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WATCH: Don Tollefson Talks About Guilty Plea

After his guilty plea to fraud charges Monday, former sportscaster Don Tollefson spoke with CBS 3 about his addictions and how he is trying to […]

City Life

59 Narcotics Cases Dropped in Police Corruption Case

We already knew Jeffrey Walker was a bad Philadelphia cop: He pleaded to robbery and weapons charges earlier this year, and his cooperation was considered […]

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Terror Talk Sparks Increased SEPTA Security

NBC10 reports that SEPTA has increased security after reports American and French subway systems are being targeted for a terror attack.

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Police Tasered Man After Main Line Apple Store Ran Out of iPhone 6

A typical Saturday morning at the upmarket Suburban Square shopping center just outside of Philadelphia sees well-heeled suburbanites sipping Starbucks Pumpkin Skim Lattes while shopping […]

City Life

Lobbyist Accused of Sexual Assault

Lobbyist A.J. Marsico was arrested Saturday after being accused of a sex assault at a Center City hotel over the summer. His arrest is notable, in […]

Shoppist

Urban Outfitters CEO Sent This Email About the ‘Bloody’ Kent State Sweatshirt

The ever-indefatigable Gawker got its hands on an email Urban Outfitters’ CEO Dick Hayne sent to staffers after offering for sale a mock-bloody Kent State […]

City Life

Philly Cop Tayon Moore Charged With Stealing Drexel Student’s Phone

Philadelphia police announced that Tayon Moore, 31, a 7-year veteran of the force serving in the 35th district, has been arrested and charged with leaving […]

Shoppist

Zara’s Holocaust Shirt, Urban’s Kent State Sweatshirt: Offensive Clothing Is the Retail Version of a Sex Tape

Well, they got what they wanted. We’re talking about them, just as we talked, over and over and over again, about American Apparel, which filled store […]

City Life

Union: Politics Guided Jersey Pension Investments

Key donors to Gov. Chris Christie are being rewarded with “lucrative” pension fund management contracts, the New Jersey AFL-CIO said Thursday in a complaint filed […]

City Life

I Just Can’t Even With Jezebel Anymore

I remember back in the olden days when I first met Jezebel, the distaff online blog of the mighty Gawker empire. It was like stumbling […]

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Actor from Tom Wolf Ad Was In Torture Porn Called Breeding Farm

This is a screenshot from a Tom Wolf for Governor television commercial that was removed from YouTube on Monday afternoon. The man seen here is […]

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WATCH: Two Young Women Lead a Liquor Store Beatdown

Watching this video, it seems like a critical piece of story is missing:

City Life

Corbett Denies Knowledge of Racy Emails

Gov. Tom Corbett says he had no knowledge of the “racy” emails being sent around by staffers in his office when he was attorney general, […]

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Second Sex Trafficker Gets 22-Year Sentence

You may recall the rapper “King Kobra” — real name Rahim McIntyre — who was sentenced two weeks ago to 22 years in prison on […]

School District of Philadelphia
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Principal, Teachers Held for Trial in Cheating Case

A former principal and three teachers at Hunting Park’s Cayuga Elementary School will face trial on charges they helped students cheat on standardized tests.