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| Cigarette Caused Deadly South Jersey Motel Fire; Marijuana Bill Introduced in New Jersey |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/14 11:06 pm | updated: 03/24/14 11:06 pm |
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| Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato says that a cigarette discarded in a stuffed chair set off the blaze last week at the Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach that killed 4 people and injured 8 others. The four have been identified as 45-year-old John Alberti, of Keansburg; 20-year-old Paulo Martins, of South River; 52-year-old Harold Ford, of Neptune; and 66-year-old Albert Sutton, of Mount Laurel. The medical examiner determined they died of smoke inhalation. The chair... Read More |
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| Michael Vick is Gone, Signs w/ Jets; 3 Teens Stabbed in Northeast; Mom in Bar Leaves Kid in Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/22/14 6:48 am | updated: 03/22/14 6:48 am |
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| It's officially the end of another quarterback era in Philadelphia, Michael Vick is now a member of the New York Jets. The Jets released QB Mark Sanchez and signed Vick to a 1-year deal worth up to $5 million with the team on Friday. He'll be reunited with Marty Mornhinweg who was the Eagles offensive coordinator under Andy Reid. Vick joined the Eagles in 2009 as a free agent fresh off his sentence in federal prison for dog fighting. In 2010 he led the team to a playoff appearance.... Read More |
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| 4 Dead in Jersey Shore Motel Fire; Massage Gone Very Wrong in DE; Arrest in Off-Duty Cop Stabbing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/21/14 11:16 pm | updated: 03/21/14 11:16 pm |
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| A fire early on Friday morning at a Jersey Shore motel has killed four people and injured eight others. The blaze broke out around 5:30 at the Mariner's Cove Motor Inn in Point Pleasant Beach. The motel was housing many people still displaced from Super Storm Sandy almost a year and a half ago. Many described waking up to a chaotic scene. Fire spread quickly through the wooden building. Some were left with no choice but to jump from the second floor. The four victims were all adult males... Read More |
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| Salvation Army Donates Land for Park; Man Shoots Self in Hospital; NY Hunter Dumped Bobcat in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/20/14 10:23 pm | updated: 03/20/14 10:23 pm |
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| The site of the deadly building collapse at 22nd and Market in Center City will become a park and memorial to the victims. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced that the Salvation army has donated the corner property where their thrift store once stood. On June 5th, 2013, six people died and another 13 were injured when a four story brick wall fell on the store during the demolition of the adjacent building. City Treasurer Nancy Winkler has lead the initiative to have a park built... Read More |
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| DNA leads to 1989 Murder Arrest; Hatboro Ricin Arrest; Pennsauken Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/19/14 11:32 pm | updated: 03/19/14 11:32 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have used DNA evidence to identify and arrest a man for two murders committed 25 years ago. On St. Patrick's Day 1989, police were called to the scene of a possible rape and discovered the body of 19-year-old Ruby Ellis. She had been strangled and beaten. In April of 1989, police discovered another body in a burned out building. That body was identified as 33-year-old Cheryl Hanible and the cause of death again was strangulation. No arrests had been made in either... Read More |
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| Two Arrested for Grave Robbing; Broken Sewer in Valley Forge; Drexel Meningitis Linked to Princeton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/18/14 10:01 pm | updated: 03/18/14 10:01 pm |
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| Two Bucks County residents are facing theft and related charges for stealing 17 bronze plaques from graves in a Bensalem cemetery and selling them for scrap. Andrew Townsend and Danielle Holmberg were caught on video removing the markers at King David Cemetery. They then sold them for scrap metal for pennies on the dollar. They were worth around $7500. Townsend's grandfather is the manager of the graveyard. He reported to police that his grandson had taken a minivan from the property... Read More |
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| Sex in Public in Newark, DE; Former GOP Chair's Rape Charges Dropped; Principals Agree to Pay Cut |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/17/14 11:04 pm | updated: 03/17/14 11:36 pm |
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| Police in Newark, DE are looking for two suspects who allegedly performed a 'lewd act' in public. It happened on Saturday afternoon in the rear parking lot of the Galleria Building on East Main Street. Police say that the two suspects were seen having “sexual intercourse” in public “in plain view of numerous passers-by.” Cell phone video was posted on social networks. Suspect #1 is described as a college-aged white male with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a green button... Read More |
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| SEPTA Union Contract Expiring; Killed Husband With Anti-Freeze/Steroids; PHC Approves iPic Boyd Plan |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/14/14 10:05 pm | updated: 03/14/14 10:05 pm |
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| The contract between SEPTA and it's largest union is set to expire tonight at midnight. Despite the unlikelihood of a workers' strike from Transport Workers Union Local 234, SEPTA does have plans in place in case of service interruption. TWU represents 5,200 bus, subway, and trolley operators inside the City of Philadelphia. Negotiations between SEPTA and Local 234 are continuing. Union officials say that talks of a strike are premature. If a strike does happen, Regional Rail, CCT and... Read More |
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| Plane Misses Takeoff at PHL; Old City Building Collapse Video; Crash at SXSW; Christie Hecklers |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/13/14 11:35 pm | updated: 03/13/14 11:35 pm |
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US Airways Flight 1702 heading towards Fort Lauderdale from Philadelphia International Airport barely got off the ground before the captain aborted. During takeoff going down the runway, the plane just lift off the ground and slammed back down. A tire burst in the front landing gear, and the plane came to rest on it's nose. All 149 passengers and 5 crew were evacuated safely. This happened at 6:30 pm. The plane is an Airbus A320. Emergency crews are on scene.
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| Drexel Meningitis Confirmed, Skippack; Priest Abuse Case Mistrial; DeCoatsworth Rethinks Guilty Plea |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/12/14 11:33 pm | updated: 03/12/14 11:33 pm |
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| Philadelphia medical examiners confirm that the sudden death of a Drexel University sophomore was caused by bacterial meningitis. Stephanie Ross, a mechanical engineering student, was found unresponsive in her sorority house by her sisters on Monday and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where she died. Anyone who may have had direct or close contact with her have been offered antibiotics at Drexel's medical center. Officials in Montgomery County were alerted yesterday that a... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
