Philadelphia Police are investigating a triple shooting in the city's West Oak Lane section. Police were called to the area of 15th and Kinsdale Street a little before 11:30pm Tuesday on reports of shots fired. Once on scene, they found 3-male victims between the ages of 28 and 38. All 3 were taken to Einstein Hospital for treatment. Police believe the shooter left the scene in a light-colored...
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Folk singer Joni Mitchell gets the animated treatment in PBS' Blank on Blank series. The short film is guided by audio clips of an interview between Mitchell and music exec Joe Smith from 1986. She talks about not being able to write a 'commercial' record or purposely 'sellout'. She also discusses dealing with fame, attention, and being recognized when she just wants to blend into...
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The lineup for this year's 4th of July Jam on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as part of the Wawa Welcome America Celebration has been announced. Mayor Michael Nutter made the announcement on Tuesday morning at the African American Museum in Center City Philadelphia. The Roots will be back again to headline and act as house band for the show. Joining them on stage will be R&B star Miguel and...
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A Northeast Philadelphia man plead guilty today to strangling his wife near Pennypark Park last summer. 49-year-old Christopher Murray plead guilty to 3rd-degree murder in the death of 46-year-old Connie Murray. Connie had gone out for a walk after the couple had an argument over text messages Christopher received from a female acquaintance. She did not return and was reported missing the...
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After welcoming the unofficial start of Summer with a picture perfect Memorial Day weekend, the heat and humidity will get up to mid-summer form this week. The Heat Index will get into the 90's every day and some much needed rain will likely come in the form of late day showers and thunderstorms. Heat warnings are in effect this week. Find air conditioned space for relief.
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Two 19-year-old men are dead after separate shootings in Philadelphia. The first victim was gunned down on the 2100 block of North 30th Street. Investigators are not sure if the victim was the intended target, or if he was hit by a stray bullet. Philadelphia police say they are looking for two suspects. In Southwest Philadelphia, another 19-year-old man was shot to death at the Connell...
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A$AP Rocky surprisingly announced on Monday night that he was moving the release date of the long awaited follow-up to 2013's LongLiveA$AP to Midnight. At.Long.Last.A$AP (A.L.L.A.) is now available online (Amazon and
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May 23/24 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Memorial Day Show
1) "The War" by Lee Michaels
2) "1917" by Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
3) "Galveston" by Jimmy Webb
4) "John the Gun" by Sandy Denny
5) "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon
6) "What’s That I Hear" by Phil Ochs
7) "The Power & The Glory (electric...
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South Jersey police have made an arrest in Saturday's bank robbery at a PNC branch in Gloucester Township. Tipsters helped identify 37-year-old Timothy J. Givens of Sicklerville from surveillance video released to the media. Givens robbed the bank on the 900 block of Black Horse Pike on Saturday morning of an undisclosed amount of cash. Camden County Sheriff's Department Officers spotted...
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Rutgers University football cornerback Darian Dailey has been arrested on robbery charges in Florida. Nineteen year old Dailey of Bradenton, Florida, and 20 year old Trazelle Johnson robbed a bicyclist at gunpoint about 2 a.m. Sunday in Sarasota. The pair, who were in a car, were arrested in Manatee County after the victim gave investigators the license plate number of the car. Dailey is being...
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