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Philly man finds sinkhole filled with green ooze
A man checking out a sinkhole in a street saw something unexpected inside — a pool of what looked like green ooze. Steven Reitz said Tuesday that the sinkhole opened in the Northern Liberties section of the city last week and the ooze appeared several days later. He said when ...
Pa. McDonald's franchise sued over payroll cards
A single mother who worked briefly at a northeastern Pennsylvania McDonald's franchise is suing the owners after she said she was given a fee-laden debit card and told that she must use it to access her earnings. A lawyer filed a lawsuit Thursday in Luzerne County on behalf of Natalie ...
State-by-state look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic storm
Massive thunderstorms swept through the Midwest on Wednesday. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a straight-line wind storm spanning at least 240 miles. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state: ILLINOIS National Weather Service authorities are ...
Police: Pa. wedding guest stole, hid loot in bra
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with stealing money from cards brought to a wedding reception she was attending — and trying to hide the loot in her bra. State police say 40-year-old Jennifer Ann Martz, of Chicora, attended Saturday's wedding with her boyfriend, who was an invited guest. The ...
Pa. woman digs up 2-headed piglet in mom's yard
A northwestern Pennsylvania woman has donated an unusual body to science: the carcass of a two-headed piglet she found preserved in a jar dug up outside her mother's home. Sharon Reagle tells the Meadville Tribune (http://bit.ly/12D8txQ ) she unearthed the jar while planting shrubs at her mother's home in Saegertown ...
Stuck on China tarmac, Pa. orchestra plays concert
A string quartet from The Philadelphia Orchestra made a lengthy flight delay quite enjoyable for a plane full of lucky passengers in China. Two violinists, a cellist and a viola player were aboard a flight that was delayed for three hours on the tarmac in Beijing on Friday. They took ...
The Roots live large in new Philadelphia mural
The Roots are officially living large in their hometown. Members of the house band for NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in New York returned to their roots in Philadelphia on Friday for the dedication of a multistory mural in their honor. The massive artwork occupies the back wall of ...
Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy
New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie and a host of volunteers carried out a ceremonial ribbon cutting that broke the Guinness World record ...
6 Wyeth paintings fetch $2M at NYC auction
Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. New Jersey businessman Eric Sambol sold the works by Andrew, Jamie and N.C. Wyeth at Christie's on Thursday. They included three by Andrew, two by Jamie and one ...
Hundreds gather for Washington's annual river trek
George Washington has made his annual Christmas Day ride across the Delaware River. The 59th annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river — the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War — was staged Sunday on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border.
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