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Deadly Chester County nursing home fire started on patio, investigators say
Last month's fire at the Barclay Friends in West Chester killed four and injured 27. Authorities now believe it ignited outside the nursing home on a covered patio.
7 years ago
LGBT center aims to preserve, expand archive of Philly’s response to AIDS crisis
In the '80s, Philadelphia’s activists took to the streets and fought for funding to improve care, becoming national leaders in responding to the health crisis.
7 years ago
Long wait for justice for Philly woman strangled by North Jersey serial killer
Two weeks after Robin West vanished, her family learned that she had been murdered. But the bad news did not end there.
7 years ago
Listen 4:01The poverty penalty: Should states suspend driver’s licenses for court scofflaws?
7 years ago
Remains of four victims found in fire-ravaged West Chester nursing home [updated]
Investigators found two more bodies at the scene of a fire-gutted nursing home in West Chester Wednesday.
7 years ago
Four presumed dead in West Chester nursing home inferno
Four people remain missing — and are feared dead — in last week’s inferno at a West Chester nursing home.
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers battle sexual misconduct with bill to ban settlement secrecy
Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank, D-Reading, has introduced a bill to ban nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct settlements.
7 years ago
Chester basketball coach sues city, claiming police brutality
An assistant basketball coach has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit claiming he was wrongly arrested and shocked with a stun gun after he hit a parked car last year.
7 years ago
Democrat Murphy beats Guadagno to become New Jersey’s next governor
Democrat Phil Murphy beat Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno to become New Jersey’s next governor, succeeding the deeply unpopular GOP incumbent Chris Christie.
7 years ago
Harrah's Philadelphia sued over track conditions after crash paralyzes harness driver
Anthony Coletta was left paralyzed and brain damaged after he was thrown from his sulky and trampled by a horse in a crash his attorney blamed on poor track conditions.
7 years ago
Listen 1:06Destination unknown: Philly to move Rizzo statue
The statue has been a polarizing public artwork for years, with critics calling for its removal, given Rizzo’s record on police brutality, especially in communities of color.
7 years ago
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