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| Shotguns Used to Deflate Runaway Blimp; Delco Police Honored Saving Overdose Victims w/ Narcan |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/29/15 10:15 pm | updated: 10/29/15 10:15 pm |
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| Pennsylvania State Police used shotguns to deflate the runaway Army surveillance blimp that broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and came to rest in some trees in North-central Pennsylvania. The 243-foot long craft was tethered at Aberdeen Proving Ground and came free early yesterday afternoon. It caused power outages as its tether got caught it power lines along its way. It finally landed in trees in Muncy, PA near Willamsport about 150 miles away from its moor. The main body and... Read More |
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| Autistic Boy, 15, Missing; Northeast Philadelphia Homicide; Former NJ Mayor Dead on the Beach |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/29/15 12:38 pm | updated: 10/29/15 12:38 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for help from the public in locating a missing 15-year-old boy with autism. Kalis Adams (pictured) left his home on the 6200 block of Carpenter Street in Cobbs Creek after an argument with his siblings. Kalis is described as 5'1", 115 lbs with dark complexion, brown eyes and low cut black hair. Kalis has been reported missing on several occasions in the past and is known to frequent the area of 33rd Street and Ridge Avenue, as well as the Cobbs Creek... Read More |
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| Trump Leads PA GOP Voters, Election Ambassador Corps, Naloxone Available in PA |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/29/15 8:55 am | updated: 10/29/15 8:55 am |
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| A new poll of Pennsylvania GOP voters taken before last night's debate shows Donald Trump and Ben Carson neck-and-neck with registered Republicans, while Democrats are solidly behind Hillary Clinton. Franklin and Marshall College Poll Director Terry Madonna says Donald Trump is at 23-percent, and Ben Carson at 22-percent, among Pennsylvania Republicans. On the Democratic side, it’s no contest, with 52-percent favoring Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders at just 18-percent. A majority... Read More |
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| Lost Army Blimp Causes Power Outages Before Crashing; Philly FOP Boycotts Tarantino |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/28/15 8:43 pm | updated: 10/28/15 8:43 pm |
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| An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke free from its tether at a military base in Maryland this afternoon and was floating aimlessly north over Pennsylvania this afternoon causing power outages as it's cable dragged over power lines. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) broke free from it's tether in Aberdeen, MD around 12:20pm. NORAD tracked the blimp as it drifted north. Two F-16's were also scrambled from Atlantic City Air National... Read More |
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| Lenny Dykstra Claims Bribing Gay Umpires; Allegation Kane Got Judge's Emails; Taser Attack on SEPTA |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/28/15 11:52 am | updated: 10/28/15 11:52 am |
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| How did Lenny Dykstra walk so much? Former Philadelphia Phillie and New York Met Lenny Dykstra now says he hired spies to help him blackmail gay MLB umpires. Dykstra told interviewer Colin Cowherd that he spent a half-million dollars later in his career hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on umpires who had sex with men, had extramarital sex with women and gambled. Dykstra said he would let umpires know he had this information, sometimes right after they called a strike on him. He... Read More |
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| Droid Turbo 2, Office Of Open Records Director Stays, SEPTA Costs From Pope Visit |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/28/15 8:57 am | updated: 10/28/15 8:57 am |
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The Droid Turbo 2, in stores tomorrow, has a display that's not glass, and guaranteed not to shatter. It has a four-year warranty. It can absorb shock and it can bend rather than break during a drop. Independent tests have seen the Droid Turbo 2 emerge unscathed after plunging 15 feet to a sidewalk. It's out Thursday from Verizon Wireless, which will take your shattered-screen smartphone as a trade for some cash off the $624 starting price.
The state Supreme Court has ruled in... Read More |
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| Driver Was 5x DUI Limit in Fatal Crash; Body On Strathmere Beach; No Eggs for Minors at Redners |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/27/15 8:44 pm | updated: 10/27/15 8:44 pm |
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| Chester County Police say that the man who flipped his car into a pond earlier this month, killing himself and his brother, had a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit. 52-year-old Thomas McAleer was behind the wheel around 4:30 pm on October 2nd driving on Glenn Avenue in Berwyn. At some point he left the road and flipped into a small pond. Both he and his brother, 54-year-old Michael McAleer, drowned. Toxicology reports say that his blood alcohol level was .398 at... Read More |
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| Love Park Flying Saucer Fire; Philly Boxer in Porn Video; SEPTA's Papal Visit Bills Rise |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/27/15 11:32 am | updated: 10/27/15 5:15 pm |
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The Fairmount Welcome Center that resembles a flying saucer in Love Park caught fire overnight. Fire crews were on the scene at about 3 a.m. Crews faced heavy smoke coming from the welcome center. Aided by sprinkler systems, the fire was placed under control in half an hour. The fire was primarily located in the basement area. No injuries were reported. An investigation is underway.
West Philly boxer Yusaf Mack was best known for his moves in the ring. Until he appeared in... Read More |
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| Upper Moreland Police Brutality, PA Tax Increase Unlikely, PA Supreme Court Election |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/27/15 8:53 am | updated: 10/27/15 8:53 am |
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| Upper Moreland police are being sued by a man who was dragged off a SEPTA bus and tasered repeatedly in the parking lot of a Willow Grove convenience store. The civil lawsuit alleges violation of constitutional rights, false arrest, false imprisonment, assault and battery at the hands of Upper Moreland police sergeant Peter Ruddell and Officer Matthew Snyder. It happened in October 2013, Jeremiah Kendrick was on his way to work when a SEPTA bus driver yelled at him to turn his music down. ... Read More |
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| Bicycle Race Cost to Taxpayers; Lower Merion Needs Firefighters; Camden Gets Obama's Attention |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/26/15 11:23 am | updated: 10/26/15 11:23 am |
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Why are Philadelphia taxpayers picking up the tab for the bike race? That's the question being raised after years of private sponsor funding, the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic featuring the famed Manayunk Wall, was formally taken over by the city. The cost to taxpayers is over $1 million, 5 times the taxpayer tab over 2014 when the city kicked in only $200,000.
The Lower Merion Fire Department has launched a campaign to recruit volunteer firefighters. The seven... Read More |
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