Police responded to a call Tuesday night of an armed man who barricaded himself inside his house in South Philadelphia. Police arrived on the scene at 6:15 pm on the 200 block of Morris Street. The man was reportedly suffering from mental issues and was inside his house with two hunting rifles. Police sent out a tweet to the area telling the public to avoid from the street. The man...

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Police have ID'd and charged the man responsible for ruining the Malandra Hall Community Center youth football field in Camden, New Jersey. The suspect is 20-year-old Gloucester County resident Alexander Peters. Police say that Peters also confessed to spray painting a swastika on the property as well. The field was in such bad shape, coaches and other concerned parents stopped their kids...

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A man was shot and killed Monday night in Kensington on his 30th birthday. Police responded to several 911 calls to the area of Allegheny Avenue and F Street around 11:30 p.m. They found a man lying in the middle of street, unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head and upper back. He died at Temple University Hospital. Chief Inspector Scott Small said that according to witness accounts...

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Pennsylvania Republican Senator Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty squared off in the first of two debates on Monday night in Pittsburgh. The contentious race for US Senate has been highlighted by attacks on both sides. The two traded barbs and criticisms throughout the hour long debate. This race is one of the most expensive contests in the entire country for the coveted...

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SEPTA workers voted on Sunday to authorize a strike beginning on November 1st if an agreement on a new contract isn't reached by the end of the month. The Transport Workers Union Local 234 represents 4,738 SEPTA bus drivers, subway and trolley operators. Members met on Sunday and overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike. Negotiations began back on July 13 to renew the current contract...

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October 15/16 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Banditos and other Bad Guys

1) "Jawbone" by The Band
2) "Daniel & The Sacred Harp" by Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell
3) "Pretty Boy Floyd" by The Byrdsmith
4) "Joaquin Murrieta" by The Rowans
5) "Me & Billy the Kid" by Joe Ely
6) "Four Rode By" by Ian & Sylvia
7) "John Wesley Harding" by Bob...

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October 15/16 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Halloween Part 1

1) "Season of the Witch" by Donovan
2) "Greensleeves" by Jeff Beck
3) "Slark" by Stackridge
4) "Scary Monsters" by David Bowie with Nine Inch Nails
5) "Witch's Hat" by Incredible String Band
6) "In Another Land" by Bill Wyman/Rolling Stones
7) "Legend of a Girl...

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Today was Juror Appreciation Day in the Philadelphia Courts and hundreds reporting for duty on Monday morning to Room 101 of the Criminal Justice Center had a few surprises. Villanova head basketball coach Jay Wright and the Phillie Phanatic both 'reported' for duty as well. Wright talked to the jurors thanking them for their service and how important it was to the community and our...

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Police arrested two more men - a father and son - in the shooting death of Olympic track star Tyson Gay's daughter, Trinity, who authorities say was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout in Lexington, Kentucky. Chazerae Taylor, 38, and D'markeo Taylor, 19, are each charged with wanton endangerment in the 15-year-old's Sunday killing, police said late Sunday night. Police also have recovered a...

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A woman has been arrested for stabbing a man 77 times and setting his body on fire in his Germantown apartment last month. 52-year-old Tina Vanderhorst was taken into custody without incident by U.S. Marshals in an apartment in Mayfair where she had been staying with a friend. Vanderhorst is accused of stabbing to death 64-year-old Robert Lynch in his apartment on the 500 block of East...

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