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| Albert Boscov Passes Away, 87; NJ Trooper Shooting Justified; Police Shooting in Bridgeton |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/11/17 5:48 am | updated: 02/11/17 5:48 am |
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| Pennsylvania business man and department store chairman Albert Boscov passed away on Friday in Reading of pancreatic cancer. He was 87. Boscov took over the department store chain in 1954. It originally started with a single dry goods store by his Russian immigrant father in 1914. He grew the enterprise into the largest family owned department store chain in the country, spanning the entire Mid-Atlantic region. Boscov attended Drexel University and donated generously to Penn State Berks... Read More |
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| Triple Play in Philadelphia Skies Tonight: Full Snow Moon, Lunar Eclipse, and Comet Watch Live Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/10/17 9:05 pm | updated: 02/10/17 9:05 pm |
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| Catch a special celestial showcase in tonight's skies as we are treated to the full snow moon, a partial penumbral lunar eclipse, and a comet. February's full moon is nicknamed the 'Snow Moon' and here in Philadelphia we just so happen to have a fresh blanket to set the scene. The lunar eclipse will begin at 5:34 p.m. local time and end at 9:53 p.m. This will be a partial eclipse, where the moon only slightly enters Earth's outer shadow (or penumbra), and you will only notice the moon dim and... Read More |
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| DA Seth Williams Not Running Reelection; Police Rescue 2 Elderly Women; Falling Ice Closes Market St |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/10/17 7:10 pm | updated: 02/10/17 7:10 pm |
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| Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced that he will not seek re-election to a third term following an ethics controversy that included his failing to report $160,000 worth of gifts. He also faces an ongoing FBI and IRS investigation into his personal and political finances. Williams was fined $62,000 by the Philadelphia Board of Ethics last week for failing to disclose gifts that included a new roof, vacations, airfare, sports tickets, a watch, and more. Williams plans to... Read More |
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| Penn State Stops Alcohol at Fraternity Parties; Winter Storm Came Up Short, Cold Winds Settle In |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/09/17 9:05 pm | updated: 02/09/17 9:05 pm |
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| Penn State University has indefinitely stopped fraternity and sorority parties where alcohol is served following a recent student death and what school officials call growing allegations of hazing, sexual assault and other misconduct. Vice president for student affairs Damon Sims and the Penn State Interfraternity Council acted jointly to halt alcohol related activities. On Thursday, February 2nd around 11 p.m., 19-year-old sophomore Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, NJ, fell down a flight of... Read More |
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| Winter Storm Warning Tonight in Philadelphia, 6-8 Inches of Snow, Cold/Wind Returns |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/08/17 8:05 pm | updated: 02/08/17 8:05 pm |
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| It may be 65 degrees with a record high and sunny skies in Philadelphia this Wednesday afternoon, but in just a few hours the temperatures will drop to the 30's and the skies will be filled with snow. The precipitation will start off as plain rain later on this evening around 10 pm. Overnight, expect the changeover to snow to happen from NW to SE and the mercury drops. By the early morning hours, all areas should be seeing heavy/wet snowfall accumulating 1-2" per hour. Snow will continue... Read More |
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| $227 Million Salvation Army Collapse Settlement; Hockey Player Dies; Man Saved With CPR |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/08/17 6:57 pm | updated: 02/08/17 7:32 pm |
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| A settlement has been reached in the deadly 2013 Center City building collapse that killed 6 and injured 13 at the Salvation Army thrift store at 22nd and Market. The settlement is worth $227 million and will be paid out to 19 plaintiffs including the families of those who died. The settlement agreement was reached on Wednesday while the jury in the case was still out deliberating the damages. On January 31st, the same jury found that all five defendants shared a portion of the blame and... Read More |
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| Man Knocked Out at Basketball Game Video; $300k Settlement in Dover Case; Woman Dies in Donation Box |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/07/17 8:22 pm | updated: 02/07/17 8:22 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for two men after they were caught on security cameras punching a man unconscious during a charity basketball game. It happened on January 28th around 4 pm at International Christian High School on the 400 block of East Tabor Road. The 25-year-old victim was on the bench when he was punched by a man who came at him from the court during the game. The victim got up and was moving about to shake off that first hit. That's when a second man approached the... Read More |
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| PHL Detained Syrian Family Back in United States; Kobe Bryant Items Stolen; Dynamite in Haverford |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/06/17 7:53 pm | updated: 02/06/17 7:53 pm |
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| A Syrian immigrant family that was detained at Philadelphia International Airport last Saturday and then put back on a plane hours later amid President Trump's travel ban has arrived back in the United States. The six members of the Assali joined their relatives in Allentown, PA this morning after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Lehigh Valley-area Republican Congressman Charlie Dent says, "They were not refugees, they were in fact immigrant visa... Read More |
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| DE Officer Receives Posthumous Honors; 3 People Hit in West Philly; PSWA Awards Flyers/Villanova Win |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/17 3:15 am | updated: 02/04/17 3:15 am |
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| Fallen Delaware Department of Corrections Officer Sgt. Steven Floyd was posthumously elevated to the rank of lieutenant and was awarded the medal of valor on Friday afternoon. Floyd was taken hostage with three others on Wednesday by inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna. He did not survive the ordeal. An autopsy performed by the Delaware Division of Forensic Science revealed that Floyd's death was homicide by trauma. At a graduation ceremony today for new... Read More |
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| Arrest in 2015 Port Richmond Murder; Cheating in PA State Police Academy; Crash in Clifton Heights |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/17 7:39 pm | updated: 02/03/17 7:50 pm |
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| Philadelphia police have made an arrest in the 2015 murder of a Port Richmond woman. 28-year-old James Jones is charged with criminal homicide, burglary, robbery and a list of related offenses. It happened on July 30, 2015 on the 3000 block of Aramingo Ave. Police found 22-year-old Stephanie Dzikowski shot to death in a second floor bedroom. Her 2-year-old daughter was in the room with her. Surveillance video helped polce identify Jones. Jones was already in jail on an unrelated... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
