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Meet the three talented students repping Philly in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year
Would you have been able to spell “liaise”?
4 years ago
Ukraine accuses retreating Russians of civilian massacre
Ukrainian troops are finding brutalized bodies and widespread destruction in the suburbs of Kyiv, sparking calls for a war crimes investigation and sanctions against Russia.
4 years ago
California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento
Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday that claimed six lives and left 12 other people injured.
4 years ago
Stop doing ‘breaking news’ for more accurate gun violence coverage, panel says
One solution: Build relationships to restore trust in local media.
4 years ago
How Montgomery County hopes to entice workers in a competitive market
Caseworkers, 911 telecommunicators, correctional officers, workers in congregate care settings, public defenders are among the help wanted.
4 years ago
How is Montgomery County preparing for future floods?
The county is now acquiring land where three homes were damaged by Hurricane Ida along the Perkiomen Trail in Perkiomen Township, on a flood plain.
4 years ago
The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100
Betty Reid Soskin shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced.
4 years ago
Official: 4 men, 2 women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles
Authorities say the six people killed during an 80-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall earlier this week included four men and two women.
4 years ago
Navy will name ship after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The ship is part of the John Lewis class of replenishment oilers, which are named in honor of people who fought for civil and human rights, the Navy says.
4 years ago
A rare look inside the USS Delaware, an attack submarine visiting Wilmington this week
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, sponsor of the ship, will speak Saturday at the commissioning ceremony delayed by the pandemic.
4 years ago
National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down, caused damage in Bucks County
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Thursday night in Bucks County.
4 years ago
Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize, a first for company
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.
4 years ago
The event has been more than two years in the making.
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National retailer CBD Kratom sues Radnor Township over ordinance
As enacted, the ordinance bans kratom and Delta-8 sales within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, or daycare center, preventing a new shop from opening.
4 years ago
‘Everyone and everything has a second chance’ at this Philly thrift store
The Wardrobe is a Philly thrift store that provides communities in need with free clothing. They work with returning citizens, immigrants, and more.
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