January 5/6 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Some of the Girls Vol. 3

1) "Carol" by Chuck Berry
2) "Lucille" by Little Richard
3) "Claudette" by Everly Brothers
4) "Help Me Rhonda" by Beach Boys
5) "Valleri" by The Monkees
6) "Dear Prudence" by Danny Cox
7) "Eleanor Rigby" by Richie Havens
8) "Black Eyed Susie" by...

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A man died in a South Philadelphia park after being punched by another man over a disagreement about the suspect's dog. It happened just after 10 p.m. Saturday, 1/5, in Gold Star Park. The 38-year-old victim and his fiance had stepped out to walk their dog. There was already another man in the park that had his dog unleashed, which is not permitted. The victim asked the man to put his dog...

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A shirtless man was buzzed into a Delaware County grade school carrying a hand gun and a bag of drugs. Darby Borough Police Chief Robert Smythe says that 21-year-old Nazher Sabree was let into Park Lane School in Darby Borough around 9 a.m. on Friday, 1/4. He said he was looking for a misplaced bag. Principal Dawn Watson-Bouie escorted him back out of the building. Police were not notified...

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A Philadelphia Police Academy cadet collapsed and was rushed to the hospital on Friday morning, 1/4. The 41-year-old recruit had just finished a running exercise at the Police Training Center in Northeast Philadelphia. Other cadets revived him before he was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital. Officials believed he suffered a heart attack. He is expected to be okay.

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The Delaware County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday, 1/2, that Mayor Bruce Blunt of Morton must leave office by court order because of his involvement in a bar brawl over 30 years ago. In January 1988, Springfield Police Department responded to a disturbance at Houlihan's Bar. Blunt resisted arrest and assaulted the arresting officers. He was found guilty in September...

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A Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer is in critical condition after his motorcycle was struck by another vehicle in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, 1/3. It happened just after 5:30 p.m. on the 3100 block of Rhawn Street near Rowland Avenue. 48-year-old Andy Chan was t-boned by a 79-year-old man driving a Ford minivan. The driver stayed at the scene. Chan, a 24-year veteran...

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A teenage girl in North Philadelphia has been charged after she placed her newborn baby in the trash. The baby was found on New Year's Eve and was pronounced dead at the hospital. 15-year-old Jani Morris, of the 2200 block of Lehigh Avenue, has been charged as an adult. She faces charges of murder, endangering the welfare of a child, possession of an instrument of crime, and abuse of a...

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A man is in the hospital following an accident while climbing a statue on Eakins Oval on Tuesday afternoon, 1/1. It happened around 4 p.m. on the 2600 block of Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The unidentified 21-year-old man was climbing around the Washington Monument fountain. He scaled one of the deer statues on the outside of the fountain. He then slipped and fell on the antlers, impaling...

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Stream this year's annual New Year's Mummers Parade from anywhere in the world. The outside temperatures for this New Year's Day are well above last year's near record lows, but you may still want to watch the string bands, comics, and fancies from the comfort of home. The 2019 Philadelphia Mummer's Parade is brought to you live by PHL17.

See Parade Results and Scoring Breakdown...

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A 15-year-old girl is under arrest after her newborn son died after being discovered in a dumpster in North Philadelphia. 39th district officers were first approached by a woman around 10:30 p.m. Monday, 12/31, on the 2200 block of Lehigh Avenue. According to police, the woman said that her daughter's friend had placed her newborn in a dumpster. The woman retrieved the baby and then made...

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