Kensington Rapes Probe Leads Police to Another Suspect
Philadelphia police, investigating a series of sex assaults and beatings, have discovered a second, unrelated series of rapes -- and arrested a suspect.
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Eagles Looking for Outstanding Volunteer
The Eagles are looking for an outstanding volunteer or, as they put it - 'community quarterback' - who will be awarded for those efforts.
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Pa. Schools Accused of 'Gambling' with Public Funds
The Auditor General says interest rate 'swaps' are a risky investment that amount to gambling with public money - and must be outlawed.
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New Mural is a Memorial to Woman Killed by Her Boyfriend
Philadelphia's newest mural sheds light on violence in relationships and the death of one young woman at the hands of her boyfriend.
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Philadelphia Charity Group Dedicates a Refurbished Facility
A Christian rescue mission in Philadelphia has dedicated its new kitchen and dining facility, and Mayor Nutter was on hand.
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Rendell Stands Behind Integrity of Pa. Gaming Control Board
Gov. Ed Rendell is strongly defending the state's gambling control agency after a Pittsburgh newspaper reported on Wednesday that Pennsylvania attorney general Tom Corbett is now investigating the panel.
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Area Food Banks See Hunger Rising, Here and Nationwide
A new federal report on the nation's hunger problem shows staggering increases in the numbers of Americans who can't afford enough to eat.
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Gas Leak Forces Evacuation of a Bensalem, Pa. School
The leak was reported just before 11am Wednesday morning in an abandoned roller skating rink along the 2300 block of Bristol Pike.
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Court Delays Bankruptcy Auction of Phila. Newspapers
The US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay of the auction until a December 15th appeal, during which there will be oral arguments in Philadelphia before a three-judge panel.
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Phila. VA Hospital Awaits NRC Punishment Decision
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited the Philadelphia Veterans Medical Center for violations in its use of radioactive materials in its prostate cancer treatment program.
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Phila. City Council May Mandate Bike License Plates
After the deaths of two pedestrians struck by bicyclists, Philadelphia city council looks at a crackdown, including possible mandatory registration of bicycles.
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US Merchant Ship Repels Pirate Attack Near Africa
After Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, private guards on board repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device.
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New Poll Shows Support for Obama Dipping Slightly
Quinnipiac University staffers conducted a national poll asking Americans how they feel about the job Obama is doing, including our nation's involvement in Afghanistan.
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Penndot Plans Safety Improvements on Roosevelt Blvd.
Officials are holding public meetings on proposals to improve the safety of Roosevelt Boulevard.
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Police Investigate Home Robberies on the Main Line
Lower Merion Township police in Pennsylvania are investigating a series of break-ins and robberies in their Main Line community.
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Drexel Breaks Ground on Papadakis Sciences Building
The $70 million Constantine Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building at 33rd and Chestnut in Philadelphia is expected to be done in spring of 2011.
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Government Ads Bill for Pa. Newspapers Goes to Senate
The Pennsylvania House has passed and sent to the Senate a bill that would maintain the requirement that government notices be advertised in newspapers, but at a 25-percent discount.
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National Musician Tours Philly, Advising Barbers, Clients
Fonzworth Bentley is traveling with the Gillette Fusion MVP Prime Time Tour that's touting a new innovation that will help with a painful, uncomfortable, and awkward condition.
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Analysis: Polls Indicate Trouble for Republicans, Dems
For the Republicans, there's some bad news -- 63 percent of the people favor a public option for health care. For the White House, 54 percent think terrorists should be tried in closed military court, not the planned New York public trials.
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New Local Store Lets People Test Drive a Wheel Chair
A new wheel chair and scooter store opened in center city Philadelphia on Tuesday. It's the first full-service mobility store in the area that allows customers to test drive their scooter.
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New Machine to Reduce Post-Cancer Radiation Therapy
Women in Philadelphia will soon have the option to receive radiation therapy at the same time they have breast cancer surgery.
