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| Elkins Park Apartments Could Collapse, Tenants Leave; Center City Stabbing; Bucks Co. Mega Millions |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/03/21 2:42 am | updated: 07/03/21 2:42 am |
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| Tenants from a Montgomery County apartment building were forced to leave their residences after the building was deemed unsafe. Residents of the Regina Rose Apartments on Stahr Road in Elkins Park found themselves suddenly out of a home. They were allowed inside briefly to gather some belongings. Crews responding to a gas leak last week discovered some structural damage to the building. Fire Marshal Scott Lynch says the building was in danger of collapse. Some temporary repairs were made... Read More |
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| Sha'Carri Richardson Out of Olympic 100; 2 Delaware Tornadoes Confirmed; Jill Biden in Philly on 4th |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/03/21 1:50 am | updated: 07/03/21 1:50 am |
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| American track star Sha'Carri Richardson will not be able to compete in the 100 m at the Olympics in Tokyo next month after she failed a recent drug test. Richardson was the first place finisher in the women's 100m at the United States Olympic trials two weeks ago with a time of 10.86 seconds. The race was held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR, on June 19. Richardson tested positive for marijuana. She received a 30-day suspension after completing a counseling... Read More |
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| Gov Wolf Vetos Ban on Vaccine Passports; 10yo Shot/Killed Accidentally; 2 Bodies Found in Van |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/02/21 2:50 am | updated: 07/02/21 2:50 am |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Wolf vetoed a bill on Thursday, 7/1, that would have banned so-called COVID-19 "vaccine passports." The bill also sought to restrict the heath secretary's actions during a health emergency. The bill would have prevented colleges and universities that receive state money from mandating students get the vaccine in order to attend school. State and local government entities could not require the vaccine to receive in-person services. The bill would have limited the... Read More |
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| Wawa Hoagie Day Returns to Welcome America; Dog Remains Found in Trash; Plastic Bag Ban Begins |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/02/21 1:15 am | updated: 07/02/21 1:15 am |
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| Wawa Hoagie Day returned to the Wawa Welcome America Fest on Thursday, July 1, after being postponed in 2020. It was scheduled to be held outside at Independence Mall and was moved inside the Constitution Center because of the threat of bad weather. About 100 Wawa employees worked from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. constructing 17,000 hoagies. 5,000 hoagies were donated to Philabundance. 2,000 hoagies were given to the Philadelphia Police Athletic League and Veterans Multi-Service Center who had a... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Folksong Society Announces Lineup for the 59 1/2 Annual Philadelphia Folk Fest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/01/21 4:22 pm | updated: 07/01/21 4:22 pm |
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Philadelphia Folksong Society Announces the In-Person Lineup For The 59 1/2 Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival Pocket-Sized Edition Aug 21-22, 2021 @ Spring Mountain Ski Area Upper Salford Township, PA
(July 1, 2021 - PHILADELPHIA) The Philadelphia Folksong Society is very proud to announce the in-person lineup for their 59 1/2 Philadelphia Folk Festival - Pocket-Sized Edition on Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, taking place at the Spring Mountain Ski Area... Read More |
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| NJ AG Grewal Leaving for SEC; Allentown Councilwoman Charged; Radnor Gets New School Mascot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/01/21 1:46 am | updated: 07/01/21 1:46 am |
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| New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that he will be leaving his post for a position in the federal government. He will leave on July 26 and will become the director of the SEC's enforcement division. Grewel became the first Sikh-American Attorney General in the county when he took office in January 2018. "The Enforcement Division has a critical role to play in finding and punishing violations of the law," Grewal said in a statement. "I'm excited to get to work with the... Read More |
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| Bill Cosby Leaves Prison. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Sex Assault Conviction |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/30/21 5:32 pm | updated: 06/30/21 5:32 pm |
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Bill Cosby walked out of state prison on Wednesday afternoon, 6/30, just hours after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction on sexual assault charges. They voted 4-3. 83-year-old Cosby had served over 2 years of a 10-year sentence. He left SCI Phoenix in Montgomery County and returned to his home in Cheltenham just outside Philadelphia.
He was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his Cheltenham home in 2004. Constant was an employee... Read More |
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| Mason Hall Pleads Guilty in Monto Park Rape; Woman Arrested in DE Death; Group Wanted in Teen Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/21 9:20 pm | updated: 06/29/21 9:37 pm |
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| 21-year-old Mason Hall of Norristown admitted today, 6/29, to sexually assaulting a female at gunpoint at a Montgomery County park in August 2017. Hall pled guilty to rape, along with charges of possession of an instrument of a crime, reckless endangerment, unlawful restraint, and related offenses. It happened the morning of August 1, 2017 at Norristown Farm Park. The 19-year-old victim was running on the trail when the then 17-year-old Hall approached her from behind wearing all black.... Read More |
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| Fugitive Aaron Sims Arrested for Deadly Hit-and-Run; Man Shot at DE Mall; Philly Pools Opening Dates |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/29/21 12:13 am | updated: 06/29/21 12:13 am |
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| A man wanted in a fatal DUI hit-and-run crash on the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) was arrested by US Marshals on Monday, 6/28, after being on the run for a year and a half. 27-year-old Aaron Sims of Camden was taken into custody in West Philadelphia. He is charged in the death of 21-year-old Chloe Robertson, a Florida resident. It happened around 1:10 a.m. on January 25, 2020. Robertson was traveling in an Uber while she was in town visiting friends. Her vehicle was rear-ended by... Read More |
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| NJ Masks NOT Mandatory in Schools in Fall; 23yo Drowns at Weymouth Furnace; Deli Meat Truck Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/21 4:52 pm | updated: 06/28/21 4:52 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Monday, June 28, that masks will not be mandatory for students in school buildings come this fall, "absent any dramatic change in our situation before the beginning of the school year." Individual school districts will still be able to implement their own policy. Students will still have to wear masks on school buses. Murphy previously announced that all schools will be returning to full-time, in-person learning.
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Alvin Clay
