Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Exec says Jeanes, cancer-center merger is still months away

A merger between the Fox Chase Cancer Center and neighboring Jeanes Hospital won’t be finalized for several months at least, according to a senior...

O’Neill’s prepping to fight $$$ proposals

City Councilman Brian O’Neill doesn’t need to rally public opinion in opposition to Mayor Michael Nutter’s proposed property tax increases.Nor does O’Neill — a Republican from...

Police & firefighter football team in McDonald Memorial Game

The Philadelphia Blue Flame police and fire football team will pay tribute to a slain officer and former team member on Saturday, March 31,...

Suspect sought in U-Haul store stabbing

Philadelphia police are trying to identify a man who allegedly stabbed another man repeatedly at a Northeast U-Haul store on March 2. A video...

More tires slashed in Mayfair

In the ongoing cat-and-mouse game involving police and Mayfair-area tire slashers, the mouse turned up on a different corner on Sunday morning.A resident of the...

Robbers flee with $30,000 after NE home invasion

A pack of gun-toting robbers invaded the home of an Oxford Circle couple and stole $30,000 cash from them, in addition to jewelry and...

Starvation suspect is charged

A Northeast man has been charged with murder in connection with the starvation death of his 82-year-old father last year.Thomas Houck, 57, shared a home...

Appeal is on for dad who set ’85 fire that killed sons

The defense and prosecution must submit written briefs by May 18 in the appeal of a man convicted of setting a fire that killed...

Driver ordered to stand trial in hit-and-run death

A Mayfair man has been ordered to stand trial for the hit-and-run death of a Wissinoming woman last fall and for allegedly lying to...

Frankford man charged in Cottman Ave. bank robbery

Philadelphia police have arrested a Frankford man in connection with the March 10 robbery of a Northeast bank and credit the news media for...

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