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Pa. House GOP Leader Speaks On Corruption Scandal
Pennsylvania House Republican leader Sam Smith has made his first public comments about the corruption charges leveled against members of his caucus last week.
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Regatta Rows Away to Monmouth County, NJ
The Dad Vail Regatta is moving from Philadelphia to Rumson, in Monmouth County, New Jersey -- at least for next year's race. And Mayor Michael Nutter is not happy.
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Phila. Police Investigate Alleged Home Invasion Murder
Police are on the hunt for four men suspected in a home invasion on Tuesday morning in Kingsessing, after a man says he watched as his wife was gunned down.
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$1.5M Skimmed from Company, Montco Official Charged
The treasurer of the Whitpain Township board of supervisors is charged with stealing more than a million dollars -- but not from any government.
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Recovered Mask Linked to Attempted Abduction in Delco?
There is new evidence in the attempted abduction last Tuesday of a 13-year-old Delaware County girl.
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Jury Hears from Eyewitnesses to Officer Cassidy's Murder
Another day in the sentencing trial for the admitted murderer of Philadelphia officer Chuck Cassidy, who was gunned down during a routine check of a donut shop in West Oak Lane in October 2007.
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Phila. Hotel Unveils New Micro-Turbine Energy System
Philadelphia's first energy saving micro-turbines are now in operation at a center city hotel. The ultra clean technology is expected to dramatically reduce the buildings energy usage and carbon emissions.
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Pa., NJ, America Get Ds on 'Premature Birth' Report Card
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the nation as a whole get Ds on a new report card regarding the number of premature births.
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New Mammogram Testing Advice Sparks Medical Debate
A government panel says most women don't need mammograms in their 40's, and shouldn't do self-exams. This announcement has triggered some concerns and controversy.
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Former Fumo Secretary Avoids Jail Time for Embezzlement
Jailed ex-Pennsylvania state senator Vince Fumo's former longtime secretary will not do prison time after pleading guilty to embezzlement charges. She got probation instead.
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KYW Presents Laptop Computer Lab to Gesu School
KYW Newsradio presented a laptop computer lab to a North Philadelphia elementary school to conclude the KYW "Laptop Daily Double" giveaway contest.
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Local Doc Thinks New Mammogram Changes are Bad Idea
Dr. Kathryn Evers, director of mammography at Fox Chase Cancer Center, says its a bad idea to stop screening women in their 40s -- they need it
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Voters Give Sarah Palin Mixed Reviews in New CBS Survey
Sarah Palin is on tour promoting a book and a political comeback. As she begins her tour, a new CBS survey is out.
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Vigil Held for Burlco Teen Killed by Punches to the Chest
A 15-year-old Burlington County, Pa. boy is dead, and an 18-year-old is charged with his murder, after he allegedly punched the boy in the chest over the weekend.
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Jury Watches Video of Officer's Murder
A Philadelphia jury has seen some very disturbing video -- the actual murder of officer Chuck Cassidy inside a doughnut store in 2007.
VIDEO EXCERPT
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Prison Head Okays Plan to Move Inmates Out of Pa.
Pennsylvania’s corrections secretary says he’s moving ahead with a plan to send inmates out-of-state because of acute overcrowding in state prisons.
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Montco DA Wants Action Against Elected Constable
The Montgomery County, Pa. district attorney’s office is asking a judge to take action against a Lower Merion man who ran for constable and won two weeks ago, defying a court order preventing him from seeking the office.
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''Seinfeld'' Actor Talks Business With Villanova Students
An actor who played a recurring character on ''Seinfeld'' gave a pep-talk to Villanova business students.
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Pa. Horticultural Society to Improve Its Harvest Program
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will expand its urban food growing project, thanks to a federal grant.
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Foundation Honors Delco Girl Killed at Jersey Shore
A Delaware County, Pa. family who lost their daughter and sister over the summer in a traffic accident at the Jersey shore will announce a foundation in her memory later this week, hoping that some good will come from their tragic loss.
