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| Several Philly Schools Locked Down; Police Patrols Increased At Mosques; City Council Bills |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/15/19 11:43 pm | updated: 03/15/19 11:43 pm |
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A Northeast Philadelphia middle school was on lockdown for two hours Friday morning, 3/15, after a student brought live ammunition to school. It started around 10 a.m. at at Woodrow Wilson Middle School on the 1800 block of Cottman Avenue. A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody for having three live rounds in his possession. Police searched the school and did not find a weapon. No one was injured.
In West Philadelphia, an elementary school was placed on lockdown for... Read More |
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| Meek Mill Day/Weekend in Philly; Fake Panhandler in NJ; Trocadero to Close; Philly ShopRite Closing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/14/19 6:54 pm | updated: 03/14/19 6:55 pm |
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| Today, March 14th, has been designated 'Meek Mill Day' in the City of Philadelphia. The proclamation was made by City Council President Darrell Clarke at Thursday morning's city council meeting. March 15th-17th has also been declared 'Meek Mill Weekend.' Pennsylvania State Sen. Sharif Street also honored Meek with a state level proclamation. Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill is being honored for his musical contributions and his support of criminal justice reform. Mill, aka Robert Rameek... Read More |
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| LOVE Park to get Loveluck Restaurant; Mother and Child Found in DE Apt; Oil Spill in NJ Lake Linden |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/14/19 5:58 am | updated: 03/14/19 5:58 am |
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| Mayor Jim Kenney and other officials were on hand Wednesday, 3/13, to announce the last phase of LOVE Park's (aka John F Kennedy Plaza) multi-million dollar renovation. The focus is on the corner at 16th and JFK Blvd where the iconic 'flying saucer' building that used to house the Welcome Center stands. The building will be transformed into a full service restaurant called "Loveluck" and will be run by Safran Turney Hospitality. Safran also runs Philly restaurants like Barbuzzo, Little... Read More |
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| Gas Tank Explosion at 7-Eleven; Bishop McDevitt Student Found w/ Gun; Guard Shoots Robber w/ Knife |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/12/19 11:16 pm | updated: 03/12/19 11:16 pm |
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| A gas tank explosion rocked a 7-Eleven in Philadelphia's Feltonville neighborhood on Tuesday morning, 3/12. It happened around 11:30 a.m. on the 4700 block of Mascher Street. Contractors were on site doing work on the gas station. The tanks had been removed by a backhoe on Monday, 3/11, and vacuumed out. They were continuing work today when something sparked the blast. Concrete and other debris went flying into the air. A manhole cover was tossed up before crashing on the back of... Read More |
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| Teen Parents Killed in Wilmington; Woman Kills Landlord in West Norriton; Philly Preschool Evacuated |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/11/19 9:09 pm | updated: 03/11/19 9:09 pm |
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| Police in Wilmington, DE, are searching for suspects after a teenage couple was murdered inside their home early Monday morning, 3/11. It happened around 4:30 a.m. on the unit block of West 26th Street. 17-year-old Christian Coffield and 17-year-old Janiya Henry are parents of a 3-month-old child. They lived in the home with Coffield's mother and siblings. Three masked men entered the home. One held the teen's mother and siblings at gunpoint on the first floor. The other two masked men... Read More |
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| Family SUV Flips After Gunmen Open Fire; Man Steals 6 Properties; Woman Shot in Car in Willingboro |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/08/19 8:12 pm | updated: 03/08/19 8:12 pm |
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| Two gunmen fired dozens of shots at an SUV carrying a family as it tried to escape last night in Southwest Philadelphia. Police arrived to find the vehicle flipped on it's side, but the occupants were all OK. It happened just before 6:30 p.m. on the 6600 block of Upland Street. The 28-year-old woman was driving the Jeep and dropping off her 37-year-old husband. Their 2-year-old son was in the back seat. The two gunmen approached and started firing. The father jumped back into the SUV and... Read More |
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| Fatal SEPTA Subway Stabbing in Center City; NJ Woman Shot in Car; Mayor Kenney Delivers 2020 Budget |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/08/19 1:39 am | updated: 03/08/19 5:05 pm |
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| A suspect is in custody after a fatal stabbing on a SEPTA subway concourse in Center City the day after SEPTA Transit Police went on strike. It happened on Thursday, 3/7, around 6:30 a.m. on the underground concourse at Broad and Spruce Streets near the Walnut-Locust station. Two men got into an altercation and one man stabbed the other in the chest. They both then left the station. The 30-year-old victim was found near the Spruce Street exit. He was taken to Hahnemnann University... Read More |
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| Bobbitt and McClure Plead Guilty to GoFundMe Scam; Taco Bell Workers Beat Customer; 8 Gang Arrests |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/07/19 2:39 am | updated: 03/07/19 2:39 am |
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| Homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt and Kate McClure pled guilty on Wednesday, 3/6, to federal charges that they, along with McClure's ex-boyfriend Mark D'Amico, concocted a 'feel good' story to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from the public in a GoFundMe scam. Bobbitt pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and faces 10 years in prison. McClure pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and faces 20 years in prison. D'Amico is charged with theft by deception and conspiracy to... Read More |
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| SEPTA Transit Police Officers on Strike; Pickup Driver Dead in Field; Missing Uber Driver Found Dead |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/06/19 8:19 pm | updated: 03/06/19 8:19 pm |
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| SEPTA Transit Police officers went on strike Wednesday afternoon, 3/6, at 3:30 p.m. after contract negotiations between the union and transit agency broke down. Fraternal Order of Transit Police Lodge 109 represents 178 SEPTA Police officers. They have been working without a contract since March 2018. The union wants higher wages for officers who they say are underpaid and understaffed. The final sticking point in negotiations relates to union members not being able to review their own... Read More |
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| Amplify Philly House Concert Live Broadcast, Austin, TX, Mon. 3/11 8p-2c streaming on iradiophilly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/06/19 3:00 am | updated: 03/06/19 3:00 am |
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| iradiophilly will be returning to Austin, TX, this weekend to join REC Philly and Amplify Philly for the 5th year to represent Philadelphia at the annual music festival and tech conference. We will be Broadcasting LIVE from the Amplify Philly Official Music Showcase presented by wxpn on Monday, March 11th (more concert stream info) to cap off the three day weekend. Philadelphia's official presence has grown each year starting in... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
