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Foam in Center City After PECO Explosion; Jill Stein Drops PA Recount; Fire in Oakland 'Ghost Ship' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/04/16 1:49 am | updated: 12/04/16 1:49 am |
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Explosions at a PECO substation in Center City caused massive amounts of fire suppressant foam to leak from the building and cover an entire block. Police received several 911 calls around 1 p.m. reporting explosions coming from inside the PECO Waverly Sub Station on the 400 block of South Juniper Street near Lombard. Crews arrived to find the fire suppressant systems had released a large amount of foam to prevent the spread of any fire inside in the building. It poured out onto the... Read More |
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Funeral Arrangements for Ardythe Hope; Camden Police Catch Rapist; Blue Route Road Rage Sentence |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/03/16 5:58 am | updated: 12/03/16 5:58 am |
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The Wilmington Fire Department has announced funeral arrangements for fallen Senior Firefighter Ardythe Hope. A public viewing will be held on December 10th from 10 a.m. to Noon, with a full firefighter funeral at 1 pm. The family will hold a reception after the service. It will take place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, located at 815 Justison Street in Wilmington. Hope is the third firefighter to die in connection to an arson blaze on September 24th on the 1900 Block of Lakeview... Read More |
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Kensington Mother of 2yo Charged; NJ Woman Killed in Lyft; 91 Stolen Bikes Found in Camden |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/02/16 8:21 pm | updated: 12/02/16 8:21 pm |
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The mother of a 2-year-old boy whose death has been ruled a homicide has been arrested and charged in the case. 23-year-old Andrea Worrell has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and obstructing justice. Police responded to the 600 block of E. Clementine Street in Kensington just before Midnight on Tuesday. 2-year-old Zyair Worrell was unresponsive and was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. The medical examiner... Read More |
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Phila. School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund; Deadly Police Pursuit; Cheltenham Teacher Suspended |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/02/16 2:49 am | updated: 12/02/16 2:49 am |
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Philadelphia Councilman-at-large David Oh introduced a bill today that would create a City non-profit organization with the purpose of reimbursing teachers for classroom items and supplies. Bill #161061 would authorize City Officials to file paperwork to incorporate the non-profit to be called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc. The new organization would "reimburse personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies,... Read More |
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Photos/Video of Person-of-Interest in Rittenhouse Bomb; SJ Man Arrested for pro-Trump Graffiti |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/01/16 8:26 pm | updated: 12/01/16 8:27 pm |
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Philadelphia officials have released new information in connection with the Rittenhouse Square mail bombing last month. Police showed photos taken from surveillance footage of a person-of-interest who dropped off the explosive package. On November 22nd, 62-year-old Jim Alden opened the package in his kitchen on the 1800 block of Pine Street in Center City and triggered the explosion. He suffered severe injuries and shrapnel damage to his face, chest, and arms. The package was addressed... Read More |
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Overbrook Hit-and-Run Suspect ID'd; Man Falls From Bridge Dies; DE Woman Leaves Kids in Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 12/01/16 6:45 pm | updated: 12/01/16 6:45 pm |
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Officials have identified the man arrested yesterday in connection with the deadly hit-and-run accident in Overbrook last week. 24-year-old Paul Woodlyn has been charged with homicide by vehicle, accident by death, and involuntary manslaughter. Bail has been set at $500,000. The vehicle in the crash was recovered a few hours earlier at an auto body shop in Frazer, Chester County. The tip came in from the shop owner who saw the news and became suspicious. 8-year-old Jayanna Powell was... Read More |
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Anti-Trump Vandal ID as Philly City Lawyer; NJ Teen Admits to Fatal Hit-and-Run; Mayfair Teen Shot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/30/16 7:54 pm | updated: 11/30/16 7:54 pm |
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One of the two vandals caught on video spray painting anti-Trump graffiti on a grocery store in Chestnut Hill late Thanksgiving night has been identified as a city lawyer for Philadelphia . The man seen wearing a blue blazer and khaki pants holding a wine glass is Duncan Lloyd. He is currently an Assistant City Solicitor in the Law Department for the City of Philadelphia. The incident happened shortly after midnight on Friday, November 25th at the Fresh Grocer on the 8200 block of... Read More |
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$25k Reward in Overbrook Hit-and-Run; Anti-Trump Graffiti in Chestnut Hill; Sixers Halftime Concerts |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/29/16 8:02 pm | updated: 11/29/16 8:02 pm |
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The reward is now $25,000 in the hit-and-run death of an Overbrook girl last week. 8-year-old Jayanna Powell was stuck and killed on November 18th while crossing the street with her two siblings at 63rd and Lansdowne Ave. The driver did not stop. The vehicle is described as a gray or silver Nissan Altima or Maxima. It would have front end damage. Powell's family and police urge the driver to turn themselves in to authorities. There was a previous reward of $10,000 from Philadelphia... Read More |
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9 Injured, Suspect Dead in Ohio State Attack; Stein Sues for PA Recount; Nelson Agholor Inactive |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/28/16 8:44 pm | updated: 11/28/16 8:44 pm |
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Nine people were injured in an attack on the campus of Ohio State University this morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., an 18-year-old Somali-American man drove his car into a group of people standing outside an engineering classroom building. He then got out of the vehicle and began stabbing people with a butcher knife. The man was shot and killed by a police officer who was nearby. Ohio State officials initially sent out an alert saying there was an "active shooter" and to "run, hide,... Read More |
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Man Dead in Schuylkill River at Market; Wrong Way Drunk Hits Cop; Man Dead After Roxborough Standoff |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 11/27/16 5:54 am | updated: 11/27/16 5:54 am |
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A man was pulled from the Schuylkill River late Saturday morning. The 39-year-old was found floating in the river near the Market Street bridge on the University City side just before 10 am. He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:59 a.m. His identity has not been released. Police are investigating how the man ended up in the river.
A drunk driver heading the wrong way on a road in New Jersey crashed head-on with a police... Read More |
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