A strong solar storm was detected around midday on Tuesday with a Kp Index of 8. That means there is a chance that the Philadelphia area will receive a dazzling display in the night sky tonight 3/17. The G4 geomagnetic storm ranked by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center could create the spectacular Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis in the skies over the Mid-Atlantic including Southeast...

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A fraternity at Penn State University has been suspended amid allegations that it operated secret Facebook pages containing nude and inappropriate pictures of females seemingly taken without their consent. The national office of Kappa Delta Rho has suspended the Penn State chapter for one year in the wake of the investigation. A former member of the fraternity tipped off the police in...

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Lawyers in New Jersey are back in court today arguing to legalize sports gambling in the Garden State. The two and a half year battle involves the four professional sports leagues - NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB plus the NCAA. Right now, the only state that allows sports gambling is Nevada.

A Philadelphia woman is facing federal charges for failing to report her child’s death so she...

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Two Temple University football players were arraigned overnight, facing charges including aggravated assault. Temple student athletes Dion Dawkins and Haason Reddick were arraigned Monday night, held with $10,000 secured bond. The two Temple football players are charged with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person. Early Tuesday...

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A Philadelphia folk musician died in a tragic accident over the weekend while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. 36-year-old Jason Parish was killed on Sunday morning when high winds brought down a dead tree on top of him. Parish, an avid camper and outdoorsman, was hiking a steep and rocky part of the trail about 7 miles from Harpers Ferry, WV, with two other people. He was known...

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March 14/15 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "B.I.G.T./I.M.E." by Mitch Ryder
2) "Gold and Silver" by Quicksilver Messenger Service
3) "Shady Grove" by Quicksilver Messenger Service
4) "Shady Grove" by Mudcrutch
5) "Apeman" by Esso Trinidad Steel Band
6) "Sabre Dance" by Esso Trinidad Steel Band
7) "Beware of Darkness" by...

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Villanova is a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team and fans celebrated at a selection party on campus last night when it was announced that Villanova was seeded first in the East region. The Wildcats will begin their tournament journey on Thursday against Lafayette in Pittsburgh. Temple was snubbed by the selection committee and the Owls instead will play as a #1 seed in the...

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The archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church based in Philadelphia says he has reached out to the Vatican directly, asking Pope Francis to put his cathedral on the list of stops the pope plans to make when he comes to the city for the World Meeting of Families in September. Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka, who is based at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,...

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Hundreds of fellow police officers from across the Philadelphia region and the country gathered at the Francis Funeral Home in West Philadelphia this afternoon for the viewing of fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson III. 30-year-old Wilson was shot and killed in the line of duty during a robbery last week in North Philadelphia and has been hailed as a hero for his efforts to...

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Authorities in Montgomery County have announced charges against a man who is accused of raping a woman inside a Doylestown tanning salon last month. 18-year-old Marshall Isaac Gibson of Doylestown is charged with rape, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, unlawful restraint, and related charges. On February 25th, Police responded to Glo Tans on the 900 block of North Wales Road in...

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