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| Punkin Chunkin' Explosion, Philly Files for SEPTA Injunction, Final Clinton Campaign Rally In Philly |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/06/16 8:49 pm | updated: 11/06/16 8:49 pm |
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| A 39-year-old Delaware woman is now in critical condition after she was injured at an outdoor contest on Sunday. The incident occurred in Bridgeville about 30 miles south of Dover, at an annual Punkin Chunkin contest, in which contestants build homemade cannon-like contraptions to launch pumpkins. Officials say that the woman was injured when one of the cannons exploded, shooting a piece off that was the size of a car door. The woman was then taken to a local hospital by helicopter. The... Read More |
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| Sexual Assault Charges For S. Phila Man, Gov. Wolf Signs Uber/Lyft Bill, Triple Stabbing at Rutgers |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/04/16 6:13 pm | updated: 11/04/16 6:13 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have now charged a man with sexually assaulting two women in two separate occasions, where he offered them help finding a job. The suspect in custody is 31-year-old Irvin Harper. The first incident took place back in January when he offered a 19-year-old woman to help her find a job in cleaning services. Police say that he took her home, and forced at gun point to take off her clothes. Then on October 16th, police say that Harper offered a 21-year-old help finding a... Read More |
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| Delco Voter Fraud Investigation, Police Officer Hurt In Hit and Run, 1,200+ Clinton Emails Released |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/03/16 10:03 pm | updated: 11/03/16 10:03 pm |
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| A company in Delaware County is now under investigation for Voter Fraud. Republican Congressman Patrick Meehan asked for assistance from Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch an investigation on FieldWorks LLC, which is a Democratic Grassroots Organization. Meehan and other Republicans are questioning whether around 7,000 registrations were really submitted by the October 11th deadline. State Police searched the office earlier this week looking for voter fraud evidence. Meehan and... Read More |
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| Union Blasts SEPTA Statement, Camden Drug Ring Bust, Second Teen Arrested For Shooting |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/03/16 5:52 pm | updated: 11/03/16 5:52 pm |
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| Only hours after SEPTA officials had stated they were "engaging in good faith" with the union strikers, the union president sent out a message, saying their claim was false. President of the TWU Willie Brown stated, "must have dusted off a news release from some other contract negotiation." Brown also stated that SEPTA had "stonewalled" contract talks for months before the union's contract expired. SEPTA officials and union members continued to meet Thursday, and SEPTA stated that they... Read More |
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| SEPTA Strike Update, Shooting in Germantown, Gov. Wolf Signed Bills Regulating Opioid Drugs |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/02/16 10:34 pm | updated: 11/02/16 10:34 pm |
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| With the third day of the SEPTA Strike here many citizens are hoping that the union and SEPTA officials will be able to reach an agreement so they can get back to their normal daily commutes. Congressman Bob Brady confirmed Wednesday night that SEPTA and union members are making progress. The two groups have been using a mediator as well as State Rep. Dwight Evans to assist in the proceedings. The settlement between the two will have to be within SEPTA's budget constraints. Brady stated... Read More |
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| Two Men Charged In Street Racing Death, Person Stuck and Killed by Train, AC Mayor Threatens Lawsuit |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/02/16 5:57 pm | updated: 11/02/16 5:57 pm |
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| Police have now arrested two men in connection with a street racing incident that killed a 3-year-old girl in the Kensington section of Philadelphia back in early August. Twenty-three-year-old Hector Torres Jr, and a Seventeen-year-old boy have been placed in police custody. Police say that the Seventeen-year-old driver was racing Torres down 2nd Street back on August 6th, when the Seventeen-year-old struck a family's car, throwing three-year-old Esther Palmer from the car. She was... Read More |
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| Union Rejects SEPTA Offer, NJ Declines AC Budget Plan, Attorney General and FBI Director Meet |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/01/16 11:02 pm | updated: 11/01/16 11:02 pm |
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| The Transportation Workers Union has now declined an offer from SEPTA officials to try and resolve the strike. The offer was rejected by shortly after 5 pm by Union members, officials say the offer contained few additions the union members wanted. Around the same time, SEPTA officials received an injunction from the Philadelphia Common Pleas court, that bans strikers from interfering with Regional Rail services, after they caused many cancellations this evening. SEPTA officials will... Read More |
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| SEPTA Striker's Cause Delay's, Human Remains Found in Bucks County, Bridgegate Deliberations |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/01/16 7:26 pm | updated: 11/01/16 7:26 pm |
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| SEPTA officials have stated that striking employees are causing service problems along SEPTA's Regional Rail lines, which is one of the only SEPTA services still operating due to the strike. Officials released a statement saying "Due to the TWU strike-related pickets at Regional Rail facilities, SEPTA will have to cancel a significant number of trains during the evening rush hour." Officials say that the picketers are blocking working crews access at the facilities. SEPTA is seeking a... Read More |
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| NJ Gas Tax Raise Begins, City Building New Trail, Melania Trump Coming To PA |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/31/16 10:49 pm | updated: 10/31/16 10:49 pm |
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| The days of cheap gas in New Jersey is now coming to an end starting Tuesday. This comes about after Jersey had run out of money to pay for new transportation projects for the city. So NJ Governor Chris Christie and the State Legislature came to an agreement to raise the gas tax up by 23 cents. The tax per gallon will now go up from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents, making this the first time it has been raised in New Jersey since 1988. New Jersey will now have the sixth highest gas tax in the... Read More |
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| Teen Arrested For Paintball Incident, City's SEPTA Strike Plan, 19 y/o Killed in Bucks County |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/31/16 5:35 pm | updated: 10/31/16 5:35 pm |
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| Police have now arrested and charged a 16-year-old male who was involved in a paintball incident near Temple University's campus on Sunday. Officials say that just before 2 pm on Sunday, the teen was caught firing a paintball gun at walking pedestrians just outside of his house on the 1500 block of W. Diamond Street. Police were called to the scene after two victims were shot with paintballs. After talking with the victims, police then were able to identify the shooter in the house and... Read More |
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