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Hess trucks back — even though gas stations are no more
Hess gas stations are no more, but the annual toy truck is back. Hess Toy Trucks on Monday unveiled a red firetruck and ladder res ...
10 years ago
Final US Airways flight begins journey from Philadelphia
The final US Airways flight has begun its roundtrip journey between Philadelphia and San Francisco. The plane is Flight 1939, name ...
10 years ago
Village Voice sold to Pa. newspaper owner
The United States’ first alternative newsweekly has a new owner. New York’s The Village Voice, founded six decades ago ...
10 years ago
Without new deal, 2,800 Philly janitors set to strike Friday
Janitors and other custodial workers in many of Philadelphia’s major buildings have authorized a strike if negotiations between the ...
10 years ago
Philly native wins $500,000 prize for drug-redistribution start-up
When Kiah Williams, 29, was growing up in Overbrook, her father fell ill and became unable to work the grueling hours required of a small ...
10 years ago
Driver license, photo centers closed for holiday weekend
State transportation officials in Pennsylvania say state driver license and photo centers will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday. ...
10 years ago
Remote control: Calif. startup cancels Comcast service for frustrated subscribers
An Oakland-based startup is aiming to make some money from Comcast customers looking to disconnect. Many subscribers have found th ...
10 years ago
Young movers and shakers congregate in Philly for Under 30 Summit
The second annual Forbes Under 30 Summit is under way in Philadelphia, drawing entrepren ...
10 years ago
AP analysis: Dozens of deaths likely from VW pollution dodge
Volkswagen’s pollution-control chicanery hasn’t just been victimless tinkering. An Associated Press statistical and co ...
10 years ago
Rutgers seeking those responsible for latest cyberattack
Authorities are trying to determine who is responsible for the latest cyberattack that interrupted Internet service at Rutgers University ...
10 years ago
Ride-hailing app set to launch for Philly’s traditional cabs
Starting next month, Philadelphians will be able to hail a city cab with their smartphone. The New York company Verifone, which pr ...
10 years ago
Recusals raise odds for review of New Jersey gambling appeal
Two recent developments might have raised the odds that New Jersey will have its sports betting case reheard by a federal appeals court. ...
10 years ago
Russian man pleads guilty in US in major hacking scheme
A Russian man has pleaded guilty in New Jersey to a role in a computer hacking scheme that authorities say involved stealing and selling ...
10 years ago
Environmental groups appeal $225 million Exxon settlement
Four environmental groups want an appeals court to let them intervene against Gov. Chris Christie’s $225 million settlement with Ex ...
10 years ago
Man sentenced for fraud scheme that cost bank $1.5 million
A North Carolina man is headed to prison for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded an investment bank that employed him in New Jersey out ...
10 years ago