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Showers Linger Through Tomorrow Morning, Excellent Conditions On The Way
The area of low pressure responsible for widespread flooding, coastal flooding, and wind damage is finally starting to weaken over the central Mid Atlantic this morning.The surface low and upper...


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Will Lady Gaga And Beyonce Kiss On Screen?
Fresh off the release of their "Telephone" mini movie, everyone is wondering how will Lady Gaga and Beyonce continue this "working relationship" of theirs. Will Gaga turn Beyonce...
Teacher Resources At The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank is located right in Philadelphia and has some wonderful teacher resources for teachers. They can help teachers and students understand the economic system.They...
17-year-old Moorestown Girl Missing
MOORESTOWN — Police are asking for help in located a 17-year-old girl who was last seen on March 7. According to police, Chelsea Warren, who resides on Stratford Drive in Moorestown, was last seen...
Heat Host Hapless Sixers
(Sports Network) - The Miami Heat continue their push toward a postseason berth when they host the lowly Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The Heat are coming off a huge win over Chicago on Friday in...
Showers And Thunderstorms Moving East From The Atlantic
The area of low pressure that has produced widespread flooding and wind damage continues to sit just southwest of the Philadelphia metropolitan area over central Maryland.The low pressure system is...
Sixers Start Busy Stretch Against Heat
The scuffling Sixers begin a stretch of five games in seven days Sunday night in Miami. After facing the Heat, the 23-42 Sixers host the Knicks on Monday, the NBA-worst Nets on Wednesday, visit New...
Thousands Without Power; Flood Concerns Rising
Utility crews are working to restore power to thousands of suburban Philadelphia customers left without power by a weekend storm. PECO spokesman Fred Maher says about 32,000 customers in the...
St. Patricks Day Parade Marching On Despite Rain
The Tattooed Ladies Of Hollywood Philadelphia's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade is marching on despite the gloomy weather. The streets may be wet and the skies may be cloudy, but nothing can...
Sports In Brief: Jets Or Vikings For Tomlinson?
Free-agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson flew home to San Diego yesterday to consider his options after spending a day with the New York Jets and leaving without a deal. It was uncertain whether...
Jr. Executive Music Program To Work With Phila. Schools
A local non-profit that works with kids who want careers in music is holding a fundraising event this week as it works to expand its program to schools. Gilbere Forte is an up and coming hip hop...
Best Gluten Free Baking Mixes
Betty Crocker has recently joined the gluten-free food craze, providing pure bliss to millions of celiacs. They've recently added four gluten-free baking mixes to their ever-popular classic...
Montgomery County Receives $2m Infusion From South Korean Province
The Montgomery County’s revolving loan fund for small businesses has received a $2 million infusion from the Chungbuk province in South Korea, the county announced Wednesday. The province,...
Home Sales Up, Prices Down In D.c., Montgomery County
Sales of houses and condominiums in the District and Montgomery County were up sharply in February, but prices were down from year-ago levels, according to...
Zenyatta Wins, Rachel Alexandra Finishes 2nd
With all the hype surrounding the $5-million Apple Blossom Stakes on April 9th at Oaklawn Park with the meeting of Zenyatta and reigning Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, a major disappointment...
City Council To Consider Buying Electricity In Phila.
A City Councilman wants Philadelphia to get into the business of buying electricity. State caps on PECO's rates expire at year's end, and Fifth District Councilman Darrell Clarke says that is...
Thousands Attend Science Teachers Conference In Phila.
National Science Teachers Association will meet this coming Thursday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and other center city locations. Among the presentations they'll hear are...
Beneath Shore Sand, A Long-lost Ring, Memory
Precious metal: Bill Keller, who suffered memory loss in a fall, says the return of the ring that fell from wife Bette's pocket symbolizes the end of his struggle to recover. Mabel Cowan (wearing a...
Kevin Riordan: Moorestown Meets Cooperstown
Albert Young's football jerseys from (from left) the Minnesota Vikings, Moorestown High, and the University of Iowa are part of the exhibit. Curated by Lenny Wagner, it runs through...
Burlco Bridge Commission Has Deep Ties To County Gop
As he assumed control of the obscure but powerful Burlington County Bridge Commission three years ago, chairman John Comegno oversaw the launch of a public-relations campaign designed to burnish a...
Christie To Take A Giant Step
TRENTON - Three months into his term, Gov. Christie is ready to jump off the cliff. For weeks he has referred to the scene in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in which the bank-robber...
Monica Yant Kinney: Sidestepping To Move Up
I don't know about you, but I need a break from workplace malaise, grim jobs reports, bankruptcies, and buyouts. So today I offer a charming bit of counterprogramming. Consider it a reminder that...
Incoming Drexel President Has Ambitious Plans
Two months before former Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis died, he met with John A. Fry, president of Franklin and Marshall College, to discuss starting a Drexel medical school...
A Spring Break Not At All Wasted
When she was growing up in Fairfax, Va., mentors helped Halima Ali stay focused and positive. They encouraged her to do well in school and become the first in her family to attend college. Now a...
