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Man Arrested After Entering Upper Darby Police Station With Loaded Gun And Threatening To Kill Cops

A Glenolden, Delaware County man is facing attempted murder charges after he entered the Upper Darby Police station early Saturday morning with a loaded gun demanding that his girlfriend be released.

2012/02/26

Wait a Second! Scientists Consider Ending Practice of Adding ‘Leap Seconds’

Timekeepers in Geneva, Switzerland have met to consider getting rid of the 40-year-old practice that keeps the world’s atomic clocks synchronized with the Earth’s rotation.

2012/01/19

Suspect Sought In Separate Main Line Groping Attacks

Lower Merion police are on the lookout for a groper following two separate incidents Monday.

2012/01/10

New Facebook ‘Timeline’ Feature Raises Privacy Concerns

For now it’s optional, but eventually all member profiles will change to a “timeline” format, similar to a digital scrapbook.

2011/12/16

3 Boys Charged In West Philadelphia Elementary School Assault

Three boys are facing charges stemming from a reported sex assault at a Philadelphia elementary school.

2011/11/29

Philadelphia Zoo’s New Snow Leopard Cubs Meet An Enraptured Public

The brothers were born June 9th and have since grown to about 28 pounds each.

2011/11/17

(File photo. Credit: Joel Nito/ AFP/ Getty Images)

Voluntary Cantaloupe Recall Extended To Pennsylvania and NJ

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are now among at least seventeen states affected by a voluntary recall of cantaloupes.

2011/09/16

Union Talks Continue As Possible Strike Looms For Philadelphia’s Catholic High Schools

Contract talks continue between the Association of Catholic Teachers and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as the two sides try to come together to avoid a strike at the city’s Catholic High Schools.

2011/09/05

47 Syringes Discovered On Atlantic County Beach

Medical waste that was improperly disposed of has been discovered on a New Jersey beach. 

2011/08/16

(File photo. Credit: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)

Philadelphia Community Gardeners Keeping Eagle Eye On Ripening Produce

City dwellers often turn to community gardens as a way to grow their own fresh produce. But it doesn’t build a sense of community when your hard word is stolen before you have a chance to enjoy it.

2011/08/08

(A panel discussion among regional officials was a feature of a White House-sponsored entrepreneurship conference today at Temple University. Video frame provided)

Temple University Hosts Regional Confab To Build US Entrepreneurship

Lawmakers from Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware, along with small business leaders, held a roundtable discussion on how to encourage entrepreneurship and create more jobs.

2011/08/08

Car Crashes Into Center City Burger King, Injuring 7

Seven people were injured — one critically — after a car slammed into a crowded Burger King in Center City Philadelphia Monday afternoon.

2011/07/25

(A wedding gown available through Costco, the discount retailer. Photo provided)

Fashion Tastes, Economy Changing The Look Of Area Brides

Brides-to-be have many more options than they once did when it comes to dresses.

2011/07/18

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NJ Police Departments Shown Florida Organization’s Auto-Dialing Program For Missing Kids

The “Child is Missing” alert is different from an “Amber” alert, says Sherry Friedlander, who started the “A Child Is Missing” organization 14 years ago.

2011/07/11

Court Overrules Gov. Christie, Orders More Spending For NJ’s Neediest Schools

A ruling Tuesday from the New Jersey Supreme Court orders the state to spend more money on the poorest school districts despite Governor Chris Christie’s efforts to balance the budget.

2011/05/24