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In deep freeze, Philly fire officials warn, quest for warmth can lead to tragedy
Temperatures in Philadelphia this winter may be unusually low, but the number of fires in the city has almost doubled in the past week. ...
10 years ago
Philly archdiocese puts a priest on leave – again
The Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia has suspended a Bucks County priest after new information surfaced about possible misconduct. ...
10 years ago
Philly’s Code Blue cold sends homeless indoors, brings out warm hearts
With temperatures hovering from the low teens down to zero through the weekend, city officials issued a Code Blue Thursday night to help ...
10 years ago
100 vacant buildings deemed dangerous in Philly controller’s report calling for more inspectors
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz took aim at the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections Wednesday, after his offi ...
10 years ago
Pa., NJ, Del. issuing refunds with added scrutiny after reports of suspicious Turbo Tax filings
An uptick in fraudulent tax filings this year is causing Pennsylvania and neighboring state officials to place extra emphasis on making s ...
10 years ago
Bucks community moves to secure flood insurance tax breaks
After a few significant floods from the Delaware River and canal from 2004 through 2006, Lower Makefield Township resident Scott Burgess ...
11 years ago
Construction begins next month to link I-95 and Pa. Turnpike
For decades now it’s been a nightmare. From Interstate 95 through Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania turnpike looks like a logical ...
11 years ago
N.J. official wants to poll Mercer County on 5-cent charge for plastic bag
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes recently stood in a Washington , D.C., pharmacy self-checkout line, watching people dutifully pay fo ...
11 years ago
Reward to find strangler who killed Pennypack Park jogger now $50K
The Philadelphia Parking Authority added $10,000 to the reward fund for any information in the strangling death of Connie Murray, the Phi ...
11 years ago
High school students at Temple design app to make reporting crime easy as tweeting
Four weeks ago, a group of 11 North Philadelphia high school students enrolled in the computer design summer program “Apps and Maps ...
11 years ago
Carved from marble in ancient tradition, Hindu temple is stunning sight in N.J. [photos]
Initially, after taking off your shoes and walking up the white marble staircase to enter the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple ...
11 years ago
ListenData breach at P.F. Chang’s includes three in Philly region
Three P.F. Chang’s restaurants in the greater Philadelphia region were among 33 nationally that were victims of a credit and debit ...
11 years ago