Temple University in Philadelphia announced on Thursday, 9/3, that it will be moving most classes online until the end of the fall semester due to a coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. In-person classes were paused earlier this week due to an increase in cases, but that two-week suspension has now been extended. As of 9/3, there are 237 active cases on campus. Only a few classes deemed...

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Authorities are searching for a Delaware County man for attempting to abduct his son and stabbing another man at a South Jersey water park last month. 30-year-old Rashawn Parker Jr. of Chester is charged with attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault, violating a restraining order, child endangerment, and weapons offenses. It happened around 12:30 p.m. August 18 at Sahara Sam's Oasis Water...

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Philadelphia Police are looking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in the shooting death of a man in late July. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras in broad daylight. It happened on Friday, July 31, on the 8400 block of Williams Avenue in the Cedarbrook section. The suspect is seen running up to a black SUV firing shots. The SUV then crashed into a parked...

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Aug 29/30 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Words & Music Danny O'Keefe

1) "So Long Harry Truman" by Danny O'Keefe
2) "Angel Spread Your Wings" by Judy Collins
3) "Quits" by Gary Stewart
4) "Never Got Off the Ground" by Alison Krauss
5) "Anywhere On Earth" by Alan Jackson
6) "When You Come Back Down" by Nickel Creek
7) "Steel Guitar"...

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August 29/30 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival That Wasn't

1) "Don't Stop the Music" by Del McCoury Band
2) "Hillcrest Drive" by Del McCoury Band
3) "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" by Del McCoury Band
4) "You Don't Run Across My Mind" by Irene Kelley
5) "Carolina Wind" by Irene Kelley
6)...

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will not be extending the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures that ends today, August 31. Wolf said last week that he did not have legal authority to extend his executive order and pushed the General Assembly to pass legislation. Earlier Monday, when asked about the deadline Wolf said, "you have to wait and see," making it sound like he might reverse his...

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is facing criticism after a photo of him apparently dining indoors at a restaurant in Maryland on Sunday, 9/30, appeared on social media. The photo shows the mayor not wearing a mask and sitting closely to others. Indoor dining in Philadelphia won't resume until Tuesday, September 8. The rest of Pennsylvania has had indoor dining at some level since the end of...

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Temple University announced on Sunday, 8/30, that it will 'pause' in-person classes for two weeks after identifying 103 active coronavirus COVID-19 cases on campus. The school says that most of those cases are asymptomatic and a few have mild to moderate flu-like symptoms. They say that new cases seem to be attributed to small social gatherings off campus. The Philadelphia Department of...

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A mural of the late Philadelphia Sgt. Robert Wilson III in Cobbs Creek was defaced with anti-police graffiti. The mural is located on the 6000 block of Baltimore Avenue. Vandals spray painted the mural with the acronyms "ACAB" and "FTP" as well as a "circle-A" anarchy symbol. Sgt. Wilson was killed by armed robbers while inside a GameStop store in North Philadelphia on March 5, 2015. He...

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Philadelphia Police are investigating after an off-duty security guard was shot at a Wawa during an altercation about social distancing in the store. It happened around 4:45 a.m. Friday, 8/28, on the 1300 block East Erie Avenue in the Juniata section. It started when an on-duty Wawa security guard told the suspect he could not yet enter the store because it was at capacity. That turned...

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