It's time to wash and wax Billy Penn. The City of Philadelphia plans to restore William Penn's bronze statue atop City Hall in late August. The statue was created in 1892 and the 124-year-old monument needs restoration about once a decade. He was last cleaned in 2007. The observation deck will be closed for three to four weeks during bath time.

Democratic presidential candidate...

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A bicyclist is dead after colliding with a SEPTA bus in the city's Frankford section. It happened around 11:45 a.m. on Orthodox Street near Aramingo Avenue. The 44-year-old bicyclist was struck by the Route J bus and was killed. There were no passengers on the bus at the time and the driver was not hurt. Accident investigators are piecing together the cause of the accident and examining...

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The Philadelphia Police dealt with a barricade situation in Frankford, Tuesday night. A man barricaded himself inside a home with a 5-year-old child. The incident stemmed from a custody battle. The man was taken into custody around 9:07 p.m.

Donald Trump has picked up all 36 delegates available in Nebraska’s Republican presidential primary, giving him 89 percent of the...

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Three teenage girls have been charged in connection with the death of Amy Joyner-Francis, who died after an assault in a school bathroom. The assault, captured on video, shows one of the girls repeatedly striking Joyner-Francis in the head and torso with what appears to be a closed fist. The medical examiner determined that Joyner-Francis died from a pre-existing heart condition but the cardiac...

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New Castle County Police were on the scene of a traffic accident that took place on Monday night just after 9:00 p.m. at the intersection of McGovern Road and Lancaster Pike. Two cars were found with several people injured and two people trapped in one of the vehicles. Three individuals were transported to Christiana Hospital.

Stolen lottery tickets, worth $6, led to the arrest...

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New Jersey police have captured 38-year-old escaped inmate Arthur Buckel. He was taken into custody around 11:30 a.m. Monday near mile marker 76.5 of the Garden State Parkway near Double Trouble State Park in Ocean County. He was spotted on Sunday night at the the Forked River rest stop on the Garden State Parkway where he planned to turn himself in, but left before police arrived. He was...

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May 7 - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Shades of Black Part 1

1) "Black & Blue" by Louis Armstrong
2) "That Old Black Magic" by Marilyn Monroe (Bus Stop soundtrack)
3) "Blackbird" by Crosby Stills & Nash
4) "Blackbird" by Brad Meldhau
5) "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Joe Cocker
6) "Black Roses" by Clear Light
7) "Black Rose" by This Lizzy
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May 7/8 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "Wild Country" by Thunderclap Newman
2) "Rock Around the Clock" by Andy Newman
3) "Hollywood #2" by Thunderclap Newman
4) "Accidents" by Thunderclap Newman
5) "Evolution" by Peter Townshend & Ronnie Lane
6) "Armenia City in the Sky" by The WHO
7) "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall...

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Police in New Jersey say an escaped inmate who once served time for manslaughter for killing a baby has been spotted near a highway rest area. 38-year-old Arthur Buckel was seen late Sunday near a rest area along the Garden State Parkway in Lacey Township. State police have set up a command post and local police departments are beefing up patrols. Buckel was found missing last Tuesday when...

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A 7-week-old baby girl has succumbed to her injuries a week after an already deadly car crash in East Falls. Zyana Wilson-Perez was pronounced dead Thursday evening at St. Christopher’s Hospital. She was riding inside a car seat in the back of a Mazda 6 when it crashed into another car on Sunday, May 1st along Henry Ave. The seat may not have been properly secured. Three adults and...

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