Rain Soaks Philadelphia Region
The March lion roared on yesterday as the midpoint arrived in a windy, three-day soaking that delivered minor flooding and scattered power outages throughout the Philadelphia region. Things were far...
Students Say Assault Report Is Lacking
Duyngoc Truong is a lithe, 16-year-old junior who stands 5-foot-3 and weighs 108 pounds. At dismissal Dec. 3, she was chased through the streets outside South Philadelphia High School until she ran...
Canadiens Keep Pace With Flyers
MONTREAL - Sergei Kostitsyn scored his second goal of the game early in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens went on to their season-high fifth straight win, beating the Boston Bruins, 3-2,...
Flyers Pick Up An Entertaining Win Over Chicago
Midway through the third period of perhaps the Flyers' most entertaining game of the season, a dark thought crept into the mind of struggling Scott Hartnell. "You think negative thoughts when...
Death-row Inmate Now Wants Appeals To Go On
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Inside The Phillies: Kendrick Learns His Lesson
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Riding on a late-night bus from Rochester or Scranton or some other International League town last summer, Kyle Kendrick finally began to understand what Jamie Moyer, Rich Dubee,...
Three Charged After Killing, Chase In Norristown
Standing at the door of his Norristown home, 48-year-old Stanford Jackson saw his nephew being robbed at gunpoint Thursday night. "Call the cops," Jackson told his mother inside, according...
Inside The Flyers: Time To Build Momentum
The Flyers need to be concerned about making the playoffs. That's a given. If they're intent about making a serious Stanley Cup run, they also need to be concerned about playing more consistently in...
Mathieson, 13 Others Cut, But Brown Stays
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Scott Mathieson came to spring training as a long shot to make the Phillies' bullpen, but also as an intriguing possibility based on the way he rebounded last season from two Tommy...
Flyers Notes: Line Changes Pay Off For Flyers
Sensing that a couple of the Flyers' lines had gotten stale, coach Peter Laviolette had Claude Giroux center wingers Scott Hartnell and Danny Briere yesterday against...
Inside The Sixers: What's The Game Plan For The Fading Season?
Nothing about this 76ers season has gone smoothly: not the team's on-court play, not the off-court reaction to that play. Since October, it has been a downhill, sometimes out-of-control,...
Area Votes In Congress
WASHINGTON - Here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress voted on major issues last week: House Afghanistan withdrawal. Voting 65-356, the House defeated a measure (H Con Res 248) to bring...
Baseball Notes: Stiff Neck Sidelines Bosox Pitcher Matsuzaka
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's first scheduled throwing session of spring training was canceled because of a stiff neck. Matsuzaka was set to throw batting practice yesterday in Fort...
Magic Outlast Weary Wizards
WASHINGTON - Dwight Howard had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the streaking Orlando Magic wore down the Washington Wizards, 109-95, last night. Howard became a one-man show early in the second half,...
Jordan, Unfazed By Firing Talk, Carries On
For those on the Eddie Jordan watch, the embattled 76ers coach led yesterday's practice. He flew to Miami with the team a few hours later, and he expects to coach today's 6 p.m. contest against the...
Monmouth County Fire Destroys At Least 4 Homes
OCEAN GROVE, N.J. - Several homes were destroyed and other buildings seriously damaged by a windswept fire that tore through Ocean Grove yesterday. A firefighter and a first-aid squad member...
Poet, Activist, Mother And Professor Nikki Giovanni Visits Temple University On March 17, 2010.
Harper Perennial On March 17, 2010, Main Campus Program Board (MCPB), Temple University’s Premiere Planning Organization, is hosting "TU Def Poets" featuring Babel, Temple's...
Families Who Dine Together Have More Confident Children
View all » Many studies have shown the benefits of families who eat together have healthier, smarter, and more confident children. The importance of sharing meals overlaps the importance of...
Howard Has A New Stance On Upping His Numbers
What more could anyone ask for? The answer often comes quickly: more walks, fewer strikeouts and a better grasp of recognizing a breaking ball that is diving out of the strike zone. Nobody's...
Fan Sues Romero, Alleging Injury
CLEARWATER, Fla. - J.C. Romero is being sued by the Florida man who accused the Phillies pitcher of striking him after a game at Tropicana Field last season. Robert Eaton, 26, of New Port Richey,...
Stephen A. Smith: The Backlash From Iverson Report
Once upon a time it was hard to decipher what was more difficult to stomach: the foolish, detrimental behavior of a professional athlete or the apologists disguised as their inner circle, eager to...
Fired Philly Officers Get Second Chance
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police say eight officers who were fired or disciplined after a TV news helicopter captured video of them beating three suspects are getting their jobs back or...
The Jury Is Still Out On Vaccines & Autism
View all » Autism and specifically its most controversial potential cause has continued to garner much attention in the past month on an international level.Earlier this week a local college...
Online 2010-2011 Fafsa Application Made Easier For College Students To Complete
online FAFSA application was difficult and required a great deal of patience. One of President Obama’s education initiatives was to simplify the online FAFSA application. The 2010-2011...