Darrell Clarke On Track To Be Next Philadelphia City Council President
Philadelphia city councilman Darrell Clarke appears to have locked up enough support among his colleagues to be chosen as the next Council president, in January.
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Philadelphia city councilman Darrell Clarke appears to have locked up enough support among his colleagues to be chosen as the next Council president, in January.
Commuters, who have to walk past the Occupy tents every day, say they're tired of the camp. Some say they're concerned about safety, others say they don't like the smell.
Governor Corbett will hold a ceremonial bill signing today for a measure passed by the legislature that will create new procedures for handling concussions suffered by student athletes.
Striking a different tone than he's used in the past when discussing the Occupy movement, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says the Occupy Philadelphia campers are in violation of the terms of their city-issued permit.
The future of ferry service linking Penn's Landing with the Camden Waterfront is being debated between the agency that now provides it and two others that wouldn't mind taking it over.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is hailing thousands of Penn State students who held a candlelight vigil Friday night to show support for victims of child abuse.
Some 300 listened as Biden hailed those who served their country, particularly the two-million-plus young people who stepped up after America was attacked a decade ago.
At the National Constitution Center, Veterans' Day was a day to say "thank you" to American service personnel from the past and present.
City officials this morning removed a potentially dangerous propane tank from a structure set up by protesters at the "Occupy Philadelphia" encampment.
Before he was elected a state representative, Todd Stephens was captain of the sex crimes unit in the Montgomery County DA's office.
"Many of them have come out of Iraq and Afghanistan with real needs. Substance abuse problems, sometimes mental illness, other ailments, anger management that need attention," attorney general Paula Dow says.
The city is still to hoping to cordon off Dilworth Plaza later this month for a $50-million makeover, but standing in the way quite literally are a couple of hundred Occupy Philly protesters and their tents.
Commonwealth Court on Thursday upheld the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's decision of last December revoking Foxwoods' license.
A long-powerful Pennsylvania senator has been re-sentenced to 61 months in prison in a sprawling corruption case, up from 55 months.
At a ceremony in Cherry Hill, nine veterans received medals from the Camden County Veterans Affairs office.
