catholic hierarchy to do something publicly about alleged child s ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Fire Department to help Camden’s on “catastrophes”
Philadelphia firefighters plan to help the depleted fire department in Camden, New Jersey deal with catastrophes. Camden Fire Chie ...
15 years ago