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By Jenn DiSanto in on September 25, 2009 3:30 PM

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  • A Delaware man who thought it was a good idea to pull a little home-invasion roberry is facing charges of burglary, theft, and making terroristic threats after being caught while trying to escape and held at bay by his would-be victim and her neighbors until police could respond. That's the "good" home invasion story of the afternoon...

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    By Ross Currie in on August 31, 2009 4:00 PM

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  • It's been awhile since we've had a Teachers Gone Wild story; but rest assured, they're still out there. Our latest TGW is now-former Council Rock High School teacher Robert Hawkins, who allegedly had a five-month sexual relationship with a seventeen-year-old student. (Hawkins is 43.)

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    By Ross Currie in on August 26, 2009 4:30 PM

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  • Pennsylvania's smoking ban goes into effect today.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 11, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • A 3-year-old boy was in critical condition after being struck by a car while holding hands with his mother as he crossed a street in Olney Sunday night. The driver stopped at the scene and was not charged.

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 2, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Due to the recent loss of $1.4 million in federal funding, and accreditation problems, the Berean Institute, a North Philadelphia landmark that has provided vocational and business education to African-Americans for 109 years, could go out of business as early as Friday. The state is also evicting the school from the building it has occupied since 1973. Berean supporters are calling for a rally at the school at noon Thursday.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 15, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Newly released estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that Philadelphia lost more residents between 2000 and 2007 than any U.S. city except New Orleans. Ouch.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 10, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • State Rep. Darryl Metcalfe refused to apologize for the comments he made on the floor of the House on Wednesday, wherein he suggested that he was opposing recognizing a Muslim religious organization's convention because "Muslims do not recognize Jesus Christ as God." He claims his comments were taken out of context, but it's hard to see how. Governor Rendell's response took the form of an awesome put-down: "I don't think I have agreed with anything Rep. Metcalfe said in the last three or four years and that statement doesn't change anything.... I don't think many people take much of what Rep. Metcalfe says seriously."

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    By Jim Genzano in on June 20, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • "Pennsylvania is taking steps to make gifted education available to more students, but that has done little to quell long-standing tension between parents and school districts over how the state's brightest are educated."

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    By Jim Genzano in on May 27, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • The three men whose arrest and beating was captured on video by a news helicopter have their preliminary hearing scheduled for this morning. They're accused of taking part in a May 5 shooting that wounded three people in Feltonville. Meanwhile, police officials have changed their account of the shooting that they say led to the trio's arrest.

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    By Jim Genzano in on May 16, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Barack Obama's wife, Michelle Obama, was apparently well received when she spoke at a rally at Haverford College yesterday. A new Daily News/Franklin & Marshall poll has Clinton still in the lead with 46% support among likely Democratic voters, but Obama is closing in behind with 40% (14% are still undecided). As we mentioned yesterday, the candidates will be holding a debate tonight at the National Constitution Center, and the Daily News expects the sparks to fly. Oh, and don't forget those traffic restrictions.

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    By Jim Genzano in on April 16, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • For the first time in more than a decade, SEPTA has a monetary surplus due to a ridership increase, so yesterday the company unveiled a $1.08 billion operating-budget proposal for next fiscal year that actually includes service increases instead of cuts.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 27, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • A helpful list of what's open and what's closed for Good Friday today.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 21, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • A split three-member panel of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations dismissed a discrimination complaint against Geno's Steaks yesterday, ruling that the speak-English sign at the steak shop "did not convey a message that service would be refused to non-English speakers."

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 20, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Somehow the story of the twin gay porn star burglars keeps getting better. Now it's come out through court testimony that their mother served as a lookout during their rooftop break-ins.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 19, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Senator Barack Obama will be at the National Constitution Center this morning to give "a major address on race, politics and unifying our country." However, even though the speech is about unifying, the event will not be open to the public. Luckily for us, Inquirer reporter Larry Eichel will be blogging from the event. The speech is apparently an attempt to work some emergency repairs in the wake of some controversial statements by Obama's pastor. Not to be outdone, Hillary Clinton will have an appearance in Philly today, too, also not open to the public. The event will be at City Hall and is described as "leading voices for bringing our troops home."

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 18, 2008 9:00 AM

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