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| Philly Tax Hikes Liquor, Tobacco; South St DJ Shooter Arrested; Delco Pill Mill Doctor |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/15/13 5:49 pm | updated: 05/15/13 5:49 pm |
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| Mayor Michael Nutter announced a funding package today that would give the Philadelphia School District $95 million in additional budget. That is significantly more than the $60 million the district requested to fill it's current budget gap. $22 million would come from raising the liquor-by-the-drink tax from 10 percent to 15 percent effective July 1st. The city would also add an additional $2 per pack tax on cigarettes on top of the regular taxes starting January 1st hoping to raise $45... Read More |
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| Kermit Gosnell Sentenced to Life; LeSean McCoy Sued for Assault; Operation Blok Buster 28 Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/14/13 6:48 pm | updated: 05/14/13 6:48 pm |
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| Former West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has agreed to give up all future appeals in his case in exchange for life in prison without parole. Gosnell was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder of three babies born alive and viable during abortion procedures, involuntary manslaughter of a woman who died of an overdose on anesthesia, as well as over 200 counts of other violations. Philadelphia prosecution agreed to not pursue the death penalty against Gosnell. After... Read More |
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| South Street DJ Found w/ Drugs; Kermit Gosnell Guilty; NJ Death Race Trooper Sentenced |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/13/13 5:16 pm | updated: 05/13/13 5:16 pm |
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| The popular DJ who was shot inside the Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream shop at 2nd and South Street over the weekend was found with a large amount of drugs in his apartment. Tom Watson, 36, also known as DJ Fenicx, was going to his apartment above the shop when he was murdered. Surveillance video shows Watson trying to fight off his attackers before he was shot. The are only described as black males last seen wearing dark-colored hoodies. Police believe they were after the drugs because his... Read More |
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| Kermit Gosnell has been found Guilty of first degree murder in abortion case; Verdict is in, Guilty. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/13/13 3:20 pm | updated: 05/13/13 3:20 pm |
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The jury in the capital murder trial against former Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has reached a verdict. The jury has found Gosnell guilty of 3 of the 4 counts of first-degree murder for snipping the necks of babies born alive during abortion procedures. He was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter of former patient Karnamaya Mongar after she was given a lethal dose of anesthesia.
Earlier this morning the jury passed a note to Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey P.... Read More |
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| Trenton Hostage Standoff Continues; Two Dead, Children still hostage on second day |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/13 3:03 pm | updated: 05/11/13 6:21 pm |
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A hostage standoff in Trenton, NJ has gone over 24 hours. Two people are dead inside the home on the 200 block of Grand Street and multiple children are being held hostage inside. It continues as of 8:00 pm Saturday.
UPDATE: Officers stormed the house at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday. The man was shot to death. Three children were rescued and two bodies were recovered.
The hostage situation began around 3:30 pm on Friday when police responded to the home after calls from... Read More |
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| Hostage Standoff in Trenton, Two Dead; Principal Pleads Guilty to Child Porn; $75k for Aida Guzman |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/13 10:53 pm | updated: 05/10/13 10:53 pm |
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| Two people are dead inside a home in Trenton, NJ as a hostage situation continues as of 8:00 p.m. Saturday. The hostage situation began around 3:30 pm on Friday at 250 Grand Street, near the corner of Grand and Chestnut, when police responded to the home after calls from concerned neighbors. When officers arrived and found the man was armed they backed off. The suspect has barricaded himself inside the home but has been in communication with FBI negotiators and authorities. A woman and... Read More |
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| Lost Emu Found Allentown; 12-year-old shot in face by 11yo; Blogger Joshua Albert Sentenced 7-23m |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/10/13 6:14 pm | updated: 05/10/13 6:14 pm |
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| A man in Walnutport, Northampton County, PA, north of Allentown, looked out his kitchen window Tuesday night and saw what he thought was a giant wild turkey. When Robert Leseberg went out to get a closer look at the bird it easily stood up over the 6' 3” man. He realized the 'turkey' was indeed an exotic emu and left the bird alone. After returning from picking up dinner it was standing in his driveway and not budging. With the help of a neighbor, Leseburg was able to wrangle the bird... Read More |
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| Mayor Nutter Signs LGBT Bill; Welcome America 4th July Lineup; Camden Murder Rate on Record Pace |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/09/13 6:14 pm | updated: 05/09/13 6:14 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed legislation today that is some of the most comprehensive in the nation in assuring equal rights for the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population. The bill makes Philadelphia the first large city in the United States to offer tax credits to businesses that extend health benefits to partners of LGBT employee's and their children equal to what is already provided to heterosexual couples. It also offers tax credits to businesses that... Read More |
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| Body of Missing Paige Aiello Found under George Washington Bridge |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/09/13 3:45 pm | updated: 05/09/13 3:45 pm |
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The body of missing 22-year-old Paige Aiello has been found under the George Washington Bridge. The senior communications major and tennis captain at The College of New Jersey went missing from her parent's home on April 9th in Hillsborough, NJ.
Her purse, cellphone and car keys were found along the south walkway of the George Washington Bridge a month ago and her car was recovered from a parking garage in New Brunswick, NJ near the train station. New York Harbor police searched... Read More |
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| TV Falls on 2-year-old Boy; Bishop McFadden Funeral; Roy Halladay to have surgery |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/13 6:01 pm | updated: 05/08/13 6:01 pm |
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A young child was injured in the Cedarbrook section of Philadelphia when a large television fell on him. Police were called to the 1100 block of East Sydney Street in Cedarbrook at around 4pm. A 40 inch tube-style TV had toppled over and fell on a 2-year-old boy. He suffered head injuries and was in critical condition. He was rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center.
Funeral services were held today for Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph McFadden in Harrisburg. He died... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
