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Thursday 2nd July, 2009

  • Pa. politician seeks new corruption trial

    Examiner

    Ralph Cipriano told him he'd interviewed jurors and they knew during the trial about Fumo's previous prosecutions on corruption charges. He says one juror was getting updates from a co-worker on news...

  • Arrest made in Philadelphia double slaying

    Examiner

    Philadelphia police say they've arrested a woman who "played a significant role" in planning a well-orchestrated murder of a woman and her companion in her upscale apartment building.Police said...

  • Abe Lincoln, Area Relative Share Eerie Link

    CBS 3

    2009 Summer Blockbusters Philadelphia is well known this time of year for being America's birthplace, and there are plenty of historic sites and events that will tell you about the Declaration of...

  • Peers admonish federal judge over Web sex files

    Examiner

    A high-ranking federal judge who made sexually explicit material available on the Internet was cleared of judicial misconduct with an admonishment Thursday by fellow judges.

  • Montgomery Co. Sergeant Home From Afghanistan

    CBS 3

    Happy Birthday Baby! Sinead Kelly was welcomed by a familiar face when she returned home from Afghanistan, her son. It's been five months since Sinead had held her son Dylan, so you can imagine they...

  • Mark Recchi agrees in principle with Bruins

    Philly.com

    Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup, and he decided to stay with them for another shot at it.The NHL's sixth leading active goal scorer agreed to a...

  • Phila. economic opportunity chief fired

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    The Mayor’s Office confirmed the firing of Office of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Michael Bell this week, but reiterated that assisting the Philadelphia’s minority businesses...

  • Peco headquarters’ new LED message display is ready for its premiere

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    ... will officially unveil the new light-emitting diode message display atop its Center City Philadelphia headquarters Saturday. The subsidiary of...

  • 4 Flyers invited to Team Canada camp

    Philly.com

    The Flyers' Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne and newly acquired Chris Pronger have been invited to Team Canada's 2010 Olympic orientation camp. The camp, a preparation for the 2010 Games in...

  • Water main break in NE Philly

    Action News 6

    2009 - -- The water department was called out to a water main break in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened at around 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of Holme...

  • Dozens Rally in Center City Phila. for Health Care Reform

    KYW1060

    Health care reform was the subject of a small rally in "Love Park" in center city Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon. Barely 25 people gathered to try to make their voices heard in the...

  • Toddler Found Dead in Car in Bucks County, Pa.

    KYW1060

    Authoritiies in Bucks County, Pa. are investigating the Wednesday afternoon death of a two-year-old boy. Police in Penndel Borough and the Bucks County DA's office say the youngster was pronounced...

  • Montgomery County court to cut up to 12 jobs

    Business Journal

    Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas will cut between eight and 12 positions this month. The court will begin taking steps this month to cut its budget in response to county requests to tighten...

  • Accepting Brashear something Rangers fans not ready to do

    Yahoo! Sports

    ... notes) in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals last April, knocking the Rangers' best penalty killer out for the remainder of the playoffs with a broken orbital bone.At the time, Rangers...

  • Suspect Sought In Delaware Salon Theft

    CBS 3

    2009 Ugliest Dog Contest Newark Police are trying to identify a suspect in the theft of a customer's credit card from the College Square Shopping Center last month.

  • Peco files power demand plan with PUC

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    ... for reducing its customers’ power demand and consumption as required under a bill signed last October by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell. Act 129 required the seven largest electricity...

  • Unemployment hits 9.5 percent in U.S.

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    Employers cut more jobs in the U.S. in June,...

  • Environmental Tectonics turns 1Q profit

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    ... said Thursday that it posted a profit in its fiscal 2010 first quarter after losing money in the same quarter a year ago. The Southampton, Pa., company earned $770,000, or 6 cents per fully diluted...

  • Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Del. Cocaine Bust

    CBS 3

    2009 Ugliest Dog Contest Three men were arrested by New Castle County officers after a routine traffic stop revealed the men were trafficking cocaine.

  • Violent Del. Motel Robbery

    CBS 3

    ... iWitness Snapshots Delaware State Police are searching for two suspects caught on tape during a violent robbery at an area motel. Authorities said a visiting Florida couple in their 50s was robbed...

  • Plan for Revolutionary War museum moves to Philly

    Deseret News

    Philadelphia — A group that for years has been trying to build a Revolutionary War museum within the boundaries of Valley Forge National Historical Park is moving the multimillion-dollar...

  • Proposed Philadelphia parking meter hike canceled

    Examiner

    Philadelphia Parking Authority officials said Wednesday that rates will stay at $2 - and some will even be reduced by 50 cents.The parking authority already doubled the downtown rate from $1 to $2 on...

  • Discovery Laboratories drug faces ‘significant hurdle’

    Philadelphia Business Journal

    ... said late Wednesday that its lead drug candidate, a treatment for respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants called Surfaxin, faces “a significant hurdle for approval.” The news...

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