Elizabeth Fiedler

Pa. state senator gets Rocky Mountain high

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is getting some heat for a taxpayer-funded trip he took to Colorado. On the fact-finding mission last month, Mont ...

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One city union without a deal – for a long time

The Philadelphia Police have a new contract, and two other city unions are already working under terms of new deals. That leaves one city ...

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Premier English soccer team sponsoring sports clinic for Camden kids

Representatives of an English Premier League team will be in Camden on Monday as the Liverpool Football Club’s foundation hosts a f ...

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Cat euthanasia rate drops dramatically in Philly

There’s good news for Philadelphia-area animal lovers: The rate of cat euthanasia is down dramatically. Those who run the ci ...

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Human trafficking hides in the corners of everyday Philly-area life

Recent legal cases in Philadelphia have brought attention to the crime of “human trafficking.” A Philadelphia ma ...

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Philly taxis fight ride sharing with their own apps

Ride-sharing services are all the rage. Passengers in cities serviced by companies like Lyft and Uber can book rides easily on their smar ...

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The Delaware County home at the center of a recent PA Supreme Courtruling. A woman who purchased the home sued because she wasn't toldthat in 2006 a man killed his wife and himself in the house. (Image via Google Street View)

Murder-suicide does not have to be disclosed in house sale, Pa. high court says

When a potential buyer checks out a house where a high-profile murder happened, is the real estate agent required to disclose that grueso ...

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Politics & Policy

Philly judges took care of ‘connected guys,’ prosecutor says in ticket-fixing case

Lawyers made closing arguments Thursday in the federal trial of five former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges accused of conspiracy, wire ...

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Wheelchair-friendly cabs moving out of single digits in Philly

Philadelphia is finally expanding its tiny fleet of wheelchair-accessible taxicabs. Right now there are just eight. The Phil ...

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Equipping police with a life-saving drug

Overdose deaths from heroin have been rising all over the country, but some police officers now have a tool that could help prevent those ...

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St. Ann parish in Bristol is appealing a merger with St. Mark. (<a href=

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After Philly archbishop denies appeal on closing, Bucks parish taking its case to Vatican

Archbishop Charles Chaput has rejected appeals from five Philadelphia-area parishes that do not want to close or merge. The appeals came ...

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Letter drafts on tap at Philly pub

One’s a dying art, the other seems timeless. But a new four-week effort in Philadelphia starting Tuesday strives to combine drinkin ...

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