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Influential Democratic NJ power broker charged with racketeering in connection to Camden properties
New Jersey's attorney general has charged influential Democratic power broker George Norcross with racketeering and other charges in connection with government issued tax credits.
Philly declares Code Red ‘until further notice’ amid soaring temps
The Philly region is under a Heat Advisory through Thursday morning, when the area will be under an Excessive Heat Watch. Heat index values are expected to be in the upper-90s mid-week and rise to triple digits toward the end of the week. Have questions about the summer heat wave?...
See all homes sold in Gloucester County, June 10 to June 16
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Gloucester County reported from June 10 to June 16. There were 88 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,496-square-foot home on Riviera Drive in West Deptford that sold for $315,000.
Glenolden man brings community together by bringing cockatoo to Delco Wawa
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- A Delaware County man is attracting attention because of the feathered companion he brings with him to the convenience store.Retired butcher Bill Wasson, 84, from Glenolden, brings his pet cockatoo, Tiki, to the Wawa on MacDade Boulevard in Folsom almost every day. It's been a cherished ritual at this location for the last eight years."He loves people and he's very independent," Wasson said. "He talks when he feels like it." Wasson feels it's important to get his bird out of the house so he's not cooped up all day in a cage.Tiki, 28, is a...
Plaintiff's Lawyer: Muhammad, Camden School District Agree to $2 Million Settlement
CAMDEN – The Camden City School District and its advisory board president, Wasim Muhammad, will settle a child sexual abuse case for $2 million, according to an announcement from the plaintiff's lawyer. Muhammad, who was known as city teacher Don Walker, was sued for allegedly sexually abusing a Hatch Middle School student beginning in 1991. TAPinto Camden is referring to the woman, now married and a mother, as "Jane Doe" because it does not disclose identities of sexual abuse victims.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Testimony during the trial showed a city school district...
More than 30 Pa. schools detected high levels of toxic ‘forever’ chemicals in their drinking water
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Chris Tomlinson said he and his wife were surprised and troubled to learn the drinking water at their daughter’s high school contained toxic PFAS chemicals. In March,...
The roar of Fleet Week jets in Baltimore caused a few pauses in play at the Orioles-Phillies game
BALTIMORE (AP) — Camden Yards turned out to be quite a viewing spot for Baltimore’s Fleet Week air shows. Eventually, however, the noise became a distraction. Players paused for a few seconds on a handful of occasions during the Orioles’ 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday when the roar from the flyovers was particularly loud. The Fleet Week schedule included flyovers of military and civilian aircraft. Some soared pretty quietly in formation, but at times the jet-related noise was substantial. “Earlier this week, they were doing it during early work,” Baltimore outfielder Colton Cowser said. “When I saw that first one come through, and I was like, ‘Oh well, looks like we’re doing it again.’ I thought it was really cool. I think both fan bases kind of came together.”
A lantern at the Fireman's Hall Museum is a relic from when being a firefighter was even more dangerous
When a fire broke out in late 19th century Philadelphia, the word went out through telegraph. The responding fire company would spring into action, hooking its horses up to the carriage bearing the steam engine — a bulky collection of cranks, tubes and pistons that blasted hundreds of gallons of water a minute. There would be separate carriages for the ladders, and carts for the leather hoses. Leadership would ride in a separate carriage, with a detachable lantern swinging from a hook to illuminate dark spaces.
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