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| Fire and Prison Commissioners Named; NJ Teacher Accused of Sex Assault; Wawa Donates $5 mil to CHOP |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/12/16 9:12 pm | updated: 04/12/16 9:12 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced his picks for fire and prison commissioners today. He went out of state for the former but stayed in house for the later. 43-year-old Adam Thiel, who has been serving as Virginia's deputy secretary of veterans affairs and homeland security, was named fire commissioner. Thiel was previously fire chief of Alexandria, VA, and served in fire and emergency services in four states. 45-year-old Blanche Carney has been named prison commissioner. She is a... Read More |
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| Penn Student Killed By Train; Cabrini Student Dies in West Conshohocken; Verizon Workers to Strike |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/16 9:15 pm | updated: 04/11/16 9:15 pm |
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| University of Pennsylvania officials have identified the student who was struck and killed by a SEPTA Market-Frankford train on Monday morning. 21-year-old Ao "Olivia" Kong was a junior finance major at Wharton School of Business. She is from Philadelphia and attended Central High School. It happened around 7 a.m. near the 40th Street Station. Police say that she jumped in front of the train and was pronounced dead at the scene. Kong was a member of both a business and a service... Read More |
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| Driver on Run, Crash Into Bensalem Home; Student Death in West Coshohocken; Woman in NJ Creek ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/16 3:55 am | updated: 04/11/16 3:55 am |
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| Police in Bensalem, Bucks County, are searching for a driver who crashed their SUV into a home early on Sunday morning. It happened around 5:30 a.m. on the 2200 block of Monroe Avenue. The car was traveling northbound on Knights Road when it lost control, went through bushes and trees, crashed through a garden shed, before slamming into the house on the other side of the street. The homeowner's wife, Dolly, was sleeping in a hospital bed in the living room after returning home from the... Read More |
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| April Snow Showers in Philly; 3-year-old Killed in Lehigh Crash; Two Women Stabbed in North Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/16 2:57 am | updated: 04/10/16 2:57 am |
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| April snow showers swept through the region on Saturday. As much as 5 inches of heavy wet snow piled up on some grassy areas with others just getting a slushy coating. Early April snow is not that unusual. In fact, on this day in history, April 9th, 2000, we had a similar spring snow with a few inches of accumulations. Tonight, behind the storm a Freeze Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday with low temperatures of 26 in Center City. Just to think that one month ago on March 9th the... Read More |
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| Car Crash in Schuylkill, Man Dies; Suspect Shot by Off-Duty Cop; Woman Dead at Staples |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/16 2:06 am | updated: 04/10/16 2:06 am |
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| The body of a dead man was recovered from a car that had crashed into the Schuylkill River early Saturday morning in Philadelphia. The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. along Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park. Police say the car exited the Roosevelt Boulevard south. It then crossed Ridge Ave and Kelly Drive before hitting the curb and going airborne. The car flipped over and landed in the river about 40 feet from shore. It took divers a few hours to pull the 26-year-old man from the... Read More |
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| Villanova Parade Takes Over Center City; 3 Arrested in I-95 Chase; Deadly Columbus Blvd Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/16 1:28 am | updated: 04/09/16 1:28 am |
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| Tens of thousands of Villanova students, alumni, and fans descended upon Center City Philadelphia on Friday afternoon for a victory parade for the 2016 NCAA National Champion Men's Basketball team. The chilly, brisk weather did not stop the roughly 60,000 people from lining Market Street and covering every inch of Dilworth Park around City Hall. The parade started at 20th Street and featured members of the 1985 and 2009 teams, the Villanova University band and cheerleaders, and even the... Read More |
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| KOP Kidnap Suspect Out on Bail; Princeton LAX Coach Fired video; Aramark HQ to Stay in Philadelphia |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/16 8:28 pm | updated: 04/07/16 8:28 pm |
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| Cherie Amoore, who is accused of kidnapping a 7-week old baby from the King of Prussia mall last week, was released from jail on Wednesday after posting bail. Amoore is charged with kidnapping of a minor, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, interference with the custody of a child, concealment of the whereabouts of a child and other related charges. Last Thursday around 5:45 p.m., she allegedly took the baby boy while the mother was distracted near the food court at the mall. She... Read More |
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| Juror Dismissed in Dougherty Case; Naloxone Funding Philly Police; SEPTA Plans Villanova Parade |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/16 9:16 pm | updated: 04/06/16 9:16 pm |
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| A juror in the Daniel Dougherty arson/murder trial was dismissed today, five days into deliberations, due to emotional reasons. The jury sent the judge a note late on Tuesday saying that unidentified juror told the others that "[w]e are going to cause her to have a nervous breakdown." They said she was alternately pacing the room and putting her head on the table, hyperventilating, and taking anxiety pills. The judge told the jury to stop deliberations and that an alternate juror would... Read More |
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| Villanova Basketball Parade in Center City Friday 1pm; 3 arrested, 27 injured in celebrations |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/16 9:19 pm | updated: 04/05/16 9:19 pm |
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| Villanova University has announced plans for a parade to celebrate the Men's Basketball 2016 NCAA National Championship. It will be held this Friday, April 8th in Center City Philadelphia. The parade will start at 20th and Market and end at Dilworth Park next to City Hall. More details about the parade will be coming. The mayor's office says that the university will pay for most of the $22,000 price tag. Mayor Kenney sees the celebration as great for the city with many people taking the... Read More |
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| LeSean McCoy Will Not Face Charges; Man Wanted For Fake NCAA Tix; Wilson Will Stay at Princeton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/16 9:21 pm | updated: 04/04/16 9:21 pm |
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| Former Philadelphia Eagles' running back LeSean McCoy will not face any charges stemming from a nightclub brawl that left two off-duty Philadelphia Police officers with serious injuries. District Attorney Seth Williams announced today that, “There is insufficient evidence to prove that any individual committed a criminal offense.” He explained that while it is clear there was a physical altercation with injuries there was not enough credible evidence to determine who was the initial... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
