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| Worker Dies After Trench Collapses; Gov. Wolf Tours Delaware County; Vatican Responds to Grand Jury |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/16/18 11:30 pm | updated: 08/16/18 11:30 pm |
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| A contractor died after being trapped for several hours in a trench that collapsed in Philadelphia's East Oak Lane neighborhood on Thursday, 8/16. It happened around 11 a.m. on the 100 block of West Walnut Park Drive. Men were doing plumbing work in the hole at the time when dirt and concrete began to refill the trench. Some workers got out, but the contractor was buried underneath the debris. The hole was estimated to be 15 feet deep and 45 feet long. At around 5:15 p.m., authorities... Read More |
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| Legendary Singer Aretha Franklin, 'The Queen of Soul,' Has Passed Away at 76 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/16/18 1:17 pm | updated: 08/16/18 1:17 pm |
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| Legendary singer Aretha Franklin, "The Queen of Soul," has passed away at the age of 76. She was at home in Detroit surrounded by family and friends. She was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Franklin's last public performance was last August 2017 at the Mann Center in Philadelphia. She last performed for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York in Novermber 2017. Franklin is known for hits like "Respect," "Think," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and "Chain of Fools." She won 18... Read More |
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| Local Track Star Shot in West Oak Lane; Cheltenham Walmart Suspect ID'd; Devil's Pool Closed on Wkds |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/18 5:11 pm | updated: 08/15/18 5:11 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are investigating after a local track star was shot and killed in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on Monday night, 8/13. It happened around 9:40 p.m. on the 1800 Block of East Pastorius Street. 18-year-old Kristian Marche was found in a driveway with a gunshot to the head. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. He died from his injuries Tuesday night, 8/14. Marche graduated Imhotep Charter High School this year and was going to start at Penn State... Read More |
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| North Philly Prom Mom Indicted on Fraud; Clergy Abuse Grand Jury Report; Cheltenham Walmart Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/14/18 10:01 pm | updated: 08/14/18 10:05 pm |
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| A North Philly mother known for throwing extravagant prom send off parties costing tens of thousands of dollars has been charged with Social Security fraud. 44-year-old Saudia Shuler is charged with six counts of wire fraud, one count of theft of government funds, and two counts of social security fraud. She owns a take-out restaurant called Country Cookin' at 22nd and Cambria. The U.S. Attorney's office says that she collected $37,000 in social security and disability benefits after... Read More |
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| Video of Camden Person of Interest; Teen Arrested in Woodbury Shooting; Details in Walmart Abduction |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/14/18 12:27 am | updated: 08/14/18 12:27 am |
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| The Camden County Prosecutor's Office released a video of a person of interest in connection to the shooting of two police detectives last week in Camden. The incident happened on Tuesday, August 7 around 8:30 p.m. near Mount Vernon Street and Broadway. The plainclothes detectives were sitting in an unmarked car when they were ambushed. They both are now out of the hospital. Authorities are asking the public's help in identifying the man in the video. He is wanted for questioning. If you... Read More |
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| Widespread Flash Flooding in Delaware Valley; Aretha Franklin 'Gravely Ill'; NJ Law Mandates Recess |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/13/18 10:27 pm | updated: 08/13/18 10:27 pm |
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| Recent heavy rainfall combined with downpours on Monday caused widespread flash flooding across the Delaware Valley this morning, 8/13, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Emergency responders were kept extremely busy making water rescues of motorists, pedestrians, and even pets. The flood waters not only impacted small streams and neighborhood roads, but also the large thoroughfares causing complete closures on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Schuylkill Expressway. Many... Read More |
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| New Jersey Escaped Inmate Captured, Father Arrested; Woman Kidnapped from Walmart; Two NJ Shootings |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/12/18 10:55 pm | updated: 08/12/18 10:55 pm |
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| New Jersey State Police say that an inmate that escaped from the custody of Cumberland County Department of Corrections officers at Cumberland County Jail on Friday morning, 8/10, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals at a bus terminal in Baltimore on Saturday, 8/11. 34-year-old David Riley had fled on foot without handcuffs wearing only a t-shirt and boxer shorts. Investigators determined that Riley's father, 58-year-old David Carty of Bridgeton, NJ, drove him to Baltimore and bought his son... Read More |
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| Philly Free Streets Returns to North Broad Street this Saturday August 11, 8a-1p. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/18 1:54 am | updated: 08/11/18 1:56 am |
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| Philly Free Streets returns on Saturday, August 11th from 8am to 1pm for the third year. This year North Broad will be featured between City Hall and Erie Avenue. The 4-mile stretch will be closed off to vehicle traffic making way for people to run, walk, bike, or engage in other activities. Along the way there will be a variety of programming including family-friendly activities, art projects, a scavenger hunt, and more. Get out there and enjoy the public space free of motorized vehicles and... Read More |
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| NJ State Police Looking for Escaped Inmate; Millville Football Coach Shot; Gun Pulled on PA Trooper |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/18 1:13 am | updated: 08/11/18 1:13 am |
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| New Jersey State Police are searching for a prisoner that escaped in Cumberland County. 34-year-old David Riley, of Bridgeton, escaped from the custody of Cumberland County Department of Corrections officers at Cumberland County Jail around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, 8/10. Police say that he fled on foot without handcuffs in the area of Cornwell Drive and Old Deerfield Pike in Upper Deerfield Township. He should be considered armed and dangerous. He is described as a white male, 5'9", 190... Read More |
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| Helicopter Crash in Ocean City; Dash Cam Video in PA Trooper Shooting; Rizzo Statue Not Moving Yet |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/10/18 2:17 pm | updated: 08/10/18 2:17 pm |
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| A helicopter crashed into marshlands next to the Ocean City Municipal Airport in New Jersey on Friday morning, 8/10. It happened around 9:30 a.m. to the west of the tarmac near 28th Street. A student pilot and instructor were inside the Robinson R22 helicopter at the time. They were taken to Shore Memorial hospital for non life-threatening injuries. They have been identified as 64-year-old student Carol Gray and 62-year-old instructor Harvey Shubart. The incident is under investigation... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