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Woman, 30, Fatally Shot in Kingsessing
Philadelphia detectives say a woman, 30, was fatally shot in the head just before 4am on Tuesday.
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More Pa. State Workers Being Laid Off
An additional 319 Pennsylvania state employees are getting pink slips, for a total of 769 since January.
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Ad on Mass Transit Asks Unusual Question
An unusual new ad has popped up on the side of some Septa buses and in subway cars. It asks, "Are you good without God?"
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Officials to Inspect NJ Beaches for Storm Damage
State and federal officials were inspecting New Jersey's shore towns to assess the damage from last weekend's storm.
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Phila. Makes Bid for World Cup Soccer
Philadelphia considers itself an international city, and to put an exclamation point on it, it wants the locals to help bring world cup soccer to town, in 2018 or 2022.
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Two Phila. Police Officers Injured in Crash
Two police officers were injured after a crash near the intersection of Cottman and Summerdale Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia Monday afternoon.
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More Freight Trains Rolling Through the Region
It's touted as good for the environment, for the economy, and for jobs. Work has begun on a three-year project in North and Northeast Philadelphia to let more freight train traffic through the region.
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Philadelphia's New DA Takes a Tour of a City Prison
Seth Williams (left) and some other officials toured the House of Corrections, on State Road in Northeast Philadelphia. The incoming DA says he wanted to see the actual conditions of the prison.
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Water Dept. Workers Hurt When Residual Fuel Explodes
Three Philadelphia Water Department employees were injured on Monday when a fuel tank exploded while they were working on it.
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Iconic Elkins Park Synagogue Opens New Visitor Center
One of the most architecturally significant synagogues in the world now has its own state-of-the-art, interactive visitors' center.
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Pres. Obama Tells China: Stop Censoring the Internet
The president's message during a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai focused on one of the trickiest issues separating China and the United States -- human rights.
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Annual Biotech-Investment Confab Opens in Philadelphia
The region's biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovators have come together for their annual conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. They're looking for the next big thing for their bottom line, and for your health.
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Sports: Brian Westbrook Suffers Another Concussion
Eagles' running back Brian Westbrook suffered a second concussion in Sunday's game. But what does this mean in the wake of a House Judiciary Committee probe into this type of injury?
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Septa to Expand Parking at its Elwyn Train Station
To say that parking overwhelms the current 233-space lot is an understatement.
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Deer Hunt Begins in Lower Merion to Reduce Size of Herd
A controversial plan to reduce the population of deer in Lower Merion, Pa. by using sharpshooters is going into effect this week.
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Jewish Day School Teachers Strike on the Main Line
Teachers are on strike at a private Jewish day school in Bryn Mawr, Pa. The picket line is up at the Barrack Hebrew Academy on the Main Line.
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Schools CEO Sees Changing Role for Private Firms
The CEO of Philadelphia schools told a state Senate panel last week that she wants to give private firms contracts to run certain parts of school operations, not only contracts for entire school operations.
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Emergency Declarations Issued After Shore Nor'easter
Gov. Jon Corzine has declared states of emergency in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter.
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Non-Partisan Report Bad News for Health Care Reform
A new report, largely under reported in the last few days, could be a deal breaker in health care reform.
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President's House Takes Major Step Toward Completion
One of the most important phases of the President's House project is about to be wrapped up, as work progresses toward a July 4th opening.
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AG Corbett Says He And Corruption Probe Will Continue
Pennsylvania Attorney General - and candidate for governor - Tom Corbett announced corruption charges last week against Philadelphia state Representative John Perzel and nine others, and he’s apparently not finished yet.
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Cop Killer Case Now Focuses on Donut Shop Robberies
The trial of admitted cop killer John Lewis is resuming and authorities will now focus on robberies at the West Oak Lane Dunkin Donuts where Philadelphia police officer Chuck Cassidy was murdered.
