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| Philadelphia to Move Frank Rizzo Statue; Murder-Suicide in Port Richmond; Crackdown on 'Stop-and-Go' |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/03/17 5:44 pm | updated: 11/03/17 5:44 pm |
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| The City of Philadelphia announced today that it has decided to move the statue of former police commissioner and mayor Frank Rizzo from its current spot across from City Hall. The statue has been located on steps in Thomas Paine Plaza in front of the Municipal Services Building since it was unveiled in 1999. Protests and vandalism calling for the removal of the statue grew to a head this summer. The city received almost 4,000 submissions to a questionnaire asking what should be done... Read More |
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| Mayor Jim Kenney Calls for School Reform Commission End; Body Found in Delaware; Camden Shooter ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/02/17 9:02 pm | updated: 11/02/17 9:02 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addressed City Council on Thursday morning calling on the dissolution of the School Reform Commission (SRC). The commission will vote on a resolution to dissolve at a meeting on November 16th. The SRC was created in 2001 when the state of Pennsylvania took over control of the Philadelphia School District to provide additional resources and financial stability. The mayor now wants to return full control of schools to the city after 16 years of mixed results.... Read More |
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| Charges in NYC Attack, 2nd Man Wanted; Delco Bus Crash; Warminster Hit-and-Run |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/01/17 9:31 pm | updated: 11/01/17 9:31 pm |
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| The FBI and NYPD are looking for a second person of interest in connection with yesterday's attack in Manhattan. The agencies have released a wanted poster for Uzbek national Mukhammadzoir Kadirov. He has not been named as a suspect in the deadly attack but the FBI wants to talk to him. They are looking for information about him and his whereabouts. Yesterday, 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented truck down a crowded bike path killing 8 and injuring a dozen more. He was shot by... Read More |
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| Jimmy Tayoun Passes Away at Age 87; Souderton School Threat; Bus and Trolley Collide in SW Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/01/17 5:41 pm | updated: 11/01/17 5:41 pm |
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| James 'Jimmy' Tayoun Sr., former Philadelphia City Councilman, Pennsylvania Congressman, restaurateur, and newspaperman, has passed away at age 87. Tayoun was by any account one of the most charismatic of Philadelphians. He represented District 1 on City Council on non-consecutive terms before resigning to run for a seat in the First Congressional District in the PA House. His second congressional term was cut short after pleading guilty to racketeering charges. Tayoun spent 40 months in... Read More |
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| New York City Terror Attack. Truck Driver Kills 8, Injures a Dozen on Bike Path |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/01/17 4:29 am | updated: 11/01/17 4:29 am |
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| At least 8 people were killed and close to a dozen were injured when a man drove a rented truck down a crowded bike path in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 3:05 p.m. on the Hudson River Greenway bike path near the West Side Highway. The man drove a rented Home Depot pickup truck along the path from West Houston to Chambers Streets, or about 14 blocks, hitting many bikers and joggers along the way before purposely slamming into a school bus. The driver jumped out of the... Read More |
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| Offensive Costume at Dickinson College; NJ Man Stabs Roommate in Shower; 3 Injured in Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/31/17 6:09 pm | updated: 10/31/17 6:09 pm |
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| A photo has surfaced from a Halloween party of a student at a Pennsylvania college dressed as former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick with someone else pointing a gun at his head. Officials at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA are investigating the incident. In a message over the weekend, Vice President and Dean of Student Life Joyce Bylander called the costume "deeply offensive" and "distasteful" and referred to the actions of the students as "very poor judgment." She... Read More |
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| Delco Man Arrested Child Rape; Wolf Signs Gambling Bill; Charges in Russia Probe |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/30/17 8:22 pm | updated: 10/30/17 8:22 pm |
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| A Delaware County man has been accused of raping multiple young boys. District Attorney Jack Whelan announced the arrest of 43-year-old Michael Cripps of Colwyn. He allegedly has abused 5 boys. Whelan says that Cripps befriends women who have young boys and then uses that relationship to get close to the victims. Authorities believe there may be more victims. As a side business, Cripps dresses up as characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob, for children's parties. Anyone with... Read More |
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| 16-year-old Shooting Suspect Surrenders; Catholic Schools Lockdown; DA Refiles Again Penn State Frat |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/28/17 5:15 am | updated: 10/28/17 5:15 am |
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| A 16-year-old person-of-interest, now murder suspect, wanted in connection to the shooting deaths of two other teens in South Philadelphia earlier this week turned himself in to police on Friday evening. Brandon Olivieri was identified by police when they announced the arrest warrant on Friday afternoon. He walked into headquarters with his lawyer, Joe Lammendola, around 7 p.m. Overnight Friday, Olivieri's parent's home was shot up by an unknown shooter. No was injured. This began on... Read More |
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| Shots in South Philly at Person of Interest Home; Philly Free Streets Returns Tom.; Bus Crash 2 Inj. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/27/17 6:24 pm | updated: 10/27/17 6:24 pm |
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| Gunfire that rang out early Friday morning in South Philadelphia is connected to the murder of two teen boys earlier this week. Over a dozen shots were fired at a home near 16th and Juniper Streets at around 1:30 a.m. this morning. Police Commissioner Richard Ross says that it is the home of a person-of-interest in the case. Multiple bullet holes could be seen in the front of the house and windows. No one was injured. Ross, speaking about the person-of-interest, said, "They know who they... Read More |
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| Chinese Restaurants Rally Against 11 PM Law; Gambling Bill Passes House; Charter Dean Arrested Rape |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/27/17 2:18 am | updated: 10/27/17 2:18 am |
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| Councilman-at-large David Oh joined about a hundred protesters outside of City Hall this morning who were rallying against an ordinance that say is disproportionately levied against minority businesses specifically Chinese takeout restaurants. The 2005 law called the '11 P.M. Ordinance' requires restaurants serving food located on residential blocks to close by 11 p.m. Fines for violating the ordinance can be upwards of $2,000 per incident. Owners of Chinese restaurants say that they are... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
