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Former Wildwood mayor accused of official misconduct, tax evasion in new 7-count indictment
According to the N.J. Attorney General's Office, Pete Byron abused his position to request a job from a city attorney, then failed to pay state taxes on that job's earnings.
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Warrant for Pa. state Rep. Kevin Boyle withdrawn on primary eve, DA Krasner says
Philly's district attorney said Monday that a warrant issued to the Northeast Philadelphia Democrat — for a violation of a protection from abuse order — has been withdrawn.
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Philadelphia man gets prison time for role in illegal eviction attempt
Kareem M. Terry was tried and sentenced more than two years after a series of events that saw police respond twice.
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No charges after preliminary investigation into Philly’s Office of Homeless Services
The office was millions over budget, but no criminal issues were discovered in a preliminary investigation into the office.
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Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
Prosecutors at the outset sought to emphasize the gravity of the case, by framing it as about election interference.
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Pa., N.J. to receive millions for solar energy projects that will benefit residents with low income
The solar projects will lower energy bills for overburdened residents of the Philadelphia region, federal officials say.
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‘A chance to tell their own stories’: New documentary tackles environmental racism in Camden
In a documentary premiering Monday, Rutgers-Camden students spotlight the environmental issues faced by residents of the city.
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The American Ornithological Society will remove people’s names from birds. Many of those birds are now named after prominent Philadelphia scientists.
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Listen 4:59My Climate Story: Philly students take science from abstract to personal
A climate education and storytelling project helps students and teachers learn about climate change’s impact "in everybody’s backyards."
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Listen 1:20‘Catch the Rain’ program helps residents prevent stormwater runoff in White Clay watershed
Runoff from development, roofs, driveways and lawns cause some of the greatest amounts of pollution in the White Clay watershed.
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The strikes came as the U.S. is on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel and humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
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Woman, 18, dies after being shot at Delaware State University; campus closed
Dover police say officers responded at 1:40 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots on campus. A Wilmington woman who was not a registered student was found with a gunshot wound.
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The Republican National Committee, newly reconstituted under Trump, has filed lawsuits targeting voting and election administration. It's not a new strategy.
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Can SEPTA’s infrastructure counter transit anxiety?
Transit systems like SEPTA aren’t absent from urban planners’ guise of how public infrastructure impacts users physically and emotionally.
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Listen 4:30New Jersey warns residents to be on the lookout for black bears this spring
While bears are more commonly seen in the northwest part of the state, bears have been sighted across all 21 counties.
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