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| Corbett Signs Emergency Proclamation, Weather Closes Rosemont College, Curt Schilling Has Cancer |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/06/14 1:07 am | updated: 02/06/14 1:07 am |
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| Governor Tom Corbett has signed a disaster emergency proclamation Wednesday after a winter storm left hundreds of thousands without power in Pennsylvania. At a press briefing, Gov. Corbett said 849,000 customers lost power in the state. The Governor says the disaster emergency proclamation is to assist state and local authorities in responding to the winter storm. Gov. Corbett said this will be a long recovery process and they are using the disaster declaration to speed up state... Read More |
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| Ice Storm Causes Widespread Damage; NJ Teen Sends Porn to Underage Girls; 6abc ZooBalloon Deflated |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/05/14 10:08 pm | updated: 02/05/14 10:08 pm |
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| Last night's ice storm lead to widespread power outages, downed trees, traffic lights out, and closed roads today. A record number of people lost power across the area, upwards of 700,000. PECO officials warn that it may take a few days to get everyone's service back online. PECO has requested the help of 500 additional line crews from outside the region to assist with the work. Montgomery and Chester counties were some of the hardest hit. Abington Memorial Hospital had to switch to... Read More |
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| Power Outages Take Down iRadioPhilly and Hundreds of Thousands Lose Power, CVS Stops Selling Smokes |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/05/14 12:11 pm | updated: 02/05/14 12:11 pm |
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| iRadioPhilly stations went off the air overnight in the massive ice storm related power outage that is crippling the region. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philadelphia region woke up without power and hundreds of thousands more lost power through the morning as power lines and tree branches layered with ice and snow came down. PECO has said they expect today’s storm relate outages to break records. Many schools that had planned on delayed openings, decided against opening at... Read More |
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| SRC Nominations Approved, Neary Widow Opposes Seth Williams Decision, NJ State of Emergency |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/05/14 1:21 am | updated: 02/05/14 1:21 am |
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The state senate has okayed the governor’s two nominations to the School Reform Commission. The state senate approved the nominations of City Councilman Bill Green to be SRC chair, and Farah Jimenez to be an SRC member. There was no senate hearing on the nominations, and Democratic Philadelphia senator Vincent Hughes objected to the lack of debate. 13 SRC nominations have come before the senate, and only four have had hearings.
Diane Neary, widow of Philadelphia Fire... Read More |
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| ATV Rider's Body Recovered; Police Shooting in Oxford Circle; Snow, Ice, Rain, Again. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/14 9:04 pm | updated: 02/04/14 9:04 pm |
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New Jersey State Police say that divers have recovered a body from a frozen lake in Woodland Township today. The body is believed to be the missing ATV rider that fell through the ice on Sunday. 25-year-old Philip Raimondo of Medford was riding his ATV near Route 70 in rural Woodland Township, Burlington County when he broke through an ice-covered waterway around 5:15pm on Sunday. Search efforts were suspended yesterday because of the weather. Police are still investigating.
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| Haverford Spring Fest Music and Arts Festival, Winter Weather Tonight, Rob Andrews Resigning |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/14 12:02 pm | updated: 02/04/14 6:50 pm |
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| Is it too early to think Spring? The first music festival of the Spring of 2014 is on the calendar and iRadioPhilly will be there to broadcast live. Haverford Spring Fest, Music and Arts Festival will feature live bands, food, drink, a Fun Zone for the kids and best of all, warmer weather. Haverford Spring Fest takes place Sunday, May 18, 2014 on Brookline Boulevard in Havertown. For more information visit Read More |
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| Gov. Christie Adresses Bridgegate, Weather Caused Power Outages, Kingsessing Shooting |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/04/14 2:26 am | updated: 02/04/14 2:26 am |
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| Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he may have heard about congestion on the George Washington Bridge last fall but it didn't register as anything more than regular traffic jams because he wasn't aware his aides had ordered lanes blocked, apparently for political retribution. Christie also acknowledged during an hour-long radio call-in program that his office has been subpoenaed by federal law enforcement officials conducting a criminal investigation into the bridge scandal. Christie, 51,... Read More |
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| NJ State Police Officer Arrested for Theft; Snow Doesn't Stop This Week; ATV Rider Lost Under Ice |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/14 9:14 pm | updated: 02/03/14 9:14 pm |
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| A New Jersey state police officer has been been arrested and charged with shoplifting in a Berk's County, PA sporting goods store. 35-year-old Trooper William A. Carvounis is accused of stealing $267 worth of gun supplies and other goods from a Cabela's store in Tilden Township. “During the course of his shopping, (Carvounis) would place items in his shopping basket. While walking around and continuing to shop, he would take various merchandise out of the package and conceal in his... Read More |
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| February 1/2 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/14 4:52 pm | updated: 02/03/14 4:52 pm |
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February 1/2 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman" by Dave Mason
2) "Introduction" by Chicago
3) "Lay Down" by Melanie
4) "Born Yesterday" by Everly Brothers
5) "Lagrima/TNK" by 801
6) "A Song for Europe" by Roxy Music
7) "Little Tin Soldier" by Donovan
8) "King Midas in Reverse" by The Hollies
9) "To The Last Whale (Critical Mass/Wind on the Water)" by David Crosby & Graham... Read More |
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| Another Purse Snatch Murder, Appel Farms Cancels Festival Plan, Lenfest Donation to Corbett |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/14 12:52 pm | updated: 02/03/14 12:52 pm |
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Another woman was shot and killed in a purse snatching in Philadelphia this weekend. Twenty nine year old Melissa Thomas was leaving a West Philly bar at 53rd and Market when she and a girlfriend were approached by two men in hoodies. As the friend turned over the purse, Thomas was shot twice in the chest and died at the scene. Her friend was shot while running away.
Appel Farms has decided to put their annual music festival on hold while they re-evaluate their mission. Just... Read More |
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