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| Bucks County Traffic Stop Leads To $4M Drug Bust; NJ Restrictions Ease Fri.; Johnson/Johnson Vaccine |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/05/21 1:19 am | updated: 02/05/21 1:19 am |
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| A regular traffic stop in Bucks County last week led to a huge $4 million drug bust. Police pulled over a Jeep driving erratically on Dublin Pike in Bedminster Township on January 29 around 11:30 p.m. 28-year-old Christian Ochoa of Texas and 28-year-old Edith Rodriguez Cardenas of California have been arrested for intent to sell drugs. Inside the vehicle, police found about $1 million worth of heroin/fentanyl, and cocaine plus cash, cellphones, and a gun. Police were then led to a... Read More |
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| Philly City Council Police Oversight; Ventilation In Philly Schools; Chalfont Shelter-In-Place |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/05/21 12:03 am | updated: 02/05/21 12:03 am |
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| Philadelphia City Council introduced legislation on Thursday, 2/4, in relation to the Citizen Police Oversight Commission approved by voters in the November election. Councilmember Curtis Jones is the main sponsor on the bill. It proposes that the mayor and city council appoint a five-member nominating panel. The panel would be tasked with evaluating and nominating nine commissioners, subject to city council approval. The commissioners would select the executive director and staff. The... Read More |
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| PA Gov. Wolf Budget Address, Education/Taxes; ATF Investigates Playland Fire; Villanova COVID Spike |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/21 5:27 pm | updated: 02/04/21 5:27 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf laid out his fiscal year 2021-22 proposed budget and legislative plan on Wednesday, 2/3. The biggest proposal in the $37.8 billion spending plan is for a large increase in public education spending, almost $2 billion that is a 20% increase, with an emphasis on fair and equitable funding. The money will come from an increase in the state income tax from 3.07% to 4.49% or a 46.3% increase. Wolf is proposing changes to the income tax system that will lessen... Read More |
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| Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow, Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter! Groundhog Day 2/2/21 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/02/21 2:05 pm | updated: 02/02/21 2:05 pm |
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Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair on top of Gobbler's Knob in the tiny town 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, 2/2/21, and saw his shadow. The furry prognosticator told his top hat handlers called the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle that we should expect six more weeks of winter! Normally, there would be a crowd of 1,000s gathered in Punxsutawney to celebrate, but the coronavirus COVID-19 forced the festivities to go virtual.
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| Bucks Co Man Charged With Assault at Capitol; PA Secretary Boockvar Resigns; Broad Street Run Postpd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/02/21 12:42 am | updated: 02/02/21 12:42 am |
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| A Bucks County man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer during the siege at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. 37-year-old Ryan Stephen Samsel of Bristol is charged with assaulting an officer, obstructing an officer during their official duties, obstructing an official proceeding, and other charges. Samsel was seen in videos approaching barricades outside the Capitol. "After removing his jacket, Samsel pushed and pulled the barricades until the crowd successfully... Read More |
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| Philadelphia School District Window Fans; Bruce Castor Join Trump Legal Team; Winter Weather Warning |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/01/21 1:20 am | updated: 02/01/21 1:36 am |
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| The School District of Philadelphia has released a video showing the installation of new window fans to help with ventilation in classrooms when students return to school. PreK-2 students will be starting a hybrid schedule on Monday, February 22. These window fans are just part of the school district's strategy to deal with air flow in the buildings and safety overall. "Proper ventilation in our schools is one of the layers of safety that will be in place in all of our school district... Read More |
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| Two Bucks Co Woman Arrested in Capitol Riot; Philly Dept. Heath Commish Resigns; Philly Schools |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/31/21 4:24 pm | updated: 01/31/21 4:26 pm |
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| Federal officials have arrested and charged two Bucks County woman for their role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6. Dawn Bancroft and Diana Santos-Smith have been charged with knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building, engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct. The two entered the building through a broken window. That was captured on CCTV video. They both told... Read More |
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| Playland's Castaway Cove Fire, Ocean City; Pennsylvania Skill Bandits Arrest; Point Breeze Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/30/21 10:52 pm | updated: 01/30/21 10:54 pm |
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| A four-alarm blaze broke out on the Ocean City boardwalk on Saturday morning, 1/30. It happened around 7:40 a.m. at Playland's Castaway Cove on the the 1000 block of Boardwalk. Flames and heavy smoke could be seen engulfing the pirate ship atop of the arcade. Hamburger Construction Company and Dairy Queen were also destroyed in the fire. The fire was brought under control before noon. Nothing else was damaged and no one was injured. Playland's Castaway Cove posted on Facebook, "WE WILL... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Area Under Winter Storm Warning, 7-13 inches Snow, High Winds, Sun. 1pm - Tues. 10am |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/30/21 4:10 pm | updated: 01/30/21 4:10 pm |
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13
inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
UPDATE: Amounts up to 18" in northern and western suburbs.
* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Jersey and east
central and southeast Pennsylvania.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Sunday to 10 AM EST Tuesday.
*... Read More |
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| Bike Hit-And-Run Caught on Dash Cam; Mayor Kenny Asks For Report; Sirianni Introduced; Winter Watch |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/30/21 12:12 am | updated: 01/30/21 12:23 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle wanted in an hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist. It was caught on another driver's dash cam video. It happened on Thursday, 1/28, at 10:45 a.m. on the Spring Garden Bridge heading west. The video shows a black BMW in the right lane passing a bicyclist who was in the bike lane. The rider suddenly falls down. The BMW continues and pulls onto the ramp to I-76 West. Cam Pursel was behind them both and caught the incident... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
