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Two PA teens win big in national public health competition

Two Pennsylvania teenagers have won top honors in a national public health competition for their research projects. Two Pennsylva ...

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Some Haitians in US legally can’t work

The legal loophole that’s ensnaring a growing number of Haitians relates to when they came into the country. Haitians living ...

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Finalists selected to oversee Chrysler site demolition

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Corbett, Rohrer attend pro-gun rally

Pennsylvania’s two Republican candidates for governor stood shoulder-to-shoulder with 2nd Amendment advocates during the rally at t ...

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Subway sinkings off Delaware coast come to an end

Since 2001, more than 1,300 subway cars have been sunk off the coast of Delaware. ...

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Coast guard searches for missing fisherman

A 48-year old Lewes man who set out for a late night fishing trip at Delaware’s Indian River Inlet is missing. A 48-year old ...

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Philadelphia newspapers go up for auction

Three bidders are vying for Philadelphia’s two daily papers and the online version of the papers today. Three bidders are vy ...

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Former Philadelphia police officer gets two-year sentence for obstruction of justice

Former Philadelphia police officer Rickie Durham was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for lying to federal investigators. < ...

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Proposed casino in Gettysburg pits neighbor against neighbor

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