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Woman Arrested After Picking Up Dropped Cash

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:25:05 CDT

Finder, keepers does not apply here. Police nabbed a Philadelphia woman who picked up $2,300 in cash off the floor in a convenience store and kept it. The problem, police say, is that she knew it fell out of the pocket of the customer in front of her and...

Landmark Priest Sex Abuse Trial Begins

Kevin Spak — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:50:21 CDT

Two Catholic priests are set to go on trial in Philadelphia for charges related to alleged child sexual abuse today, and their chances of victory look a lot lower than they did last week. Monsignor William Lynn is the first church official charged with child endangerment for failing to remove...

Occupy Sympathizers Need Not Apply for This Job

John Johnson — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:43:05 CST

The Above the Law blog notices an unusual Craigslist ad posted by a Philadelphia law firm: The company needs a part-time "contract litigation associate," but there's a catch. Preferred candidates are "capitalists, believers in the Constitution, champions of free enterprise, and advocates of limited government." Those who won't even get...

Cell Phone Vigilante Jams Calls on Philly Buses

Kevin Spak — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:40:05 CST

Riders of Philadelphia's No. 44 bus have been complaining a lot lately of lost cell phone calls, and NBC 10 found out why: A man, whom they identify only as "Eric," is jamming them. Reporters tracked Eric down after an NBC employee saw him using a handheld jamming device on...

Drunk Driver on Runway Shuts Philadelphia Airport

Rob Quinn — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:16:00 CST

Drunk drivers are a menace to people on the road, but this guy was a menace to people in the sky as well. Philadelphia Airport was closed for 35 minutes late yesterday morning after a man drove his Jeep through a fence and onto the airfield, forcing a passenger plane...

New Record: Kobayashi Scarfs 337 Chicken Wings

Matt Cantor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:38:05 CST

Competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi wolfed down 337 chicken wings in half an hour today in Philadelphia, shattering the previous record of 255, set just last year. Some 20,000 spectators turned up for Wing Bowl XX, and Kobayashi took home a $20,000 cash prize, the AP reports. It...

Arlen Specter Does Stand-Up

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:07:55 CST

Arlen Specter has a new gig, and to hear him tell it, it’s a logical progression from his old one. “I’ve been in comedy now for 30 years,” he told the audience at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. “It’s sit-down comedy.” Yes, believe it or not, the former senator...

Philly Sportswriter Quits Amid Abuse Allegations

Rob Quinn — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:01:28 CST

Three women and a man have come forward to say longtime Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Bill Conlin molested them when they were children in the 1970s, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Their parents, who did not contact law enforcement at the time, have corroborated their accounts, but prosecutors say that there...

America's Most Vain City Is ...

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:03:00 CST

What US city would dare compete with Los Angeles as the nation's vainest? Turns out LA isn't even in the top 5, Time reports. A new survey finds that when it comes to factors like tummy tucks, liposuction, laser hair removal, and what people see in the mirror, Miami takes...