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At Jersey Shore, the Damage Assessment Begins
The storm is over, but the cleanup has only just begun after a nor'easter socked the Jersey shore over the past few days. PHOTOS
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Mourners Grieve for Soldiers Killed at Fort Hood
Hundreds of people lining the main street of an Indiana town on Saturday fell solemnly silent as the white hearse passed. Mourners waited for hours outside a Wisconsin gymnasium to say goodbye to a soldier who once promised to take down Osama bin Laden.
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Palestinians to Seek UN Endorsement of Statehood
Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing hope they can achieve their aspirations through peace talks. The announcement drew a harsh rebuke from Israeli officials.
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev See Nuke Pact Progress
President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
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The 'Drexel Shaft' is Imploded in West Philadelphia
A familiar site above the old Penn-Coach train station yard near 30th Street is gone. A 425-foot smoke stack was demolished by implosion around 7:45am Sunday morning to make way for a parking lot.
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Probe Continues into Deadly Plane Crash in S. Jersey
A father and son were killed when their small plane crashed Saturday about 20 miles southwest of Atlantic City.
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Two Colleges to Raise Money for the Homeless This Week
Arcadia University's empty bowl dinner is Monday while Chestnut Hill College hosts the event Thursday.
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New Scholarship Fund Setup for Phila. School Kids
Now through March, low-income Philadelphia families can apply for financial aid to help students in kindergarten through the eighth grade to attend tuition-based schools through the 'children's scholarship fund Philadelphia.'
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New Crime Tip Line Opens in Gloucester Township
A South Jersey police department has created d a new citizen's crime tipline.
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Celebrity Bowling Event This Wednesday in Pennsauken
The public is invited mingle with some of their favorite local athletes at a celebrity bowling fundraiser in South Jersey. The 10th anniversary of the variety club's event is this Wednesday.
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Mother Bethel Church in S. Phila. Celebrates its History
A local church is celebrating its historic role in founding what is considered the black church in America.
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Pa.'s AG Gets Candid About State Rep. Perzel
Attorney General Tom Corbett says a political near-death experience fueled former speaker and current state House member John Perzel’s abuse of technological resources resulting in criminal charges filed this past week against Perzel and nine others connected to the House Republican caucus.
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Web Site Offers Great Deals on AC Hotel Rooms
If you've ever had a hankering to take in more than just an hour or two at an Atlantic City casino, now may be the time to do it. Hotel rates are reaching some historic lows.
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Food Blogger Shares Thanksgiving Recipes
The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday make have many of us remembering family gatherings of years past.
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Laura Bush to Speak at Kimmel Center on Monday
Former first lady Laura Bush will be in Philadelphia Monday to talk about her eight years in the White House, and what she's doing now as a private citizen.
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Flooding Slowly Receding at the Shore
as the Nor'easter slowly makes its way away from the Delaware Valley many South Jersey shore communities are pumping out flood waters and assessing damage.
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Creator of Jenga Releases Book on How to be Successful
The creator of one of the most successful games in the world has some advice on how you can be a winner in your field.
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Drexel Students Send Care Packages to War Zones
As part of Drexel University's veteran's week, students packed care packages to send to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Phila. Man Sentenced in Brutal 2008 Subway Attack
A twenty-seven-year old Philadelphia man, who plead guilty to brutally attacking a sleeping subway rider with a hammer last year, was sentenced on Friday.
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Greater Phila. Cares Hosts 'Principal for a Day"
About 100 Philadelphia business leaders got an education in education this past week, as part of a "principal for a day" program.
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Positively Philadelphia: Chef Guy Fieri Comes to Town
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is bringing his roadshow to the Merriam Theatre this coming Wednesday, and he's already hit a couple of eating locations here.
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In Ardmore, a Longtime Parking Lot is Being Transformed
Construction has begun on a new park in Ardmore (Montgomery County), Pa. that puts a new twist on an old theme.
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