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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/17/12 11:21 pm | updated: 09/17/12 11:21 pm |
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A 15-year-old girl who took her parents' car for a ride Monday afternoon struck a parked car, then fled the area, but not before leaving her little brother behind. Authorities say the teen got into a minor accident with a parked vehicle. She then, according to police, ran away, leaving her 9-year-old brother behind in the car. The boy was eventually reunited with his parents. Police say when the teen returned home, they issued her a ticket.
A Roman Catholic priest in Philadelphia... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/17/12 2:45 am | updated: 09/17/12 2:45 am |
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A man in his 20's is dead after police say he lost control of his vehicle and hit a parked car while driving on Essington Avenue in Philadelphia Sunday morning. Police believe the man was driving at a high speed and say he hit several other vehicles before he crashed. No other cars were said to be involved in the crash.
The latest work of the Mural Arts Program was dedicated Sunday at 7th and Dauphin Streets in North Philadelphia. The mural, which depicts the effects of... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/13/12 11:57 pm | updated: 09/13/12 11:57 pm |
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A Plymouth Township police officer was shot and killed Thursday evening responding to a hit and run crash in Montgomery County.
K-9 Officer Brad Fox was pursuing a hit and run suspect which led to a violent confrontation between the two. The officer was shot in the head. Officer Fox's K-9, Nick, was also shot but survived and is fine.
The suspect was killed, but authorities would not disclose how he died or the circumstances that led to Thursday’s violence.Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/13/12 5:56 pm | updated: 09/13/12 5:56 pm |
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| The remnants of the Made in America Music Festival are still very visible. What remains to be seen is how many taxpayer dollars were spent to bring this unprecedented, private for profit event with Jay Z and Live Nation to Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter's continually said that the numbers will be released when they’re ready. The Mayor has said previously that there would be cost-sharing, and that any taxpayer dollars would be worth it because of the publicity it would give... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/12/12 11:04 pm | updated: 09/12/12 11:04 pm |
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A settlement has been reached in a nearly year long discrimination case between an HIV positive Delaware County boy and the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Under the settlement, the school pays $700,000 to the boy and his mother. Also, $15,000 in penalties imposed by the U.S Department of Justice. The 14-year-old boy tried to enroll in the Milton Hershey boarding school. They discontinued his application because he has HIV.
Certain frequent travelers, specifically... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/11/12 11:09 pm | updated: 09/11/12 11:09 pm |
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Two Philadelphia police officers have been arrested and charged with Theft of Services from three Philadelphia utility companies.
Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Aisha Perry and Police Officer George Suarez were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation by the Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office showed that the two had been stealing service from PGW, PECO and PWD.
Lieutenant Aisha Perry was charged with: 6-counts of Theft of... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/11/12 12:01 am | updated: 09/11/12 12:01 am |
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Facing a $12 million deficit, the Bristol Township School District cut where it could, taking aim at transportation and cutting more than $2 million out of its bus service.
Complaints of overcrowding and dangerous conditions on school buses have since spread like wildfire.
On Facebook, there are two different parent groups that have formed, and complaints about busing are common.
The school board argues cuts to transportation are a better alternative to cuts to education... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/06/12 11:17 pm | updated: 09/06/12 11:17 pm |
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| The labor dispute between Philadelphia and the firefighters' union is heading into its fourth year. For a second time, the city appealed an arbitration panel's decision this June, which ruled in favor of firefighters. They haven't had a contract since 2009. Mayor Nutter's Chief of Staff Everette Gillison says any claim that the city is disrespectful of the men and women in uniform is just plain false. The appeal is now in the hands of Common Pleas Court, although there's no word on its... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/05/12 10:19 pm | updated: 09/05/12 10:19 pm |
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Philadelphia police have arrested a man after they say he held a 63 year old man captive in his basement for four months. Dwayne Young held the victim against his will, stealing his monthly social security checks. Further details regarding this case were not immediately released. Authorities are investigating.
Philadelphia Police are investigating a threat made to President Barack Obama late Tuesday night after it was traced to a phone in North Philadelphia. Authorities say the... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/04/12 11:03 pm | updated: 09/04/12 11:03 pm |
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Police have confirmed that a body found floating off the coast of Wildwood on Sunday is in fact a missing Middle Township police officer, Jason Sill. He was deemed missing after the Coast Guard found his unoccupied boat floating one mile off of the Wildwood coast on Monday, Aug. 27th. On Sunday, Sept. 2nd, the body of a deceased male was found floating about 6 miles off the coast of Wildwood. A tattoo located on it appeared to match the tattoo reported to be on Jason Sill.
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