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Man dies after 911 dispatcher tells him to walk to ambulance
8:47 AM on 02/18/2010
VIDEO - Pittsburgh officials are changing how emergency calls are handled after a man died waiting for an ambulance during a snowstorm despite repeated 911 calls...
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Flash mob turns violent in Philly
4:27 PM on 02/17/2010
VIDEO - One teen is hospitalized and more than a dozen others are in jail after a flash mob turned violent in Philadelphia's Center City Tuesday...
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School should be a place for learning, not a battleground
8:12 AM on 12/16/2009
OPINION - During the civil rights movement, black students required military escorts just to go to school. Back then, the issue was school desegregation. Today, the issue is school safety and the threat of student violence.
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Feds charge Pa. teens, police officers with hate crimes
11:59 AM on 12/15/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Pennsylvania teenagers and four Shenandoah police officers in a hate crimes investigation into a fatal attack on a Hispanic man...
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$70 billion in unused bailout money can fund jobs bill
11:35 AM on 12/04/2009
ALLENTOWN, Penn. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but with the unemployment rate hovering at 10 percent he is warming to moves by his congressional allies for a jobs-boosting bill...
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White family with black foster child targeted in Pa. cross burning
8:55 AM on 11/17/2009
VIDEO - A white western Pennsylvania family that took in a black teenage foster child said they were targeted by a wooden cross burned outside their home...
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Philly swim club accused of bias to file bankruptcy
9:07 AM on 11/15/2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A suburban swim club accused of revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children plans to declare bankruptcy...
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Racial discrimination found at Pa. swim club
8:16 AM on 09/23/2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A state panel has found probable cause of racial discrimination at a suburban Philadelphia swim club...
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Obama continues economy and health care talk on the road
8:02 AM on 09/15/2009
VIDEO - After visiting Wall Street to start the week, the president travels to Ohio Tuesday for a round-table discussion with autoworkers at a General Motors plant in Warren...
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Caught on tape: Customer pummels clerk over $20
12:30 PM on 09/14/2009
A Pennsylvania woman is asking for forgiveness after violently attacking a gas station clerk during an argument over a $20 bill.
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Too high to drive, mom asks 6-year-old to take the wheel
8:43 AM on 09/11/2009
VIDEO - A Coatesville, Pennsylvania mother made her 6-year-old daughter drive a car because "[mom] was sleepy" after smoking "that stinky stuff," according to police...
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Kidnap hoax case stereotypes fictional black male villain
5:40 PM on 08/27/2009
OPINION - On May 26, 2009, Bonnie Sweeten dialed 911, claiming that she had been carjacked, forced into the trunk of a car by two African-American males, and that her daughter was still in the carjacked vehicle.
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Coast Guard rescues man from air mattress
1:23 PM on 06/17/2009
An unidentified man was arrested after being rescued by the Coast Guard after he was found floating on an air mattress in Presque Isle Bay, which is located off the northwestern coast of Pennsylvania. Officials heard the man had been sleeping on a blow up mattress by the shore that...
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Pennsylvania teacher takes "at risk" youth outdoors in camp program
3:28 PM on 06/16/2009
A Pennsylvania teacher is bringing good news to "at risk" kids by showing them how the outdoors can teach them skills to last a lifetime. John Annoni has two passions in life, teaching and the great outdoors. For years the Allentown Middle School teacher has been using both to change...
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Black and Muslim in America (video)
7:12 AM on 06/13/2009
"Lazy" or "thugs" are just a few stereotypes that have haunted African Americans for generations. Now, being black and Muslim in America, has garnered negative national attention. In this theGrio exclusive, we sat down with two Black Muslims to explore how they cope with the negative press that they...
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Former basketball coach claims PA school didn't want black team
12:22 PM on 06/02/2009
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania prep school disputes a lawsuit by former basketball coach who claims he was forced to quit after being told he was recruiting too many blacks. Anthony Cheatham, who's half black, sued The Kiski School Monday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. Headmaster Christopher Brueningsen...
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