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| Same Sex Marriage Legal in NJ, School Bus Driver Arrested, Police Chief Convention |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/21/13 11:05 am | updated: 10/21/13 11:05 am |
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Same sex marriage became legal in New Jersey at the stroke of midnight. The first legal gay marriage happened at 12:01 am when Joanne Schailey and Beth Asaro said their vows in a Lambertville court room. The two have been together for 27 years. Governor Christie also dropped his appeal on the state court's order that made way for the marriages starting today.
A school bus driver has been arrested for child molestation. 63 year old Terry C. Smith, a driver in the Garnet Valley... Read More |
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| Annual Orionid Meteor Shower peaking in Philadelphia skies early am Oct 21; Watch Video |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/21/13 2:55 am | updated: 10/21/13 2:55 am |
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The annual October Orionid Meteor Shower is set to peak tonight across the Philadelphia region's skies. Tonight's forecast is for clear skies and cool temperatures making perfect weather to catch the meteors streaking across the sky. The waning gibbous moon will be high in the sky and still very bright around midnight but setting as the night wear on.
The Orionid Meteor Shower is named after the constellation Orion "The Hunter", because the meteors appear to "radiate" or come... Read More |
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| Park Named after Autumn Pasquale; Shooter at MontCo Strip Club ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/20/13 11:39 pm | updated: 10/20/13 11:39 pm |
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| One year ago today 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale was murdered in her Clayton, NJ neighborhood. Today, family, friends, and the community gathered to honor her memory. Little Ease Park on East Avenue has been renamed and dedicated to her honor. Pasquale's grandmother lives on the street and remember spending many hours with Autumn in the park over the years. She'd skateboard, cheerlead for the football team, and ride her bike. Her attackers, brothers Dante and Justin Robinson, killed her... Read More |
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| Mayor Nutter steps off a Skyscraper; Brawl at Xfinity Live!; Body Found under Tarp |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/19/13 9:56 pm | updated: 10/19/13 9:56 pm |
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| Mayor Nutter and over 100 others went over the edge yesterday, descending the side of a 31-story high-rise on a rope for charity. Local celebrities and dignitaries who were able to raise at least $2000 received a lesson then donned a helmet and harness before leaning backward over the side of the building. It took place atop One Logan Square, at 18th and Cherry Streets. Some workers in the building got a surprise as these adventurers rappelled past their windows. Most participants would... Read More |
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| Allen Iverson to Retire a Sixer; NJ Supreme Court Denies Marriage Stay; MontCo Teen Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/18/13 9:58 pm | updated: 10/18/13 9:58 pm |
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| Allen Iverson will finally be hanging up the sneakers. AI will officially announce his retirement from professional basketball on October 30th before the 76ers home opener versus the Miami Heat. He will be honored that night chosing to go out as Sixer right where his career started. Iverson was selected first overall out of Georgetown in the 1996 draft. That year he won Rookie of the Year. The small guard (6' 0â€) was known for his scrappy play and prolific scoring winning 4 scoring... Read More |
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| Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Philadelphia Tonight Oct 18; Watch Live Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/18/13 4:03 pm | updated: 10/18/13 4:05 pm |
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Philadelphia Tonight
Tonight's (Oct 18th) full moon will pass through part of the Earth's shadow producing a partial lunar eclipse that should be viewable to most of us in the Philadelphia area. This type of eclipse is called a penumbral lunar eclipse because the moon passes through the Earth's outer shadow called the penumbra. The shading of a penumbral lunar eclipse can be subtle and hard to see as opposed to a umbral eclipse which is a dark shadow... Read More |
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| Don Tollefson Investigated, Brookhaven Shooting, Pipe Bombs in Oxford Circle |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/18/13 12:00 pm | updated: 10/18/13 12:00 pm |
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Philadelphia media personality, Don Tollefson is being investigated after complaints from individuals claiming Tollefson sold sports ticket and travel packages and did not deliver. Warminster police have received several complaints this week and now the Bucks County DA and the PA Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations has joined the investigation.
There was a deadly shooting last night in Delaware County that left one man dead and one hospitalized. The shooting... Read More |
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| U.S. Marshals Penns Landing Shooting, Medical Record Theft Indictment, Whoopi Goldberg at Temple |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/18/13 2:15 am | updated: 10/18/13 2:15 am |
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| A man wanted on a pair of aggravated assault warrants was shot by U.S. Marshals as he tried to avoid capture at a Penn's Landing restaurant. U.S. Marshals were staked out around the parking lot of the Chart House, waiting for Eugene Dykes to arrive at the restaurant to drop his girlfriend off for a night of work. Dykes tried to ram some of the officers with his vehicle once they moved in. A Deputy Marshal and a state parole officer opened fire on Dykes, shot him once in the head. He’s... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Folk Festival Rebroadcast Weekend, October 18-20, on iradiophilly! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/13 10:01 pm | updated: 10/17/13 10:01 pm |
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iradiophilly was proud to broadcast the 52nd Annual Philadelphia Folk Fest LIVE from the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA this past summer. We brought you all the music from the Main Stage Friday, Saturday, and Sunday plus more such as interviews, past performances, etc.
Now for the second year in a row we are going to be rebroadcasting those three days of music during the weekend of October 18-20th. The music will start Friday, October 18th at 12:00am (Thursday at... Read More |
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| Victim in Clergy Abuse Case Dies; 6 Upper Darby Students Arrested; US Marshals Shooting near River |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/13 9:17 pm | updated: 10/17/13 9:17 pm |
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| Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced that the victim in the rape and assault case of Rev. Robert Brennan died unexpectedly over the weekend. The victim, a former alter boy, accused Brennan of molesting him over a period of 3 years starting in 1998. He was 11 years old at the time. Brennan was arrested at his home in Maryland late last month and brought to Philadelphia. He is currently out on bail. Today was supposed to be a preliminary hearing but that was postponed. An... Read More |
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