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| Man Falls 45 ft in Trash Pit Dies; USS Murtha Commissioned; 2 Police Shot, 1 injured in Palm Springs |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/16 12:35 am | updated: 10/09/16 12:35 am |
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| Thousands gathered at Penn's Landing on Saturday morning to see the commissioning ceremony of the U.S. Navy's newest amphibious warship. The USS John P. Murtha is named after the late US Congressman from the 12th District of Pennsylvania. Murtha was the longest serving congressman in state history representing southwestern PA for 35 years. He was also a US Marine. The naming has drawn controversy. Murtha has been attached to several political scandals over the years. Public tours will be... Read More |
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| Uber and Lyft Allowed Back in Philly; Trump Taj Mahal to Close Monday; Tina Fey Honored at Temple |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/16 12:04 am | updated: 10/08/16 12:04 am |
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| Ride sharing companies operating in Philadelphia gained a victory in court on Friday; a halt to the cease and desist order levied against them on Thursday. Commonwealth Court appeals Judge Robert Simpson halted the injuction put in place by Judge Linda Carpenter as part of a lawsuit filed by the Taxi Workers Alliance of Philadelphia. UberX and Lyft operated over the summer under temporary authorization from the state. That agreement expired on September 30th. The Philadelphia Parking... Read More |
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| NJ Gas Tax Raise Passes Legislature; Toddler Tells Police 'Mommy Dead' in OD; Joe Biden in Bucks Co. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/07/16 3:24 pm | updated: 10/07/16 3:24 pm |
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| The New Jersey Senate and General Assembly have approved a package of bills that includes a 23 cent per gallon raise in the state's gas tax. The bill now goes to Governor Chris Christie. The tax increase will help replenish the Transportation Trust Fund. The package also reduces sales and estate taxes and offers tax credits to veterans and low-income residents. New Jersey's gas tax was second lowest in the country, just above Alaska. It would be moved from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents, or... Read More |
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| Ride The Ducks No More; Cease and Desist to Philly Uber/Lyft; Murder-Suicide in Jackson, NJ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/06/16 4:05 pm | updated: 10/06/16 4:05 pm |
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| Ride the Ducks, the amphibious sightseeing company, announced yesterday that were suspending their Philadelphia operation indefinitely. They cited rising insurance costs as the reason for their decision. The company base in Branson, MO, said in a statement, "Due to circumstances outside of our control including a 330% increase in our insurance premiums, continued operations in Philadelphia are not financially feasible at this time." Ride the Ducks have been operating their duck boats in... Read More |
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| Music News - Tin Angel To Be Sold; Philly Fans Destroy Stage video; Thriller Writer Passes Away |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/16 4:47 pm | updated: 10/05/16 4:47 pm |
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| Legendary music venue Tin Angel and the restaurant Serrano on S. 2nd Street in Old City are set to be sold in the coming months. Serrano has been serving food in that location since 1985. The Tin Angel opened upstairs in 1992. The landmark room has been a hallmark stop for singer-songwriters both locally and nationally. The intimate atmosphere and sound attracted many fans over the years. Building and business owner Donal McCoy says it's time for him to move on. He bought both from the... Read More |
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| Hurricane Matthew Track Changes; Bensalem Student Arrested for Clown Threats; Vandalism in Fairmount |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/16 1:17 pm | updated: 10/05/16 1:17 pm |
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| The latest track on Hurricane Matthew has it hooking out to sea this weekend instead of heading up the East Coast to our area. Right now it is still a Category 4 hurricane and it is approaching the Bahamas. It will continue north-northwest and affect Florida at the beginning of the weekend before heading towards the Carolinas by Sunday night. It will have weakened to a Category 2 at this point. The predictions on Wednesday morning say that Matthew will turn east and head out to sea. This... Read More |
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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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Alvin Clay
