Chester Police in Delaware County are being scrutinized after video of officers breaking up a St. Patrick's Day brawl went viral. It happened around 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon on the 900 block of East 16th Street. The video shows an officer strike 20-year-old Dominique Difiore in the head and throw her to the ground before placing her under arrest. It does look like Difiore hit the officer...

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Outdoor Philly concert venue, Festival Pier at Penn's Landing, will be closed this summer for the 2019 season. Concert promoter Live Nation and the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation say that all shows will be relocated to other venues in Philadelphia. The annual Roots Picnic is now being held at the Mann Center on June 1st after being moved, though organizers say that had been planned...

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One person is dead and three others injured after a shooting inside a 'residential speakeasy' in Camden early Saturday morning, 3/16. It happened around 3:15 a.m. on the 600 block of Ferry Avenue. Officers heard gunshots coming from the residence used as an illegal after hours club. The four victims inside were transported to Cooper University Hospital. 27-year-old Resean McCormick of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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March 9/10 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - psychedelic snack: Mmm Just as Good

1) "Take a Giant Step" by Taj Mahal
2) "King of the Hill" by Roger McGuinn and Tom Petty
3) "Visions of Paradise" by Moody Blues
4) "Flowers in the Rain" by The Move
5) "Ballerina (long version)" by Van Morrison
6) "Pretty Flamingo" by Manfred Mann
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March 9/10 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - psychedelic snack: Mmm Good

1) "Safe in My Garden" by Mamas & Papas
2) "Rain" by Mary McCaslin
3) "The Fourth Time Around" by Terry Melcher
4) "When I'm Dead and Gone" by McGuiness Flint
5) "Carnival of Life" by Lee Michaels
6) "Fandango" by Steve Miller Band
7) "Spiral" by...

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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...

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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...

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