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  • Pennsylvania Indicting Grand Jury Option Used In Chester County Murder

    – Pennsylvania recently reauthorized the use of grand juries to indict criminal defendants in certain circumstances, instead of going the traditional route of a preliminary hearing. The option has only been used twice in the state: once in Philadelphia and now in Chester ...

  • Big man Rudy Gobert talks with Sixers

    CHICAGO - Rudy Gobert was the biggest prospect at the NBA draft combine. The center from France stands 7 foot 1/2 in his socks and 7-2 in his sneakers. He has an incredible 7-81/2 wingspan and massive hands. Yet the 20-year-old is a raw talent. He needs to get stronger and polish up his post game in order to contribute in the NBA. However, his athleticism and size are why he's projected ...

  • Powerball jackpot closing in on another record

    (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...

  • Local Graduate Stays Focused As Father Mother Undergo Kidney Transplant Surgery

    – College graduation can be a joyous time for a family- maybe a bit stressful too – but for a young woman about to graduate from La Salle on Sunday there’s another big event ahead. Kiara Smith hopes to go to law school, maybe as soon as this fall, but she’s not throwing herself at the LSAT immediately. Her father is facing a kidney transplant on May 28th and her mother ...

  • Free Library Of Philadelphia Works To Attract Millennials

    – The Free Library of Philadelphia has launched an ad campaign to try to attract people in their 20′s and 30′s. "At the Free Library of Philadelphia, we’re search engineers," is the message you might hear if you visit the music website Pandora, one of the places the library is going in pursuit of so-called Millennials. They went to the library as kids and they ...


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Like many Japanese anime films, Rintaro's "X" is a visually extravagant, exhilarating explosion of animation that makes absolutely no sense. The storyline is secondary to the visuals, and if the visuals weren't so impressive, that might be a detriment. However, "X" is inventive enough in its visual pyrotechnics that it remains fascinating throughout, even when you don't have the vaguest notion of ... ...

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  • Officials Montgomery County Likely To Lose $24 Million

    – Officials in Montgomery County confirm the county is likely to take a $24-million financial hit related to a redevelopment project in Norristown that's now in ...

  • A course uses art to sharpen police officers observation

    , an impressionist masterpiece depicting lush gardens and a lily pond. Ronald Sirianni of the Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit closed his eyes as instructed and concentrated as other officers fired off details: "Rust-colored water, falling foliage, a weeping willow-type tree . . ." With that, Sirianni opened his eyes and, though he had never seen the painting, selected it from ...

  • Phila. Council panel advances school bailout bill

    Story Highlights Thousands of Philadelphia students left their classes at noon to protest proposed education cuts Friday. The students attracted supportive "honks" from drivers passing the mid-day scene. The school district is facing a $304 million spending gap in the next fiscal ...

  • Angelo Errichetti dies ex-Camden mayor was Abscam figure

    New Camden Mayor Can Call On A Lifetime Of Getting Jobs Done Gwendolyn Faison Inherits A Government Embroiled In Turmoil. Pending Legislation Would Strip All Power From The Mayor's ...

  • Arthur Henshey Moss 82 lawyer

    Arthur Henshey Moss, 82, of Wayne, who practiced law in Philadelphia for 40 years, died Thursday, May 9, of complications from pneumonia at his home. Before retiring in 2000, Mr. Moss spent four decades with the firm of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads. He started as an associate and became a partner. Mr. Moss was a corporate and securities lawyer whose specialty was municipal ...

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