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We do, however, commend the owner of the daycare center for the actions she's taken.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike has been closed in both directions between the Philadelphia and Willow Grove interchanges, and is likely to stay closed most of the morning, due to a fiery five-car accident earlier today involving a tractor trailer and a pickup truck. Thankfully, as of this writing, no fatalities have been reported. The Fort Dix suspects are asking to be moved Special Housing Unit at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia due to the fact...

  • Rendell has given up on his idea of increasing PA's sales tax because, he says, the economy is doing better than expected, and it won't be necessary.
  • An abandoned warehouse in West Kensington was the site of the start of a 7-alarm fire Wednesday morning that led to the evacuation of people within a two-block radius, and the destruction of many neighboring houses.
  • The teeny-tiny robots are coming! Well...funds for them are, anyway. The Nanotechnology Institute has just been awarded $3.5 million in grant money. As everything we know about nanotech comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Jason X, we expect an itty-bitty robo-apacolypse within the year. (Assuming, of course, the world doesn't end on September 12.)

  • Everything old is new again: first Franklin Square gets a facelift - and now Smith Memorial Playground becomes Swing City.

  • On the less-than-lighter-side, Philly crime becomes increasingly disturbing and gruesome this week: body parts were discovered in a South Philly home, shootings are starting to take place in the light of day, a mother & her son were shot in West Kensington, a woman was shot and killed while standing in front of her West Philly home, and some current prison inmates may go free, due to facility overcrowding. (Now we're beginning to see how we hit the top 10 drunk cities list. After reading these stories, we sure could use a drink.)

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