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Joel Mathis

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City Life

Audit: Philly Firefighters Often Late to the Fire

Audit counts 45,000 occasions when emergency responders didn’t arrive on time.

Business

$231 Million Paves Way for “Starbucks of Addiction Rehab”

Brian O’Neill has an ambitious plan.

City Life

Figure Skating Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes Is Studying at Penn Law

Former Olympian is interested in contracts.

City Life

Dad: Penn State Frat’s Hazing Led to Son’s Suicide

Lawsuit targets Phi Sigma Kappa at the Altoona campus.

City Life

UPDATE: Two Cut in Center City Attacks

Suspect ID’d as Kyle Stephens, 26. He has been arrested.

City Life

Bootlegged Booze Could Soon Be Legal

Morning headlines: Pa. House bill would eliminate penalties for bringing alcohol from out-of-state.

City Life

Philly Is Winning at Enrolling People for Obamacare

White House says city is among the leaders in Healthy Communities Challenge.

City Life

Larry Brown Really Hates Sixers’ Tanking

Says he could straighten out the team “in five minutes.” It would involve Allen Iverson.

City Life

Rally to Mark Anniversary of Brandon Tate-Brown’s Death

Mathis: He was shot by police one year ago today, changing the debate about policing in Philly.

City Life

Two Philly Banks Were Robbed Yesterday

Police say the afternoon robberies in Center City and the Northeast are unrelated.

City Life

Check It Out: Joel Embiid Isn’t Fat

The injured Sixers prospect wants you to know he’s keeping up with conditioning.

City Life

Hate Comcast? Brian Roberts Has a Theory

Morning headlines: The Comcast CEO thinks Americans are getting used to free content. And Comcast charges.

City Life

Will A.C.’s Gaming Monopoly Be in Voters’ Hands?

Proposed referendum seeks to expand casinos to entire state.

Business

Bridgestone Takes Lead in Bidding War for Pep Boys

But Carl Icahn has the next move in the fight to obtain the Philly auto parts dealer.

City Life

Report: Pete Rose Will Remain Banned from Baseball

MLB’s all-time hit king, a member of Phillies 1980 championship team, to continue his exile.