City Officials have had a CPR training kiosk installed at the Independence Hall Visitors Center. The American Heart Association has been installing these kiosks all around the country that give a free 2-minute training on how to perform basic CPR The kiosk walks the user through each step of performing CPR, in case of an emergency. Most cities have been putting them in airports, but city...

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Philadelphia Police are conducting a manhunt for the getaway driver who escaped police custody following a shooting in North Philadelphia. The shooting took place before 7:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of L Street in Juniata. A 24-year-old man was shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. At 7:45 p.m., Police stopped a car driven by 19-year-old Lamic Conde...

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Former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was sentenced today to the maximum 5 years in federal prison. Under a plea deal, Williams pled guilty to one count of bribery halfway into his corruption trial in June. In exchange, the other 28 charges were dropped. He was accused of taking gifts, vacations, and cash in exchange for political favors. He was also accused of using campaign...

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October 21/22 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Transatlantic Sessions Series 4-6

1) "Scotland" by Aly Bain
2) "Farewell Farewell" by Mary Black
3) "Spencer the Rover" by John Martyn
4) "Les Veuves de la Coulee" by Russ Barenberg
5) "Hummingbird" by Eddi Reader
6) "God Knows When" by Radney Foster
7) "For No One" by Emmylou Harris

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October 21/22 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "Tam Lin" by Fairport Convention
2) "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck Quartet
3) "Fields of People" by The Move (BBC)
4) "Message from the Country" by The Move
5) "All Tomorrow's Parties" by Velvet Underground & Nico
6) "My World Fell Down" by Sagittarius
7) "The Song of Job" by...

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Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured in a stabbing during a fight in the Olney section of Philadelphia. The fight happened just before 4 pm on Monday on the 5000 block of Rising Sun Avenue. The girl was stabbed in the side by an unknown weapon, she was then rushed to Einstein Medical Center in critical condition. No weapon was recovered...

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Federal agents and local law enforcement officers are conducting raids at several urgent care providers in the area as part of an apparent pill mill investigation. DEA, FBI, and U.S. Marshals were out collecting evidence from at least two locations of Advanced Urgent Care. One location is on the 9400 block of Roosevelt Boulevard near Grant Ave. in Northeast Philadelphia. The other location...

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Three Philadelphia Police officers were injured in a motorcycle accident on Sunday night in Center City. The accident took place at around 5:30 pm on Sunday along Market Street near 12th Street. The highway officers were injured while riding their motorcycles as part of the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) convention in town. One of the officers fell from his bike,...

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Three members of the Philadelphia Police highway patrol motorcycle 'drill' team were injured on Sunday evening while performing in Center City. It happened around 5:30 p.m. at 12th and Market Streets. The officers were performing a stunt for the International Association of Chiefs of Police Convention when their bikes became entangled causing the crash. Two of the officers were taken to...

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Philadelphia Police have arrested a man for sneaking onto Center City rooftops. 39-year-old Michael Zallie has been charged with burglary, trespass, and criminal mischief. Police released surveillance video from three different incidents in the last month where he was caught gaining entry to the roofs of two Center City buildings. On September 25th and 27th, he was seen in the Sonesta...

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