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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Responds to Jay-Z About Future of Made in America Festival on Parkway |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/19/18 5:10 am | updated: 07/19/18 5:10 am |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has been trying to clear up 'miscommunication' between the city and hip hop superstar Jay-Z regarding the future of the Made in America festival. It started with wide spread reports on Tuesday, 7/17, that the city had decided not to host the two-day Labor Day weekend music festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway after this year. That information came from Sarah Reyes, deputy communications director for the mayor's office, and was first reported by Read More |
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| PA Supreme Court Uphold Soda Tax; Body Found in Plastic in Fairmount; Couple Charged in Baby's Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/18/18 5:33 pm | updated: 07/18/18 5:34 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Philadelphia and upheld the city's tax on sweetened beverages. The so called 'Soda Tax' is 1.5 cents/ounce. The beverage industry argued that the tax is in violation of the 1932 Sterling Act that gave Philadelphia its own tax authority, but also prohibits it from taxing anything already taxed by the state. Since beverages are already subject to a 6% sales tax they argued it can't be taxed again. The city argued that the tax is... Read More |
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| 9 PA Casinos Apply For Internet Gaming License; Remains Found in Suitcase; Kids Shot N. Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/18/18 4:10 am | updated: 07/18/18 4:10 am |
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| Nine of Pennsylvania's 13 casinos have applied for licenses to operate online casinos and internet gambling. All four Philadelphia-area casinos have applied. The deadline was on Monday, 7/16. It will cost them each $10 million. The other four still have 30-days to decide, but it was cost $12 million. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board spokesman Doug Harbach said that the license will allow them to operate three types on online gaming - slot machines, table games and poker. The board will... Read More |
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| 9yo Shot in Home By Stray Bullet; 24 Injured in Multi-Bus Crash; Woman Impaled by Umbrella at Shore |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/17/18 9:08 pm | updated: 07/17/18 9:08 pm |
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| Police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while inside her home in Cumberland County early Tuesday morning, 7/17. Gunfire broke out around 12:30 a.m. at Elmer and Walnut Streets in Brigeton, NJ. Several parked vehicles were hit by the gunfire. 9-year-old Jennifer Trejo was inside her home about a block away and was struck by a bullet that came through the rear wall. She was taken to Inspira Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police... Read More |
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| Memorial Set for Sean Schellenger on Tues; Man Answers Door then is Shot; Carson Wentz Gets Married |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/16/18 8:34 pm | updated: 07/16/18 8:34 pm |
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| A memorial service is scheduled for the Philadelphia real estate developer who was stabbed and killed last week during an altercation with a bicycle delivery man near Rittenhouse Square. The service will be held Tuesday, 7/17, at 10 a.m. at the Radnor High School Auditorium. 37-year-old Sean Schellenger was stabbed in the back by 20-year-old Michael White at 17th and Chancellor Streets around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Schellenger was a passenger in a car and had gotten out to try to move... Read More |
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| Vineland Police Shoot Kill Man - video; Stepfather Charged in 6yo Death; NJ Horse Sanctuary Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/15/18 2:36 am | updated: 07/15/18 2:36 am |
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| The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office is investigating after police shot and killed a man in Vineland, NJ, on Saturday, 7/14. Police were called to a residence on W. Wood Street, between Boulevard and 4th Streets, around 11:30 a.m. for a man acting suspiciously. The interaction between police and the man was caught on video by a passerby. After several minutes of yelling back and forth and the man pacing the front yard, officers opened fire and killed the man. It is not clear from... Read More |
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| Rittenhouse Stabbing Suspect Surrenders; Mother Charged in Infant's Death; Ryan Seacrest Visits CHOP |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/14/18 4:55 am | updated: 07/14/18 4:56 am |
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| Philadelphia Police say that a man has turned himself in on Friday night, 7/13, in connection to the stabbing death of a prominent real estate developer near Rittenhouse Square on Thursday night. 20-year-old Michael White, a Morgan State University college student home on summer break, turned himself in to authorities at 4 p.m. at True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church as part of a peaceful surrender. Bishop Ernest McNear of Philadelphia Peaceful Surrender said, "We're doing this because... Read More |
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| Man Stabbed Near Rittenhouse Square; Adult Kicks Kid in Park Video; 71yo Woman Sexually Assaulted |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/13/18 7:37 pm | updated: 07/13/18 7:39 pm |
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| A Philadelphia real estate developer was stabbed and killed in front of a crowd following an argument with a bike courier near Rittenhouse Square late Thursday night, 7/12. It happened just before 11 p.m. at 17th and Chancellor Streets. The victim has been identified as 37-year-old Sean Schellenger of Point Breeze, owner of Streamline Solutions. Philadelphia Police Captain John Ryan said that Schellenger had been a passenger in a car with two other people. Another car was blocking the... Read More |
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| Couple Catching Birds on Video in Philly; 95yo Man Shot in Home; Villanova Minister Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/13/18 2:22 am | updated: 07/13/18 2:24 am |
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| A couple was caught on video this past Tuesday afternoon, 7/10, catching small birds while sitting on a bench in Washington Square park. The man was throwing food to attract a group of sparrows. The woman leans over and extends her arm slowly before quickly snatching one the birds. She then unties a plastic bag, put the bird inside, and reties the bag. The bird can be seen flapping around inside. There is a city ordinance that says, "Hunting, trapping, chasing or capturing any kind of... Read More |
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| Woman Arrested in Ventnor Condo Deaths; Kensington Junkyard Fire; Fleeing Man Dies in Wissahickon Cr |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/12/18 4:34 am | updated: 07/12/18 4:40 am |
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| The daughter of a mother and grandmother who were found dead in a Ventnor high rise condominium last weekend has been arrested for their murders. 41-year-old Heather Barbera of Ventnor was arrested on Wednesday, 7/11, in New York City. She is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The bodies of 87-year-old Elaine Rosen and 67-year-old Michelle Gordon were found around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
