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State rests in penalty hearing for convicted cop killer
The prosecution has rested its case in the penalty phase for Derrick Powell by calling two convicted felons to the stand. Their goa ...
16 years ago
Camden’s Ronald McDonald House receives grant from Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo may not roll off the tongue as a name for an entertainment venue, but the bank is doing some good in New Jersey. As pa ...
16 years ago
A&P will close 10 tri-state stores in the next two months
A&P made the rounds to 10 local Pathmark and Super Fresh locations today to tell employees the stores will be closing. Three Pathmark ...
16 years ago
Morning Edition host pleas for privatized liquor stores
Walk into any moderately nice bar in Philadelphia and you’ll find someone who can recommend you a good beer. Not a Coors Light; som ...
16 years ago
Three charged in Sussex burglary spree
State Police say the three suspects were inovled in more than 60 burglaries starting in October 2010. State Police arres ...
16 years ago
Man wins temporary delay of deportation
A Philadelphia man threatened with deportation has won a temporary delay. Anton Tanumihardja has been seeking asylum from his nativ ...
16 years ago
Lautenberg aims to ban tobacco use in Major League Baseball
When Washington Nationals pitcher Steven Strasburg announced last month he wants to quit using chewing tobacco, U.S. senators saw that as ...
16 years ago
Kareem Abdul Jabbar talks segregation with high school students
Back in the ’20s and ’30s, the Harlem Rens beat several other basketball teams in tournaments. But the black team was never a ...
16 years ago
Did the former pope have at least an indirect hand in priest abuse cases?
It’ll be a long time before abuse allegations against Catholic priests stop making the headlines. But who, ultimately, is resposibl ...
16 years ago
New Jersey agency says government offices aren’t transparent enough
New Jersey’s watchdog agency finds the state’s government entities aren’t keeping the public informed the way they̵ ...
16 years ago
Kareem uses film to teach Phila. students about the Harlem Rens
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited a Philadelphia high school Tuesday morning to show his new documentary. The NBA’s all ...
16 years ago
Filmmaker documents Windermere Court rally
Windermere Court Apartments was spared yesterday. For just a short while. Set to be demolished yesterday, the charred West Philadelphia b ...
16 years ago
Senator Coons joins centrist think-tank Third Way
Coons is one of three Senators joining Third Way as honorary co-chairs today. Senator Coons (D-DE) joins Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Jean ...
16 years ago
Milton Street prepared to give Nutter a run for his campaign money
Prison record? Check. Campaigning mostly via Facebook? Check. Refers to himself as a gorilla? Check. This, Feeders, is Milton Street. And ...
16 years ago
Montgomery County offices face long-term closures after water main break
Last week’s water main break in Norristown won’t soon be forgotten. Some county offices could be closed for weeks or months d ...
16 years ago