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| High School Staffer Arrested Sex Assault; DOJ Sends Philly Letter; No More Perks Lt. Gov. Stack |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/22/17 1:49 am | updated: 04/22/17 1:49 am |
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| A high school staff member in Chester County was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage student. Tredyffrin Police arrested 67-year-old Arthur Phillips for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student. Phillips has worked at Conestoga High School as an instructional aide in the television production studio since 2006. The victim told police she befriended Phillips at the beginning of the school year. They would exchange e-mails and texts, and he would take her places in his car.... Read More |
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| Mary J. Blige to Headline 4th of July Concert; Wanted Philly Bank Robber; Princeton Groper Sketch |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/21/17 5:20 pm | updated: 04/21/17 5:29 pm |
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| The organizers for Wawa Welcome America have announced the lineup for this year's 25th anniversary July 4th concert. The free concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will be headlined by Grammy winning, multi-platinum recording artist Mary J. Blige. The concert will also honor Philadelphia-natives Boyz II Men. The Philly POPS will be performing as well. They will be joined by Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez, from the Tony Award-winning hit musicals Hamilton, In the Heights... Read More |
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| Coach Accused Of Sexual Assault; Search For Missing NJ Boy; Police Identify Woman Struck By Cruiser |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/21/17 3:23 am | updated: 04/21/17 3:23 am |
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| A Philadelphia soccer coach has now been accused of sexually assaulting one of his former players multiple times, and having a baby with the teen. 39-year-old Francisco Prado-Contreras was arrested on Wednesday after police were notified of a 15-year-old teen who had a 7-month old baby that could be fathered by Contreras. The teen told police that she had started working for Contreras, who was a family friend as well as coach, in the summer for his house cleaning business. Contreras... Read More |
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| Lineup Announced 56th Philadelphia Folk Festival 2017; Old Crow Medicine Show, Graham Nash, Taj Mo |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/21/17 2:56 am | updated: 04/21/17 2:56 am |
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| The Philadelphia Folksong Society has released the initial lineup for this year's 56th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. As always, the fest will be held on the Old Pool Farm, in Upper Salford Township near Schwenksville, PA, on August 17-20. "The Stars Have Aligned To Reveal The First Portion Of The Lineup" Notable acts include Old Crow Medicine Show, Samantha Fish, Graham Nash, Sierra Hull, The Weight Band w/ Harvest King Horns, Taj Mo (The Taj Mahal and Keb 'Mo' Band), and Susan Werner.... Read More |
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| Missing Tennessee Teacher/Student Found; Soccer Coach Arrested Sex w/ Teen; PA License Plate Ring |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/21/17 2:02 am | updated: 04/21/17 2:03 am |
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| A Tennessee teacher has been arrested and a teenage girl has been found safe in Northern California after the pair disappeared last month. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says that 50-year-old Tad Cummins and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas were found on Thursday. The pair disappeared from Maury County, TN on March 13th. They were last spotted in a Walmart in Oklahoma City on March 15th. On Thursday morning, following leads, authorities located them in a cabin in Cecilville, CA. He... Read More |
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| Straw Hat Bandit Under Arrest; Alligator Found at Fire; Drexel Grad Murderer Kills Self in Prison |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/17 3:58 pm | updated: 04/20/17 3:58 pm |
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| The FBI announced today that a Bucks County man is under arrest for allegedly stealing almost a half a million dollars over 11 separate bank robberies in Pennsylvania since 2012. 57-year-old Richard Boyle of Doylestown is charged with multiple counts of bank robbery, using or carrying a firearm during the commission of those bank robberies, and money laundering. Boyle was nicknamed "The Straw Hat Bandit" because of his proclivity for wearing a variety of hats during the robberies. He... Read More |
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| 3-on-1 Attack in Kensington - Video; Man Shot by Police in Wilmington; Eric Frein Guilty All Charges |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/20/17 1:11 am | updated: 04/20/17 1:11 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for three men who were caught on video attacking and robbing another man on the street in broad daylight over the weekend. It happened around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15th, on the 3500 block of B and Tioga streets in Kensington. The 25-year-old victim had just left a restaurant where he picked up a job application. He turned up the street when he was confronted by three men. One man punches him in the face and he falls to the ground. The other men... Read More |
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| Museum of American Revolution Opens; Aaron Hernandez Hanged in Jail; Craigslist Assault in Lansdale |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/17 5:02 pm | updated: 04/19/17 5:04 pm |
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| The Museum of the American Revolution opened today in Philadelphia. Festivities started first thing this morning with a ceremonial wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution in Washington Square. Then there was a parade down Chestnut Street past Independence Hall featuring fife and drums corps and horse drawn carriages. It ended at the museum's location at 3rd and Chestnut. The ribbon cutting ceremony at the museum featured former Vice President Joe... Read More |
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| Woman Struck By Police Cruiser; George H. W. Bush Hospitalized, Doing Ok; NFL Draft Road Closures |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/19/17 3:29 am | updated: 04/19/17 3:29 am |
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| Philadelphia Police reported on Tuesday night that a woman was struck by a police cruiser while it was in pursuit of a suspect in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The incident took place on F Street near Kensington Avenue at around 5 pm. Witnesses reported that the chase started on foot inside of a park, then a police cruiser got involved and ended up hitting a woman who was in the park. The 30-year-old victim was knocked unconscious by the impact. Police quickly rushed her to the... Read More |
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| Etan Patz Killer Sentenced at least 25 yrs; Missing Malvern Woman; Defense Rests Eric Frein Case |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/17 7:54 pm | updated: 04/18/17 7:58 pm |
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| A Maple Shade, New Jersey man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in Manhattan in 1979 was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison. 56-year-old Pedro Hernandez was a teenager at the time working in a convenience store in the neighborhood where Etan went missing on his way to the school bus. Patz was one of the first missing children to appear on the side of a milk carton and his disappearance on May 25 has become National Missing Children's Day. Hernandez was not a suspect... Read More |
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