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Philadelphia Gas-Line Blast Kills One, Hurts Six

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/01/19/article-1348605-0CD43DB3000005DC-559_634x335.jpgA natural-gas pipeline explosion in Philadelphia killed one employee of a city-owned utility and injured six other people Tuesday evening, a local fire department chief said Wednesday.

A 12-inch, high-pressure gas main exploded at about 8:30 p.m. EST, and the resulting fires were extinguished, a spokeswoman for Philadelphia Gas Works said. More >

“Kensington Strangler” Suspect Has No Violent Record

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/01/18/image7256736x_370x278.jpgA prison official says Antonio Rodriguez, the man arrested in a series of strangling deaths in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, has no record of violent crime.

Bob Eskind, a spokesman for the Philadelphia prison system, said Tuesday that the 22-year-old was jailed on drug charges June 5 and released on bail Aug. 19. More >

Philadelphia factory orders show improvement

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The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its index gauging manufacturing conditions read 17.6 in February. That marks a rise from 15.2 in January and tops a consensus forecast anticipating a reading of 17, according to figures provided by Briefing.com.

The index, which held positive for a sixth-straight month, is also well-above year-ago levels when the gauge slumped at -36.1. More >