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Rendell defends veto of deadly force
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is defending his vetoes of three measures, including a bill expanding the right to self-defense with deadly ...
15 years ago
Emancipation Proclamation copy visits on the way to auction
Before it hits the auction block next week, a souvenir copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln spent one afternoo ...
15 years ago
More vehicle tragedy in the region, this time on the rails. A train on the Market Frankford Line struck and killed an unidentified ...
15 years ago
Crash victims remembered with memorial bricks
Delaware’s Department of Transportation is reminding those who lost loved ones an ...
15 years ago
Giant electronic billboards on hold in Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Council has put on hold a bill that would allow the installation of multi-story electronic billboards along Market Stre ...
15 years ago
Special election scheduled January 13th for New Castle County Council President
The final step in replacing those who replaced former Delaware Senator, now Vice President Joe Biden, will happen early next year. ...
15 years ago
Gov. Chris Christie terminated the Hudson River tunnel project over concerns of cost overruns, but the federal government has decided tha ...
15 years ago
PATCO fares rising in New Year
Fares are going up on the PATCO High Speed Line beginning January first. The hike has been delayed since the summer. ...
15 years ago
Want to check out broadband availability throughout Pennsylvania? You’re in luck: As reported by ...
15 years ago
Mentors do so much to prevent dropouts
The statistics are shocking, even more so when you remind yourself that behind each number is a human being: • In the Philadelp ...
15 years ago
At this hour, Mayor Nutter, along with the mayors of Salt Lake City, Carmel Indiana, and Bridgeport Connecticut, is meeting with HUD Secr ...
15 years ago
Those who pay attention to newspaper bylines noticed that the lead story in Sunday’s Inquirer was co-written by Bill Marimow, who ...
15 years ago
Get them talking, and most lifelong Philadelphians will tell you about what the city is lacking, like waterfront ammenities and sports ch ...
15 years ago
The bad news just keeps coming today (we swear we don’t make this stuff up). Philadelphia Police Officer Deric Lewis has bee ...
15 years ago