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Former Phila. police officer guilty of sex assault

A former Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty in Bucks County Court Monday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Bensalem last year and could face up to 36 months in prison. Anthony Dattilo, 37, fondled the girl in a Bensalem motel room in May 2012 after having sex with her 21-year-old cousin in front of her, police records say. He offered to pay each woman $100 for sex, according ...
Legislator reveals latest PA liquor plan

HARRISBURG - A key Republican senator on Tuesday made public his long-awaited proposal for privatizing the sale of wine and hard liquor in Pennsylvania. Sen. Chuck McIlhinney (R., Bucks), who chairs the Senate committee that oversees liquor matters, said his plan aims to allow beer, wine and hard liquor to be sold under one roof. Specifically, McIlhinney would permit beer distributors, who can ...
Marvels first Philly super-heroine is coming

Cullen Bunn has stated that, while this is the first mention of the character, Mania may actually appear sooner than issue #40. The September solicitation information for "Venom" is as ...
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Health Study Shows Facebook Initiative To Boost Organ Donation Registration Worked

As the little girl who got a life-saving lung transplant continues to recover, there’s new research out showing how social media can increase organ donations. The shortage of donated organs has been in the spotlight with the plight of Sarah Murnaghan, who finally got a transplant last week after winning a legal fight. Facebook has been trying to increase donations, and on Tuesday, a study ...

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X-Men: The Last Stand

I have a theory--probably not a very good one, but a theory nonetheless--as to why many critics and viewers have so much trouble taking director Brett Ratner seriously. Its his name. Think about the great director-icons of the cinema, and they invariably have impressive-sounding nam ... ...

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NJ Health Officials Advise Residents Of Coyote Sightings

- New Jersey health officials are advising residents of coyote sightings in Monmouth County. The Monmouth County Regional Health Commission says the sightings have occurred in the central coastal areas of the county. The sightings have not been localized within any specific ...
City Will Use New Cigarette Tax Not Tax Hike On Bar Drinks For School Funding

(Council president Darrell Clarke is flanked by councilmembers as he announces the city’s plan to provide an extra $74 million to the school district. Credit: Mike ...
Man charged with allegedly cutting off neighbors testicles gets $5 million bail

The resident of an assisted living facility in southwest Philadelphia who allegedly castrated another resident in a dispute with a woman Monday night is being held on $5 million bail for attempted murder. Edgar Bonilla, 41, allegedly cut off the testicles of a paraplegic who also lived at the Inglis Apartments at Elmwood in the 6200 block of Eastwick Avenue, according to the city ...
NHL mock draft Flyers nab a D-man with familiar ties

This draft is deep. How deep? It could be as deep as 2003 - when the Flyers drafted both Jeff Carter and Mike Richards in the first round. Only time will tell. And with that, here we ...
SPCA Dogs Bring Welcome Stress-Free Moments To Local Hospital Workers

(A dog up for adoption from the Pennsylvania SPCA gives health care workers at HUP a way to reduce stress, for a few moments at least. Credit: John ...

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Building collapse in Philadelphia kills six

PHILADEPHIA - At least five women and a man have been killed in a Philadelphia building collapse even as a lucky 61-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble after 12 hours.

One of the biggest tragedies of the US city in living memory, the tragedy occurred Wednesday morning and by Thursday morning search-and-rescue workers had covered about 75 per cent of the site, Mayor Michael Nutter told reporters.

Search of the rest of the site was on till reports last came in.

The accident was caused as shoppers thronged the Salvation Army thrift store on a busy Wednesday morning.

The store crumbled under the weight of a next door building that was under demolition as an excavation crew ripped walls down allegedly jerking down a wrong beam with heavy machinery.

Bystanders rushed to help as blocks and bricks came crashing down.

Rescuers pulled out six bodies and packed them in bags.

As a pall of gloom engulfed the neighbourhood, there was a momentary joy when 61-year-old Myra Plekam was found alive under the rubble more than 12 hours after the collapse.

She was the 14th survivor of the accident who were all taken to three area hospitals.

Plekam was awake and talking to rescuers, before she was evacuated to a hospital in critical condition, said Deputy Fire Chief Robert Coyne. ...