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Penn Medicine opens new center in TredyffrinThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:59AMAt a “bandage-cutting” ceremony on the morning of Monday, July 12, the $30-million, three-story, 90,000-square-foot Penn Medicine at Valley Forge outpatient medical center was opened in Tredyffrin Township. Located at 100 Chester-brook Boulevard next to routes 202 and 252, the newest Penn Medicine site joins the others as one of the world’s leading academic medical centers. At the grand opening ...

Solid week for Pennsylvania PosseWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:11PMIt was a good week to be a member of the Pennsylvania Posse. And it wasn't such a good thing to be a member of the World of Outlaws.

U.S. hikers still held in Iran a year laterWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:04PMPHILADELPHIA — One year ago this week, three Americans trekking in northern Iraq near the Iranian border were arrested and locked up in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, accused of entering Iran illegally. Despite extensive public attention, the efforts and support of high-level U.S. officials and other prominent figures, and a visit to Tehran by the trio’s mothers, the friends widely known as ...

Palm Harbor fire chief honoredWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:24AMBy Nova Beall, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Palm Harbor's fire Chief James Angle was named the 2010 Florida Fire Chief of the Year, chosen out of 14 nominees. His career in fire service began 35 years ago in Pennsylvania. For the past 13 years, he has served as fire chief for Palm Harbor. He served as the chairman of the FFCA Health and Safety Committee, has led an active role on ...

Emissions caps gone from new energy billWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:17AMWASHINGTON -- When PennEnvironment organizer Adam Garber got the news, he was sitting in a café in the Hart Senate Office Building with four energetic Pennsylvanians in town to lobby for a comprehensive climate bill. "I almost don't want to check," he said Thursday afternoon, reaching for his BlackBerry. The news alert confirmed Mr.

Militants say Uganda killings were a ‘duty’Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 12:23PMKAMPALA, Uganda — An al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group claimed responsibility today for twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people watching the World Cup final on TV. The blasts came two days after a commander with the Somali group, al-Shabab, called for militants to attack sites in Uganda and Burundi, two nations that contribute troops to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia.

Pa. lawmakers tapped grants while deficit grewSunday, July 11, 2010 @ 1:03PMHARRISBURG, PA. — Even as the state government staggered under a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall, Pennsylvania lawmakers continued to tap a hush-hush pool of grant money for their pet projects back home.

YOURLETTERSSaturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:59PMGrowing up in western Pennsylvania, I attended many gatherings held at ethnic social clubs decorated

Harrison veteran racked up 30,000 hours helping other vetsSaturday, July 10, 2010 @ 10:00AMJanette Henderson of Harrison spent most of her life caring for military veterans. Henderson, who died Tuesday at the age of 83, began her service as a nurse in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in World War II.