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Those attending a suburban Philadelphia high school commencement ceremony this month will see a lot of familiar faces. The school plans to graduate 14 pairs of twins.

The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board has hired a new C-E-O..  The Chairman of the investment board, Peter Muise, announced that George Hempe will take over, effective June 23rd. Hempe has 15 years experience managing workforce investment boards of Pennsylvania and California...

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are touting job training programs. Speaking at a community college in Pennsylvania, the President said more people need to be trained for better jobs. He unveiled plans to provide hundreds of millions of dollars for job training programs...

The former mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, drew similarities between New Bedford and his city in terms of casino development. Mayor John Callahan appeared on WBSM's "Mid-Day Live", speaking about KG Urban Enterprises' involvement in bringing a casino to Bethlehem, a former steelworks city...

For awhile Saturday, it looked like some serious snowfall was headed our way.  But early Sunday, it started to mix with rain, and ended up a slushy mess on most areas of the SouthCoast.   Snowfall in our region amounted to about an inch or two...

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking into computer networks and conspiring to sell access to them.       The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said 23-year-old Andrew James Miller of Devon, Pa., al...

A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants to ban body sprays and perfumes with strong fragrances inside schools. State Rep. Marcia Hahm hopes to introduce the Fragrance Free Schools Act during the upcoming session, and she says the motivation is health-related...

Members of the New Bedford City Council wants to visit the community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to see how a casino there has impacted that city. The Bethlehem Sands Casino was developed by K-G Urban Enterprises, the same firm that wants to bring a casino to New Bedford's waterfront. ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has compared the marriage of same-sex couples to the marriage of a brother and sister during an appearance on a morning TV news show.

A Pennsylvania man is arrested in Dartmouth on weapons charges. According to Dartmouth Police, 32-year-old Jonathan Selden of Philedelphia was traveling on Rt 195 Thursday night, when members of the FBI Gang Task Force, Fall River, New Bedford, Dartmouth, and State Police arrested Selden...