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| Vincent Cirillo Jr. Found Guilty of Rape; 17yo Shot Dead in Point Breeze; Philly Commish Gets Ticket |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/15/17 7:24 pm | updated: 02/15/17 7:24 pm |
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| A Montgomery County jury took a little more than 6 hours over two days to find a longtime defense attorney guilty of raping a client after she passed out in her apartment. 57-year-old Vincent Cirillo Jr. was convicted of guilty of Rape of an Unconscious Person and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. The incident happened in August 2015. Cirillo claimed in his defense that the encounter with the 22-year-old woman was consensual. He had pled guilty back in October to avoid facing the... Read More |
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| NJ Man Convicted in Etan Patz Murder; Secret Service Director Resigns; Wawa Store to Serve Beer |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/14/17 9:05 pm | updated: 02/14/17 9:05 pm |
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| A Maple Shade, NJ, man was convicted today of murder almost 38 years after 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing on his way to the bus stop in New York City. 56-year-old Pedro Hernandez worked as a store clerk in Etan's Manhattan neighborhood back in 1979. He was not a suspect until 2012. He told police that he offered Etan a soda, choked him, and placed him in a box by the curb for trash pickup while still alive. In 2015, a jury deadlocked after 18 days of deliberation. This jury was out... Read More |
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| Mayor Kenney and Amplify Philly Initiative Announce Details of 2017 SXSW Participation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/14/17 8:13 pm | updated: 02/14/17 8:13 pm |
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PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney and the Philadelphia Department of Commerce will join a coalition of Philadelphia startups, corporations, musicians, and other partners in Austin, Texas at the SXSW Interactive & Music Festival this March. The Amplify Philly initiative will promote Philadelphia as a hub for innovation, highlighting the companies, music, and technologies created here.
"I am excited the City will once again be part of Amplify Philly's collaborative... Read More |
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| Sandusky's Son Arrested For Child Sex Abuse; Wheelchair Man Shot; Broad Street Run Deadline Tonight |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/17 8:14 pm | updated: 02/13/17 8:14 pm |
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| Jeffrey Sandusky, son of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, was arrested today on 14 child sexual abuse charges. The 41-year-old is being held at Centre County Prison on $200,000 bail. His charges include statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, six counts of unlawful contact with a minor and two counts each of photographing or depicting sexual acts, sexual abuse of children and corruption of minors. His father is currently serving a 30-60 year... Read More |
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| 59th Annual Grammy Awards Winners and Performers; Adele, Chance the Rapper, David Bowie Win Big |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/13/17 6:12 am | updated: 02/13/17 6:14 am |
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| The 59th Annual Grammy Awards were presented on Sunday evening from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The big winner of the night was Adele who won five Grammys including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for 25 and 'Hello.' Chance the Rapper, whose album Coloring Book was self-published, won Best New Artist, Rap Performance, and Rap Album. The late David Bowie also won five Grammys including Rock Song, Rock Performance, and Alternative Music Album for Blackstar. Beyonce... Read More |
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| Albert Boscov Passes Away, 87; NJ Trooper Shooting Justified; Police Shooting in Bridgeton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/11/17 5:48 am | updated: 02/11/17 5:48 am |
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| Pennsylvania business man and department store chairman Albert Boscov passed away on Friday in Reading of pancreatic cancer. He was 87. Boscov took over the department store chain in 1954. It originally started with a single dry goods store by his Russian immigrant father in 1914. He grew the enterprise into the largest family owned department store chain in the country, spanning the entire Mid-Atlantic region. Boscov attended Drexel University and donated generously to Penn State Berks... Read More |
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| Triple Play in Philadelphia Skies Tonight: Full Snow Moon, Lunar Eclipse, and Comet Watch Live Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/10/17 9:05 pm | updated: 02/10/17 9:05 pm |
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| Catch a special celestial showcase in tonight's skies as we are treated to the full snow moon, a partial penumbral lunar eclipse, and a comet. February's full moon is nicknamed the 'Snow Moon' and here in Philadelphia we just so happen to have a fresh blanket to set the scene. The lunar eclipse will begin at 5:34 p.m. local time and end at 9:53 p.m. This will be a partial eclipse, where the moon only slightly enters Earth's outer shadow (or penumbra), and you will only notice the moon dim and... Read More |
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| DA Seth Williams Not Running Reelection; Police Rescue 2 Elderly Women; Falling Ice Closes Market St |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/10/17 7:10 pm | updated: 02/10/17 7:10 pm |
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| Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced that he will not seek re-election to a third term following an ethics controversy that included his failing to report $160,000 worth of gifts. He also faces an ongoing FBI and IRS investigation into his personal and political finances. Williams was fined $62,000 by the Philadelphia Board of Ethics last week for failing to disclose gifts that included a new roof, vacations, airfare, sports tickets, a watch, and more. Williams plans to... Read More |
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| Penn State Stops Alcohol at Fraternity Parties; Winter Storm Came Up Short, Cold Winds Settle In |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/09/17 9:05 pm | updated: 02/09/17 9:05 pm |
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| Penn State University has indefinitely stopped fraternity and sorority parties where alcohol is served following a recent student death and what school officials call growing allegations of hazing, sexual assault and other misconduct. Vice president for student affairs Damon Sims and the Penn State Interfraternity Council acted jointly to halt alcohol related activities. On Thursday, February 2nd around 11 p.m., 19-year-old sophomore Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, NJ, fell down a flight of... Read More |
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| Winter Storm Warning Tonight in Philadelphia, 6-8 Inches of Snow, Cold/Wind Returns |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/08/17 8:05 pm | updated: 02/08/17 8:05 pm |
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| It may be 65 degrees with a record high and sunny skies in Philadelphia this Wednesday afternoon, but in just a few hours the temperatures will drop to the 30's and the skies will be filled with snow. The precipitation will start off as plain rain later on this evening around 10 pm. Overnight, expect the changeover to snow to happen from NW to SE and the mercury drops. By the early morning hours, all areas should be seeing heavy/wet snowfall accumulating 1-2" per hour. Snow will continue... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
