Chicago Hospital Allows Visiting Hours For Pets
Experts say they’ve seen physical changes in patients who receive visits from cherished pets while in the hospital. Nesita Kwan reports. Read the story .
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Kids Learn How to "Smoke" Alcohol
Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.
New Perspective for Obesity
Healthcare officials hope that obesity classification will give insurance companies and the public a different view for the newly-labeled disease. NBC10′s Monique Braxton reports.Photo Credit: NBC10 Philadelphia
Tom McCarthy’s "Philly Fan" reprisal underscores role’s timelessness
For being such a notorious group, Philly sports fans sure are misunderstood. We boo not because we’re angry, but because we care. And, well, how else are you supposed to articulate disapproval when sitting in a crowd of a couple thousand? Yes, maybe these boos are often misdirected, and sure,… [This is a summary. To read the full article on PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, click the headline above.]
Skinhead Rob: The Transplants’ upcoming LP mostly rap-free
There are about four people within American punk rock who can basically do no wrong, one of whom is Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong, who, after founding and destroying Operation Ivy in the ‘80s, created the seminal crew with former Op Ivy bassist Matt Freeman. You remember them from when they… [This is a summary. To read the full article on PhiladelphiaWeekly.com, click the headline above.]
City Council Probe Into Deadly Building Collapse Highlights Two Levels of Care By City
L&I commissioner Carlton Williams acknowledged that the safety standards for the city’s own demolitions — demolitions of city-owned properties — are stricter than what is demanded for private property.
Pregnant Woman In Serious Condition Following Triple Shooting in North Philadelphia
Police say a pregnant woman is in serious condition following a triple shooting in North Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Lien Placed On Home Of Philadelphia Mayor For Failure To Pay PGW Bill
Mum is mostly the word from Mayor Nutter’s press office over word that Philadelphia Gas Works had a court place a lien on Nutter’s home in May because he hadn’t paid his gas bill.
Tiger Woods to Miss Own Tournament With Elbow Strain
Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.Photo Credit: Getty Images
Almost Justice: With two killings, one suspect, police seek help
The story so far: Tyrek Taylor was detectives’ best hope for solving the murder of Beau Zabel, the aspiring teacher from Minnesota killed in a robbery for his iPod. Now Taylor was dead, shot in cold blood just like Zabel.
Official: Philly not liable for private demo work
The city issues demolition permits, but it isn’t responsible for the work done by contractors on private property, Philadelphia officials said Wednesday at the first public hearing on this month’s fatal building collapse.
Yahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months
Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed “between 12,000 and 13,000″ requests for data from Jan. 1, 2013 to May 31 of this year, according to Reuters.