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A Pottstown woman has been formally arraigned in connection with the case of a teenager who planned to shoot up the local high school.
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Voters in the precinct that includes Lincoln University have petitioned Chester County commissioners to change a polling location that on Nov. 4 became so crowded that some waited in line for more than seven hours.
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William Allan Foster broke his vow to stay out of trouble. So Bucks County Court Judge David W. Heckler kept his pledge to send the career criminal away for a long time.
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Karen Heller has been a provocative voice at The Inquirer for nearly 20 years, and was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in commentary.
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A Montgomery County Court judge decided yesterday that life imprisonment was not sufficient punishment for Mark P. O'Donnell, who was convicted in June of first-degree murder in the rape and strangulation of 14-year-old Ebony Dorsey.
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When Mayor Nutter began making appointments to dozens of city boards and commissions last year, many high-profile Philadelphians otherwise interested in the positions begged off.
- The embattled official said he had not decided yet about fighting for his Coatesville post.Coatesville's embattled police chief broke his silence yesterday on efforts by the Chester County district attorney to oust him.
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Since being put into operation in 2002, Philadelphia's $62 million emergency radio system has been plagued with problems - from systemwide failures to blocked calls for police and firefighters.
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HARRISBURG - As Congress prepares to wrangle over President-elect Barack Obama's still-undetermined economic-stimulus proposal, Gov. Rendell and other top state and local officials nationwide are pressing the need for infrastructure investment.
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Four alleged members of a heroin-trafficking ring have been arrested and more than $1 million worth of the drug and two handguns have been seized in a raid on a home in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
- Smart Growth agreed with a panel that an existing Conrail corridor to Glassboro is the best choice.If PATCO extends commuter rail service deeper into South Jersey, the best route would be from Camden to Glassboro along an existing freight rail corridor, a state planning agency says.
- Only 5 appear to be left of the 16 originally found in the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers.BRIGANTINE, N.J. - Federal lawmakers are increasing pressure on wildlife officials who have refused to try to rescue a dwindling group of bottlenose dolphins from two New Jersey rivers.
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Ever since Reggie Davis left the New Lisbon Developmental Center in Burlington County and moved to a group home in Voorhees, his personality has blossomed, according to his mother.
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Mayor Nutter said yesterday that he remained hopeful that President-elect Barack Obama would send federal money from his economic-stimulus package directly to city governments.
- Generous financial aid propelled the private Delco college's ranking. Princeton, Bryn Mawr also did well.At Swarthmore College, the motto could be "no child left unfunded." The highly selective small private college this year gave out $24 million in financial aid, with about half of its 1,450 students getting a share.
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If you want to truly understand the power of male mentorship, all you have to do is listen to Jason Avant talk about his life.
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Former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie entered the Republican primary for New Jersey governor yesterday, ending years of speculation about whether he would seek statewide elected office.
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In the end, MSNBC host Chris Matthews said yesterday, he could not surrender the job he loves for a long slog through the trenches of Pennsylvania politics in an effort to unseat five-term Republican Sen. Arlen Specter.
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Frustrated by delays and roadblocks from the Nutter administration, investors in the SugarHouse Casino asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday to appoint a special master to settle any current or future disputes with the city.
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Against a backdrop of furling flags and frigid temperatures, an estimated 2,500 people gathered in Center City yesterday to light a fire for Israel.
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Delivering the final policy speech of his administration, President Bush yesterday heralded his landmark education law and said it should not be watered down after he leaves office.
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Right after news broke that former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo was under FBI investigation, the embattled politician went on a public-relations offensive.
- Hundreds in the Phila. area answer D.C. call for waitstaff.Not everyone who wants to be part of the inaugural celebrations for President-elect Barack Obama has scads of money to plunk down for tickets and tuxedos.
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More than four years after the oil tanker Athos 1 hit an anchor just off Paulsboro and spilled nearly 265,000 gallons of oil into the Delaware River, federal and state officials have released a draft document outlining nearly $25 million in restoration projects.
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