| Lee hits a pair as Astros rip Cubs HOUSTON - Carlos Lee hit two home runs, including the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros went on to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The game was tied at 1... | |
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| Body found in Memphis said to be that of Lorenzen Wright The uncle of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright said yesterday that police have told the family the athlete who had been missing for 10 days has been found dead. Curtis Wright told the Associated... |
| Vietnamese parent sues district, saying she was attacked at S. Philadelphia High Nearly a year before South Philadelphia High exploded in racial violence, a Vietnamese parent who went into the school looking for her child was attacked and beaten, a federal lawsuit claims. The... |
| Phillies and Astros agree on trade, await Roy Oswalt's approval Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston , and are now waiting for Oswalt's approval. The tentative deal was confirmed by a high-ranking Philadelphia Phillies official.The... |
| NJ ambulance squad accused of hosting nude dancers From The Associated PressOfficials are accusing a New Jersey volunteer ambulance company of hosting parties with nude dancers and prostitutes.However, the attorney for Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad... |
| Woman Critically Injured In Frankford Blaze Celebrity Mug Shots An elderly woman was critically injured during an overnight house fire in the Frankford section of the city. Firefighters were called to the 4600 block of Horrocks Street at... |
| Sources: Philly officers entered bar; money stolen FRANKFORD - July 28, 2010 (WPVI) -- On Wednesday night, crime scene officers were carting away two safes from the basement of Pat's Café from which sources say money was allegedly stolen after... |
| Jury to decide fate of 2 in Philly officer's death PHILADELPHIA - July 29, 2010 -- A Philadelphia jury will soon begin weighing whether two men convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a police officer should get the death... |
| Violent night leaves 3 hospitalized in Philadelphia Action News Slideshows The first violent incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. on the 5600 block of Broomall Street in Southwest Philadelphia. Police say a 53-year-old man was shot in the leg. He was... |
| Report: Houston, Phillies reach deal, await Oswalt action A Houston television station is reporting that Major League baseball sources say the Houston Astros have a deal in place to trade pitcher Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia Phillies if Oswalt agrees to... |
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| Domonic Brown lives up to hype in Phillies debut THE KID APPEARED about 4 p.m. in the same quiet manner that has accompanied his rise through the minor leagues. One minute, Ryan Howard was sitting by himself in front of his locker, talking about... |
| Issues remain in Oswalt trade to Philly Roy Oswalt trade and will have a deal if the star righthander agrees to waive his no-trade clause and if his $16-million option for 2012 can be worked out, people familiar with the situation tell... |
| Report: Oswalt Coming To Phillies Fox 26 reported late Wednesday night that the Phillies and Astros came to terms on the trade and the Astros have contacted Oswalt. They await his decision, according to the... |
| Fire Victim Brought Back to Life, Husband Gets Credit "Her husband gave strict instructions on what to do – keeping her head out the window making sure she got the air…that the firefighters were coming," said... |
| Lightning Most Likely Cause of NJ Forest Fire An elderly woman's husband did all the right things -- and that's what ultimately saved his wife's life when fire consumed their home Thursday morning, July 29, 2010. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers... |
| BioNJ study: Biotech employment grew despite downturn The number of employees working at New Jersey biotechnology companies increased by 50 percent in the last three years, according to a survey conducted by BioNJ... |
| Phil Goldsmith: Ackerman and SRC tone-deaf to Philadelphia taxpayers' financial plight THIS MONTH, School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has been bringing in high-priced administrators and shuffling her administrative team more than Charlie Manuel has changed the Phillies'... |
| Ballpark scores high on food-safety test, but tony club's marks don't cut it Sometimes, it's good to be an Average Joe. Enjoy that pretzel and beer in the bleachers at Citizens Bank Park tonight and know that it's about as healthy as it's going to get. According to... |
| Stu Bykofsky: Battle's end for a good Marine WHAT DOES it mean to give your life for your country? When those words are spoken, you think of a soldier who died on the battlefield, but it's not always that clean or simple. Michael Graham was a... |
| Ronnie Polaneczky: Got the wreck-chasin' blues: Same old tune, same old lyrics MY BELOVED Granma Veronica used to warble this verse from one of her favorite tunes, "Everything Old Is New Again": "Don't throw the past away; you might need it some rainy day!... |
| Jury finds two guilty of cop killing; defendants await decision on death penalty THOUGH NEITHER of the two defendants fatally shot Philadelphia police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski following a bank robbery, the jury cut them no slack yesterday. On the third day of deliberating, Eric... |
| EMPTYTAG]Kenney says plan would make wreckers tow the line COUNCILMAN Jim Kenney yesterday called for a suspension of the city's tow-truck rotation until the licensing status of the 96 companies on the list, including two involved in violence last week, can... |
