The MaST Community Charter School held their annual enrollment lottery on Tuesday, and many families waited in line for a chance for their kids to be enrolled at one of Philadelphia's most prestigious charter schools. There is only one requirement to enter the lottery, you must live in Philadelphia. Around 9,190 entered the enrollment lottery, but only 96 spots are open for students. MaST...

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An accident involving multiple SEPTA trains at 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby this morning has left 4 people injured, 1 critically. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the loop outside the station. The trains are used for the Market-Frankford Line. According to SEPTA, Train 57 rear ended Train 67 which was stopped on the track. A third train, Train 51, moving in the other...

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Philadelphia Police are now investigating a triple shooting that took place in the Olney section of Philadelphia. The shooting took place along the 5500 block of North American Street at around 7:30 pm on Monday. Police arrived on the scene to find a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound to his right arm, a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the rear, and a 17-year-old boy with a graze...

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February 18/19 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - World Wide Dylan: Recent Acquisitions

1) "Ballad of Hollis Brown" by Bob Dylan
2) "Not Dark Yet" by Ruby Amantu
3) "Time Passes Slowly" by Caroline Doctorow
4) "Dark Eyes" by Castell Collection
5) "I Threw It All Away" by Fraser & DeBolt
6) "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" by Hurricane Hoss

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February 18/19 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment -- BBC Archives

1) "Brickyard Blues" by Frankie Miller
2) "Too Rolling Stoned" by Robin Trower
3) "Come On Eileen" by Dexy’s Midnight Runners
4) "Sea Breezes" by Roxy Music
5) "Panic in the World" by Be Bop Deluxe
6) "Switchboard Susan" by Mickey Jupp
7) "What's So Funny...

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This afternoon protestors gathered in Center City Philadelphia for a 'Not My President's Day' rally. The demonstrators are taking advantage of the national holiday to voice their displeasure over current President Trump. Similar gatherings took place in cities across the country. At issue were a broad range of the administration's polices including immigration, health care, and the...

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Tariq El-Shabazz has officially announced he is running for Philadelphia District Attorney. He kicked off his campaign on Monday. El-Shabazz resigned from his post as First Assistant District Attorney last week after current District Attorney Seth Williams announced he would not be seeking re-election amid recent ethics violations and a FBI investigation. 52-year-old El-Shabazz worked as...

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A Philadelphia Police Officer was injured after she was involved in a dirt bike chase in North Philadelphia on Saturday night. Police responded to a call of gunshots on the 2000 block of Judson Street in North Philadelphia. Once the cops got there, several suspects fled the scene on dirt bikes. After a brief chase, one of the suspects was caught at Front and Gurney Street, and another...

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UPDATE: Penn State THON 2017 raised $10,045,478.44!

The annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, simply known as THON, is set to take place all weekend long at the Bryce Jordan Center on PSU's campus in State College, Pennsylvania. This is the 40th anniversary of THON. Since 1977, the event has raised over $136 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey...

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Philadelphia Police are investigating after a shooting involving two taxi cab drivers outside of Frankford Transportation Center in broad daylight Saturday afternoon. It happened around 2 p.m. at SEPTA's Frankford Station on the 5200 block of Frankford Ave in Northeast Philadelphia. Two drivers got into an argument over a fare and an altercation broke out. One cab driver pulled out a knife...

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