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Gas main break in Germantown requires evacuation
Fresh off the gas main explosion in Tacony, four homes were evacuated last night after a gas main break in Germantown. Residents were all ...
15 years ago
Stories we’re chasing today at WHYY (correction)
Good morning, freezing Feeders! No better way to start your week than with below-average temperatures. Here’s a run down of a few o ...
15 years ago
Vice President Joe Biden has returned to his native Delaware today. The VP isn’t here on family business; he’s been summoned ...
15 years ago
Examining Haiti’s health conditions
Just more than a year since a devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haitians face chronic health problems. Aside from injuries ...
15 years ago
Haiti update: One year after the quake
Just over a year ago a devastating earthquake rocked the Caribbean island of Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people leaving its capital, ...
15 years ago
CSX bridge reconstruction forces road closure
Newport Road will be closed between Delcastle Technical High School and Kiamensi Avenue for the next year while a CSX railroad bridge is ...
15 years ago
Measuring Council on the Courage-O-Meter
Philadelphia City Council is back in session this week, but how much will it get done with an election approaching? On this week ...
15 years ago
Cold weekend was a busy one for Red Cross
Fires in Kensington, West Chester and Southwest and West Philadelphia kept the Red Cross busy over the weekend. The Southeastern Pennsylv ...
15 years ago
Christie marks Roe v Wade at anti-abortion rally
In one of many rallies across the nation today, NJ Gov. Chris Christie will speak out against abortion today from the Statehouse steps to ...
15 years ago
Gas prices don’t go up, but they also don’t go down
AAA reports gas prices in Delaware remained at $3.13 as we start the week. That’s a penny above the national average. Delawa ...
15 years ago
The second annual “Mentoring Works” summit is going on at the Sheraton Hotel in Dover. The summit goal is to encourage ...
15 years ago
Testimony in Spicer murder case focuses on driver
As the first full week of testimony begins in the murder case against Derrick Powell all eyes will be on a key prosecution witness and hi ...
15 years ago
GCC eyes restructuring to fill Germantown Settlement void
Germantown Community Connection is growing. As they take on more responsibility, such as possibly doing the work of a community developme ...
15 years ago
Report: NJ school buses, vans fail inspection
This from the AP: Almost half of all school buses and vans in New Jersey failed to pass their semiannual inspections due to violat ...
15 years ago
Century-old suburban Philly signs run afoul of new federal requirement
The small green-and-gold signs that have marked streets in a tony Philadelphia suburb for almost a century have run into ...
15 years ago