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| Man Dies After Heart Attack in Broad Street Run; NJ Man Stabs Roommate; Gunholder Shoots Erratic Man |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/19 1:40 am | updated: 05/07/19 1:40 am |
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| 25-year-old Brian Smart of Hatboro collapsed just after the 8-mile mark of the 10-mile Broad Street Run on Sunday morning, 5/5. He had suffered a heart attack and was transferred to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he passed away. Smart was currently employed at Upper Darby High School in Delaware County as an athletic trainer for multiple sports. He has worked at several other high schools and colleges in the area. He attended Temple University for Athletic Training.... Read More |
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| Man Sets Van on Fire, Threatens Self in Starbucks; Kensington Mother Found; Fake Uber Arrested in DE |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/19 2:02 am | updated: 05/06/19 2:02 am |
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| A distraught man set a van on fire and attempted to set himself on fire in a Starbucks in Huntingdon Valley on Saturday, 5/4. It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the Huntingdon Valley Shopping Center on the 800 block of Huntingdon Pike. Police arrived to find a van engulfed in flames in the parking lot. A man standing near the van doused himself with a flammable substance. He ran into the Starbucks and threatened to self-immolate. Police tried to negotiate with the man, but he had a lighter... Read More |
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| Man Poses As Water Department in Robbery; Machete Man Wanted; Philly Rape Kit Backlog Tested/Cleared |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/03/19 6:52 pm | updated: 05/03/19 6:52 pm |
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| Philadelphia police are investigating after a man posed as a Philadelphia Water Department employee during a robbery last week in the Grays Ferry neighborhood. It happened around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 4/23, on the 3600 block of Wharton Street. He was caught on surveillance camera looking at homes. He was wearing a reflective vest when he knocked on the victim's home. The suspect told the victim that he had to check the water inside. He grabbed the victim and took their cell phone before... Read More |
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| Jennifer Hudson and Meghan Trainor to perform Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert on Parkway |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/19 2:54 pm | updated: 05/02/19 2:54 pm |
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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR PHILADELPHIA'S FREE JULY 4TH CONCERT AT THE WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FESTIVAL
Film and Music Icon, Jennifer Hudson, performing alongside The Philly POPS BIG Band, and Pop Superstar, Meghan Trainor Slated for Showstopping Performances on the Independence Blue Cross Stage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Philadelphia, Pa. (May 2, 2019) - Today, Welcome America, Inc. announced the 2019 Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert... Read More |
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| Suspect Identified in Boy's Shooting; Teen Hit Crossing Holmes Circle; Schuylkill River Dredging |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/19 2:16 am | updated: 05/02/19 2:16 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified a suspect wanted for the shooting of a 13-year-old boy at a convenience store in Southwest Philadelphia early Wednesday morning, 5/1. Police are looking for 19-year-old Rafiq Small of Lansdowne. He is wanted for attempted murder and is considered armed and dangerous. The shooting happened at 12:30 a.m. at the Island Supermarket at Woodland and Island Avenues. The boy had just parked his bike and was entering the store when he was shot twice in the the... Read More |
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| Swarthmore Fraternities Vote to Disband; Arrest in Deadly Multi-car Crash; 13yo Shot at Corner Store |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/19 7:28 pm | updated: 05/01/19 7:28 pm |
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| Swarthmore College's two fraternities, Delta Upsilon and Phi Psi, have voted to disband. They posted statements to their Facebook pages on Tuesday night, 4/30. The frats' decisions come after student protests calling for them to be shutdown. A few weeks ago, two campus publications, The Phoenix and Voices, published internal Phi Psi documents from 2012 to 2016. These documents included jokes about sexual assault; derogatory comments about women, minorities and the LGBT community; videos... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Music and Arts Festival announces All Philly Lineup, 4 Days, 3 Venues, 9/25-28/2019 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/19 3:16 am | updated: 05/01/19 3:16 am |
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The Philadelphia Music & Arts Festival (PHL Music Fest) has announced the lineup for this year's festival happening September 25-28, 2019. In its third year, the fest is will be playing in three venues over four nights. The lineup is by design all Philly artists/bands and includes Man Man, Ali Awan, RFA, Foxtrot and the Get Down, Arnetta Johnson, Speedy Ortiz, Secret American, and more.
The festival aims to be a "testament and celebration of the exploding music scene in... Read More |
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| April 27/28 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Making an 'S' Out of Myself |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/19 2:14 am | updated: 05/01/19 2:14 am |
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April 27/28 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - Making an 'S' Out of Myself
1) "The Show Must Go On" by Leo Sayer
2) "Bad Luck" by Social Distortion
3) "Behind the Wall of Sleep" by the Smithereens
4) "The Toughest Girl in the World" by Syd Straw
5) "Love On the Wrong Side of Town" by Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
6) "Stranger in the House" by Rachel Sweet
7) "Dancing Barefoot" by Patti Smith Group
8) "Runaway Boys" by Stray... Read More |
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| April 27/28 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - BBC Archives Folk Favorites |
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by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/19 2:03 am | updated: 05/01/19 2:03 am |
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April 27/28 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - BBC Archives Folk Favorites
1) "The New St. George" by The Albion Band
2) "May You Never" by John Martyn
3) "Next Time Around" by Sandy Denny
4) "Catch a Falling Star" by Bridget St. John
5) "Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning" by Cowboy Junkies
6) "I'll See You Again" by Roy Harper
7) "Light Flight" by Pentangle
8) "My Old Friend the Blues" by Steve Earle
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| Delco Music Teacher Charged Sex Assault; PennDOT Photo Center Problem; Sunoco Buys Sinkhole Houses |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/19 7:56 pm | updated: 04/30/19 7:56 pm |
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| A music teacher at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor Township, Delaware County, has been accused of having sexual contact with students. Jeremy Triplett is charged with a felony count of institutional sexual assault of a minor, as well as charges of child endangerment, corruption of minors, and furnishing minors with alcohol. He is accused of having sex with one female student and 'making out' with a second female student in his office. He reportedly gave them THC-infused... Read More |
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