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| Captain Noah Passes At Age 90; Burlington NJ Murder-Suicide; Kathleen Kane Trial Starts |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/09/16 5:36 pm | updated: 08/09/16 5:36 pm |
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| Children's television pioneer W. Carter Merrier, better known as Captain Noah, passed away today at the age of 90. Merbreier and his wife Patricia created and hosted the long running children's show "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" on Channel 6 from 1967 to 1994. Merbreier was an ordained Lutheran minister and former Philadelphia police chaplain and started the show as a religious program before turning into a strictly children's program in 1970. Generations of Philadelphians and those... Read More |
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| Sgt. Paul Owens Paralyzed from CJC Elevator; Berks Family Murder-Suicide; Ukranian Man Pleads Guilty |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/08/16 7:31 pm | updated: 08/08/16 7:31 pm |
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| Philadelphia Sheriff's Department officials say that the sergeant injured in an elevator failure last week at the courthouse is paralyzed from the waist down. 48-year-old Sergeant Paul Owens remains in critical condition and is in an induced coma. On Thursday, Owens was riding in an employee elevator at the Criminal Justice Center when it malfunctioned and crashed through the ceiling of the shaft and into a maintenance room. He suffered broken bones in his back and underwent surgery at... Read More |
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| Railing Collapse Injures 40+ at Snoop Dogg/Wiz Khalifa Concert at BBT Pavilion in Camden, NJ (video) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/16 12:00 am | updated: 08/06/16 12:00 am |
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| A railing separating the lawn section and a concrete walkway just outside the covered pavilion collapsed on Friday night at the BBT Pavilion in Camden, NJ. It happened just after 10 pm. Rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa were performing on a temporary, secondary stage right in front of the railing at the time of the collapse. It looked like the metal fence broke after a surge of people from the lawn. Dozens of concert goers spilled over the edge and dropped several feet onto the walkway. Over... Read More |
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| Two Arrested in Wawa Brawl Video; SS United States Plan Scrapped; Montco Gymnastics Coach Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/16 9:53 pm | updated: 08/05/16 9:54 pm |
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| Two people have been arrested in connection to a brawl caught on video last week in a Wawa in Northeast Philadelphia. 43-year-old Barbara Bayona and 20-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez, both of Ditman Street in Tacony, have been charged with riot, criminal mischief, simple assault and other offenses. It happened on Friday night July 29th at the Wawa located on the 6400 block of Torresdale Avenue and Levick Street. The video showed a group of people inside the store. Several were shouting at... Read More |
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| FBI Investigates IBEW Local 98 Leader; Supreme Count Denies Kane; Philly Free Streets 9/24 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/16 5:20 pm | updated: 08/05/16 5:22 pm |
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| FBI agents and state police were busy on Friday executing numerous search warrants against IBEW Local 98 business manager Johnny 'Doc' Dougherty and Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon. Agents removed cardboard boxes full of evidence as well as several computers from almost a dozen locations. They searched Dougherty's Moyamensing Ave. home in South Philadelphia as well as his sister's house next door. They also stopped at his bar called Doc's Union Pub and at the International... Read More |
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| Elevator Accident at Philadelphia CJC; Joey Merlino Arrested in FL; School District Testing Water |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/16 5:39 pm | updated: 08/04/16 5:39 pm |
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| An accident involving two elevators injured two people at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center this morning. Around 10:30 a.m., a loud 'explosion' shook the 17-story building at 13th and Filbert in Center City. The CJC was evacuated as a precaution and all court cases were postponed for the day. Authorities discovered that an employee elevator suffered a structural failure and broke through the ceiling of the shaft. That sent debris falling down the adjoining shaft onto another... Read More |
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| SEPTA Announces Repair Plan; Bucks County Most Wanted Caught; Trump Taj Mahal to Close |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/16 4:50 pm | updated: 08/03/16 4:52 pm |
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| SEPTA announced its plans for returning cars back to service on the Regional Rail lines beginning the end of August. Starting August 21st, approximately 10 cars will be added each week. All 120 Silverline V cars should be back in service by the week of November 6th. They were taken out of service after a defect was discovered in the suspension systems. Manufacturer Hyundai Rotem is finalizing a design and will replace all of the equalizer beams. SEPTA has been operating on a modified... Read More |
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| Phila Jazz Project's First Friday Rent Party Series Fri., Aug 5th, Featuring Vocalist Lili Anel |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/16 2:14 pm | updated: 08/03/16 2:14 pm |
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Philadelphia Jazz Project's First Friday Rent Party Series Continues!
Friday, August 5th 2016, Featuring Vocalist Lili Anel. Celebrating the State of Florida Menu: Blackened catfish fingers and corn fritters with hot sauce aioli
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great Migration: A historic period when millions of Black Americans moved from the South to the... Read More |
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| Apology Letter to Coatesville Police; Delaware Death Penalty Ruling; Deadly Hit-And-Run Atlantic Co. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/16 8:21 pm | updated: 08/02/16 8:21 pm |
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| The father of a man arrested after throwing a rock at a moving Coatesville police cruiser sent a letter to the police department apologizing and praised them for their professionalism. On July 18th, Eric Watson was arrested after throwing a rock at the windshield of Officer Jared Davis' police car. During the arrest, another officer suffered a broken sternum while struggling with Watson. The incident was caught on dash cam video. Eric Watson Sr. wrote a letter to the police, who asked... Read More |
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| Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act Signed; Ambler Shooting Victims ID; MLK Camden House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/16 5:36 pm | updated: 08/01/16 5:38 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law today inspired by a New Jersey high school track star and Penn student who took her own life two years ago. The Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act requires that NJ colleges offer students 24/7 access to mental health professionals. The schools must also notify students of their resources at least 15 days before each new semester. Madison was the NJ state 800m champion at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale.... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
