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| Seth Williams' Lawyer Problems; Man Robs 60-inch TV on Video; Barricade Situation in North Philly |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/28/17 11:37 pm | updated: 03/28/17 11:37 pm |
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| Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has until the end of the week to find a new lawyer to represent him in his federal corruption and bribery case. Late last week his current attorney, Michael Diamondstein, filed a motion to withdraw. Diamondstein cited ethical conflicts and Williams' inability to afford his rates as reasons for withdrawing. He had agreed to represent his friend Williams at arraignment for free. During the two-year long FBI investigation, Williams had a lawyer... Read More |
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| Caretaker Arrested in Toddler Death; Man Trapped Under Forklift; Laundromat Robber Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/28/17 5:16 pm | updated: 03/28/17 5:16 pm |
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| Philadelphia police have arrested a woman described as the caretaker of a toddler found dead last week in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. 22-year-old Jedayah Nesmith is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another person, concealing child death and abuse of a corpse. Police were called to the 7100 block of North 15th Street last Wednesday night. They discovered 2-year-old Azim Jones-Fearon laying on a bed, naked and emaciated. He was... Read More |
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| Construction Worker Killed By ATM; Tacony Synagogue Vandalized Again; Olney Gunman Caught on Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/17 5:13 pm | updated: 03/27/17 5:13 pm |
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| Police say that a construction worker was killed on Monday afternoon in an industrial accident in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It happened around 1 p.m. Monday at the former Cheltenham Mall on the 2400 block of Cheltenham Avenue. The mall is currently under construction. The man was working in an old Wells Fargo Bank branch when a ATM fell and crushed him. Fire, police, and a Montgomery County Special Operations Structural Collapse unit responded to the scene. The man was... Read More |
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| Body Pulled from Schuylkill; No Charges for Laundromat Owner; Black Lives Matter to Williams, Resign |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/17 2:51 pm | updated: 03/27/17 2:51 pm |
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The Philadelphia Police Marine unit pulled a badly decomposed body from the Schuylkill River this morning. A police boat recovered the body of a man around 10 a.m. near the 2500 block of Locust Street right along the Schuylkill River Trail. The medical examiner was called to the scene to help investigators determine race and age. An autopsy will need to be performed to determine cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
Philadelphia police say that the laundromat... Read More |
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| Laundromat Owner Shot Robber/Bystander; Fire in Wilmington; Seth Williams Lawyer Motion to Withdraw |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/26/17 10:57 pm | updated: 03/26/17 10:57 pm |
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| The owner of a laundromat in North Philly shot a would be robber and also an innocent bystander on Sunday afternoon. It happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday on the 2800 block of North 5th Street. The 40-year-old male suspect held up the laundromat armed with a knife, but the owner pulled out a gun and chased him out of the store. The owner opened fire and hit the suspect twice in the chest. He also hit a bystander, a 52-year-old woman, twice in the hand. Both were taken to Temple... Read More |
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| Christie Calls for Extradition of Fugitive; Fight at Temple Celebrity Game; Teen Hit/Holds Onto Hood |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/26/17 12:49 am | updated: 03/26/17 12:49 am |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie once again called on the federal government to have Cuba return a convicted cop killer who fled to the island nation decades ago. Joanne Chesimard was convicted in the murder of Trooper Werner Foerster 40 years ago Saturday, March 26th. He was killed during a firefight following a traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. Chesimard was sentenced to life in prison, but escaped prison in November 1979. She eventually fled to Cuba and was granted... Read More |
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| Pro and anti-Trump Protestors Clash in Philly; Missing 6yo Found Safe; Woman Struck in Drexel Hill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/17 6:00 pm | updated: 03/25/17 6:00 pm |
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| Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters clashed this afternoon in Center City Philadelphia. It began around 1 pm. A permitted pro-Trump rally was held on Independence Mall with plans to march down Market Street and then to Eakins Oval as part of a national Make America Great Again March. An anti-Trump Antifa protest group began to make their way through the city with plans to meet and stop the pro-Trump rally. Police advised the Trump group not to march due to safety concerns, as the counter... Read More |
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| City of Philadelphia Announces Road Closures, Parking Restrictions for NFL Draft 2017 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 11:26 pm | updated: 03/24/17 11:26 pm |
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The City of Philadelphia released details for the 2017 NFL Draft Experience, an exciting, three-day festival taking place Thursday, April 27th through Saturday, April 29th on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Eakins Oval and the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Festival Activities & Information
The 2017 NFL Draft invites families and fans of all ages to enjoy FREE admission to a three-day football festival held along a half-mile stretch of the Benjamin Franklin... Read More |
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| Penn State's Graham Spanier Convicted on 1 Count; KOP Kidnapper Guilty; 197th Election Investigation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 5:14 pm | updated: 03/24/17 5:14 pm |
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| Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier was found guilty of one felony count of child endangerment. The 68-year-old was acquitted of another count of child endangerment and a count of conspiracy. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated a total of 12 hours on Thursday and Friday before reaching their verdicts. Spanier was accused of not properly reporting claims made in 2001 against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Former athletic director Tim Curley... Read More |
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| Youth Hockey Coach Charged; Mother and Son Stabbed in Maple Shade; Paintball Shooter Caught |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 4:12 pm | updated: 03/24/17 4:12 pm |
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| A youth hockey coach has been arrested and faces child sex abuse charges in both New Jersey and Delaware. 55-year-old Walter "Tracy" Ferinden of Lansdale, PA, is charged with nine counts of second degree unlawful sexual contact with minors in New Castle, Delaware. He is accused of abusing two boys in this case. He was arraigned and released on $25,000 bail. He was also accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy in an apartment in Deptford, NJ in 1994. He is charged with two second degree... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
