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| 3 Teens Die In Kelly Drive Crash; 6yo Injured in Hit-and-Run; PA Reaches 50% Fully Vaxed |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/21 2:47 pm | updated: 05/20/21 2:49 pm |
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| Three teens were killed and two other people were injured in a crash on Kelly Drive in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, 5/19. It happened just after 9 p.m. on the 4000 block of Kelly Drive near North Ferry Drive. Four teens were traveling eastbound into Center City in a 2006 Mazda. The car lost control going around a curve and slammed into a 2018 Honda SUV that was going westbound. 18-year-old Joyce Roberts, who was driving the Mazda, and 17-year-old Julian Durant, the front passenger,... Read More |
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| Teen and Woman Shot at Hancock Playground; Three Dead in Bethlehem Hotel; Delaware Lawmaker Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/21 11:30 pm | updated: 05/19/21 11:30 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are investigating after a teenager and a woman were shot while at a North Philadelphia playground on Wednesday night, 5/19. It happened around 9:15 p.m. at the Hancock Playground at Master and N. Mascher streets in Olde Kensington. The gunman walked onto the playground and fired at least five shots. "We know that there was a large amount of people at this recreation center, including teenagers, juveniles, young adults and other adults that were on the property at the... Read More |
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| PA Votes Yes, Limit Governor Emergency Powers; New Video Bucks Woman's Death; COVID Measures Lifting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/21 2:32 pm | updated: 05/19/21 2:39 pm |
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| Pennsylvania voters approved all four ballot questions posed during Tuesday's, 5/18, primary election including three constitutional amendments. Two of those amendments will restrict the powers of the governor in declaring and managing emergency declarations. The first ballot question will allow the General Assembly to terminate or extend a disaster emergency declaration without the Governor's approval. The second ballot question limits the initial length of a disaster emergency... Read More |
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| Larry Krasner Wins Philly District Attorney Primary; 3 Men Fall 8 Stories in Fight; Woman Steals Dog |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/21 11:21 pm | updated: 05/18/21 11:23 pm |
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| Incumbent Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner defeated challenger Carlos Vega in the primary election Tuesday, 5/18, by a 2-to-1 margin. Philadelphia's 7-1 democratic supermajority almost guarantees that Krasner will win the general election in the fall when he goes against Republican Charles Peruto. Krasner declared victory on Tuesday night in front of supporters in Center City. He ran on his record of cash bail reform, overturning convictions, and the promise of criminal... Read More |
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| Charges Dropped Against Philly SWAT Officer; DE Metro Clerk ID'd; Primary Day in PA, VOTE! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/21 3:12 pm | updated: 05/18/21 3:12 pm |
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| A judge has dropped charges against a former Philadelphia SWAT officer accused of pepper spraying protesters on I-676 during demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd last year. Municipal court Judge William Austin Meehan Jr. dismissed the charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment, and official oppression against 36-year-old Richard Nicoletti. It happened on June 1, 2020 on the Vine Street Expressway (I-676). A large group of protesters had made their way onto the... Read More |
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| NJ Lifts Outdoor Mask Mandate; SEPTA to Remove Capacity Limits June 1; Warrington Hit-and-Run |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/17/21 10:48 pm | updated: 05/17/21 10:54 pm |
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced on Monday, 5/17, that he is lifting the outdoor mask mandate across the state effective immediately. However, the indoor mask mandate will stay in place for now, despite guidance from the CDC that says vaccinated people do not need masks indoors. Murphy also said that students will return to school full time this fall and there will be no virtual option.
Businesses large and small are still contending with the CDC's... Read More |
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| Metro PCS Clerk Killed in DE; I95 Reopens After FDR Skate Park Fire; Penn State Changes Gender Terms |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/16/21 4:28 pm | updated: 05/16/21 4:28 pm |
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| New Castle County and Elsmere Police are investigating after a female clerk was found dead inside a Metro by T-Moble store on Saturday afternoon, 5/15. It happened just after 5 p.m. at the Metro PCS store on the 900 block of Kirkwood Highway in Elsmere, DE. Police were called when the store was found unoccupied with the register open. Police discovered the women in the basement shot to death. This store had been robbed three other times in the past two years. The victim had been working... Read More |
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| Man Survives Crash into Wissahickon Creek; Deadly Wrong Way Crash; NJ Hit-And-Run Suspect Sought |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/15/21 3:15 pm | updated: 05/15/21 3:15 pm |
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| A man survived after his car veered off the road and plunged into the Wissahickon Creek early Saturday morning, 5/15. It happened just after 5 a.m. on the 4600 block of Ridge Avenue in Roxbourough. The driver lost control and went off the road. The car landed on its roof on some rocks in the creek and water started filling the vehicle. Rescuers were able to get the man out in time. He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center. No word on his current condition or what caused the crash.Read More |
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| Philly Mayor Kenney says Partial Remains from MOVE Victims Have Been Found, Not Destroyed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/14/21 11:04 pm | updated: 05/14/21 11:04 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Friday night, 5/14, that the partial human remains of victims from the 1985 MOVE bombing investigation, previously believed to have been destroyed, have now been found. In 2017, former Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley ordered the cremation and disposal of those remains without notifying the family. Farley was forced to resign yesterday, 5/13, because of that decision. A box labeled 'MOVE' was located in the Medical Examiner's Office on Friday... Read More |
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| Wildwood Crest Bans Smoking/Pot on Beach; Woman Found Dead in East Falls; Teen Killed in SW Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/14/21 4:21 pm | updated: 05/14/21 4:21 pm |
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| The Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners passed ordinances this week banning smoking on the beach and limiting use of recreational marijuana in certain public places. All of the new ordinances will go into effect on June 7. Wildwood Crest used to allow designated smoking areas on the beach, but now the entire beach will be smoke free. The use of marijuana and cannabis products will be prohibited in public places like the beach, parks, and recreational areas. The board also passed a... Read More |
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