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| Shooting In North Phila.; Boy Hit By Tractor In NJ; PA Senate Passes School Employee Gun Law |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 06/29/17 4:10 am | updated: 06/29/17 4:10 am |
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Police are now investigating a shooting that took place in North Philadelphia that left one man dead. The shooting happened on the 1700 block of North 6th Street at around 7:30 pm. Police arrived on the scene to find the 31-year-old victim who had gunshot wounds to the head, back and shoulder. The man was then rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police are still investigating into the shooting.
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| Bucks Football Coach Arrested Sexual Assault; U-haul Crashed in NoLibs; Graffiti in South Philly |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/17 6:10 pm | updated: 06/28/17 6:10 pm |
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| A former Bucks County football coach has been arrested for sexually assaulting three juveniles. 47-year-old Shannon "Shawn" Westmoreland has been charged with Rape, Rape of a Child under Age of 13, Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault of a Child and other related offenses. Bensalem police say that he assaulted a 15-year-old in 2005 while he was a coach with the Bensalem Ramblers Athletic Association. He is also charged with assaulting a child from the age of 4... Read More |
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| Human Remains Found In Tioga-Niectown; Engineering Union On Strike; String of Robberies, Upper Darby |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 06/28/17 4:09 am | updated: 06/28/17 4:09 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have now found human remains in an empty lot in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia. The human remains were found by contractors at around 4 pm on the 1700 block of Atlantic Street. The remains were found inside of a milk crate on the site as well as inside of a briefcase. Police have stated that the construction crews found bones earlier in June, but thought they were just animal remains. Examiners believe that the level of decomposition on the bones is around... Read More |
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| Upper Darby Teens Wanted for Robberies; Remains Found in Tioga-Nicetown; Stop-n-Go Bill Passes House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/17 2:51 am | updated: 06/28/17 2:51 am |
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| Upper Darby police are searching for two teenage girls wanted for a series of armed robberies in Delaware County. On June 19th around 9:25 p.m., a cab driver with Get-A-Cab was dispatched to pick up a girl on the 100 block of Glendale Road. While one girl distracted the driver, the other went around to the driver side window and demanded money at gunpoint. They made off with $100. Two hours later, a cab driver with County Cab went to pick up a girl on the 200 block of Copley Road. He was... Read More |
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| 46 Charged in Chester County Drug Bust; Teen Caused Own Fall From Ride; Teen Shot In South Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/17 5:20 pm | updated: 06/27/17 5:20 pm |
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| A two-month long drug bust operation in Chester County has led to charges against 46 street level dealers across the county. District Attorney Thomas Hogan announced the crackdown today. It was nicknamed "Operation Wildfire." "The police bought heroin, Oxycontin, Percocet, Vicodin, morphine, MDMA, diazepam, and Xanax, as well as traditional drugs like crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine," the statement said. "The drug deals took place in every region of Chester County." Most of... Read More |
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| Delaware Professor Out After Facebook Post; Driver Speeds in Crime Scene; Box Truck Hits MontCo Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/17 4:28 am | updated: 06/27/17 4:28 am |
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| An adjunct professor at the University of Delaware will not be rehired after backlash from a Facebook post regarding an American college student who died following a tragic trip to North Korea. Kathy Dettwyler, a 62-year-old professor in the anthropology department, posed the question, "Is it wrong of me to think that Otto Warmbier got exactly what he deserved?" on her personal Facebook page last week. In 2016, Warmbier travelled to the embattled nation and was arrested for attempting to... Read More |
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| Woman Shot In Kensington; Philly Stabbing Victim ID'd; DA Seth Williams Trial Update |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 06/27/17 4:24 am | updated: 06/27/17 4:24 am |
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| Police are now searching for a suspect who is wanted for a shooting that took place in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The shooting happened on the 5800 block of North Lee Street at around 9:10 pm on Monday. When police arrived on scene they found a 26-year-old woman with gun shot wounds. Arriving police officers were also greeted by an unruly crowd. As crews were transporting the woman, officers had to hold back many pedestrians as they were getting out of hand. The woman was... Read More |
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| House Fire in Wildwood Crest; Body of Man Washes Up in Wildwood; Stabbing Victim ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/17 7:56 pm | updated: 06/26/17 11:31 pm |
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| Fire crews down the shore battled heavy flames and smoke at a blaze that consumed multiple homes in Wildwood Crest, Cape May County on Sunday afternoon. The plume of thick black smoke could be seen by beachgoers up and down the coast for miles. Crews were called to the three-alarm fire just after 3 p.m. along the 7100 block of Park Boulevard and West Primrose Road near Sunset Lake. Two houses were engulfed in flames and are total losses. A third home suffered heavy damage. Luckily, no... Read More |
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| Boy Accidentally Lit On Fire; Missing PA Man In Montana Found; Girl Falls Off Of Six Flags Ride |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 06/26/17 2:43 am | updated: 06/26/17 2:43 am |
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A 9-year-old boy has been hospitalized after he was accidentally set on fire in the Cobb's Creek section of Philadelphia. The incident took place along the unit block of South Redfield Street. Police have stated that boy and his 10-year-old friend were playing with a lighter. The 9-year-old's shirt was then set on fire. He was then rushed to the hospital with multiple burns to his body.
U.S. Forest Service officials have now stated that they found the Pennsylvania... Read More |
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| Boyz II Men Get Street Name in South Philly; American Airlines Flight Returns; Woman Found Stabbed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/17 4:19 am | updated: 06/25/17 4:19 am |
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| Hometown heroes Boyz II Men were back in town Saturday performing at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philly as part of the Total Package Tour along with New Kids on the Block and Paula Abdul. Earlier in day, however, they were honored by the City of Philadelphia outside of their Alma Matter, the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (aka CAPA). This past spring Councilman Kenyatta Johnson proposed a resolution that the portion of South Broad Street between... Read More |
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