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| NFL Draft Record 100,000 Fans in Philly; Witnesses Wanted DE Trooper Shooting; Shutdown Averted |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/28/17 4:38 pm | updated: 04/28/17 4:38 pm |
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| Fans in Philadelphia set an NFL Draft record on Thursday with over 100,000 attending first round festivities on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The NFL Draft Experience features many activities including mock locker rooms, a museum, NFL Combine, virtual reality experience, zip line, and many more. The live draft show itself kicked off at 8pm from the massive theater/stage on the Art Museum steps. The mix of fans from all over the country supported by Philadelphia's passion for football... Read More |
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| Woman Killed By Own Dog; Deadly Shooting In North Philly; Boy Charged In I-676 Bike Incident |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/28/17 3:56 am | updated: 04/28/17 3:56 am |
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| Upper Darby Police are now investigating after a woman was attacked and killed by her own dog in Upper Macungie Township. The incident took place on Spring White Drive on Thursday at 1:30 pm. Police say that the woman was attacked by her dog on the rear deck of her home. Once crews arrived on the scene the woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. Officials say that the dog has been taken to the Lehigh County Humane Society where it will be... Read More |
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| Delaware Standoff is Over, Suspect in Delaware State Trooper Killing Shot By Police |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/17 2:03 pm | updated: 04/27/17 2:03 pm |
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| The standoff between authorities and a suspect in the murder of a Delaware State Trooper ended this morning. Officials say that the suspect exited the house around 9:17 a.m. Thursday and 'engaged police.' Law enforcement then shot him. He was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m. The barricade situation started on Wednesday afternoon on the 500 block of St. Michaels Drive in the Brick Mill Farms Development in Middletown, DE. The suspect refused orders and fired at police outside. At 8:22 p.m., the... Read More |
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| Donor Gets Child New Wheelchair; Teen Shot In Wilmington; NFL Draft List Of Restrictions |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/27/17 4:06 am | updated: 04/27/17 1:54 pm |
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| An anonymous donor has now contacted the family of the 10-year-old child whose wheelchair was stolen outside of their home on Tuesday morning. On Wednesday morning, an anonymous caller contacted Mr. Wheelchair, a store in Holmesburg, and told the technician there that she wanted to purchase a new wheelchair for the boy. The technician stated that the donor does not care about the expense but that the child is able to move around comfortably again. The technician and donor visited the... Read More |
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| Trooper Ambush Killer Eric Frein Sentenced to Death by Pennsylvania Jury |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/17 1:46 am | updated: 04/27/17 1:46 am |
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| A jury has sentenced a trooper killer to death in Northeast Pennsylvania. Eric Frein, an anti-government activist who ambushed two Pennsylvania State Troopers in a sniper attack and then led authorities on a 48-day manhunt, was convicted on all 12 charges by the same jury last week. The 33-year-old opened fire on the Blooming Grove state police barracks in Northeast Pennsylvania on September 12th, 2014. He killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson II and wounded Trooper Alex Douglass. Frein, an experienced... Read More |
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| Delaware State Trooper Killed, Suspect Barricaded; Woman Hit By Police Dies; Cop Charged in Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/17 1:20 am | updated: 04/27/17 1:26 am |
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| A Delaware State Trooper was shot and killed at a Wawa on Rt. 40 in Bear, DE. It happened after Noon on Wednesday on the 1600 block of Pulaski Highway near Salem Church Road. The trooper was transported to Christiana Hospital in critical condition, where he died. He has been identified as 32-year-old Cpl./1 Stephen J. Ballard, an 8.5-year veteran of the Delaware State Police assigned to patrol at Troop 2, Glasgow. Officials say that the Ballard had spotted a suspicious vehicle occupied... Read More |
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| Delaware Trooper Shot at Wawa in Bear; Peeping Tom at Cherry Hill Mall; Toy Guns Confiscated in AC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/26/17 5:02 pm | updated: 04/26/17 5:10 pm |
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Police responded to the report of a shooting at a Wawa on Rt. 40 in Bear, DE. It happened after Noon on Wednesday on the 1600 block of Pulaski Highway near Salem Church Road. The shooting victim is a Delaware State Trooper. He was transported to Christiana Hospital in critical condition. Multiple state and local agencies are on the scene. Authorities are looking for a suspect. No word on a motive or what led up to the shooting at this point.
UPDATE: One suspect is... Read More |
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| Child's Wheelchair Stolen; Delco Doctor Charged With Assaulting Patient; Cop Found With Child Porn |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/26/17 3:54 am | updated: 04/26/17 3:54 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are now assisting in the search for a 10-year-old boy's wheelchair that was taken outside of his mother's home on Tuesday morning. The wheel chair was taken at around 7 am from the 7000 block of Forrest Avenue in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. Police say that the boy's mother Amesha Prout had put her son's wheelchair outside of their house while they waited for the bus. Prout went back inside to get her son ready for the day, and when she came back a few... Read More |
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| Federal Judge Blocks Sanctuary City Funding Order; Charges Against Day Care Owner for Death of Baby |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/25/17 8:12 pm | updated: 04/25/17 8:12 pm |
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| A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration's order to withhold certain funding from communities that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco issued a temporary stay while a lawsuit against the executive order on sanctuary cities is argued in court. Last week, the Department of Justice sent letters to several cities, including Philadelphia, reminding them that they would lose certain grant funding if... Read More |
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| Eric Frein Defense Rests in Penalty Phase; Water Main Break in Kingsessing; Kenney Says Legalize Pot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/25/17 6:58 pm | updated: 04/25/17 6:58 pm |
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| The defense for convicted trooper killer Eric Frein rested its case today in the penalty phase of the trial. Frein decided not to take the stand himself. Unlike the trial, the defense did call some witnesses to testify to mitigating circumstances that would spare his life. Frein was convicted of killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson II and critically wounding Trooper Alex Douglass in a sniper attack and then leading authorities on a 48-day manhunt. He is described as an anti-government survivalist... Read More |
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