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Nutter’s pension overhauls stalled in Philadelphia
Mayor Michael Nutter is pushing for a pension overhaul in Philadelphia as part of ongoing contract negotiations but major parts of the pl ...
15 years ago
Arrest made in killing of N.J. police officer
Police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in the murder of a New Jersey police officer, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said ...
15 years ago
Suspect arrested after road-rage killing
Police officials said the murder of a young man in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia could likely be attributed to road rage. Ac ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has just a few days left in office. Once he departs Pennsylvania’s political scene, the Democra ...
15 years ago
Eagles fire defensive coordinator Sean McDermott
The Eagles have fired their defensive coordinator, Sean McDermott, Eagles officials stated Saturday. McDermott had been secondary ...
15 years ago
What can one little person do?
For teachers, this time of year is a challenge: How can kids learn that ...
15 years ago
Why Philadelphia’s sidewalks are so bumpy
In nearly every one of Philadelphia’s older neighborhoods you will find the same thing – bumpy, uneven sidewalks. At the root of ...
15 years ago
Philly residents chip in to help rescued puppy
Rescuers of injured puppy, Sailor, have collected enough donations to pay for his expensive leg surgery, ...
15 years ago
Police search for suspect in Lakewood cop slaying
Police continue to search for a suspect recently i ...
15 years ago
Victims of shootings show courage in Tucson
In his report, “Amid Tragedy, Tucson shows what it’s made of,” NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on the courageous acts ...
15 years ago
The awful moment in Tucson a week ago has spawned a national conversation about … the national conversation. A rough c ...
15 years ago
Community mourns neighbors lost in Feltonville fire
Neighbors and community members gathered to remember the four who died earlier this week in a Feltonville rowhouse fire at a candle light ...
15 years ago
Protesters urge Corbett to continue low-income insurance
Health-care advocates want Gov.-elect Tom Corbett to keep AdultBasic running. Protesters delivered a petition to Corbett’s transition ...
15 years ago
NGOs are everywhere, and so is suffering
The Presidential Palace in downtown Port-au-Prince serves as a daily reminder of the earthquake’s destruction to anyone who walks b ...
15 years ago
Donna Reed Miller: A legacy of what?
The decision by Donna Reed Miller, the Eighth District’s councilwoman since 1996, not to run for re-election this year has set much ...
15 years ago