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  • Federal judge weighs fate of Corbett suit vs. NCAA

    HARRISBURG, Pa. -; A federal judge in Pennsylvania says she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over penalties against Penn ...

  • Police Missing Montco 21-year-old may have gone off on his own

    Story Highlights Pa. State Police have new footage of Matthew Royer. Surveillance footage shows Royer's vehicle about 1 p.m. Friday at Route 501 and U.S. 422 in Lebanon County. The new location would have been more than an hour from his ...

  • VIDEO Suspect sought in South Philadelphia murder

    Philadelphia police released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the murder of a fruit vendor in South Philadelphia last month. Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the man suspected in the April 18 stabbing murder of Don Ly, a 68-year-old Vietnamese immigrant who operated a fruit cart in University City. Police were called to Vollmer Street near 4th for a ...

  • More companies in Pa. trying fracking with gas

    HARRISBURG, Pa. - Another natural gas exploration company says it's experimenting with the gas to power huge pump engines that drive the hydraulic fracturing process. Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. said Monday that it successfully tested an engine last month in northern Pennsylvania's Susquehanna County with gas from other wells it had already drilled. A Cabot spokesman says the ...

  • NFL Draft tentative dates set for May according to report

    The NFL and NFLPA discussed the viability of moving back the draft into May, and following discussions Monday it looks like sides agreed on a three-year deal that would change the league ...


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Movie Review

The Reader

The Reader

Warning: This review contains some minor spoilers. Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet seen the film. The Reader reunites director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare, who last collaborated on The Hours, and it proves to be every bit as plodding and earnest ... ...

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  • Flacco signs pledge to eliminate use of R word

    signed a petition pledging to eliminate the use of the "R" word. Flacco, who has had a relationship with Special Olympics Maryland since he was drafted by the Ravens in 2008, ruffled some feathers with his word choice when answering a question about a cold-weather Super Bowl at a Press Conference in February. The Super Bowl MVP almost immediately acknowledged his mistake however. ...

  • NFL close to offseason schedule changes for Draft league year

    scouting combine , according to Adam Schefter. The NFLPA is expected to sign off on moving the draft from its traditional April date into May for at least the next three years. While Roger Goodell does not need permission to move the date of the draft, he would like to come to an agreement with the ...

  • NHL 14 cover vote Datsyuk Brodeur Tavares and Bobrovsky are final four

    Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers. Brodeur beat out James van Riemsdyk, while Bobrovsky eliminated Taylor Hall. Were we to wager on the final two: Datsyuk vs. Bobrovsky. Although an all-goalie final would be aces. Fans can vote an unlimited number of times ...

  • WATCH Tornadoes in Oklahoma

    A significant portion of the central United States was warned to prepare for severe storms on Monday, after tornadoes killed two elderly men and injured 21 in Oklahoma - and also hit Iowa and ...

  • Beaten Man Flabbergasted by Police Arrest

    In the video, two men driving by the Family Dollar store at 4701 Girard Avenue in West Philadelphia recorded a man wielding a tire iron, swinging at several store employees on the ...

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