Curbside trash pickup has resumed in Philadelphia Monday for the first time since city workers walked off the job two weeks ago.

Some relief from the heat, as well, as public pools have reopened.

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The Philadelphia man who admitted to shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of her 11-year-old son just before Christmas two years ago has been sentenced to decades behind bars after being admonished by the judge.

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Lower Merion's school district has a new plan to combat illegal school bus passing.

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Student delegates from 27 states are in Philadelphia this week to retrace the steps of the founding fathers.

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New Jersey is proposing changes to coastal building regulations after new data shows future sea level rise may not be as much as previously anticipated.