A teenage woman is dead and a man was critically injured, in a quadruple shooting in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon, 2/19, in North Philadelphia. It happened around 3:40 p.m. at 11th and Thompson Streets across the street from St. Malachy Catholic School. School had already let out for the day. Two men came around the corner and started shooting. A 23-year-old man and a 19-year-old...

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Philadelphia Police have made a second arrest in connection to a double stabbing near Chickie's and Pete's sports bar in South Philadelphia earlier this month. 27-year-old Michael Forte has been charged with two counts each of criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and possession of an instrument of crime. He was arrested on Friday...

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A man in his 30s shot and killed himself during a barricade situation in a Center City high rise apartment building on Tuesday afternoon. Police responded around 1 p.m. to the Sterling Apartment Homes on the 1800 block of JFK Boulevard to reports of a man with a gun and shots fired. Traffic was blocked in both directions along JFK. SWAT gained access to the apartment on the 18th floor and...

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A 22-year-old South Jersey social media influencer has been accused of being the ring leader of a $1.5 million fraud scheme. Kayla Massa of Gloucester City has 338k Instagram followers and 107k Youtube subscribers. Federal prosecutors have charged Massa, her 19-year-old sister Leire Massa, and 8 others with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. They appeared in Camden federal...

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February 15/16 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Shades of Red ATTIRE

1) "The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes" by Elvis Costello
2) "Little Red Shoes" by Loretta Lynn
3) "The Red Shoes" by Kate Bush
4) "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes" by Elton John
5) "The Witch Captures Dorothy Sequence" by Wizard of Oz Soundtrack
6) "Red Shoes" by...

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February 15/16 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - An 80s English Show

1) "Lucky Number" by Lene Lovich
2) "One Step Beyond" by Madness
3) "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand
4) "Modern World" by The Jam
5) "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby
6) "C-30 C-60 C-90 Go!" by Bow Wow Wow
7) "Money" by Flying Lizards

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The Mass of Installation for new Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez will take place on Tuesday, 2/18, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Center City. iradiophilly will be broadcasting LIVE. You can listen to the audio stream on our website and mobile app. You will also be able to view a video stream...

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A Narberth teenager punched his ticket to 'Hollywood' on the season premiere of American Idol on Sunday night, 2/16, by performing an original song. 19-year-old Louis Knight wrote the song 'Change' after his best friend, Russell Peck, died by suicide in 2018. Knight and his family moved to the Philadelphia area from London eight years ago. Knight and his older brother initially bonded with...

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Philadelphia Police are investigating after racist graffiti was spray-painted on a mural of Cecil B. Moore in North Philly on Saturday, 2/15. It happened sometime before dawn at the mural located at the corner of Bouvier and Jefferson Streets. The profane message included the F-word and N-word. Moore is celebrated as one of Philadelphia's civil rights leaders. He moved to Philadelphia...

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Voting is now open on nine designs for Philadelphia's new 'I Voted' sticker for 2020. The finalists represent a wide age range from grade schoolers through adults. Themes include the Liberty Bell, City Hall, SEPTA, etc. Pennsylvania's primary is Tuesday, April 28th. The winning design will be available at Philadelphia polling centers for that election. You can vote at

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