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| Missing Swimmer Delanco, NJ, Body Found; Teen Boy on Bike Struck/Killed; Suspicious Fire Center City |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/21/20 9:32 pm | updated: 06/21/20 9:58 pm |
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| A body has been found as crews search the Delaware River for a missing swimmer on Sunday night, 6/21. The U.S. Coast Guard and several local fire departments and emergency squads have been searching the waters near Delanco, New Jersey. The 22-year-old man was swimming with friends near a boat ramp off Delaware and Union Avenues. He became separated from his friends and they called 911 when they didn't see him resurface. The recovered body has not yet been identified as the missing... Read More |
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| Center City Stores Looted Again Saturday Morning; Community Cleans Marconi Plaza; Triple Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/20 11:48 pm | updated: 06/20/20 11:48 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police say that two Center City stores that had already been looted and subsequently boarded up amid unrest earlier this month were burglarized again early Saturday morning, 6/20. It happened around 5 a.m. along the 1600 block of Chestnut Street. Alarms were set off at both the Old Navy and Men's Warehouse stores. Police believe the burglars entered through the back of the stores and were able to get into the other next door. One person was arrested near 16th and Sansom... Read More |
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| Make Music Philly 2020 Goes Virtual on Sunday, June 21. All Day, Free Live Music. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/20 5:01 pm | updated: 06/20/20 5:01 pm |
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| Make Music Philly is back again Sunday, June 21st! The concept is "All Day. All Over. All Free." The city-wide, free, do-it-yourself music festival usually features professional and amateur musicians performing at traditional venues, non-traditional spaces, and in both organized and informal events all throughout the city. The music spans all genres including Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, Indie-Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop and more. This year, due to coronavirus COVID-19 concerns, most of the events will be... Read More |
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| Phillies: 5 Players/3 Staff Positive COVID; Visit NJ Nursing Home Sunday; Juneteenth Celebrations |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/19/20 11:29 pm | updated: 06/19/20 11:29 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed on Friday, 6/19, that 8 members of the organization at the team's facility in Clearwater, Florida, have tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19. That includes 5 players and 3 staff members. 8 staff members have tested negative. There are still 12 staff and 20 players awaiting test results. The names of those who tested positive are not known, nor is it known if the players were major or minor leaguers. No one who has tested positive has required... Read More |
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| SE PA Goes Green Next Friday, Philly After; ATM Explosion Arrest; Dueling Protests For Joe Gale |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/19/20 3:13 pm | updated: 06/19/20 3:13 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 12 more counties will move to the 'green' phase of reopening starting next Friday, June 26. Those include: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Lancaster, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and Susquehanna. Although, Philadelphia meets the state's requirements, local officials say they will not move to 'green' until at least Friday, July 3. The 'green phase' lifts most individual and business restrictions. You still... Read More |
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| PHL Council Prelim Approves Budget; Council Passes Housing Act; Terror Behind Walls Suspended |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/18/20 5:21 pm | updated: 06/18/20 5:21 pm |
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Philadelphia City Council preliminarily approved a FY2021 budget during a late night virtual session on Wednesday night, 6/18. City officials now predict there will be a $749 million budget shortfall due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The $4.9 billion budget will be voted on for final approval during City Council's regular stated meeting on Thursday, June 25.
This budget reduces funding for the Police Department by $33.3 million. That is a combination of a... Read More |
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| Philadelphia City Council Does Not Approve Councilman Oh's Budget Amendment to Save the Arts |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/17/20 11:57 pm | updated: 06/17/20 11:57 pm |
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Philadelphia City Council did not approve a budget amendment that sought to restore the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. It would also increase funding to Parks and Recreation, the Free Library, African American Museum, Greater Philadelphia Film Office, and Citizen Diplomacy International.
In a late night virtual session Wednesday night, Councilmembers' 'No's' outnumbered the 'Yay's' when Councilman At-Large David Oh presented... Read More |
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| Man Charged w/ Attempted Murder of Officer; Two Bucks Co Men Arrested; NJ Street Closure Bill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/17/20 11:11 pm | updated: 06/17/20 11:11 pm |
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A man who was shot and injured by a Philadelphia Police officer after he allegedly attacked the officer with a box cutter has been charged with attempted murder. 22-year-old Brian Anderson is also charged with aggravated and simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, and recklessly endangering another person.
It happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday, 6/9, on the 5400 block of North 6th Street. The 25-year-old female officer responded to a call in North Philadelphia... Read More |
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| Woman Charged Arson of Police Cars; Bucks Bus Driver Abused Teens; DRWC Columbus Monument Covered |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/17/20 5:42 pm | updated: 06/17/20 5:45 pm |
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| A Philadelphia woman has been federally charged with setting fire to two police vehicles after peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd turned violent the first day of demonstrations in Philadelphia. 33-year-old Lore-Elisabeth Blumenthal is charged with two counts of arson. It happened on Saturday, May 30, on the north side of City Hall. A PPD sedan and a PPD SUV were both set ablaze while parked next to each other. Officials say that a woman was seen "wearing protective... Read More |
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| Arrest Warrant For Trans Woman's Murder; Protest Camp on Parkway; Juneteenth Philly Holiday |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/16/20 11:05 pm | updated: 06/17/20 4:34 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have issued an arrest warrant for the murder of a transgender woman for dead earlier this month. Authorities are looking for 36-year-old Akhenaton Jones. 27-year-old Dominique Rem'mie Fells was discovered on June 8 in the Schuylkill River near Bartram's Garden. She was face down, stabbed multiple times, and her legs had been dismembered. The legs were found in plastic bags days later by divers who were looking for boys were went missing in the river. The medical... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
