Pennsylvania State Police say a 17-year-old who was in a car stopped for a traffic violation shot a state trooper during a Tuesday morning chase on the Vine Street Expressway that ended in a fiery crash involving a school bus. Officials say Trooper Patrick Casey was shot in his shoulder during the incident. The teenager is expected to be charged as an adult with Attempted Homicide and other...

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A Pennsylvania State Trooper was shot and injured this morning during a shootout and chase on I-676 that ended in a fiery crash. It started when two troopers pulled over a vehicle for expired tags on I-76 westbound near University Ave around 10 am. The four male occupants were told to get out. After one 19-year-old was handcuffed and placed in the cruiser, a 17-year-old jumped back into...

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iradiophilly was proud to broadcast the 54th 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 fourth year in a row we are going to be rebroadcasting those three days of music, this time...

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A Russian warplane was shot down by Turkey this morning. Turkish officials claim it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. Russia claims the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight. One pilot parachuted from the plane however photos have surfaced of a Russian pilot, possibly dead,...

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Again, this holiday season, many people are ordering gifts online and packages are arriving at their doorsteps. If you have packages arriving home when you aren't, the United States Postal Service has some tips for you. The easiest way to protect those deliveries is recruiting a neighbor to be on the lookout for packages you know that are going to be delivered that day. You can also track your...

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Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in identifying and locating a suspect who punched a cab driver in the face and fled without paying the fare. At 3:48 am on October 31st the 62-year-old taxi cab driver picked up a man and women dressed as the Incredibles at Front and Spring Garden and drove them to a 7-Eleven on the 5800 block of Ridge Avenue in Roxborough. The pair went...

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November 21/23 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "I'll Keep It With Mine" by Judy Collins
2) "Don't Think Twice" by the wonder who? (4 Seasons)
3) "Maggie's Farm" by Solomon Burke
4) "Girl from the North Country" by Howard Tate
5) "The Sins of a Family" by P.F. Sloan
6) "Laugh at Me" by Sonny
7) "Rompin' Through the Swamp"...

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Some are calling it the "Miracle on Market Street." During his trip to Philadelphia in September, Pope Francis stopped to kiss a baby held up to him. At the time, one year old Giana Masciantonio had a tumor on her brain. Since then, after repeated treatments at the cancer center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the tumor is basically gone. The tot's stunning reversal of fortune came...

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A suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of a police cruiser on I-95 early Monday morning in Northeast Philadelphia. It happened around 2:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes between the Cottman Street and Bridge Street exits. Authorities say Philadelphia police were assisting state police with a previous accident when a man driving a black SUV rear-ended a patrol car. There were no officers...

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Philadelphia's Christmas music radio is on iradiophilly. Join us this season as you celebrate the holidays. Tonight might be a perfect time to light the fire, pour a cup of hot cider, turn on Mistletoe and enjoy your favorite holiday classics. Listen at work, school, an even on your commute.

Mistletoe is iradiophilly's 24 hour...

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