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| Bucks County Family's $20m Scheme; Ex-Detective Charged w/ Obstruction; PA Court Halts Kane Charges |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/22/15 7:07 pm | updated: 01/22/15 7:18 pm |
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| Five members of a Bucks County family and two others have been charged with defrauding insurance companies of over $20 million. The investigation into the Risoldi family began after an October 2013 fire at 67-year-old Claire Risoldi's home in New Hope that she called 'Claremont.' (pictured below) That was the third fire at the home in the past 5 years. The Risoldi's filed insurance claims on the other fires and were paid $20 million. They were seeking $20 million more for this third fire... Read More |
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| Don Tollefson Found Guilty; Grand Jury Charges for Kane; Ken Trujillo Leaves Mayor's Race |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/21/15 7:58 pm | updated: 01/21/15 7:58 pm |
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| A jury in Bucks County found former Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson guilty on all counts today in his theft and fraud case. 62-year-old Tollefson was charged with taking more than $340,000 from 200 people for sports and travel packages that he never delivered and on the other end depriving charities of their fundraising. Tollefson represented himself in the trial. He contended that he was simply a bad bookkeeper and businessman and tried to make good when the money ran out. The... Read More |
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| Tom Wolf Inaugurated as Governor; Union Boss Convicted of Racketeering; DE Mom Robs Wawa, Takes Cab |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/20/15 7:18 pm | updated: 01/20/15 7:18 pm |
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| Democrat Tom Wolf was sworn in this afternoon as the 47th Governor of the state of Pennsylvania in front of a crowd of a few thousand outside the Capitol building in Harrisburg. Wolf, a political outsider, spent $10 million of his own money on his campaign to unseat the Republican incumbent Tom Corbett. In his inauguration speech, Wolf called himself "an unconventional leader," perhaps the first governor to operate a forklift and manage a hardware store. Wolf ran his family business for... Read More |
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| 1,000's at Martini Luther King March in Philly; MLK Day of Service; Woman Chases Kid w/ Knife |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/15 6:47 pm | updated: 01/19/15 6:48 pm |
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| Thousands marched today in Philadelphia on Martin Luther King day. The event was organized by a group called MLK Day of Action, Resistance, and Empowerment or 'MLK Dare'. The march started on North Broad Street outside the headquarters of the Philadelphia School District and headed south around City Hall. The protestors marched down Market Street to a rally at Independence Hall around 3:30 pm. Protestors were calling for action on numerous issues related to social justice, education, and... Read More |
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| 3 Dead in Icy Pileups Sunday Morning; NJ Woman Sets Newborn on Fire; $9k Reward Missing Teacher |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/15 12:20 am | updated: 01/19/15 12:21 am |
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| Three motorists died and dozens more were injured in multiple chain reaction pileups on area highways Sunday morning due to icy roads. Starting at 7:00 a.m. on the westbound Schuylkill Expressway near the Gulph Mills exit a near 60-car pileup had I-76 closed in both directions for hours. 31-year-old Eric Blau from Philadelphia was killed in the crash and 30 people were injured. At the same time on the southbound Blue Route near the West Chester Pike exit in Broomall, Delaware County a... Read More |
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| Penn State/NCAA Settle, Paterno Wins Restored; Video in Bus Stop Killing; Upper Darby Cop Opens Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/15 7:10 pm | updated: 01/16/15 7:11 pm |
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| The NCAA and Penn State have reached a settlement that would vacate the 2012 consent decree signed in the the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The settlement would restore 112 wins to the football program, 111 of which were won under the late Joe Paterno, placing him back on top the all-time wins list for head coaches. Penn State will still be responsible for $60 million, but the monies will be used in the state of Pennsylvania for programs to prevent child abuse and to help victims.... Read More |
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| Temple Student Falls 8 Floors, Dies; Eric Holder Holds Meeting; Teen Girl Sentenced in Brick Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/16/15 12:44 am | updated: 01/16/15 12:44 am |
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| An 18-year-old Temple University student fell to her death from a Center City building and landed on a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk below. It happened around 6 pm Thursday night near 16th and Chestnut Streets. Rebecca Kim was visiting two male friends who attend the Art Institute of Philadelphia and live on the eighth floor. It is believed that she was either leaning out the window or was on the two foot wide ledge outside taking photos and slipped as she tried to get back inside.... Read More |
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| 1 Dead in Crash on NB I-95; Immigrant in Church Gets Reprieve; Reward to Find Tully now $10,000 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/15/15 7:42 pm | updated: 01/15/15 7:43 pm |
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| One person is dead and several are injured following a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Bucks County this afternoon. It happened around 1:15 pm in the northbound lanes of 95 between the Woodhaven Road and Street Road exits. The crash involved three passenger cars and two tractor-trailers. One of the tractor-trailers was hauling scrap metal and overturned on the median spilling it's cargo. The northbound lanes have been completely closed off for hours. Traffic had to be diverted off at... Read More |
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| Schuylkill Stabber Caught in VA; Man Steals Police Bike (Video); Philly Cabbie Gets Big Tip |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/14/15 7:09 pm | updated: 01/14/15 7:10 pm |
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| A man accused of stabbing three men and dumping their bodies in the Schuylkill River last summer was caught today in Virginia. 43-year-old Tam Minh Le was captured by U.S. Marshals without incident at a motel in Ashland, Virginia. Authorities say that Le and members of a Vietnamese gang held two brothers hostage for gambling away money which was supposed to be used to buy drugs. When a third man couldn't bring enough cash to cover the debt, all three were beaten and stabbed in Le's... Read More |
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| Woman Shot Waiting for Bus Tuesday; Central Bucks Counselor Fired For FB Post |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/14/15 3:28 am | updated: 01/14/15 3:29 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for the murderer who shot a woman waiting for the bus Tuesday morning. It happened around 9:30 am at 12th and Jefferson near Temple University in North Philadelphia. 56-year-old Kim Jones (pictured) was shot in the back of the head as she was waiting to board the #23 SEPTA bus. Jones is a child advocate and works as a program director for Turning Points for Children in Center City. Police believe that Jones was targeted but do not know by whom or why, but... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
