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| Philadelphia School District Window Fans; Bruce Castor Join Trump Legal Team; Winter Weather Warning |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/01/21 12:20 am | updated: 02/01/21 12:36 am |
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| The School District of Philadelphia has released a video showing the installation of new window fans to help with ventilation in classrooms when students return to school. PreK-2 students will be starting a hybrid schedule on Monday, February 22. These window fans are just part of the school district's strategy to deal with air flow in the buildings and safety overall. "Proper ventilation in our schools is one of the layers of safety that will be in place in all of our school district... Read More |
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| Two Bucks Co Woman Arrested in Capitol Riot; Philly Dept. Heath Commish Resigns; Philly Schools |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/31/21 3:24 pm | updated: 01/31/21 3:26 pm |
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| Federal officials have arrested and charged two Bucks County woman for their role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6. Dawn Bancroft and Diana Santos-Smith have been charged with knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building, engaging in disorderly or disruptive conduct in restricted buildings or grounds, and violent entry and disorderly conduct. The two entered the building through a broken window. That was captured on CCTV video. They both told... Read More |
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| Playland's Castaway Cove Fire, Ocean City; Pennsylvania Skill Bandits Arrest; Point Breeze Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/30/21 9:52 pm | updated: 01/30/21 9:54 pm |
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| A four-alarm blaze broke out on the Ocean City boardwalk on Saturday morning, 1/30. It happened around 7:40 a.m. at Playland's Castaway Cove on the the 1000 block of Boardwalk. Flames and heavy smoke could be seen engulfing the pirate ship atop of the arcade. Hamburger Construction Company and Dairy Queen were also destroyed in the fire. The fire was brought under control before noon. Nothing else was damaged and no one was injured. Playland's Castaway Cove posted on Facebook, "WE WILL... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Area Under Winter Storm Warning, 7-13 inches Snow, High Winds, Sun. 1pm - Tues. 10am |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/30/21 3:10 pm | updated: 01/30/21 3:10 pm |
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13
inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
UPDATE: Amounts up to 18" in northern and western suburbs.
* WHERE...Portions of central and southern New Jersey and east
central and southeast Pennsylvania.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Sunday to 10 AM EST Tuesday.
*... Read More |
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| Bike Hit-And-Run Caught on Dash Cam; Mayor Kenny Asks For Report; Sirianni Introduced; Winter Watch |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/29/21 11:12 pm | updated: 01/29/21 11:23 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle wanted in an hit-and-run accident involving a bicyclist. It was caught on another driver's dash cam video. It happened on Thursday, 1/28, at 10:45 a.m. on the Spring Garden Bridge heading west. The video shows a black BMW in the right lane passing a bicyclist who was in the bike lane. The rider suddenly falls down. The BMW continues and pulls onto the ramp to I-76 West. Cam Pursel was behind them both and caught the incident... Read More |
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| Fugitive Archi Toe Wanted in NJ, PA, and DE; Fire at Camden Scrapyard; Johnson/Johnson Vaccine |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/29/21 4:11 pm | updated: 01/29/21 4:11 pm |
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| Authorities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are searching for a fugitive wanted for a variety of charges including aggravated assault. 27-year-old Archi Toe of Philadelphia was last seen by officers in Evesham Township, NJ, on Wednesday night, 1/27. Evesham Police stopped him around 10:40 p.m. in the parking lot of the Shoppes at Elmwood at Route 70 and Troth Road. They suspected him of stealing catalytic converters and saw burglary tools in the vehicle. They also determined... Read More |
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| Ex-Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Sentenced; Outlaw Defends Controller Report; Camden Hit-and-Run |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/21 11:33 pm | updated: 01/28/21 11:35 pm |
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| Former Atlantic City mayor Frank Giliam was sentenced on Thursday, 1/28, to 30 days in prison and 11 months of house arrest for stealing $87,000 from a youth basketball program he founded. Gillian resigned as mayor in October 2019 when he pled guilty to wire fraud. He could have been sentenced to two years in federal prison. "I stand before this court as a fractured human being, one seeking to do better," a sobbing Gilliam told the judge over a video link. "It's something I wish never... Read More |
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| Cabin Fever Fest Releases Initial Lineup; Avi Kaplan, Keb Mo, Bela Fleck; Virtual Music Fest 2/20-21 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/21 10:08 pm | updated: 01/28/21 10:08 pm |
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PHILADELPHIA FOLKSONG SOCIETY & THE BLUEGRASS SITUATION PROUD TO ANNOUNCE INITIAL LINEUP FOR
CABIN FEVER FEST FEBRUARY 20 & 21, 2021
AVI KAPLAN, KEB’ MO’, BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN, VALERIE JUNE, LARKIN POE & MORE FOR FIRST ANNUAL EVENT!
Tickets on Sale Now - Early Bird Pricing Until January 30th!
(JANUARY 28, 2021 - PHILADELPHIA) Philadelphia Folksong Society (Read More |
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| Andrei Doroshin, CEO of Philly Fighting COVID, Admits to Taking Home Vaccine Doses on 'Today' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/21 12:54 pm | updated: 01/28/21 12:54 pm |
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| The CEO of Philly Fighting COVID admitted to taking doses of coronavirus vaccine doses home and administering them to friends. Andrei Doroshin, a 22-year-old Drexel graduate student, told NBC News 'Today' on Thursday, 1/28, that he took four doses of the vaccine and personally administered it to four of his friends. He said they were left over from the mass vaccination clinic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center last weekend and that the "doses were about to expire." Doroshin told 'Today' that... Read More |
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| Controller's Report on Philly Protest Response; PreK-2nd Grade Return to School; PA Amendment Vote |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/27/21 11:12 pm | updated: 01/28/21 11:23 am |
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| Philadelphia City Controller Rebeccas Rhynhart released a report on Wednesday, 1/27, on the city's response to the protests and unrest following the killing of George Floyd last year. On Saturday, May 30, a peaceful protest in Center City turned violent. Center City stores were looted and police cars burned. On Sunday, May 31, widespread looting broke out in areas of Port Richmond and 52nd Street in West Philly. Officers in West Philly used tear gas. On Monday, June 1, a large protest... Read More |
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