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WATCH: Toddler Rescued From Philadelphia Roof

This is Cleaira Bell, the 22-year-old woman being charged with child endangerment because, police say, she left her 2-year-old boy at home, alone, with another […]

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Chew On This, Anti-Vaxxers: America Has Wiped Out Rubella

In case you missed it with all the hoopla over the NFL draft, the World Health Organization made a big announcement last week: Rubella has […]

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Why I Won’t Watch Floyd Mayweather Fight

On May 2nd, Floyd Mayweather will go up against Manny Pacquaio in a much-publicized fight available at a premium price on Pay-Per-View. Mayweather has evolved into something […]

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Three Philadelphia Cops Arrested, Charged

Three Philadelphia Police officers — including a narcotics officer who admitted he lied under oath in a drug case — were arrested and charged in separate […]

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FBI Searching for Short Balding Guy Who Robbed Center City Citizens Bank

The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI are on the hunt for the man seen here, who allegedly robbed a Center City bank on Wednesday […]

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Center City Woman Wakes Up to Find Burglar Stealing Roommate’s Clothes

A woman in the Washington Square West section of Center City found a burglar in her apartment stealing her roommate’s clothes, police said. The woman, […]

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Philly Chef Foils World’s Dumbest Caper With Dirt-Simple Sting

If your house were ever robbed, you’d probably call the police and wait for them to do their job. And since there are so many burglaries […]

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7 Ridiculous April Fool’s Day Fashion Pranks

I’m ready for this day to be over. Mostly this is because I’m a very gullible person, but I’m also not that great at remembering what date or […]

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Why Frat Scandals at Penn State and Elsewhere Actually Matter

It was awful when we discovered that a Penn State fraternity had allegedly been posting pictures of nude, unconscious college women on a secret Facebook […]

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WATCH: Philly Mag’s Holly Otterbein Talks About That Penn State Frat

Philly Mag’s Holly Otterbein was on MSNBC Wednesday night to talk about her interview with the Penn State fraternity member who defended Kappa Delta Rho’s […]

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Penn State Facebook Frat Members May Face Criminal Charges

On Tuesday afternoon, State College Assistant Police Chief John Gardner (above, center) gave a press conference about the investigation into members of Penn State University […]

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Should We Ban Fraternities? Or Just Watch Them Destroy Themselves?

At this point, we probably shouldn’t bother pretending that we’re shocked by the news coming out of Penn State. (Which is unfortunate, as shock makes […]

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WATCH: Atlantic City Fire Chief Drops Pants at City Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ljKgQ6mNg Atlantic City has released surveillance footage that shows fire chief Dennis Brooks dropping his pants briefly at the Public Safety Building. However, he says […]

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Penn State Abington Professor Speaks Out About Her Miami Arrest

At left is the staff photo of Penn State Abington sociology professor Dr. Karen Halnon. But the photo on the right is what she looked […]

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Trial Starts for Cops in Federal Case

The federal trial for the six former Philadelphia police officers accused of robbing and extorting drug dealers is set to begin this week, with jury […]