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| Temple University Cuts 7 Sports Teams; Woman Arrested for Stealing Christmas Packages |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/13 7:06 pm | updated: 12/06/13 7:06 pm |
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| Temple University announced this afternoon that it was shutting down seven of it's 24 intercollegiate athletic programs. This was the culmination of a seven-month-long analysis of the university's athletic department. They cited costs, inadequate facilities, and Title IX non-compliance as reasons for the cuts. Baseball, softball, men’s crew, women’s crew, men’s gymnastics, men’s outdoor track and field, and men’s indoor track and field are the sports that will be dropped after... Read More |
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| 18 Arrested in Delco Drug Bust; Memorial to Gun Victims at Villanova; Robber Stabbed in S. Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/13 6:31 pm | updated: 12/05/13 6:31 pm |
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| Eighteen people were busted this morning in a pair of drugs raids in Collingdale, Delaware County. The raid dubbed “Operation My Block” focused on the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue that had become overrun by two rival drug gangs. Neighbor complained of the increasing violence, gun fire, and drug activity on their block. Seventeen were arrested for possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance. One was arrested on a domestic warrant. Authorities seized small amounts of... Read More |
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| Nelson Mandela has passed away at age 95 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/13 5:56 pm | updated: 12/05/13 5:56 pm |
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| Nelson Mandela, former South African president, has passed away at the age of 95. Mandela spent 27 years in prison for treason for opposing the apartheid government of the National Party. He was released in 1990 and continued his work as head of the African National Congress, eventually leading to the end of apartheid and his election as the first black president. Nelson won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. He was also presented with the 1993 Liberty Medal in Philadelphia along with F. W. De Klerk.... Read More |
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| Robbery at late-night Fishtown Restaurant Loco Pez; Suspect in Custody for Camden Marine Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/13 6:06 pm | updated: 12/04/13 6:06 pm |
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A masked man with a sawed-off shotgun robbed a popular late-night establishment in Fishtown early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. at the Loco Pez restaurant and bar on the 2400 block of E. Norris Street. The suspect forced two employees and two customers back into the bar after closing and demanded money. He made off with about $1000. He is described as a black male and was wearing a face mask, sunglasses, and a tan jacket. No one was injured.
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| Woman Steals Toys in Bucks County (video); Man Shot Over Beats Headphones Mourned |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/03/13 6:59 pm | updated: 12/03/13 6:59 pm |
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| A woman was caught stealing toys from a Toys for Tots donation bin in a Bucks County restaurant. It happened in a Wings-to-Go in Fairless Hills, PA. The entire incident was caught on surveillance tape. It shows the woman walking up the the bin located in the front of the shop, reaching in and then walking out. A customer on his cell phone was sitting next to it and doesn't notice. The managers did not file a police report and will not pursue the woman, instead saying if she needed help... Read More |
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| Philadelphia's Christmas Music Radio Station is on iradiophilly. Listen to Mistletoe online / mobile |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/03/13 2:01 pm | updated: 12/03/13 2:01 pm |
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| Philadelphia's Christmas music radio is on iradiophilly. Thanksgiving is over and shopping has begun. Join us this season as you celebrate the holidays. Mistletoe is iradiophilly's 24 hour Christmas music station. Mistletoe features all the most popular classics from Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole. Mistletoe also includes newer favorites from Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble... Read More |
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| Sentence for DUI Homocide of Philly Cop; Phoenixville Teacher Arrested for Child Porn |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/02/13 6:11 pm | updated: 12/02/13 6:11 pm |
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A Levittown, Bucks County man was sentenced today to 10-20 years in prison, plus 10 years probation for a wrong-way DUI crash last year on I-95 that killed a motorcycle police officer on his way home from his shift. Officer Brian Lorenzo was driving his service motorcycle when he was struck and killed killed by John Leck Jr. going the wrong way on 95. Leck's blood alcohol was 2 ½ times the legal limit at the time of the crash.
A Phoenixville Middle School teacher has been... Read More |
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| Brawl at Franklin Mills Mall (Video); Free Parking in Philadelphia Saturdays; Hunting Park Suspects |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/29/13 10:11 pm | updated: 11/29/13 10:11 pm |
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A brawl broke out in the middle of the night during Black Friday Shopping at Franklin Mills Mall in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened while the mall was crowded with shoppers looking for deals. The fight occurred around 2:30 AM involving two couple. It started with exchanging words but escalated to fists. At one point when the women were fighting a stun gun was pulled out and fired. Security eventually came and broke it up.
Franklin Mills released this statement:Read More |
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| Flooding Causes Deadly Crash on I-76; Upper Darby Officers Cleared; Blake Bills Sentenced |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/27/13 5:56 pm | updated: 11/27/13 5:56 pm |
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| 25-year-old Blake Bills was sentenced today in a Philadelphia courtroom to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison for his actions in a highly publicized rampage back in March 2013. It involved his fiance, Shayna Sykes, two stolen police cars and a high-speed chase between New Jersey and Philadelphia. On March 5th, after a three day drug binge, the couple was left strung out and their car broken down in Camden. They saw a police cruiser stopped and open, the officer out writing a ticket. They hopped... Read More |
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| Former MontCo GOP Chair Arrested for Rape; Parents Sentenced 30-60 years Starvation of Child |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/26/13 6:29 pm | updated: 11/26/13 6:29 pm |
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| The former chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party has been arrested for allegedly drugging a female employee from his law firm and raping her while she was unconscious. Robert Kerns faces 19 criminal counts, including charges of rape, sexual assault, tampering with evidence, and lying to authorities. The incident happened Oct. 25 after an after-work party. Kerns offered to drive the victim home because she had been drinking. She was drugged on the way to her neighborhood by... Read More |
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