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| Fmr Lehigh Student Gets 7-20yrs Thallium Poisoning; Verdict in 7yo Boy's Death; NJ Schools Fall Open |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/21 12:43 am | updated: 03/25/21 12:43 am |
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| A former Lehigh University student has been sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison after he admitted to poisoning his roommate with a heavy metal in an attempt to kill him. 24-year-old Yukai Yang pled guilty to the attempted murder of Juwan Royal. All other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal. Yang will be deported back to China after he serves his sentence. Yang had purchased thallium and put it in his roommate's food and drink causing weight loss, headaches, and nausea.... Read More |
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| Dr. Rachel Levine Confirmed by Senate; Northern Liberties ATM Explosion; Intruder Stabbed to Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/21 11:20 pm | updated: 03/24/21 11:20 pm |
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| Dr. Rachel Levine, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, was approved by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, 3/24, as the next assistant secretary of health in the Department of Heath and Human Services. The vote was 52-48. She is the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. Levine was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in January. She previously held a visible role in leading Pennsylvania's response to COVID-19 and is at the... Read More |
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| FEMA Only Giving 2nd Doses, Other Appts. Canceled; Front Door Stolen; Philly FIFA World Cup 2026 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/21 4:56 pm | updated: 03/24/21 4:56 pm |
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Philadelphia's mass vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center will only be administering second doses for the next 3 weeks. The FEMA-run site will be giving second doses of the Pfizer vaccine to those who received their first dose at the clinic the past few weeks and scheduled an appointment for their second shot then. Walk-ups will not be given a shot at this time. FEMA says they hope to have the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine in a few weeks by April 12.
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| Bucks Co Woman Raped/Drugged in Miami Hotel; Suspect Shot by Undercover Agent; Philly Waiting 4/30 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/23/21 11:30 pm | updated: 03/23/21 11:32 pm |
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| Two North Carolina men are accused of raping, drugging, and robbing a Bucks County woman who was found dead in her Miami hotel room last week. Surveillance footage shows 21-year-old Evoire Collier and 24-year-old Dorian Taylor entering the lobby of the Albion Hotel in South Beach with 24-year-old Christine Englehardt of Richboro around 1 a.m. Thursday, 3/18. The two men leave about 30 minutes later. She was found by hotel staff the next day. The two men are accused of giving her a 'green... Read More |
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| Car Chase After Carjacking/Shooting, Woman Caught; Ski Lift Accident at Camelback; Deed Fraud Case |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/23/21 12:16 am | updated: 03/23/21 12:16 am |
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| Philadelphia Police chased a female suspect into New Jersey on Monday night, 3/22, after a shooting and carjacking. It happened around 7 p.m. on the 5600 block of Pentridge Street in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood. A 28-year-old man was sitting in his car. The female suspect got in the car, struggled with the man, and shot him once in the back. She then stole the car. The man was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he is in critical condition. Philadelphia police spotted... Read More |
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| NJ Police Officer Saves Woman From Fire; $300k Jewelry Theft At Nightclub; More Philly Schools Open |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/22/21 4:35 pm | updated: 03/22/21 4:35 pm |
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| A Winslow Township Police Officer is being called a hero after he saved an elderly woman from her burning apartment in Sicklerville, NJ, on Saturday night, 3/20. It happened around 9 p.m. at the Edgewood Acres apartment complex at the corner of Church Road and Sickler Avenue. Officer Jarel Ferren was on patrol and saw flames coming from the rear sliding door of an apartment. He called in the fire and then entered the building through the first floor. "There was heavy black smoke coming... Read More |
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| Transgender Woman Assaulted and Stabbed; Large Illegal Parties Making Havoc; $1k Reward SEPTA Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/21/21 11:49 pm | updated: 03/21/21 11:53 pm |
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| A 32-year-old transgender woman was stabbed and critically injured around midnight Saturday, 3/20, in Germantown. It happened on the 200 block of Montana Street. 45-year-old Robert Easley is charged with attempted rape, aggravated assault, and sexual assault-related offenses. According to police, Easley met the victim on Friday night, 3/19, and brought her home where he lives with his mother. Easley made advances on the woman, but she pushed him away. He began to rip her clothes off and... Read More |
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| New Jersey Man Admits to 16 Murders; 13yo Shoots/Kills 12yo Sister At Home; Ocean County Fire Arson |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/20/21 1:58 am | updated: 03/20/21 1:58 am |
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| A New Jersey man who led authorities on a cross country manhunt between New Mexico and New Jersey last week for a handful of murders, claimed at a preliminary hearing on Friday, 3/19, that he has killed a total of 16 people. 47-year-old Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis, MO, last Wednesday, 3/9, by U.S. Marshals. He was appearing in court in South Jersey for the March 8 murder of 66-year-old Michael Dabkowski in East Greenwich, New Jersey. Lannon is also accused of the murder of 4... Read More |
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| Narberth Got Free Street Lights for 20 Years; Giant Opens Center City Flagship; Phase 1B Expansion |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/19/21 10:13 pm | updated: 03/19/21 10:13 pm |
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| PECO pulled the plug on around 80 street lights in downtown Narberth, Montgomery County, after they noticed the borough had been receiving free electricity for 20 years. PECO discovered a metering and billing issue in October 2020 and then cut the power. The lights are owned and operated by Narberth Borough. Borough officials think that work done by an unnamed contractor years ago led to the unmetered electrical hookup. It costs about $90 per year to run each light. "We have been in... Read More |
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| CDC Updates Guidance to 3-feet in School; Pottstown Transformer Explosions; Montco 12yo Shot at Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/19/21 4:29 pm | updated: 03/19/21 4:29 pm |
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| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its social distancing guidance for schools. It is now saying that students can sit 3 feet apart while in classrooms, instead of 6 feet as previously recommended. It points to new studies out Friday, 3/19, that found there was little difference in transmission levels between sitting 6 feet apart or 3 feet apart. You still need to continue to wear masks and wash hands, etc. Six feet is still recommended in common areas. These... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
