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| Street Trolley Collision, Dangerous Rip Currents, US Constitution Celebrates 225 Years |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/17/12 11:29 am | updated: 09/17/12 11:29 am |
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An SUV collided with a street trolley on Girard Avenue in Kensington early this morning, knocking the trolley off its tracks. The vehicle rear ended the trolley at a high rate of speed near 6th and Girard. Two passengers in the SUV fled the scene. The driver is in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital.
Rip currents at the Jersey Shore made swimming treacherous this weekend. At least 11 water rescues were reported on Sunday at South Jersey beaches. Two swimmers... Read More |
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| Essington Avenue Crash Kills Driver, Mural Arts Program Dedicated, Voter ID Update |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/17/12 5:45 am | updated: 09/17/12 5:45 am |
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A man in his 20's is dead after police say he lost control of his vehicle and hit a parked car while driving on Essington Avenue in Philadelphia Sunday morning. Police believe the man was driving at a high speed and say he hit several other vehicles before he crashed. No other cars were said to be involved in the crash.
The latest work of the Mural Arts Program was dedicated Sunday at 7th and Dauphin Streets in North Philadelphia. The mural, which depicts the effects of... Read More |
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| Plymouth Township Cop Killed, Nutter's Trip to DNC Questioned, Traffic Court Judge Indicted |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/14/12 11:35 am | updated: 09/14/12 11:35 am |
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A Plymouth Township police officer was shot and killed last night after responding to a hit-and-run crash. K-9 Officer Brad Fox and his dog, Nick pursued the suspect and in a confrontation both Fox and his K-9 were shot. Fox was stuck in the head and was killed. The K-9, Nick survived. The hit and run suspect was also shot and killed.
Philadelphia Republicans have filed a complaint with the City?s Board of Ethics over Mayor Nutter?s use of taxpayer money to cover the cost of... Read More |
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| Plymouth Township Police Officer Killed, Camden County Police Search For Robber Dressed As Woman |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/14/12 2:57 am | updated: 09/14/12 2:57 am |
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A Plymouth Township police officer was shot and killed Thursday evening responding to a hit and run crash in Montgomery County.
K-9 Officer Brad Fox was pursuing a hit and run suspect which led to a violent confrontation between the two. The officer was shot in the head. Officer Fox's K-9, Nick, was also shot but survived and is fine.
The suspect was killed, but authorities would not disclose how he died or the circumstances that led to Thursday’s violence.Read More |
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| Made In America Taxpayer Cost?, Shipley Coach Gets Three Years Probation, Traffic Judge Arrested |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/13/12 8:56 pm | updated: 09/13/12 8:56 pm |
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| The remnants of the Made in America Music Festival are still very visible. What remains to be seen is how many taxpayer dollars were spent to bring this unprecedented, private for profit event with Jay Z and Live Nation to Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter's continually said that the numbers will be released when they’re ready. The Mayor has said previously that there would be cost-sharing, and that any taxpayer dollars would be worth it because of the publicity it would give... Read More |
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| Ali in Philadelphia, Voter ID in PA Supreme Court, Traffic Light Fundraisers Studied |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/13/12 11:33 am | updated: 09/13/12 11:33 am |
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The Greatest. Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is in Philadelphia today and will receive the Liberty Medal tonight at the National Constitution Center. Ali is now 70 years old and is being recognized as a champion of freedom whose courage and conviction helped spread ideals of liberty around the world.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is hearing arguments today about the new Voter ID law requiring voters to show a valid photo id prior to casting a ballot. Some see the law as an... Read More |
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| HIV Delco Boy Milton Hershey Settlement, TSA Precheck to PHL, Shooter/Robber Gets 30 - 60 Years |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/13/12 2:04 am | updated: 09/13/12 2:04 am |
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A settlement has been reached in a nearly year long discrimination case between an HIV positive Delaware County boy and the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Under the settlement, the school pays $700,000 to the boy and his mother. Also, $15,000 in penalties imposed by the U.S Department of Justice. The 14-year-old boy tried to enroll in the Milton Hershey boarding school. They discontinued his application because he has HIV.
Certain frequent travelers, specifically... Read More |
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| Lukoil stations in PA and NJ raise prices in protest; Joe Frazier to receive statue in South Philly |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/12/12 10:12 pm | updated: 09/12/12 10:12 pm |
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More than 50 Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania raised the prices of gas to more that $8 a gallon today in a protest over unfair distributor pricing practices. The station owners are at odds with Lukoil North America. The protest is to raise consumer awareness about the challenges that Lukoil owners face in competing with other stations. Franchisees have to pay more for fuel than their competitors, with others selling gas for less than they pay from the distributor.
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| Police Officer Saved By Vest, Nutter Vetoes Finnigan's Wake Plan, FDA Cheese Recall |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/12/12 11:06 am | updated: 09/12/12 11:06 am |
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A Philadelphia SWAT police officer was hospitalized this morning after he was shot Tuesday night in Fairmount during a traffic stop at a gas station. Officer Jose Roman was wearing his bullet proof vest and was struck by a fellow officer's gunfire.
Mayor Nutter has vetoed a plan that would have allowed Finnigan's Wake to expand balconies above Spring Garden Street. The 61 foot balconies to the bar and catering hall's second and third floors are viewed by the mayor to be a... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Police Arrested For Theft, Bristol Surveillance TV Access, Frankford Rapist Sought |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/12/12 2:09 am | updated: 09/12/12 2:09 am |
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Two Philadelphia police officers have been arrested and charged with Theft of Services from three Philadelphia utility companies.
Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Aisha Perry and Police Officer George Suarez were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation by the Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office showed that the two had been stealing service from PGW, PECO and PWD.
Lieutenant Aisha Perry was charged with: 6-counts of... Read More |
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