A driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a firehouse in Northeast Philadelphia early Friday morning. It happened at Engine 52 located on the corner of Van Kirk Street and Harbison Avenue just before 2 a.m. today. The car crashed into the firehouse doors, hitting an ambulance parked inside. The impact was so strong it sent the ambulance 10 feet back into a row of steel lockers. The...

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Padge Victoria Windslowe, charged with the death of a woman resulting from black market body enhancement, has taken the witness stand in her behalf and suggested the victim is to blame for her own death. Windslowe has testified she wanted to do good, and got great reviews on thousands of procedures. Padge Victoria Windslowe has denied prosecution witness testimony that she told clients she was...

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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to privatize state-run liquor sales for the second time in two years. The Republican-controlled house voted 114-to-87 on the liquor privatization measure. Existing state stores selling wine and liquor would close and licenses would be sold to private retailers (with beer distributors getting first shot) to sell wine, liquor, or...

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Birdwatchers in our area are enjoying the return of a rare species - the Snow Owl. The magnificent white, spotted owls with 5 foot wingspans appeared here last year in an unusually snowy season. At that time, birdwatchers called it a once-in-a-lifetime event. The Snowy Owls apparently like it here and have been spotted from open fields in Berks County to the dunes at the Jersey shore.

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The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers held a Mayoral Candidates Forum Wednesday evening as they try and decide which contender to endorse.
PFT president Jerry Jordan says this is an opportunity for members to hear the candidate's views on the challenges facing Philadelphia school children. Jordan says their focus isn’t just on what the candidates say they want to do inside of the...

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A New Jersey bus aide has been charged with stealing bagged lunches and lunch money from preschoolers in January and February. 33-year-old Rosa Rios of Millville, NJ, was caught on surveillance video going through the backpacks of the 3-5 year-old students and taking lunches and money. She reportedly stole from 29 children. Authorities were reviewing the footage because the bus driver had...

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Paul McCartney lays the rumors to rest and is set to give Firefly fans the show of their lifetime

Firefly Music Festival announced today the addition of Paul McCartney to the 2015 lineup. It is Paul's first ever appearance in Delaware and the latest confirmed date of this year's Out There tour, following on the recent announcement of April 21 May 2 run through Japan and South...

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The three year old girl abducted Monday night was found safe yesterday and is being reunited with her mother today. Elinor Trotta and her father Michael Trotta were found in Massachusetts after the girl's mother reported she was abducted from their Delaware home, triggering an Amber Alert. The FBI says Michael Trotta was arrested without incident.

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The cold temperatures and icy streets are taking their toll on sanitation crews in Philadelphia as trash pick up has fallen behind schedule. Keith Warren with the Sanitation Department says the winter weather has put trash pick-up about a day behind schedule as the cold isn’t letting trash collectors work at their regular pace. Warren is asking that everybody still puts their trash out...

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An Amber Alert has been canceled after 3-year-old Elinor Trotta and her father were found safe in Spencer, Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon. The alert was issued Monday evening after 43-year-old Michael Trotta took his daughter from his ex-wife's home in the Schoolside Apartments in New Castle, Delaware. Police say he assaulted the mother while taking his daughter. The alert spread across...

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