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Dump Truck Kills Bicyclist in North Philly; Power Outages Center City; NJ Bans Child Marriages |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/22/18 9:03 pm | updated: 06/22/18 9:03 pm |
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A man on a bicycle was struck and killed by a dump truck in North Philadelphia on Friday morning, 6/22. It happened after 8:30 a.m. at Whitaker Avenue and Luzerne Street in the city's Franklinville section. The truck was traveling westbound on Luzerne Street and the man on the bicycle was riding alongside. The truck driver tried to turn right onto Whitaker Avenue when he hit the cyclist. Police say that the bike was in the driver's blind spot and ended up wedged underneath. The... Read More |
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NBA Draft 2018 Philadelphia 76ers, Villanova, Trades; ATM Robbery Explosion; NJ Student Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/22/18 4:39 am | updated: 06/22/18 4:39 am |
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Thursday night was the 2018 NBA Draft held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The Philadelphia 76ers had 2 first round picks and 4 second round picks in tonight's draft including the 10th overall selection. Four members of the 2018 NCAA Champion Villanova Wildcats had entered this year's draft. The Sixers drafted Villanova F/G Mikal Bridges with that #10 overall pick. He is a Malvern, PA, native and his mother is a VP of Human Relations for the Sixers organization. He had barely... Read More |
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Trump Signs Exec. Order on Separations; Meth Lab in Montco; Bucks County Luring; Hot Dog Hits Fan |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/21/18 2:39 am | updated: 06/21/18 2:56 am |
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, 6/20, that will end the separation of children from parents after they cross the US-Mexico border illegally. The new order does not end the 'zero-tolerance' policy that prosecutes all immigrants caught crossing outside border checkpoints. However, families will now be able to remain together while they are detained in custody. Over 2,000 minors have been separated from their families since May. This order does not address the... Read More |
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Protestors in Rittenhouse Square for #PenceinPhilly; Woman Arrested Hit-n-Run; Double Shooting Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/20/18 4:59 am | updated: 06/20/18 5:08 am |
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Vice President Mike Pence was in Philadelphia this evening to speak at a private event held at the Rittenhouse Hotel benefiting the Republican Governor's Association. Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the hotel and across the street in Rittenhouse Square. They were demonstrating their opposition to President Trump's recent "zero tolerance" policy that is resulting in large numbers of children being separated from their parents after the family illegally crosses the southern border.... Read More |
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Vice President Mike Pence in Philly; 2nd Suspect Charged in Trenton; PA State Troopers Get Body Cams |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/19/18 9:11 pm | updated: 06/19/18 9:16 pm |
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Vice President Mike Pence will be in Philadelphia tonight for a GOP fundraising event. The VP will be speaking at the Republican Governor's Association event held in Rittenhouse Square this evening. Protestors plan to demonstrate their opposition to the "zero-tolerance" immigration policy starting around 5 p.m. The current administration's policy and US immigration law are forcing the separation of families as large numbers illegally cross the southern border. Congress is working this... Read More |
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Ed Rendell Has Parkinson's; Meek Mill New Trial Hearing; NJ Gov Murphy Encourages Trenton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/18/18 9:13 pm | updated: 06/18/18 9:13 pm |
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Former Pennsylvania Governor and Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell announced today that he has been battling Parkinson's disease. The 74-year-old made the announcement Monday, 6/18, at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia alongside officials and doctors from the University of Pennsylvania. He said he was "stunned" when he was diagnosed 3 years ago. However, he said that he has been undergoing treatment and taking medication and the progression of the disease has stopped. "The good news is... Read More |
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Gang Dispute Triggers Trenton Shooting; Philly Woman Dies in Firefly Campsite; Search for NJ Boater |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/18/18 5:44 am | updated: 06/18/18 5:48 am |
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Officials believe a dispute between two rival gangs led to violence at an arts festival in Trenton, NJ early Sunday morning that left 22 injured, 17 from gun shot wounds. The shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the 'Art All Night Trenton 2018' festival at the Roebling Wire Works Building on the 600 block of South Clinton Avenue. Fistfights and altercations started to break out and Trenton Police told organizers they would have to shut the event down. That's when the gunfire... Read More |
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New Jersey Sports Gambling Open; Shop Vac Caused Gas Station Explosion; Fire at Burger King in NE |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/15/18 3:37 am | updated: 06/15/18 3:37 am |
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Sports betting is now open in New Jersey after a long legal battle that ended with a favorable decision by the Supreme Court for the Garden State. Governor Phil Murphy was the first to place a wager at Monmouth Park in North Jersey on Thursday morning, 6/14. He put $20 on Germany to win the World Cup and $20 on the New Jersey Devils to win next year's Stanley Cup. In Atlantic City, Philadelphia 76ers legend Dr. J was the first to place a bet at the new sports book in the Borgata. He put... Read More |
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Man Arrested for Molesting 4yo in Avondale; 2 Tornadoes in NE PA; Rail Park Phase 1 Opens |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/15/18 2:23 am | updated: 06/15/18 2:23 am |
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The Chester County District Attorney's office says that a 4-year-old girl was taken from her home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted. It happened on June 10 around 3:30 a.m. in Avondale. DA Tom Hogan says that 35-year-old Humberto Guzman-Garcia of Avondale randomly knocked on the apartment door and the little girl answered. He snatched her as her parent's slept. The girl's father soon noticed she was not in her room and started searching. He found her out back behind a... Read More |
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Gas Station Owner's Body Recovered After Explosion; NJ Small Plane Crash; Frat Member Pleads Guilty |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 06/14/18 3:11 am | updated: 06/14/18 3:11 am |
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Rescue crews were able to locate and recover the body of a man trapped underground following an explosion at a Bensalem gas station on Tuesday, 6/12. It happened at Liberty Gas on the 1200 block of Bristol Pike around 4:50 p.m. Co-owner Joseph Vigilante and worker, 63-year-old Frank Tomasiello, were cleaning the vault that encases the 8,000 fuel tank by removing water when there was an explosion. Vigilante was underground inside the vault at the time and died. Tomasiello was outside at... Read More |
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