A man was pulled from the Schuylkill River late Saturday morning. The 39-year-old was found floating in the river near the Market Street bridge on the University City side just before 10 am. He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:59 a.m. His identity has not been released. Police are investigating how the man ended up in the river.

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The Philadelphia Parking Authority will continue to offer their annual free holiday parking throughout the city at meters. The free parking will be available on Saturdays starting after 11 am. The Philadelphia Parking Authority stated they want visitors to take advantage of the free parking, while they can take in the sights, sounds, and food Philly has to offer. All parking violations as...

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Today marks the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a Cape May County boy. Friends and family are gathering at Cape May County Park-South on the 900 block of Shore Road for a vigil at 4 p.m. On November 25, 1991, 11-year-old Mark Himebaugh went missing. At around 3:30 p.m. he walked from his home to check out a fire nearby in the neighborhood. Witnesses recall seeing him there and saw...

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Three people were injured during a shooting that took place in the Juniata section of Philadelphia Thursday morning. The incident happened on the 4000 Block of Howland Street just before 11 am when the three victims were hanging up Christmas lights outside of their home. Police say a dark grey Chevy Impala had driven by the house and then backed up. A verbal altercation then occurred...

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Philadelphia Police have released an image of a vehicle they say was involved in the hit-and-run death of an 8-year-old girl in Overbrook. They are looking for a silver 2009-2016 Nissan Maxima or Altima with damage to one of the front headlights and the front grill area. It happened on Friday night near 63rd and Lansdowne. Jayanna Powell was struck and killed while crossing the street with...

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Many Wine and Spirit stores in Pennsylvania have reported that their credit card machines are completely down, making it a nightmare for customers on the night before Thanksgiving. With machines down, the stores that are affected can only take cash as a form of payment, and many customers were unable to make their purchases. Lines are reported to be very long, some stretching out of the...

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Today's one of the busiest travel days of the year and here in Philadelphia that means hundreds of thousands will be coming and going for the holiday weekend. The TSA recommends that travelers arrive at Philadelphia International Airport two hours earlier for domestic flights as almost 50,000 people will be flying this weekend. 30th Street Station was especially busy. Most Amtrak trains...

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Philadelphia Police, as well as SWAT teams and fire crews responded to a call of a man who had barricaded himself in a West Philadelphia home. The incident took place at 53rd Street and Haverford Avenue just before 7 pm. It is suspected that the person inside the home is possibly known by law enforcement. There was no word of any shots fired from either police or the man while the man was...

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Streets and highways of Center City Philadelphia were tied up this afternoon after a bull had gotten out and was running loose. The incident took place at around 2 p.m. when a bull escaped from a slaughterhouse on the 2100 block of North Hancock Street. The Bull got onto southbound lanes of I-95 causing traffic stoppage before he wandered onto Route 676. Authorities were able to lasso the...

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iradiophilly was proud to broadcast the 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Fest LIVE from the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA this past summer. We brought you all the music from the Main Stage Friday, Saturday, and Sunday plus more such as interviews, past performances, etc.

Now for the fifth year in a row we are going to be rebroadcasting those three days of music, this time over...

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