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Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Area

Workers will continue to sift through the debris overnight, searching for survivors.

4 hours ago

Brenda Heist (credit: Lititz Police Department)

Lancaster County Runaway Mom Speaks Out To Dr. Phil

Brenda Heist, the Lancaster County woman who resurfaced in Florida last month 11 years after she disappeared, talked to Doctor Phil McGraw in an interview broadcasted Monday on CBS3.

6 hours ago

Survey Finds Philadelphia-Area Residents Eager To Revisit South Jersey Shore

The poll by AAA shows that more than 400,000 vacationers in the eight-county Philadelphia region are ready to return to the Jersey shore this summer.

11 hours ago

(A high school athlete gets an EKG as part of a cardiac screening. Image from simonsfund.org)

Local Nonprofit Group Helping Student Athletes Get Screened For Cardiac Problems

“It’s the undisputable, number one cause of death of student athletes,” Darren Sudman says. “We can’t just look at them and assume their heart is fine.”

12 hours ago

Family of Young Kidnap Victim Plans to Sue Phila. School District

Twenty-year-old Christina Regusters is the only person charged with the kidnapping, but an attorney is convinced that others were involved.

13 hours ago

(Family photo provided by Pa. State Police)

Parents Of Missing College Student From Montgomery County Make Emotional Plea For Son’s Return

On the same day that Pennsylvania State Police got new information on a missing 21-year-old college student from Montgomery County, the student’s parents made a plea for his safe return.

13 hours ago

(The damaged plaster bust of Benjamin Franklin stolen from a Main Line home in August 2012. Photo provided by US attorney's office)

Main Line House Cleaner Sentenced In Theft of Historic Franklin Bust

The 224-year-old plaster bust of Benjamin Franklin was broken in half as Lawton traveled by bus with the object in a suitcase.

13 hours ago

(Police sketch of a man sought in connection with a child-luring case in Easttown Township.)

Police Seek Pair In Berwyn, Pa. Child-Luring Probe

The Main Line has been plagued by a number of these reports over the last several weeks. The latest was shortly before 4pm Friday afternoon in Berwyn.

14 hours ago

(A black bear in a tree. File photo by Hal Korber, Pa. Game Commission.)

Pa. Game Expert Reminds Area Residents To Give Wildlife Wide Berth

People in several Lower Bucks County communities are on the lookout for a bear seen recently in Hulmeville and Bensalem.

14 hours ago

Governor Corbett Faces Off Against NCAA

Governor Corbett announced the lawsuit in early January, saying the NCAA violated its own by-laws and forced Penn State officials to accept sanctions under duress.

22 hours ago

Philadelphia Police Fired At More Suspects, Last Year, Than In The Previous Two Years; Officials Blame Armed Suspects

Philadelphia police officers shot 52 people, last year, according to department figures.

23 hours ago

Temple University Sophomore Puts School’s Leftovers To Better Use

“The debate as to whether to buy food or to heat the house should not be a debate, in my opinion,” says Nadia Ouazzi.

2013/05/20

Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk Raises Big Bucks For Research At Local Hospitals

A small group of older breast cancer survivors are happy to take a back seat to The Race For The Cure with their neighborhood walk through Port Richmond the Sunday after Mother’s Day.

2013/05/19