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| Demi Lovato Atlantic City Concert Canceled; Attack at Darby Library; EPA Forum in Horsham, Montco |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/18 4:43 am | updated: 07/26/18 4:47 am |
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| Pop star Demi Lovato's concert on the beach in Atlantic City for Thursday, 7/26, has been canceled after the singer was hospitalized from a reported overdose on Tuesday night at her home in Los Angeles. "Demi is awake and with her family who want to express thanks to everyone for the love, prayers and support," Lovato's representative said in a statement Tuesday evening. "Some of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation as her... Read More |
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| Bill Cosby 'Sexually Violent Predator'; Water Damage Caused Hamilton Collapse; NJ Pauses Pot Cases |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/18 9:47 pm | updated: 07/24/18 9:47 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Sexual Offenders Assessment Board has determined that Bill Cosby should be considered a sexually violent predator. The Montgomery County District Attorney's office has requested a hearing on the report so a judge can decide if Cosby will be classified as a sexually violent predator. The 81-year-old was convicted on April 26th on sexual assault charges. He is already required to register as an offender, but this classification increases treatment in prison and heightens... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Kenney and Jay-Z's ROC Nation Will Hold Made in America on Ben Franklin Parkway |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/23/18 8:55 pm | updated: 07/23/18 8:55 pm |
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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and representatives for hip hop mogul Jay-Z's ROC Nation met today following fallout from last week's media fiasco surrounding the future of the Made in America festival in Philadelphia. They have both agreed to continue to host the Made in America Festival here in Philadelphia on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in 2019+.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said, "I am greatly appreciative of everything that Made in America has done for the City of... Read More |
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| Mother Killed in NJ House Collapse; Sexual Assault Pattern Suspect video; Kenney/Jay-Z reps To Meet |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/23/18 8:21 pm | updated: 07/23/18 8:21 pm |
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| A mother was killed and her two daughters injured when their house collapsed in Mercer County on Monday morning, 7/23. It happened around 7 a.m. on the 1800 block of South Broad Street in Hamilton Township. 38-year-old Tika Justice was killed in the collapse. Rescuers found her 16-year-old daughter buried beneath her mother. Her 20-year-old daughter was found buried waist deep in debris. She was on the phone calling 911 and talking to dispatch. Both of them survived and were taken to... Read More |
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| Police Body Cam Video in Vineland Shooting; NJ Beach Smoking Ban; 17 Die in MO Ride the Ducks Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/20/18 9:16 pm | updated: 07/20/18 9:16 pm |
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| The Cumberland County Prosecutor's office has released police body cam footage from last weekend's fatal encounter between Vineland police and a suspect outside a home (see video below). It happened on Saturday, July 14th on Wood Street near Northwest Boulevard. Police responded to reports of a suspicious man and found 37-year-old Rashaun Washington pacing back and forth and holding something in his hands. The prosecutor's office said in a statement that officer's used various... Read More |
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| Video of Cottman Ave. Road Rage Shooting; Delco Catholic School Fire; Temple Frat President Hearing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/19/18 9:16 pm | updated: 07/19/18 9:16 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have released surveillance video of a road rage shooting in Northeast Philadelphia earlier this month. It happened around 8:30 p.m. on July 3rd on the 2600 block of Cottman Ave. near the Roosevelt Mall. The victim is a 22-year-old male. It started when he was getting ready to turn on to Cottman Ave. The suspect, driving a dark-colored sedan, asked to get in front. The victim said there wasn't enough room and then the light changed. Once on Cottman, the suspect pulled... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Responds to Jay-Z About Future of Made in America Festival on Parkway |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/19/18 5:10 am | updated: 07/19/18 5:10 am |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has been trying to clear up 'miscommunication' between the city and hip hop superstar Jay-Z regarding the future of the Made in America festival. It started with wide spread reports on Tuesday, 7/17, that the city had decided not to host the two-day Labor Day weekend music festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway after this year. That information came from Sarah Reyes, deputy communications director for the mayor's office, and was first reported by Read More |
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| PA Supreme Court Uphold Soda Tax; Body Found in Plastic in Fairmount; Couple Charged in Baby's Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/18/18 5:33 pm | updated: 07/18/18 5:34 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Philadelphia and upheld the city's tax on sweetened beverages. The so called 'Soda Tax' is 1.5 cents/ounce. The beverage industry argued that the tax is in violation of the 1932 Sterling Act that gave Philadelphia its own tax authority, but also prohibits it from taxing anything already taxed by the state. Since beverages are already subject to a 6% sales tax they argued it can't be taxed again. The city argued that the tax is... Read More |
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| 9 PA Casinos Apply For Internet Gaming License; Remains Found in Suitcase; Kids Shot N. Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/18/18 4:10 am | updated: 07/18/18 4:10 am |
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| Nine of Pennsylvania's 13 casinos have applied for licenses to operate online casinos and internet gambling. All four Philadelphia-area casinos have applied. The deadline was on Monday, 7/16. It will cost them each $10 million. The other four still have 30-days to decide, but it was cost $12 million. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board spokesman Doug Harbach said that the license will allow them to operate three types on online gaming - slot machines, table games and poker. The board will... Read More |
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| 9yo Shot in Home By Stray Bullet; 24 Injured in Multi-Bus Crash; Woman Impaled by Umbrella at Shore |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/17/18 9:08 pm | updated: 07/17/18 9:08 pm |
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| Police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while inside her home in Cumberland County early Tuesday morning, 7/17. Gunfire broke out around 12:30 a.m. at Elmer and Walnut Streets in Brigeton, NJ. Several parked vehicles were hit by the gunfire. 9-year-old Jennifer Trejo was inside her home about a block away and was struck by a bullet that came through the rear wall. She was taken to Inspira Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
