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Voter ID Law Put On Hold; Divine Lorraine Hotel Sold; Video Four Suspects Attack Man in Supermarket |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/02/12 9:53 pm | updated: 10/02/12 9:53 pm |
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A Commonwealth Court judge issued a temporary injunction today against the controversial Voter ID law. The injunction will prevent the full law from going into effect for the upcoming election. Registered voters will not be required to have a valid ID in order to fill out a ballot on election day Nov. 6. Judge Robert Simpson did not find a problem with asking voters for ID, but felt that having those without ID fill out provisional ballots could lead to disenfranchisement. The law was upheld,... Read More |
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ID Requirement of PA Voter ID Law Suspended; No ID needed to Vote in November |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/02/12 4:43 pm | updated: 10/02/12 4:43 pm |
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A Commonwealth Court judge issued a temporary injuction today blocking part of the Voter ID law from taking effect before the November general elections. Registered voters will not have to present the identification listed in the controversial law in order to cast a ballot on Nov. 6. Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. rejected the notion that the offending activity was simply asking a voter for ID, but rather potential voter disenfranchisement if they could not produce an ID.
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October Highly Anticipated Album Releases, Don't Miss These |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/02/12 3:01 am | updated: 10/02/12 3:03 am |
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As Autumn settles in and the cooler air starts to invade, heat up your speakers or headphones with these albums due out this October.
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'Wild Race' by Dr. Dog Philly's Indie Rock ambassadors are releasing a 5-song EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed Be The Void released earlier this year. These 5 songs are a perfect extension from that full length, continuing to push their evolution beyond their lo-fi roots with beautiful complex arrangements full of raw... Read More |
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Philly Officer Punches Woman at Parade on Video; Delaware Man Crashes after seeing 'Elephant' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/01/12 7:23 pm | updated: 10/01/12 7:23 pm |
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Philadephia Police opened an internal affairs investigation this morning after video of an officer punching a woman in the face surfaced. The incident occurred during a street party after the Puerto Rican Day parade. The video shows the officer, Lt. Jonathan Josey, a 19-year veteran, striking the woman as she walks away from a group of officers on the street. He thought that she had thrown beer on the cops, though it appears someone else near her did. She may have been using silly string.... Read More |
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America For Jesus in Philly; Ryan Howard Out for Season; Outdoor Feeding of Homeless Agreement |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/30/12 3:19 am | updated: 09/30/12 3:19 am |
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A crowd of almost 10,000 gathered on Independence Mall today during the two day “America For Jesus” rally, a national prayer gathering. Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the 700 Club, addressed the crowd and led them in prayer. The event was organized by One Nation under God, a non-partisan coalition of ministries. They aim to reclaim the nation for God and the Christian right because the country is spiritually sick as a whole. They are asking for 40 days of prayer leading up to the... Read More |
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Haverford Music Festival Video Re-Broadcast Weekend Sept. 29-30 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/29/12 8:30 pm | updated: 09/29/12 8:30 pm |
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Haverford Music Festival took place September 15th at Darby and Eagle Roads in Havertown. Nearly 15,000 people attended the festival which was spread out over 3 stages of music. Indre Recording and iradiophilly broadcast the performances from the Oakmont Stage that day with some additional footage from the other stages. Throughout the weekend of September 29-30th, iradiophilly will be rebroadcasting Indre Recording's video... Read More |
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Chase Utley Will Not Play Third Base This Year; Experiment Has Been Put On Hold |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/29/12 12:15 am | updated: 09/29/12 12:15 am |
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Chase Utley will not be playing third base this year. The Phillies were contemplating using these last few games to experiment with the All-Star second basemen by switching defensive positions to third base, but have decided to put that idea on hold.
Last month, Utley brought up the possibility to management that he could play on the other side of the diamond. He began to take ground balls over on the corner, working with infield coach Sam Perlozzo, and seemed to be doing well.... Read More |
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Terrance Williams Execution Vacated; All 6 Chester Girls in Custody; Philadelphia Museum Day (free) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/28/12 9:42 pm | updated: 09/28/12 9:42 pm |
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Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Teresa Sarmina ruled today that the prosecution held back details from a 1986 jury during the sentencing of condemned man Terrance Williams. Those details were brought to light this week by Williams' defense during a hearing in front of Sarmina. Specifically, the defense claims that Williams' motive for murder was rage over years of sexual abuse at the hands of his victim Amos Norwood. That detail was not told to the jury who sentenced him to death in '86.... Read More |
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Stay of Execution issued for Terrance Williams |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/28/12 3:15 pm | updated: 09/28/12 3:15 pm |
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Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge M. Theresa Sarmina issued a stay of execution for condemned killer Terrance Williams today. Williams had been scheduled to die by lethal injection next Wednesday, October 3rd.
Yesterday the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted 4-1 to rehear Williams clemency request. Two weeks ago the board voted 3-2 against recommending clemency in his case. After yesterday's vote the board decided to wait until Judge Sarmina's decision to act further. Read More |
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Video of Teen Girls beating Woman on Facebook; Parole Board votes to rehear Clemency for Williams |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 09/27/12 9:15 pm | updated: 09/27/12 9:15 pm |
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A disturbing video posted on Facebook was discovered this morning by a concerned citizen and reported to Chester police. The video (seen below, warning contains graphic images and language) shows a group of teenage girls beating and taunting an older mentally challenged woman. The girls, who appear 15 or 16, first confronted the 48 year old woman outside her house. They jumped her as she sat on her stoop and began to punch and beat her, laughing and yelling at her the entire time. They group... Read More |
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