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The first intended victim got away, but the armed criminals didn't, thanks to a police operation that involved Upper Darby's SWAT team, fire trucks, and helicopter assistance from Delaware state police, authorities said yesterday.
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The president of a Montgomery County swim club said yesterday that safety concerns, not racism, led the club to bar camps of children from the pool.
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Residents in an area of Southwest Philadelphia got an unexpected wake-up call early yesterday when a 30-inch water main burst, creating what one resident said was "like the ocean" in their neighborhood.
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From 911 calls and child-abuse investigations to environmental programs and drug counseling, Pennsylvania's county governments handle a wide array of services, but most of the funding flows from the state and federal governments.
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The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded $1.47 million in federal stimulus grants to 32 arts and cultural groups in Pennsylvania. An additional $600,000 will go to 14 organizations in New Jersey.
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The last year has been filled with a wide range of challenges for the families of 3,000 New Jersey Army and Air National Guard troops serving overseas.
- MADD not amused by new beverages named for N.J. Turnpike exits.A Camden County brewery is using the state's often-derided turnpike to promote its beer, an idea that concerns the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and a group that opposes drinking and driving.
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Friends, looking for a job? Perhaps Gov. Rendell can lend an ambivalent hand. Consider this stunning endorsement. "I have been asked by counsel for defendant Vincent J. Fumo to write a letter to the Court regarding his upcoming sentencing. I do so willingly but with mixed feelings," Rendell wrote Judge Ronald Buckwalter, possibly with an arm twisted behind his back.
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In a move that could spare former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo years behind bars, a judge yesterday cut the length of the prison term that could be imposed under federal sentencing guidelines from up to 27 years to no more than 14.
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RONKS, Pa. - The happy hum of her friends' laughter enveloped Kevina Day yesterday as she stood in the middle of a Lancaster County corn maze.
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H. Beatty Chadwick, imprisoned in Delaware County for the last 14 years, was in the jail library yesterday, giving legal advice to female inmates, when a prison official walked up and gave him the news.
- Old bat resurfaces at Academy of Natural Sciences.The furry, winged creature was shot down in the South Pacific and brought by ship to Philadelphia, where it was skinned and stored in a jar of alcohol alongside other curios of the Victorian era.
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He'll live. The question is, when will he be able to play football again? Curtis Brinkley, 23, former star running back at West Catholic High School and newly signed free agent with the San Diego Chargers, narrowly survived an attempt on his life early yesterday while he sat in a car on a leafy suburban street.
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Surrounded by rare antique racing cars, Daniel Sanchez, 18, of Spain, let a 16-pound bowling ball slide out of his hands and roll down an aluminum ramp.
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The arrival of summer is supposed to make life easier for Atlantic City's casino operators. This summer, however, is off to a rocky start.
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Philadelphia police yesterday disclosed arrest warrants for a man they say masterminded the drug robbery of Rian Thal and Timothy Gilmore as well as for one of three men who opened fire when the plan went awry.
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NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Facing deep cuts in its appropriation, Pennsylvania State University trustees yesterday approved raising the base in-state tuition on the main campus by up to 9.8 percent, or $1,280 a year, a decision one trustee called "heart-wrenching."
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Agency investigating alleged discrimination at pool
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A state agency is investigating a Huntingdon Valley swim club for possible racial discrimination after the club revoked a contract to let children from a Northeast Philadelphia day camp swim in its pool.
- Jazmin Nazario recalls an affectionate life with her mother.On the morning of Friday, Sept. 5, the year holds promise for Jazmin Nazario. It is the third day of classes and she likes her teachers. She's the 10th-grade class representative on student council. She's made honor roll for as long as she can remember, plans to maintain her perfect record, and, in April, when she turns 16, she and her mom are going to the Caribbean. Aruba or Barbados.
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Power outages are rites of spring around here, but this time, even Peco was in the dark. There was no thunder, no high winds, no lightning, no car smashing into a utility pole. Yet somehow, six Delaware County homes had lost power.
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Although just 15 years old, he's already 61/2 feet tall. So you can easily understand why Jerimyjah Batts dreams of one day playing professional basketball.
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The federal judge who is set to sentence former State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo rejected Fumo's bid yesterday for a new trial, saying a defense request to explore whether jurors had learned prejudicial facts about Fumo was a mere "fishing expedition."
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HARRISBURG - House Democrats are making a risky gambit to break the budget deadlock: They're planning to vote Monday on the bare-bones Senate Republican spending plan with a painful $1.7 billion in additional cuts, conceding they don't have the votes for an income-tax increase.
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