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Narberth Bans Plastic Bags and Straws; Man Shot By Police in Vineland ID; Center City Cop Hit By Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/19/18 8:30 pm | updated: 10/19/18 8:30 pm |
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Narberth Borough on the Main Line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, has become the first in the state to enact legislation aimed at restricting the use of plastic bags and straws. On Tuesday, 10/17, borough council unanimously passed an ordinance that effectively bans single use plastic bags and plastic straws. The ordinance offers businesses/consumers alternatives to plastic such as reusable or biodegradable options. There are also exceptions to the ordinance. Businesses can charge... Read More |
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Historic Former Electric Factory Renamed 'Franklin Music Hall' By Philadelphia Live Music Fans |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/19/18 2:28 am | updated: 10/19/18 2:28 am |
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Temporarily renamed 'North Seventh,' Philadelphia's iconic music venue is renamed by local residents following a naming contest hosted by new owners, The Bowery Presents.
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 18, 2018) - The Bowery Presents announced today the venue most recently known as North Seventh, formerly the Electric Factory, will host audiences under a new name - Franklin Music Hall - after the owner of the Electric Factory mark refused to license the use of the name and logo. The... Read More |
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Caregiver Charged in 1yo Girl Murder; Fed Investigate Clergy Abuse; 100s Animals Seized in Montco |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/19/18 1:59 am | updated: 10/19/18 1:59 am |
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A woman has now been charged with the murder of a toddler found partially buried in a North Philadelphia park earlier this week. 33-year-old Nyishia Corbitt was arrested in connection with the death of 1-year-old Alina Barnes. Corbitt was charged with murder, possession of an instrument of a crime, false reports, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, and abuse of a corpse. Barnes' body was discovered in a wooded area in Kemble Park near Ogontz and Olney Avenues on Tuesday... Read More |
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Melania Trump in Philly After Plane Scare; Officials Warn of Explosives in Bucks; Browns Mills Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/17/18 9:34 pm | updated: 10/17/18 9:34 pm |
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First Lady Melania Trump was in Philadelphia today to speak at a conference at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on newborns exposed to opioids in the womb. She was late making her appearance because of a plane scare traveling to Philly. Trump departed Joint Base Andrews Air base in Prince George's County, Maryland. Shortly after takeoff there was a mechanical issue and smoke in the cabin. Press members in the plane were given wet towels to cover their faces. The plane turned around... Read More |
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Mom Charged Using Daughter in Child Porn; Arrest in Roxborough Stabbing; Resentencing in 1998 Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/16/18 9:01 pm | updated: 10/16/18 9:04 pm |
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A woman has been arrested in Ohio and returned to Pennsylvania to face charges that she and her boyfriend created child pornography with her 3-year-old daughter in Delaware County. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that 26-year-old Kayla Parker was arrested in Dayton, OH. She is charged with with sexual abuse, exploitation of children and other offenses. Four years ago she was living in Upper Darby with David Carbonaro. A search... Read More |
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Body of Toddler Found in Olney Park; Cheltenham Road Rage Shooting; Locust PATCO Stations Closed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/16/18 8:03 pm | updated: 10/16/18 8:03 pm |
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The body of a 2-year-old girl was discovered partially buried in a park Tuesday morning, 10/16, after the toddler was reported missing on Monday night. The child had been reported missing by her caregiver. On Tuesday morning, she led authorities to Kemble Park on Ogontz and West Olney Avenues in the city's Ogontz neighborhood across from Central High School. The child's body was found just before 11 a.m. in a wooded area. Police are considering the caregiver a suspect at this time. "She... Read More |
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142 Sears/Kmart Stores to Close; Man Shot in Speakeasy; Woman Sexually Assaulted in Center City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/15/18 9:05 pm | updated: 10/15/18 9:17 pm |
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Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday and plans to close 142 underperforming stores across the country. That list includes 7 Sears and K-Mart stores in our local area. In Pennsylvania: Sears in Oxford Valley Mall; Sears in Neshaminy Mall; Kmart at 1502 South Fourth St., Allentown; Kmart at 1000 Nutt Rd., Phoenixville; Kmart at 3205 Lincoln Hwy, Thorndale. In New Jersey: Sears in Deptford Mall; Kmart at 779 Delsea Dr N, Glassboro. Liquidation sales are expected to... Read More |
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Hundreds of Bikes/ATVs Ride Out for Dirt Bike Rell; Hate Fliers in Cherry Hill; 3 Shot Near Temple |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/15/18 1:53 am | updated: 10/15/18 1:53 am |
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Hundreds of dirt bike and ATV riders took to the streets all across Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, 10/14, in honor of a popular rider who was shot and killed four years ago. Up to a thousand riders swarmed the roadways on the fourth anniversary of the death of 23-year-old Kyrell Tyler, also known as 'Dirt Bike Rell'. He had a large following on social media and posted videos of his bike riding and stunts. Dirt Bike Rell was shot and killed while sitting in a car in Southwest... Read More |
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PA Attorney General Shapiro Pleads Law Change; Toddler Remains Found Camden; Car Fire in Folcroft |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/13/18 5:01 am | updated: 10/13/18 5:01 am |
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was at the Norristown courthouse on Friday. The location of Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial was the backdrop as he spoke out to Pennsylvania legislators to "do the right thing." Specifically, Shapiro is appealing to PA Senate Republicans to pass a law that would get rid of the statue of limitations so victims of child sex abuse can file civil suits. The PA House has already passed a law that would suspend the statute of limitations on older... Read More |
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Bucks County Bomber Charged w/ Child Porn; Ryan Pownall Charges Reduced; Villanova Stabbing Arrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/11/18 8:08 pm | updated: 10/13/18 3:19 am |
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A Bucks County man who was previously arrested for a series of mysterious explosions earlier this year is now facing child porn charges. 30-year-old David Surman Jr. of Milford Township surrendered himself on Wednesday, 10/10, and was charged with one count of possessing child pornography. Authorities had raided Surman's home and business on June 28th as part of an investigation into explosions being heard in Upper Bucks, Northampton, and Lehigh counties. They found 4 bombs, bomb making... Read More |
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