The Philadelphia District Attorney's office announced on Friday, 1/25, that it will appeal a judge's ruling that would allow convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal another chance to appeal his case. In December, Philadelphia Judge Leon Tucker granted the new appeal based on a Supreme Court ruling that said a former Pennsylvania justice who heard the appeal had a potential conflict of...

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Amtrak has begun removing the iconic Solari split-flap train information board at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. It will be taken down this weekend. The board will be moved to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. It is the last flipping analog display board in use in Amtrak's system. In a statement Amtrak says, "Temporary boards with train information have already...

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The first medical marijuana facility in Center City Philadelphia opened on Thursday morning, 1/24. Beyond/Hello is located at 12th and Samson. It is the first dispensary licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to open downtown. There are about 50 other licensed facilities statewide. The same company also owns one in Bristol, Bucks County. You need a valid Pennsylvania medical...

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January 19/20 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Weather & Water & Piping in the Air

1) "Pleasures of the Harbor" by Phil Ochs
2) "Stargazing" by Mark Knopfler
3) "Weather & Water" by Greencards
4) "Whaling Stories (live in Russia 2009)" by Procol Harum
5) "To The Last Whale" by Crosby & Nash
6) "Taunta/Nantucket Sleighride" by Mountain

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January 19/20 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Psychedelic Psnack

1) "Winter Song" by Lindisfarne
2) "Peace Will Come" by Melanie
3) "Nature's Disappearing" by John Mayall
4) "Up from the Skies" by Ellen McIlwaine
5) "The Love's Still Growing" by Buzzy Linhart
6) "Common Mortal Man" by Free
7) "Clear White Light" by...

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Five women and a teenage boy have been charged following a brawl in the stands of an 8th grade basketball game in Salem County last weekend. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday 1/19 at Pennsville Middle School. The game was part of the Salem County Rural League between visiting Salem and Pennsville. Towards the end of the game parents of opposing teams started arguing and then...

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Philadelphia hip hop star Meek Mill along with Jay Z, 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin, and other sports and business leaders announced on Wednesday, 1/23, the creation of the REFORM Alliance. The organization's focus will be to reform the country's criminal justice system including probation/parole. The leaders (which also include New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft; Brooklyn Nets...

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Bucks County authorities are investigating after the body of a man was found encased in ice in a pool in New Hope on Tuesday afternoon, 1/22. The man was found frozen in a pool behind the Logan Inn on West Ferry and Main Streets around 2 p.m. He had to be cut out. Officials have identified the man but have not released his name. Temperatures in the area started to tumble on Sunday...

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Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was arrested at his suburban Bucks County town home on Sunday, 1/20, for numerous narcotics and firearms offenses. 27-year-old PnB Rock, aka Rakim Allen, was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Narcotics, Receiving Stolen Property, Criminal Conspiracy and other related offenses. Bensalem Police Special Investigation Unit executed a...

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A mother in Burlington County is facing charges after her toddler son apparently died of suffocation on Saturday night, 1/19. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Lumberton Township Police Chief Nick Peditto announced that 33-year-old Antoinette King was charged with second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the death of her 13-month-old son Jeremiah King. Authorities...

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