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  • Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse

    PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month. Investigators say a heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet was high on marijuana when a building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store in the city's downtown on June 5. The city's top ...

  • Deal said to be in works on Philly school finances

    Children deliver letters written by Philadelphia public school students to the office of Gov. Tom Corbett as part of an effort organized by education groups to secure enough state aid to head off nearly 3,800 layoffs in the state's largest school district on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc ...

  • Chicken Wing Franchise Ruffles Feathers

    A chicken wing franchise has left some Mt. Airy neighbors hot and bothered after both the owner and landlord failed to meet with the community before proceeding with development plans. Mt. Airy USA (MAUSA) is currently renovating the historic building at 6700 Germantown Avenue, which is set to be the the future home of a Wingstop ...

  • Police Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

    PHILADELPHIA -; A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in ...

  • Video Woman uses child to lift wallet in Kensington nail salon

    A woman used a young girl she was with to steal the wallet of a customer in a Kensington nail salon and the act was captured by a surveillance camera, according to Philadelphia police. The incident occurred about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday inside Magic Nalon Salon on the 3000 block of North Front Street. At the time, a 43-year-old woman was receiving a nail treatment. During that treatment, a woman ...


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If youve seen any of the trailers or TV commercials for Ben Youngers Prime, you probably think its about something that its not really about. The advertisements for the film are an interesting case of purposeful misdirection, as they make it appear as though ... ...

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  • Almost Justice With two killings one suspect police seek help

    Philadelphia Police Detective Edward Tolliver stands in the doorway of 1313 Bouvier Strreet where Marcellus Jones hid and waited for Tyrek Taylor to come home, September 2008. He shot Tyrek from behind as he got out of his car. Tolliver is the detective who tracked down the identity of Marcellus Jones. 05/03/2013 ( MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer ...

  • State eyes $100M boost for Philly school district

    AS CITY COUNCIL President Darrell Clarke declared yesterday that the city has done its part to solve the school-funding crisis, Gov. Corbett and state and city officials were moving closer to a deal that could send up to $100 million to the struggling district. Sources cautioned, however, that securing a sum that high would be an uphill climb and that no plan had been finalized. Discussions ...

  • Wawa Enters Cigarette Tax Fray

    Wawa shared a document with Pennsylvania lawmakers and the Corbett administration, which states that the $2 tax would create a black market for ...

  • Car Carrier Crashes Into Low Clearance Bridge In Whitemarsh

    WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) - Police report the driver of a car carrier apparently failed to see a height clearance sign and crashed into a low clearance railroad bridge on Flourtown Road in Whitemarsh. That road remains closed and local detours are in place. Work has been underway much of the night trying to remove the damaged car carrier and remove the cars it had been carrying. No one ...

  • Man Shot By Police In Carney’s Point After Car Stop

    CARNEY’S POINT, N.J. (CBS) - Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Carney’s Point, Salem County following a police car stop involving a stolen car. Shots rang out around 1am near South Pennsville-Auburn Road and Hollywood Avenue. Police say two suspects ran from the car after it stopped. Police chased and the two suspects began firing at officers. The officers ...

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