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You Know You Live in a Small Town When …

Kid Number Two heads off for football camp for college in another week, so I spent the weekend combing the house for his cleats and […]

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Former Water Department Mail Clerk Swindled More Than $500,000 Worth of Toner Cartridges

You often hear about embezzling and dirty-dealing among higher-ups at big companies. Now the little guys are getting into the game. Calvin Duncan, 61, a […]

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Chuck Peruto Doesn’t Want Julia Law’s Death Examined

The Grand Jury investigation into Julia Law’s death is ongoing, but Chuck Peruto would like to see it end right here. In a letter he […]

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Aaron Carter Is Performing at Princeton, and It Only Cost $65,000

Princeton has approved a $65,000 budget for their fall Lawnparties event, with most of the cost going toward paying brother-of-a-Backstreet-Boy Aaron Carter. Carter, who confirmed […]

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Sleeping Camden Cop Pic Prompts Investigation

Crime fighting: There’s no question it’s hard work. In Camden, where the crime rate is more than five times the national average, it’s super hard. […]

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If Dawn Stensland Can’t Get Justice in This Town, Who Can?

The wheels of justice move insufferably slow in the city of Philadelphia, especially when it comes to the omnipresent, non-violent, low-level crimes that can make […]

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Pot Heals in Colorado, Kills in Texas. Why?

In Colorado this week, parents Matt and Paige Figi are finding relief in cannabis for the perpetual seizures their daughter, Charlotte, 6, has been suffering […]

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Bicyclist Hits Pedestrian, Gets Arrested in South Philly

Somewhere in Philadelphia, Stu Bykofsky is saying, “I told you so.” Around 9 p.m. last night, a drunken bicyclist smashed into a female pedestrian at […]

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Gilberton’s Scary Dem-Hating Police Chief Gets Profile in Libtard-Loving New Republic

Remember Mark Kessler, the rural Pennsylvania police chief last seen shooting targets and spewing profanities about “libtards” on YouTube? He’s profiled in the New Republic […]

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Drunk Passenger Forces Plane to Return to Philly

Stay classy, airline passengers: Police say U.S. Airways flight 742 took off at 7:51 p.m. and returned to Philly at 9:47 p.m. The plane turned […]

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Is This Philly’s Worst Cop? Boyer Booted From the Force

The Daily News reports that Andre Boyer, a 17-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, has been suspended with the intent to dismiss after being […]

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Philly Prosecutors Investigating JPMorgan Chase

The New York Times reports that banking giant JPMorgan Chase has revealed it faces both criminal and civil litigation over whether it sold “shoddy” mortgage securities […]

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It’s Official: Vince Fumo’s “House Arrest” Is Way Better than the Free, Honest Life You’ve Lived

It’s official: Vince Fumo will get to serve his “halfway house” time in his mansion, so that space in the halfway house can be reserved […]

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“If You Don’t Give My Kid a Different Teacher, I’ll Hold My Breath Until I Turn Blue!”

It’s August, and if you’ve got kids in elementary school, chances are you’re combing the local paper each day for news of classroom assignments. It’s […]

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[UPDATE] Nothing Suspicious Found on Philly-Bound Plane From Ireland

UPDATE: The plane and its 171 passengers were searched, and nothing suspicious was found, according to Newsworks.  A search is now on for the person […]