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Joel Mathis

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City Life

Prosecutors Won’t Pursue New Sandusky Claim

Say statute of limitations has expired.

City Life

Firefighters Say Engine Fleet Is Breaking Down

In 60 days, vehicles taken out of service 56 times.

City Life

Newspaper Strike Authorization Vote Set for June 3rd

Negotiations with Philadelphia Media Network move closer to the precipice.

City Life

Forecast: “Below Normal” Hurricane Season Expected

But El Niño adds an element of uncertainty.

City Life

Could Philly Newspapers Survive a Strike?

The news business is fragile. Would a strike end it all?

An employee of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority raises his fist in the air, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, while entering a SEPTA bus depot in north Philadelphia. | AP Photo, Joseph Kaczmarek
City Life

SEPTA to Ban Controversial Ads

Action comes after buses carried anti-Islam messages for a month.

City Life

Did Obama Help Produce Philly’s New Sick Leave Law?

USA Today suggests presidential agenda helped sway Mayor Nutter.

City Life

PMN Promises Newspapers Will Continue If Guild Strikes

Memo: “We will continue to print and deliver important news.”

City Life

School District Employee Arrested on Perjury, Conflict of Interest Charges

Prosecutors say Priscilla Wright steered nearly $1 million in contracts to friends and family.

City Life

Pa. Presidential Primary Could Be Moved Earlier

Officials want the state to retain influence over selecting presidential nominees.

Business

Comcast At Bottom of Customer-Service Rankings

Second straight year Philadelphia cable giant comes in dead last.

City Life

Penn State Closes “Facebook Frat”

Kappa Delta Rho “promoted a culture of harassing behavior.”

City Life

Phillies’ GM Apologizes for Lashing Out at Fans

Ruben Amaro Jr. said they “don’t understand the game.”

City Life

Penn Hotel Employees Charged in Kickback Scheme

Feds say defendants conspired to bilk $3 million from hotel, mostly through vendors.

City Life

Amtrak Will Install Cameras in Locomotives

Inward-facing cameras are designed to help find clues in future crashes.