| District's summer classes for foreign speakers winding down Teacher Theo Wood hands out food items so students can match them to their English wordsin their workbooks. The language class is part of their day in the district's summer... |
| Pennsylvania sheriffs meet for seminars and camaraderie Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Bunny Welsh welcomes Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe to the 88th annual sheriffs' conference for education mixed with... |
| From off the streets to a shot at 'Idol' Anthony Riley is not that guy - he promises you. He is not the wide-eyed crooner out to share his message - hope, change, and all that - with the world, not one of the talentless masses harboring... |
| Daniel Rubin: Philadelphia woman, 55, takes on challenge of visual art After the divorce was final this spring, Ylanah Sloane turned her bedroom at 13th and Spruce into a studio. She sold the mattress, slept on the floor, and gave her butcher-block table a second... |
| Merchantville has a proposal for Cherry Hill Mayor Frank North at the Merchantville municipal building. Of a merger with Cherry Hill, he said, "I'm not against [a merger] or for it. I'm here to do whatever is right for Merchantville. . .... |
| Patients, hospitals wrestle over tumor tissue All Niki Perry wanted was pieces of her own brain, and she got angrier by the day as she tried to get them. She needed samples of her brain tumor this spring to enter clinical trials she hoped might... |
| Camden mayor warns city to brace for a 24 percent budget cut Brace for pain. That's the message Camden Mayor Dana L. Redd began delivering this week in meetings with union leaders, community members, and reporters after determining that the city must... |
| Kevin Riordan: South Jersey's Oasis center provides homes for 'throwaway animals' Sanctuary president Pam Brighton, with Ginger in Atlantic County, says: "Rescued animals know they've been rescued. And they give you so... |
| Floyd, Warner convicted of first-degree murder in Liczbinski's killing Neither Eric DeShann Floyd nor Levon T. Warner fired a shot the day Philadelphia Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski had his fatal encounter in Port Richmond with a trio of fleeing bank robbers. But... |
| Cooling climate for foreign adoptions leaves Haverford couple in limbo Becky Compton and her husband have spent months in Kazakhstan trying to adopt a child. A local court rejected the adoption May 14, but the Haverford couple vows to pursue the... |
| Corzine driver denied higher pension TRENTON - New Jersey officials have denied an accident disability pension to the state trooper who was driving when former Gov. Jon S. Corzine's SUV crashed three years ago. Trooper Robert Rasinski... |
| Firefighters get upper hand in Pinelands Firefighters gained the upper hand Wednesday on two Pinelands fires in Bass River and Winslow Townships, with the state Forest Fire Service saying it did not expect either fire to spread. The Bass... |
| Woman guilty in N.J. fraud NEWARK, N.J. - A woman who was charged with bilking an elderly New Jersey man out of nearly $165,000 by pretending she was romantically attracted to him has pleaded guilty to theft by deception. ... |
| Three Montgomery County men died of hyperthermia, coroner rules Jerry Snavely, 62, suffered from schizophrenia and barely managed to keep it together living in his small, dilapidated Norristown apartment. He loved soda and ice cream and liked to keep his place... |
| Kenney recommends Philadelphia Parking Authority oversee tow truck companies in city The Philadelphia Parking Authority, City Councilman Jim Kenney says, is "perhaps the most relentless enforcement agency known to mankind." And that's precisely why he believes the agency... |
| Study: Boom expands Amish to 28 states; Pa. is new No. 1 HARRISBURG - The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario - and has even led parties to scout for... |
| Brown helps Halladay in rout of Diamondbacks Weeklong winning streaks can do that. So can complete game near-shutouts and dynamic debuts. The Phillies enjoyed all of the above in a 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks that pushed their... |
| N.J. announces school projects approved for state grants Thirty-five South Jersey school districts are eligible for state funding aimed at construction and maintenance projects, state education officials announced Wednesday. The tri-county districts are... |
| Inside the Phillies: Rookie hits town swinging a hot bat This was not the move general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies spent so much time trying to make before the trade deadline. The last thing in the world they wanted or needed was another one... |
| Philly school reorganization continues In the latest shakeup of her administration, Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman has dismantled the long-held regional division of schools, redeployed top administrators, and hired a... |
| Sam Donnellon: In Phillies debut, Brown brings sounds of September Did you see him pound his hands together like Pete Rose used to? Did you hear the sound of the bat? Did you see how hard that ball hit the wall, or the extra gear he hit on the basepaths? Two hits,... |
| U.S. probing report of lunch thefts by Philadelphia teachers The U.S. Department of Labor has asked the Philadelphia School District for information about its recent investigation into allegations that teachers were stealing student lunches from a summer... |
| Phenom Joins the Fun In a dramatic first big-league at-bat against Arizona, Brown drove in the first run with a hard-hit double in the second, immediately ingratiating himself to a curious crowd at Citizens Bank Park. He... |
| 2 face trial in rob-slay of Olney bar owner The two men arrested in May for allegedly robbing and fatally shooting an Olney bar owner on the sidewalk near his business must stand trial for murder, a municipal judge ordered yesterday. The May... |
