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Trial ordered in Jan. 1 Pa. crash that killed 2

A suburban Philadelphia man has been ordered to stand trial in a crash on I-95 early New Year's morning that killed two people and injured a third.


Head of 'Old Baldy,' legendary Civil War horse, going back up after museums settle feud

A museum in Philadelphia will once again showcase the head of Old Baldy, the horse Gen.


Trains kill 2 people on NJ tracks, 1 in NY and 1 in Philadelphia, causing travel delays

Authorities say four people were fatally struck by trains in the Northeast. The first death occurred in Mercer County in New Jersey on Thursday morning when Amtrak's Keystone 642 train hit a person near the Hamilton Township station.


Montco Man's Throat Slashed Inside His Home

A man is dead after his throat was slashed inside his Montgomery County home. Richard Porter was discovered inside his home along the 400 block of Woodhill Road Friday morning in Upper Merion , Pa., police said.


Support for STEM Education Programs Sought; Support for STEM Education Programs Sought

Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center , a leading economic development organization, will host representatives from academia, industry, government and local agencies at Lincoln Financial Field, Monday, March 15th from 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to rally support and advance a regional collaboration around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ...


Ex-School Janitor Faces More Sex Charges In Pa.

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Boss: Pa. Lawmaker Crash Driver Didn't Seem Drunk

Share + Mar 11, 2010 5:42 pm US/Eastern MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer STROUDSBURG, Pa.


Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming

A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger.


Phila. School Officials Lash Back at Newspaper Cartoon

"How dare anyone portray me as sleeping, clueless, or in any other words, knocked out." South Philadelphia High School principal LaGreta Brown says she was offended and appalled at the editorial cartoon in Tuesday's Inquirer depicting her napping at her desk while violence raged on.


Amtrak Train Fatally Hits Person In Philadelphia

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Tony Danza says his class act isn't just for show

Mr. Danza was having a bad day. The laptop acted up. Few students were ready to present their projects, and the group was restless, giggly, distracted.


Mayor Nutter Promotes Citywide Volunteer Cleanup Day

Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter was in Fishtown on Wednesday afternoon, promoting next month's third annual "Philly Spring Cleanup." Said the mayor: "We know that some of our neighborhoods, quite frankly, are a filthy mess." He was urging all citizens, young and old, to participate in the annual city wide cleanup effort on April 10th: "It's not ...





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