A mother and her adult daughter were each sentenced to five consecutive life sentences for the murders of 5 of their relatives, including 3 children, in a Bucks County apartment last year. 47-year-old Shana Decree and her 21-year-old daughter Dominique Decree each pled guilty but mentally ill to five counts of first degree murder. The victims include Shana's children 25-year-old Naa'Irah...

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Organizers of the homeless protest encampments in Philadelphia announced that they have a tentative agreement with the City of Philadelphia to resolve the 3+ month standoff. Philadelphia Housing Action says that the City and Philadelphia Housing Authority will give 50 vacant and viable homes to the activists. They will be transferred into a community land trust. That number includes 15...

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A man wanted for the attempted murder of three plainclothes Philadelphia police officers has turned himself in to authorities. 28-year-old Jeffione Thomas surrendered with his attorney on Friday, 9/25. The shooting happened last Friday, 9/18, on the 1400 block of Sharpnack Street in the Cedarbrook neighborhood. The three officers were riding in an unmarked vehicle. Thomas was riding slowly...

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U.S. Attorney William McSwain announced charges against the treasurer of the City of Philadelphia on Friday afternoon, 9/25. 40-year-old Christian Dunbar is facing several federal charges including bank embezzlement and immigration fraud. None of these crimes occurred when he working for the City. He is accused of stealing $15,000 from two bank customers when he worked for Wells Fargo Bank...

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UPDATE: AMBER ALERT CANCELED - The child has been found safe in New York City. The suspect is in custody. 7-year-old Giselle Torres was found safely in New York City after going missing from the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township on Friday afternoon. Her estranged father, 41-year-old Juan Pablo Torres, and two other men abducted the girl. Police believed they were taking his...

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September 19/20 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - KGSR Austin, TX Archives Pt 2

1) "Dixie Flyer" by Randy Newman
2) "Lovin' in my Baby's Eyes" by Taj Mahal
3) "99 Year Blues" by Chris Smither
4) "Li'l Wallet Picture" by Richard Buckner
5) "Hope in a Hopeless World" by Widespread Panic
6) "I Wanna Thank You Baby" by Delbert McClinton
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September 19/20 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - KGSR Austin, TX Archives Pt 1

1) "Down Across the Delaware" by James McMurtry
2) "Black Hawk and the White Winged Dove" by Emmylou Harris
3) "Galveston" by Jimmy Webb
4) "Idaho" by The BoDeans
5) "Goin' Down to Laurel" by Steve Forbert
6) "Right My Wrongs" by Jeffrey Gaines

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Protesters were back on the streets in Philadelphia for a second night following the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision in Louisville, KY. This protest started at Independence Mall. The group then marched east and about 50 of them made their way onto the southbound lanes of I-95 blocking traffic. Philadelphia Police arrived and were able to getting the group to exit the highway at Columbus...

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New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban single use plastic and paper bags as well as plastic foam containers. Several states have bans on plastic bags or Styrofoam containers, but New Jersey would be the first to have an outright ban on paper bags. Some other states also allow customers to chose paper or plastic for a fee, but that would not be an option in the Garden State....

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Police in Bucks County are searching for a suspect wanted for assaulting a teenager with special needs inside a Walmart on Saturday, 9/19. It happened around noon at the Walmart at 195 North West End Boulevard in Quakertown. Richland Township police released surveillance video from inside the store of the incident. The suspect is seen walking with a woman pushing a cart with a child. They...

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