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| NTSB release preliminary report on Katz crash; Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers retires |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/14 5:28 pm | updated: 06/13/14 5:28 pm |
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| The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the airplane crash that killed Lewis Katz and 6 others outside Boston on May 31st. The report indicated that the flight crew did not perform a flight control check prior to taking off. It also indicated that there may have been a problem with the mechanical gust lock system. The system protects airplane control surfaces from wind gusts when the airplane is parked, but would prevent an airplane from taking off... Read More |
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| Guilty plea in Officer Walker Case; Coroner Says Birdie Africa Drowned |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/14 3:39 pm | updated: 06/12/14 3:39 pm |
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| One defendant entered a guilty plea today in the murder case of an off-duty police officer killed during a robbery. In cooperation with the prosecution, 21-year-old Chancier McFarland pled guilty to third degree murder in the death of Officer Moses Walker Jr. back in August 2012. McFarland has agreed to work with the prosecution against his co-defendant, Rafael Jones, who is the alleged shooter. Officer Walker had just finished his shift and was walking along Cecil B. Moore Avenue in... Read More |
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| Mother and Boyfriend Charged for School Heroin; Staged Family Dollar Heist; Sea Isle Sex in Ocean |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/11/14 5:38 pm | updated: 06/11/14 5:39 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have charged a mother and her live-in boyfriend after her first-grader brought in packets of heroin to school on Tuesday morning. 32-year-old Marie Hunter, and her live-in boyfriend, 28-year-old Christopher Troy-Jenkins White, have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of narcotics and recklessly endangering another person. Police searched their home hours after Hunter's 6-year-old daughter was found with 11 bags of heroin in her classroom... Read More |
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| Bensalem Cop Stabbed by Escapee; First Grader Brings in Heroin; 76ers Get $82 Million Credit from NJ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/14 5:25 pm | updated: 06/10/14 5:25 pm |
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| A Bensalem police officer was stabbed this afternoon while attempting to arrest an escaped prisoner in Bensalem, Bucks County. Police were notified of the escape at around 12:50 pm. The low risk prisoner went missing from a work release type program in Doylestown. The incident happened at around 1:30 pm near Bristol Pike and Woodhaven Road when the Bensalem officer, 38-year-old Michael Jachimski, saw the prisoner, 23-year-old Matthew Miller, on foot. When Jachimski went to place him... Read More |
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| Driver in Morgan Crash Hadn't Slept 24 hours; Marijuana Bill Moves Forward; I-95 Construction Starts |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/14 6:32 pm | updated: 06/09/14 6:33 pm |
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| The Walmart truck driver who crashed his rig into the back of a limo bus carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and 6 others hadn't slept for at least 24 hours. 35-year-old Kevin Roper of Jonesboro, GA, did not see the slow moving traffic ahead of him until the last minute. His truck hit the limo bus which caused it to flip. Four other vehicles were also involved. Morgan and two others are still in critical condition and remain hospitalized. Another injured passenger was released on Sunday.... Read More |
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| Comedian Tracy Morgan in Critical Condition After Accident on New Jersey Turnpike; Driver Charged. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/14 1:05 pm | updated: 06/07/14 1:05 pm |
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| Actor and Comedian Tracy Morgan is in critical condition after a six vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday morning. The accident happened at 1:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike near mile 72 in Cranbury, NJ. It involved two tractor-trailers, a limo bus, an SUV, and two passenger cars. Morgan was traveling in the limo bus with 6 other people. Officials say that the preliminary investigation shows that one of the tractor trailers is to blame, rear ending the limo... Read More |
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| Philadelphia bids to host DNC 2016; Graduating Seniors March in Philly; 76ers to build in Camden |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/14 12:33 am | updated: 06/07/14 12:33 am |
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| The City of Philadelphia formally submitted its bid to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016. Friday was the deadline for cities to file their bids with the DNC. Mayor Nutter made the official announcement today highlighting our city's world class airport and Amtrak hub that makes travel to and from the area simple. As a convention/tourist town, Philadelphia also has the resources to accommodate the tens of thousands of visitors expected during that week. Former governor Ed... Read More |
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| Bucks County Doctor Arrested; Soda Machine Explosion; DNA Solves Missing Person Case from 1968 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/14 6:37 pm | updated: 06/06/14 6:37 pm |
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| A Bucks County doctor has been arrested on charges of owning and distributing child pornography. 36-year-old Quentin Parker of Levittown was arrested on Thursday. An undercover investigation led Penndel Borough police to Parker. He was caught transmitted numerous images and videos of 9-13 year old females engaging in sex acts from April 19th to June 3rd. Authorities executed a search warrant at his home on Dark Leaf Lane on Thursday. Parker is an internal medicine resident doing... Read More |
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| Santander Bank Robbery Havertown; Coast Guard Cape May Rescue; $20k Cell Phones Stolen Walmart NJ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/14 4:31 pm | updated: 06/05/14 4:33 pm |
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| Two men are under arrest after a bank robbery in Havertown, PA this afternoon. It happened just before 2pm Thursday at the Santander Bank branch at 130 North Eagle Road in the Manoa Shopping Center. The men implied they were carrying a weapon. After the robbery, the men fled the bank and into the neighborhood. They were quickly apprehended, but Linwood Elementary was put on lockdown temporarily. Police used multiple canine units to track down and capture the suspects. There were no... Read More |
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| Gosnell's Son Shot During Burglary; Naked Man Punches Cop; Female Teacher Sex With 8th Grade Student |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/14 6:13 pm | updated: 06/04/14 6:13 pm |
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| A man shot during a home invasion this morning in Philadelphia's Mantua section has been identified as imprisoned abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's son. 22-year-old Baron Alexander (formally Gosnell) was shot by a resident of the home on the 3700 block of Brandywine Street in West Philadelphia around 7 am Wednesday. Alexander had broken into the house through a rear bathroom window. The commotion awoke a resident who investigated the noise and became involved in a confrontation with the... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
