Flight risk: Feathered friend flies the coop at Philly Zoo, officials ask for public’s helpPHILADELPHIA — Attention, bird watchers: A flamboyant feathered friend has apparently flown the coop at the Philadelphia Zoo. BigBelly blitz: Philly completes world’s largest rollout of solar-powered trash compactorsPHILADELPHIA — Is it any surprise that a city known for its love of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and cannolis would embrace a solar-powered trash compactor called a BigBelly? Bill Gates: Better data on student, teacher performance will raise achievement in US schoolsPHILADELPHIA — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the U.S. needs better ways to measure student and teacher performance to improve its schools. Philadelphia kids shunned by swim club get trip to Disney World thanks to actor Tyler PerryPHILADELPHIA — Tyler Perry is paying for 65 children from a Philadelphia day camp to go to Walt Disney World after reading about allegations that a suburban swim club had shunned them because of racism. US Justice Department reviews allegations of racial discrimination at Pa. swim clubPHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing the case of a suburban Philadelphia swim club that has been accused of racial discrimination. Police: Woman warned not to disturb ‘alligator’ instead finds marijuana lab in Pa. homeDARBY, Pa. — Police said a woman defied a warning not to venture onto the second floor of a Philadelphia-area house because an alligator was kept there, and uncovered an operating marijuana lab. She tipped police, who searched the house in Darby, just west of Philadelphia. Black officers group wants Philly PD to shut down Web site featuring racial commentsPHILADELPHIA — A group of black police officers has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Philadelphia Police Department over an Internet discussion forum on which officers have allegedly posted hundreds of racist comments. Where can U-lock up? As old-style meters expire, cyclists seek new places to park in citiesPHILADELPHIA — Old-style parking meters, reviled over the decades by coin-starved drivers, are currently getting plenty of love from bicyclists worried about their possible demise. Police: Philadelphia man dressed up as a priest, visited family of wounded officerPHILADELPHIA — A 26-year-old Philadelphia man suspected of impersonating a priest while visiting a wounded police officer was arrested on Monday. The man was charged with criminal trespass and false impersonating. Investigators said he posed as a Roman Catholic priest last month and entered a hospital’s intensive care unit to visit Officer Richard Hayes. Ex Pa. Sen. Fumo gets less than 5 yrs. for corruption; feds call him ‘drunk with power’PHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became “drunk with power” in his many years in the state Senate was sentenced Tuesday to less than five years in prison, a steep departure down from what the judge was asked to impose for the corruption conviction. Former Pa. Sen. Vincent Fumo gets 55 years for corruption; feds call him ‘drunk with power’PHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became “drunk with power” in his many years in the state senate was sentenced Tuesday to 55 months in prison for corruption. Former Pa. senator gets 55 months in prison for corruption; feds call him ‘drunk with power’PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions. Comcast’s online video trial for cable subscribers grows to 23 networksPHILADELPHIA — CBS Corp. and 17 cable networks said Tuesday they are joining an online video trial by Comcast Corp., a move that tacitly acknowledges advertising isn’t enough to support shows streamed over the Internet. Philly camp rejects suburban pool’s invitation to return, says all board members should resignPHILADELPHIA — A lawyer for a Philadelphia day camp says a suburban swim club’s board must resign before the camp will accept the club’s offer to allow dozens of minority children to return to the pool. Lawyer for minority children files discrimination lawsuit against suburban Philly poolPHILADELPHIA — A discrimination lawsuit has been filed against a suburban Philadelphia swim club that canceled the pool memberships of dozens of minority children. Comcast to stream HBO, Cinemax online for subscribers in limited trialPHILADELPHIA — And you thought the HBO hit TV series “Entourage” would never be streamed over the Internet — at least legally. Philadelphia-area man jailed 14 years for contempt of court to be freedMEDIA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man jailed for contempt of court for 14 years has been ordered released. Another day camp says Pa. swim club accused of racism treated it wellHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — A second day camp whose children were turned away by a Philadelphia-area swim club later accused of racism says its group was treated well. Pa. agency to investigate allegations of racial discrimination at suburban Philadelphia poolHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — State officials will investigate accusations of racial discrimination against a suburban Philadelphia swim club that allegedly reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return. Sunoco places 4 employees on leave and calls DOJ after internal investigation of bidPHILADELPHIA — Sunoco placed four employees on administrative leave and said Thursday that it had notified the Department of Justice of what it called improper conduct during a bidding process with an oil producer. Sunoco places 4 workers on leave after investigation into biddingPHILADELPHIA — Sunoco Inc. said Thursday it has placed four employees on administrative leave after an internal investigation into the bidding for a crude oil processing transaction found that they violated company policy. Suburban Philly swim club accused of kicking out black kids denies racial discriminationHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of kicking out a group of minority children visiting from the city denies any racial discrimination. Pennsylvania agency looking into allegations of discrimination at Philly-area swim clubHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission will investigate allegations of racial discrimination against a Philadelphia-area swim club accused of kicking out black and Hispanic children. Camp director says Philly-area pool turned away minority children; legal action consideredHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. — Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a predominantly white Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water, a day camp director said, and the state is investigating. Robert Taylor, former Philadelphia Bulletin publisher and free press advocate, dies at 96BRYN MAWR, Pa. — Robert Taylor Jr., former publisher of the Philadelphia Bulletin and a champion of the free press, has died. He was 96. A free lunch: Other cities look to replicate Philly’s no-strings-attached school meal programPHILADELPHIA — For students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, there IS such a thing as a free lunch — and a free breakfast, too. With no strings attached. Federal panel won’t reconsider ruling that overturned murder conviction handed down by NJ juryPHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction. Philadelphia man pleads guilty to smuggling handgun onto airplane, faces prison timePHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to boarding a US Airways flight while carrying a concealed weapon. Ex-Pa. senator convicted of $3.5M fraud seeks new corruption trial, says jury was taintedPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted of a multimillion-dollar fraud is seeking a new trial on corruption charges, alleging the jury was tainted. Peers admonish US judge Kozinski, chief of 9th Circuit, over sex files posted to Web sitePHILADELPHIA — A high-ranking federal judge who made sexually explicit material available on the Internet was cleared of judicial misconduct with an admonishment Thursday by fellow judges. |
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