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Legal Action Filed Against National Nursing Home Chain

  • Patients reportedly had bed sores and were not routinely bathed.

Groundbreaking Planned For Sept. 11 Memorial at County Justice Center

  • “The sculpture is a testament to the resiliency of the American spirit and honors all who have been affected by the events of 9/11/2001.’

Vatican Releases Pope’s Itinerary For Philadelphia Visit

  • Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families, which is scheduled from Sept. 22 to 27.

Tornado Touched Down In Pennsylvania Tuesday, NWS Says

  • The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Honey Brook, Chester County

Is Pittsburgh Better Than Philadelphia? A New Study Says So

  • Philly-area residents aren’t going to like this one.

Liquor Privatization Bill Passed In PA Senate By Republicans

  • Liquor would no longer be sold in state stores. What do you think?

More Outages? More Than 10,000 Without Power After Storm

  • More than 10,000 people were without power throughout the after Tuesday afternoon’s storm, according to PECO outage maps.

No E.Coli Cases Reported From Recalled Water, Bottling Company Says

  • “There is no affected water on shelves,” a spokesperson said.

Woman Hit By Train On Lansdale Line Committed Suicide, Coroner Says

  • Sunday’s train death was ruled a suicide by the Montgomery County Coroner.

UPDATE: West Nile Virus ‘Alert’ Issued After Positive Test In Phoenixville

  • Two positive samples have been collected in June. Both were found in Phoenixville.

Wawa Aims To Sell Beer In Delaware County

  • The Chadds Ford location would be the first Wawa location in Pennsylvania to sell beer. What do you think?

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Woman’s Body Pulled From Delaware River In New Hope

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