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Former Sports Anchor Don Tollefson Is Under Investigation by Warminster Police

UPDATE: According to a report in the Inquirer, Warminster police are now investigating claims that Don Tollefson did not follow through on travel packages to Eagles games […]

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Alycia Lane Fired Again

Weather guy John Bolaris hasn’t been any fun at all lately. And there’s not even a faint whiff of scandal or even a fun story […]

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Former Eagle Irving Fryar Accused of Mortgage Fraud

NJ.com reports: “Former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Irving Fryar was indicted today along with his mother for conspiring to steal more than $690,000 by […]

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Watch: Philly Officers Love Stop-and-Frisk, Hate Basketball

Gosh, this doesn’t seem very nice:

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Southeast Delco Students Assaulted on School Van

NBC10 reports: “A video posted on Facebook recorded one of two Southeast Delco School District students beaten bloody on the school van from The Delaware […]

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Philly Stop-and-Frisk Video Goes National

Oh no, it’s Diane Sawyer! Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News It’s probably not great that Philadelphia become known for rough, unfriendly […]

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When Did the Cops in the Infamous YouTube Video Become So Mean?

Last Friday, Bill Bender of the Daily News publicized a YouTube video of Philadelphia Police Department ill-willedness towards pedestrians of the type that oft occurs […]

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VIDEO: Philly Has a Stop-and-Frisk Problem

Yesterday, the Daily News ran a cover story on a former cop who himself got stop-and-frisked in West Oak Lane, for no apparent reason. Today, they’ve got […]

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Penn Students Hit With Phishing Scam

Affiliated with Penn? You may have recently gotten an email that bears the Penn logo and asks for your PennKey, password, and social security number? […]

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Eagles Players Keep Unnecessarily Antagonizing Opponents

Some people call it trash-talking. Others call it “bulletin board material.” Either way, it doesn’t help your cause! DeSean Jackson, for one, has decided he […]

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Hey Asshole! Don’t Make Me Wait While You Check Your Motherfucking Phone!

Okay, bitch, let’s talk. Just now, I was in the elevator with you, riding up. You got off a few floors below me. You had […]

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13 National Media Outlets Going Nuts About Corbett’s Incest Gaffe

The news that Tom Corbett said something mind-blowingly stupid and insensitive this morning quickly dominated local headlines this morning. But by this afternoon, it was […]

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Alleged Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Has a Master’s Degree from Penn State

If it hadn’t been for the two hits he allegedly ordered, Ross Ulbricht probably would have gone down a hero. A martyr to the cause […]

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Assistant D.A. Charged in “Soap Opera” Case

Assistant D.A. Lynn Nichols, who works in the homicide division, has been charged with two crimes–obstruction of justice and false reporting of a crime–and has […]

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Before You Send that Racist Text, Read This!

By now you’ve read about the discovery of a bunch of very racist texts exchanged between the Superintendent of the Coatesville school district and his […]