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Shuffling tobacco settlement money
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is proposing an accounting maneuver that supporters say could help plug the state’s budget hole, b ...
15 years ago
Hearing on natural gas well blowout, problem called near miss
The chairwoman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee called the recent natural gas well blowout in Clearfield County ...
15 years ago
NJ unemployment rate moves lower, a little
New Jersey’s unemployment rate is moving lower but not by much. New Jersey’s unemployment rate is moving lower, but no ...
15 years ago
Investigations escalate in unresolved North Philadelphia election
142 separate the two candidates in a mostly Latino neighborhood Nearly a month after the May 18th primary, no result has been cert ...
15 years ago
West Chester company finds new way to treat drilling water
Advanced GeoServices won a grant from the National Science Foundation to clean up water used in natural gas drilling A West Cheste ...
15 years ago
Delaware closer to banning handheld cell phone use in cars
Drivers in Delaware could soon be cited for driving while using a handheld cell phone. A proposed ban on handheld cell phone for ...
15 years ago
Montgomery County co will pay $2M to settle fish kill complaint
A beef processor in Franconia Township, Montgomery County will pay penalties and damages to settle allegations that the company caused th ...
15 years ago
New Jersey DEP proposes rules for beach access
New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection is proposing new rules that would allow towns to determine how much access the ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority gets flogged
City Council demands answers on stalled projects Philadelphia City Council is angry with the city’s Redevelopment Authority. ...
15 years ago
Delmarva Power workers plan strike
Electrical workers plan a strike against Delmarva Power. The union that represents nearly 800 Delmarva Power workers notified the ...
15 years ago
New Jersey billboard to offer suicide information
Group does not directly assist suicides A national group is planning to put up a billboard in New Jersey offering help for people ...
15 years ago
Arrest in murder of Philadelphia waitress
Philadelphia police Tuesday arrested a teenager in the brutal murder of a young Philadelphia waitress earlier this month. The suspe ...
15 years ago
Art gets a home at Philadelphia City Hall
Mini gallery will also be office for city’s Chief Cultural Officer Philadelphia City Hall now has a mini art museum to showc ...
15 years ago
N.J. Parents, lawmakers seek repeal of teen-driving law
Mandatory decals are intended to help police enforce restrictions on new drivers. Critics say those decals make young drivers a target fo ...
15 years ago
Play tackles child sexual abuse
When it comes to sex offenders targeting children, the phrase “lock them up and throw away the key” sums up how many people f ...
15 years ago