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| Music News - Kanye West Philly Show Cancelled; Philly Orch Free Shows Today; Ramones Get Queens St. |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/16 4:07 pm | updated: 10/04/16 4:07 pm |
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| Kanye West's scheduled concert at the Wells Fargo Center tonight Tuesday, October 4th has been postponed 'due to family concerns.' The event has been rescheduled to December 13th. All tickets will be honored at the new date. On Sunday night, West left the stage at the Meadows Festival in New York City in the middle of his set after learning that his wife, Kim Kardashian West, had been held up and robbed. Kardashian was staying in a private apartment in Paris for Fashion Week. Armed men... Read More |
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| Hillary Clinton in Haverford; Man Killed by Police in Ventnor; Tyhan Brown Gets $1.5 Million Bail |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/16 2:28 pm | updated: 10/04/16 2:28 pm |
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| Hillary Clinton was in the Philadelphia area today making a campaign stop in Haverford Township, Delaware County. The family town hall style event was held at the Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center (CREC) in front of a small crowd of only a few hundred. Chelsea Clinton and actress Elizabeth Banks, a Penn alumna, also appeared. The focus of the event was women, children and families. Clinton took questions directly from the audience. The Democratic presidential... Read More |
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| 13-year-old Girl Behind Philly Scary Clown Threats; Creato Murder Trial Delayed; PPA Will Be Audited |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/16 3:30 pm | updated: 10/03/16 3:30 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police say that a 13-year-old girl was behind the 'scary clown' threats to local high schools posted on social media over the weekend. Investigators say that the teen and a friend did it as a prank and never intended to harm anyone. The posts appeared across several Instagram accounts (clown_of_philly, phillyclown215, philly_clowns215, clownsofphilly, etc.) They threatened to shoot, kidnap, and otherwise harm students at several public and private schools around Philadelphia... Read More |
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| Suspect Sought in 5-on-1 Brawl at Geno's; Philly Orchestra Ends Strike; Thank You Ryan Howard |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/16 2:03 am | updated: 10/03/16 2:04 am |
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| One man has been charged and Philadelphia Police are looking for four other suspects in a brutal 5-on-1 attack at Geno's Steaks back in June. 24-year-old Alberto Lopez turned himself into police on September 14th. He was charged with aggravated assault, conspiracy, recklessly endangering another person and related offenses. He was released on 10% of $50,000 bail. The incident happened on the night of June 11th. 31-year-old Patrick Kane of Jenkintown along with his wife and some friends... Read More |
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| Music News - Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Go on Strike at Opening Night Gala at Kimmel Center |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/01/16 1:30 am | updated: 10/01/16 1:30 am |
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| The musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra went on strike Friday night just as the 7pm Opening Night black-tie gala fundraiser concert was supposed to start. The members of the American Federation of Musicians Local 77, which includes 96 musicians and 2 librarians, voted to walk out. There were last minute efforts to reach a deal backstage, but both sides could not come together. The audience of around 1,000 was already seated in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center. It was around 20 minutes past... Read More |
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| Strike Ends at Just Born, Peeps!; Police ID Hunting Park Shooting Victim; Funerals for DE Firemen |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/30/16 3:13 pm | updated: 09/30/16 3:13 pm |
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| Workers at Bethlehem-based Just Born Quality Confections are going back to work. Some 400 workers have been striking since September 7th. The contract with the union expired on June 18th. A federal lawsuit was filed on Wednesday by Just Born claiming that the union violated a no-strike clause in a contract extension that was still in effect until Sept. 18. The union disagrees, but still decided to return to work, pleased with recent progress on a new contract. Just Born produces... Read More |
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| Music News - Springsteen at Philly Library; Beyonce Tickets to Philly Kids; Beanie Sigel Knocked Out |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/29/16 8:45 pm | updated: 09/29/16 8:45 pm |
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| Bruce Springsteen was at Philadelphia's Free Library on Benjamin Franklin Parkway today to promote his new autobiography Born to Run. Over a thousand ticketed fans lined up for blocks in the weather for the chance to meet the New Jersey rocker, take a photo, and have their copy signed. It was the chance of a lifetime for the dedicated fans who were probably in the stands at Citizens Bank Park to witness his record setting long shows earlier this month. Although brief, most fans... Read More |
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| 1 Killed, 108 Injured Hoboken Train Crash; Arrest in Wilmington Fire; SEPTA Resumes Regular Schedule |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/29/16 2:50 pm | updated: 09/29/16 2:50 pm |
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| 1 person was killed and 108 were injured when a New Jersey Transit train crashed full force into the Hoboken station this morning. It happened at 8:45 a.m. when train #1614 struck the Hoboken Terminal building on track 5. The train went through the barriers and into the station building itself causing extensive structural damage. The terminal has been evacuated and rail service in and out of Hobocken has been suspended. That includes NJ Transit and PATH trains to NYC. The NTSB will... Read More |
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| Reading Teen Stabbed Over Clown Mask; Bucks Father Charged 2yo Death; Man Shot/Killed While Smoking |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/28/16 2:43 pm | updated: 09/28/16 2:43 pm |
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| A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Reading on Sunday night and police are trying to figure out who did it. Reading High School sophomore Christian Torres died on the 1100 block of Locust Street around 8:30 p.m. Supposedly a fight broke out because someone was wearing a clown mask. Recent reports of bizarre clown sightings have only confused the investigation. Police are looking for 29-year-old Avery Valentin-Bair as a person of interest in the case and is wanted for questioning.... Read More |
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| Philly Baby Gorilla is Girl, Vote on Name; Two Shootings Last Night; Trial in DE Bathroom Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/27/16 2:35 pm | updated: 09/27/16 2:35 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Zoo has announced that the new baby gorilla is a girl and has launched an online poll for the public to vote on her name. The lowland gorilla was born last month, but since she was being held so closely by her mother, 21-year-old Honi, zoo staff could not determine her sex. The baby's father is 31-year-old Motuba. This is the first gorilla born at the Philadelphia Zoo in 20 years. The public can now vote on a name. The four eligible names were taken from four orphaned... Read More |
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