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Two Delaware County Catholic parishes to weigh a merger
Today, there are 23 fewer Catholic parishes in the four Pennsylvania counties surrounding Philadelphia than there were five years ago. ...
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Lead-tainted water in Flint draws new attention to lead risks in older Pennsylvania cities
Several cities in Southeast Pennsylvania — including Norristown and Chester — had higher rates of children with unsafe blood-lead lev ...
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‘We are going to appeal,’ says Cosby spokesman
After a ruling to continue the criminal case against comedian Bill Cosby came down Wednesday night, it seemed that the case was picking u ...
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ListenUPDATED: Case against Cosby will move forward with Montco DA as prosecutor
A Montgomery County judge who refused to throw out the sex assault case against Bill Cosby has denied a defense request to disqualify the ...
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UPDATED: Cosby non-prosecution agreement an act of ‘justice,’ says Castor
It was a long day for former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor. As star witness for comedian Bill Cosby’s def ...
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Pa. revokes license of Berks County immigrant detention center
A facility in Pennsylvania that has been holding immigrant families on behalf of the federal government is losing its license to operate. ...
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With hordes of media descending to cover Cosby, Norristown gets ready for its close-up
Home of the county government, Norristown will play host to a three-ring circus featuring journalists, lawyers and protesters.
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Listen 2:24Upstart congressional candidate secures unofficial GOP backing for 8th District in Bucks
Republican congressional candidate Brian Fitzpatrick doesn’t even have a website or an official Facebook page yet, but he’s m ...
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Chester City teenager charged with making terrorist threats on Instagram
The emoji-laden threats, which promised gun violence and said “all blacks must die,” were posted from an anonymous account an ...
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Family of Pa. teen who died after shoveling sees groundswell of online support, criticism
A Pennsylvania woman was among the dozens who died as a result of conditions related to the massive snowstorm that brought much of the Ea ...
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Bucks County advocacy group for homeless declares ‘Code White’ in advance of Jonas
As a blizzard named Jonas barrels up the East Coast, volunteer-run winter shelters in Bucks County are gearing up to get people who sleep ...
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ListenPhiladelphia man suing Cheltenham police, claiming civil rights violations
A Philadelphia man has filed a civil rights complaint against Cheltenham Township police, saying they racially profiled him and charged h ...
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