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| Missing Phila 13yo Kymirah Bennett; Wawa Welcome America Kicks Off; Teen Hits Woman on Bike w Shovel |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/30/19 1:24 am | updated: 06/30/19 1:24 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are seeking the public's help in finding a teenager that has been missing since Thursday morning, 6/27. 13-year-old Kymirah Bennett was last seen around 10 a.m. on the 2300 block of South 25th Street. She is 5'7", 125 lbs, medium brown complexion with brown eyes, and shoulder length black straight hair. She was last seen wearing a dark tank top, dark shorts, and red van sneakers. If you have any information about Kymirah or her wherabouts call please contact South... Read More |
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| Hahnemann University Hospital Closes Trauma Center; 4 Gunman Invade Home; Arrest in Playground Arson |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/30/19 12:13 am | updated: 06/30/19 12:13 am |
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| Hahnemann University Hospital says it is no longer accepting trauma patients, however, the emergency room will remain open for now. The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation says they were notified of Hahnemann's decision on Friday night, 6/28. The de-designation as a Level 1 and Level 2 trauma center is effective immediately. Hahnemann's Charles C. Wolferth Trauma Center was completed in 1986. It was Philadelphia's first designated-Level I Trauma Center for adults. This comes just days... Read More |
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| Suspect Shot at Delaware County Court; Reward For Ortiz Shooting Suspect; 25 Shots In Point Breeze |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/19 3:30 pm | updated: 06/28/19 3:30 pm |
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| A suspect trying to escape custody was shot and killed outside of a Delaware County District Court on Friday morning, 6/28. It happened around 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the court on the 500 block of Ridge Road in the Linwood section of Lower Chichester Township. Delaware County District Attorney Kat Copeland said in a press conference on Friday afternoon that the suspect, 34-year-old Darren Williams, was being transferred following a preliminary appearance before Magisterial... Read More |
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| Sgt Robert Wilson III Mural Defaced; Fire in Cheltenham Strip Mall; Philly FOP I-95 Billboards |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/19 12:43 am | updated: 06/28/19 12:49 am |
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| A mural dedicated to the late Philadelphia Sgt. Robert Wilson III in 2017 was defaced sometime on Thursday, 6/27. The mural, on the 2900 block of Ridge Avenue in Strawberry Mansion, features a portrait of Wilson in uniform. He died in the line of duty while protecting customers and employees inside a GameStop store during an armed robbery in March 2015. The graffiti contains an unclear message. The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that... Read More |
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| Hahnemann Gets Cease and Desist on Closure; 78yo Steals Millions; Mother Held on Murder Charges |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/19 11:45 pm | updated: 06/27/19 11:45 pm |
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| On Thursday, 6/27, the Pennsylvania Department of Health ordered the owners of Hahnemann University Hospital to 'cease and desist' any plans to close the hospital and halt actions aimed at winding down services. The company that owns Hahnemann announced on Wednesday that it intended to close the hospital by September due to financial losses and would start diverting trauma patients as early as Monday. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine sent the 'cease and desist' letter.... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery to Close; Hahnemann Closing in Sept; Postal Worker Hit By Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/19 3:56 pm | updated: 06/26/19 3:56 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney confirmed on Wednesday that Philadelphia Energy Solutions has decided to shut down its South Philadelphia refinery complex. Early Friday morning, 6/21, several large explosions and a fire tore through the Girard Point refinery. The 150-year-old facility also contains the Point Breeze refinery. It is the largest facility on the East Coast and processes 335,000 barrels of crude oil daily into a variety of products. The refinery employs around 1,000 who would... Read More |
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| Dinosaur Drives Through Center City; Manayunk Man Arrested for Rape; S.Jersey Playground Set on Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/19 2:36 pm | updated: 06/26/19 2:37 pm |
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| A giant animatronic dinosaur made its way through Center City on Wednesday morning, 6/26, on the back of a flatbed truck. The 40-foot-long Spinosaurus started its journey in Somerdale, Camden County. It crossed the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, through the city, and down and around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway before arriving at its final destination outside of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. The dinosaur will be one of two that are installed at 19th and the Parkway as... Read More |
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| PA GOP Chair Val DiGiorgio Resigns Over Texts; Logan Fire Injures 12; Philly Police LGBT Guidelines |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/19 2:50 pm | updated: 06/25/19 2:50 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Republican Party chairman has resigned after a report in the Inquirer on messages he exchanged with a former Philadelphia City Council candidate. 51-year-old Val DiGiorgio stepped down from the GOP post on Tuesday, 6/25. DiGiorgio and 35-year-old Irina Goldstein sent each other sexually charged text messages for months. She now says she was sexually harrassed. In his resignation letter, DiGiorgio says the Inquirer story has "gross mischaracterizations of mutual... Read More |
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| 10 Police Cadets Resign Over Cheating; Elderly Woman Kills Cobra; 3 Shot/2 Stabbed in South Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/19 12:00 am | updated: 06/25/19 12:00 am |
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| 10 cadets at the Philadelphia Police Academy have resigned after they had planned on cheating on an exam, but were discovered before actually taking the test. All ten cadets were members of the same platoon and the test in question was the motor vehicle code written exam. "One of the members of that platoon had obtained the answers to the test - which by the way, would have been an open-book test anyway - he obtained the answers to the test and began distributing them to several of his... Read More |
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| Delaware Child Aide Arrested for Abuse; Camden Sister Stabs Twin; Seafood Owner Shot in Nicetown |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/19 5:07 pm | updated: 06/24/19 5:07 pm |
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| A Delaware child care center aide has been accused of a sexually assaulting two young children. 27-year-old Timothy K. McCrary of Houston, Delaware, was arrested on Friday, 6/21, following an investigation. He is charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust and one count of unlawful sexual contact with a child under 13 years old. The investigation began in May after officials were notified by the state Division of Family Services about possible sexual abuse.... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
