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| Rizzo Statue Egged, Man Arrested - Video; Campbell CEO Exits Panel; Philly is Charlottesville March |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/16/17 6:26 pm | updated: 08/16/17 6:26 pm |
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| A man was arrested this morning after throwing eggs at the statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo in Center City Philadelphia. It happened in broad daylight around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday. The statue is located out front of the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall. The incident was caught on camera. The man was chased down by police officers and placed into custody. The 25-year-old man from Maplewood, NJ, was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. The statue had... Read More |
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| Trump Blames Both Sides for Violence; $15k Reward Police Garage Arson; Lawmaker Says Take Rizzo Down |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/16/17 1:23 am | updated: 08/16/17 1:25 am |
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| President Trump held a press conference Tuesday in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan. While he didn't back away from his remarks from the White House on Monday that the members of the various racist alt-right groups protesting the removal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee statue were 'bad', he reverted to his initial response from Saturday that fault lies on 'many sides.' Trump said, "You had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also... Read More |
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| PHL Live Center Stage is Back! Submissions for 2017 Music Competition/Showcase are Open |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/17 9:02 pm | updated: 08/15/17 9:07 pm |
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| PHL Live Center Stage is back for its fourth season! Philadelphia City Councilman-at-large David Oh announced today at a press conference at City Hall that this year's music competition/showcase submissions are now open. The past three years, hundreds of talented Philadelphia area artists/musicians/bands have submitted applications. Each year five finalists in ten genre categories performed at showcases around the city in front of judges and winners were announced at an award show at the... Read More |
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| Missing Gloucester Father, Kids; Cape May Teen Opioid Death; Northeast Philly Apartment Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/17 7:02 pm | updated: 08/15/17 7:04 pm |
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| Police in Gloucester Township, NJ, are looking for a father and his two children. They were reported missing on Monday, August 14th by a family member. 40-year-old Raymond Reasoner III and his two children, 1-year-old Raegan and 3-year-old Raymond IV, were last seen at their Church Street home in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township. They were reported missing when Reasoner failed to show up for work on Monday. He drives a dark tan or brown 2013 Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania... Read More |
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| Man Wanted for Urinating on Synagogue; 84yo Woman Tied w/ Belts; NE Philly Target Shooter Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/14/17 11:37 pm | updated: 08/14/17 11:46 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in identifying a person wanted for urinating by the front doors of a synagogue in Northeast Philadelphia. The incident was captured on surveillance camera. It happened at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the Congregation Beth Solomon at 198 Tomlinson Road in the city's Somerton section. The man approached the front doors, made an obscene gesture to the camera, and then urinated on the wall and sidewalk in front of the doors to the synagogue. He then... Read More |
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| Trump Condemns Racism, Sessions Says Domestic Terrorism; Couple Dead in South Philly; Bus/Car Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/14/17 7:33 pm | updated: 08/14/17 7:33 pm |
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| President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday and spoke more specifically in his condemnation of the violence and attack that killed one and injured 19 in Charlottesville, VA over the weekend. "Racism is evil," Mr. Trump said. "And those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the K.K.K., neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans." 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. was arrested... Read More |
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| Charlottesville Victim and Suspect ID'd; Trump's Response Questioned/Clarified; Philly Area Vigils |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/14/17 3:49 am | updated: 08/14/17 3:50 am |
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| A woman who was killed this weekend in Charlottesville, VA, amidst the clash between counter-protestors and white nationalists on Saturday has been identified. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was crossing the street with a group of peaceful counter-protestors when a silver Dodge Challenger drove into the crowd, smashed into a car, and then backed up through the crowd (see video below). Heyer was killed and 19 others were injured. Police have arrested 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio.... Read More |
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| Center City Hit-and-Run Photos; Target Store Shooting in Northeast; Police Shooting North Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/12/17 1:54 am | updated: 08/12/17 1:54 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect and vehicle wanted for a deadly hit-and-run in Center City last Sunday. It happened around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, August 6th near Broad and Race Streets. 53-year-old Ann Broderick, a homeless woman, was struck by a white four-door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with black fenders. The driver sped off after the accident. Broderick was found by a security guard and rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. The vehicle... Read More |
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| Sucker Puncher Claims Prison Assault; Child Left in Car When Stolen; Margate Dune Project Continues |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/17 6:30 am | updated: 08/11/17 6:30 am |
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| The man who was caught on video outside of a West Chester convenience store this past spring sucker punching a disabled man is now claiming he is the victim of attacks at the hands of Chester County prison guards. Barry Baker Jr., who identified himself as "the person whom you guys love writing about," wrote a hand-written letter to local paper The Daily Local News telling... Read More |
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| Perseid Meteor Showers in Philadelphia Sky August 11-13 2017 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/17 4:32 am | updated: 08/11/17 4:32 am |
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Each August as the Earth's annual orbit takes it through the remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle/109P, we are treated to a dramatic show of meteors streaking through the sky called the Perseids. Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, this meteor shower will peak tonight Friday August 11th through Saturday August 12th. It is not uncommon to see up to 100 meteors an hour with the Perseids.
The forecast is for clear skies in the Philadelphia area early... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
