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| Phillie Phanatic Has Jury Duty; Target Removes Clown Masks; SUV Crashes into Acme |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/16 9:28 pm | updated: 10/17/16 9:28 pm |
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| Today was Juror Appreciation Day in the Philadelphia Courts and hundreds reporting for duty on Monday morning to Room 101 of the Criminal Justice Center had a few surprises. Villanova head basketball coach Jay Wright and the Phillie Phanatic both 'reported' for duty as well. Wright talked to the jurors thanking them for their service and how important it was to the community and our democracy. The Phanatic, well, he did his thing, entertaining everyone as he bumbled through the process.... Read More |
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| Woman Stabs Man 77 Times, Burns Body; Cumberland Lockdown Lifted; Teen Dead at Wordsworth |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/14/16 5:23 pm | updated: 10/14/16 5:23 pm |
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| A woman has been arrested for stabbing a man 77 times and setting his body on fire in his Germantown apartment last month. 52-year-old Tina Vanderhorst was taken into custody without incident by U.S. Marshals in an apartment in Mayfair where she had been staying with a friend. Vanderhorst is accused of stabbing to death 64-year-old Robert Lynch in his apartment on the 500 block of East Church Lane and then returning on the morning of September 12th to set the body on fire. Police say the... Read More |
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| Chris Christie Faces Misconduct Complaint; Ivanka Trump in Philly Suburbs; PA Turnpike Taking Cards |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/13/16 6:53 pm | updated: 10/13/16 6:53 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie faces a citizen's complaint of official misconduct in the case of lane closures to the George Washingon Bridge in Fort Lee, NJ in September 2013. A judge signed the summons on Thursday and it is now in the hands of the Bergen County prosecutor's office who will determine if it leads to an indictment. Official misconduct in the state of New Jersey is a second-degree offense with a possible sentence of five to ten years. The complaint was filed by retired... Read More |
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| Rt.1 Reopens in DE, Chickens on Road; Fire in North Philly; Camden Field Vandalized |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/16 3:14 pm | updated: 10/12/16 3:14 pm |
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Rt. 1 in Delaware reopened late this morning after an early morning accident involving two tractor trailers that spilled chickens onto the roadway. It happened just before 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes near the Smyrna exit 119. One of the trucks overturned and dumped its load of live chickens over a stretch of the highway. The southbound lanes were closed for several hours as crews worked to cleanup the wreck and round up the chickens. The highway reopened around 10:15 a.m.
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| Music News - Drake Cancels Philly Show; Halloween Skating at Fillmore; Beach Slang Guitarist Let Go |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/16 3:04 am | updated: 10/12/16 3:04 am |
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| Rapper Drake has announced that he will be canceling the remainder of his Summer Sixteen tour due to injury. That includes a concert date scheduled for this Thursday, October 13th at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. A show in Toronto, and 2 shows in both Newark, NJ, and Brooklyn, NY were also canceled. "Drake suffered a severe ankle injury during the tour which he did his best to power through," a spokesperson for the rapper said in a statement. "By doing this, he made his injury... Read More |
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| 1 Dead, 2 Injured Shooting in Northeast; Vegan Mother Arrested; Burnt Paper in Police Gas Tank |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/11/16 5:06 pm | updated: 10/11/16 5:06 pm |
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| A triple shooting in Northeast Philadelphia has left two injured and one teen dead. It happened around 9:10 p.m. Monday on the 3100 block of Stirling Street in the city's Mayfair section across the street from a playground and rec center. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest and 16-year-old boy was shot in the stomach. They were both taken to the hospital. The 17-year-old died while the 16-year-old is in critical condition. A 21-year-old man was also shot in the neck. He ran four... Read More |
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| Turkey Hill Ice Cream Recall; Trump Taj Mahal Closes; NJ Woman Killed Getting Off Bus |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/16 6:34 pm | updated: 10/10/16 6:34 pm |
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| Turkey Hill Dairy, based in Lancaster County, is recalling packages of mislabeled ice cream. Some 48 oz containers of Dutch Chocolate Premium ice cream actually contain Rocky Road flavored ice cream. Rocky Road has almond and egg ingredients which could be a problem for those with food sensitivities and allergies. The packages in question would have a UPC Code 20735-42095 and a sell-by date of May 23, 2017 printed on the bottom. Stores have been notified to pull the product from the... Read More |
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| Man Falls 45 ft in Trash Pit Dies; USS Murtha Commissioned; 2 Police Shot, 1 injured in Palm Springs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/16 4:35 am | updated: 10/09/16 4:35 am |
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| Thousands gathered at Penn's Landing on Saturday morning to see the commissioning ceremony of the U.S. Navy's newest amphibious warship. The USS John P. Murtha is named after the late US Congressman from the 12th District of Pennsylvania. Murtha was the longest serving congressman in state history representing southwestern PA for 35 years. He was also a US Marine. The naming has drawn controversy. Murtha has been attached to several political scandals over the years. Public tours will be... Read More |
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| Uber and Lyft Allowed Back in Philly; Trump Taj Mahal to Close Monday; Tina Fey Honored at Temple |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/16 4:04 am | updated: 10/08/16 4:04 am |
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| Ride sharing companies operating in Philadelphia gained a victory in court on Friday; a halt to the cease and desist order levied against them on Thursday. Commonwealth Court appeals Judge Robert Simpson halted the injuction put in place by Judge Linda Carpenter as part of a lawsuit filed by the Taxi Workers Alliance of Philadelphia. UberX and Lyft operated over the summer under temporary authorization from the state. That agreement expired on September 30th. The Philadelphia Parking... Read More |
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| NJ Gas Tax Raise Passes Legislature; Toddler Tells Police 'Mommy Dead' in OD; Joe Biden in Bucks Co. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/07/16 7:24 pm | updated: 10/07/16 7:24 pm |
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| The New Jersey Senate and General Assembly have approved a package of bills that includes a 23 cent per gallon raise in the state's gas tax. The bill now goes to Governor Chris Christie. The tax increase will help replenish the Transportation Trust Fund. The package also reduces sales and estate taxes and offers tax credits to veterans and low-income residents. New Jersey's gas tax was second lowest in the country, just above Alaska. It would be moved from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents, or... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
