Seattle Set to Represent at National Occupy on July 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Get ready for Occupy Fourth of July in the cradle of liberty. Occupy groups from across the country are headed to Philadelphia for a national gathering on Independence Mall, seeking...
View ArticleNew Philly Prohibition Exhibit Coming to Seattle
A hatchet used to bust up saloons, the verdict sheet from Al Capone’s trial, and lawman Eliot Ness’ sworn oath of office are among the more sobering artifacts in a new exhibit documenting the driest...
View ArticleThe Unclean Truth: How Five Cities Stack Up On Recycling
From coffee grounds to empty milk cartons, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of how and where to recycle. In many cities, gone are the days of simply leaving trash on the curb. Instead, the...
View ArticleCoffee Run Led To Web Sensation’s Arrest
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. An employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is credited with...
View ArticleGallo Goes There: What Makes A Great Sports Town?
By DJ Gallo >>More columns here Quick. Think of a great sports town. Got one? What makes it great? Is it because every team in the city is equally loved and supported, with sellouts stretching...
View ArticleDog Missing From Pennsylvania Found In Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Jack Russell terrier that went missing from its Pennsylvania home has turned up at an animal shelter nearly 3,000 miles away. A good Samaritan this month spotted the 7-year-old...
View ArticlePennsylvanian Dog Found In Oregon Heading Back Home
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gidget is going back to Pennsylvania. A Jack Russell terrier that somehow ended up in Oregon more than four months after she went missing from her home near Philadelphia is going...
View ArticleSeattle Man Accidentally Invited To Bachelor Party Flying Across Country To...
(CBS Seattle) — A Seattle man is flying across the country to attend a bachelor party — even though he was invited by accident and doesn’t know any of the attendees. Joey DiJulio, 31, learned about the...
View ArticleInvestigators Arrive After Train Wreck Leaves 6 Dead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rescue crews searched the mangled wreckage for victims Wednesday as investigators tried to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in a crash that killed at least six...
View ArticleTravelers In Northeast Rework Plans After Amtrak Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many thousands of travelers had to scramble Wednesday after a deadly Amtrak train derailment cut off service between New York and Philadelphia, shutting down the busiest railroad in...
View ArticleProfiles Of Philadelphia Amtrak Derailment Victims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seven people were killed in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia. One victim was an Associated Press employee. Another was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval...
View ArticleObama: Amtrak Derailment ‘A Tragedy That Touches Us All’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the deadly derailment of Amtrak Train 188 was “a tragedy that touches us all.” He promised a thorough investigation. In a written...
View ArticleFeds: Train Went Over 100 MPH
3:20 p.m. Federal accident investigators say an Amtrak train was going over 100 mph prior to a derailment that killed seven people and injured about 200 others in Philadelphia. The National...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Is For Losers
By Michael C. Jones What do you know, the Sixers actually won! Philadelphia’s woefully abysmal NBA team tarnished the going-away party for Kobe Bryant, a Philly native, by beating the Lakers 103-91...
View ArticleSounders Lose to Union, 0-2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roland Alberg scored in the 88th minute, Andre Blake had his ninth shutout and the Philadelphia Union beat the Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Sunday. Philadelphia (10-13-9) won for just...
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