The Philadelphia Eagles have selected California linebacker Mychal Kendricks with the 46th, and Marshall defensive end Vinny Curry with the 59th overall pick in the NFL draft. The 5-foot-11, 240-pound Kendricks can bolster a linebacker corps that was t... »
The polio vaccine. The first electronic computer. The first museum to mount a dinosaur skeleton. Philadelphia is home to these firsts and many more. Now it's hosting a spectacular second: The 2012 Philadelphia Science Festival kicks off its 10-day run ... »
They came from the Philadelphia rowhomes of working-class fathers and homemaker mothers. They were students at schools like Bartram, North Catholic, Little Flower and Southern High. They sometimes cut classes to make their way by subway and El to a TV ... »
They came from the Philadelphia rowhomes of working-class fathers and homemaker mothers. They were students at schools like Bartram, North Catholic, Little Flower and Southern High. They sometimes cut classes to make their way by subway and El to a TV ... »
Police say a 10-year-old Ohio boy told them he brought a BB gun to school to intimidate students who bullied him because he wears ankle braces and is small for his age. The Cincinnati Enquirer (http://bit.ly/d3rIUB ) reports he'll be charged in juvenil... »
Money isn't the measure of a man. Facial hair is. And the Philadelphia Beard & Mustache Club will have its rulers ready at the inaugural East Coast Beard & Mustache Championship, a judged event attracting facial hair from Florida to Maine, from neck be... »
If Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren were Pinocchio, his nose might have grown a few inches over the weekend. When defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Andrej Meszaros missed practice Saturday, reporters were told their absences were "maintenance days" and ... »
Right out of the gate, for my very first column, I get to write about some big news. Not only is Revel's little high-end-resort experiment supposed to make the Borgata's offerings look like the work of amateurs, but it looks as though the new kid in to... »
The Camden County Hero Scholarship Fund was formed to recognize the sacrifices made by the police, fire department, and EMS personnel in Camden County 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Its purpose is to provide assistance to surviving spouses and childr... »
Fat Tuesday festivities will light up New Orleans next week. But if you can't make it down South, there are plenty of Mardi Gras events in South Jersey and beyond to get jazzed about. * The Marlton Sons of Italy Lodge will host a "Carnevale" Mardi Gras... »
Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law a measure that makes Washington state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage, but opponents almost immediately filed a referendum to challenge the new law, meaning voters likely will have the final say. Gregoire s... »
Gov. Chris Gregoire handed gay rights advocates a major victory Monday, signing into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. Gregoire signed the bi... »
"How would you like it cooked?'' "Lettuce and tomato?'' These are questions you expect to get when ordering a burger, and the cheery sunbeams working at the shiny new Bobby's Burger Palace at the Cherry Hill Mall do take a temperature on your patty, a ... »
Officials say an early morning house fire in West Philadelphia sent two people to the hospital with burns. The Fire Department says the blaze at the two-story town house in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood was reported at 6:40 a.m. Monday. There was heavy ... »
A Pennsauken child was sexually assaulted by an intruder who reportedly broke into an apartment early Wednesday morning, authorities announced Friday. The Camden County Prosecutor's Office and Pennsauken police released basic information about the assa... »
