Phila. DA assembles team to investigate corruption

Phila. DA assembles team to investigate corruption: Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has quietly assembled an elite team of veteran prosecutors to investigate public corruption.
To staff the effort, Williams has hired prosecutors from the state Attorney General's Office who brought successful cases against senior political figures in both parties, including former House Speaker John M. Perzel.

Corrections officer accused of assaulting woman

Corrections officer accused of assaulting woman: TRENTON - DNA testing required under a recent New Jersey law has led to additional charges against a corrections officer already accused of posing as a police officer to solicit sex from prostitutes, state authorities said Thursday.

Conshohocken retains its sense of community

Conshohocken retains its sense of community: Forty-nine years ago, Conshohocken leaders began crafting a comprehensive plan to transform the grimy old mill town into a modern, livable municipality, albeit a small one.

Clerk: I was waiting to be shot

Clerk: I was waiting to be shot: CNN's Piers Morgan talks to the gas station clerk who helped a man who said he was carjacked by the Tsarnaev brothers.

Media critics: Sandy Hook being exploited

Media critics: Sandy Hook being exploited: Are Sandy Hook Elementary students being honored or exploited? Poppy Harlow investigates the continued media presence.

Ex-South Philly kid, 10, enjoys starring in Super Bowl ad

Ex-South Philly kid, 10, enjoys starring in Super Bowl ad: Jaeden Lieberher is a South Philly kid at heart, but lately, he's gone Hollywood.
He has a starring role in a Super Bowl ad, playing a kid who uses a Hyundai Santa Fe to recruit a team to beat the neighborhood bullies at football.

Philadelphia leaders offer plan for parks along the Parkway

Philadelphia leaders offer plan for parks along the Parkway: There is a 65-acre park in the heart of Center City, but many Philadelphians barely notice it.
That's because the swaths of green space along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway offer few attractions to lure people across the multiple lanes of high-speed traffic.