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Joel Mathis

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Trial: “This Is Training Day for Real”

Drug dealer testifies that movie-quoting Philly narcotics officers threatened to throw him off a balcony.

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Sen. Menendez Indicted for Bribery, Fraud

Only the second U.S. senator to face corruption charges in 20 years.

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Montco DA Will Review, Possibly Further Investigate, Kane Findings

Risa Vetri Ferman released a statement on the case.

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How Pa. Law Gets Indiana Results

No law allows discrimination — but no law prohibits it either.

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Drug Dealer: “I Thought I Was Being Robbed” by Police

Testimony starts against six former Philly narcotics unit officers.

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Chaput to Celebrate Mass Honoring Terri Schiavo

Glenn Beck will be also be featured as part of 10th anniversary of Schiavo’s death.

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Former Gov. Corbett Is Collecting a State Pension

He was a leading critic of state pension system. Now he’s benefitting from it.

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Council Skeptical of School Funding Plan

As budget talks begin, a plan to generate $103 million gets little traction.

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Cooper CEO Was “Distraught” Over Critical Report

But family says John Sheridan wouldn’t have been provoked to murder-suicide by work woes.

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Trial Starts Today for Accused Cops

Defense will attack credibility of witnesses in the case.

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New Joe’s Wouldn’t Be Possible With Racist Old Name

Mathis: Two years after moving on from “Chink’s,” Joe Groh is moving up.

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How Trauma Overwhelms Philly Schoolkids

And the school district’s innovative new plan to help.

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Report: Deaths of Cooper CEO, Wife Ruled a Murder-Suicide

John Sheridan said to have killed his wife, then himself.

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Washington Man Will Sell Home Because of Comcast Goof

The latest viral story about Kabletown customer service.

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Women Come Forward in Facebook Frat Scandal

Investigators say criminal investigation at Penn State is proceeding.