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Haldeman Manor Apartment Fire, Stomach Gunshot Victim, Avenue of The Arts Lighting Install |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 08/18/15 8:55 am | updated: 08/18/15 8:55 am |
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A fire burned in an apartment in Philadelphia's Somerton section overnight. Firefighters got the call around midnight for a blaze in the Haldeman Manor Apartments. One person suffered from smoke inhalation. The Red Cross is helping eleven people displaced by the fire.
Police are turning to surveillance video to help them track down a gunman who shot a man in North Philadelphia. Police think robbery was the motive for the shooting, which happened near 15th and West Hazzard... Read More |
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Stevie Wonder Surprises Center City; Man Shocked, Knocked 4 Stories; Papal Business Hotline Open |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/17/15 9:01 pm | updated: 08/17/15 9:01 pm |
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Stevie Wonder popped up in Center City this afternoon for a free concert at Dillworth Park next to City Hall to promote a just announced fall extension to his "Songs in the Key of Life" tour. Around a 1,000 people packed the western apron of City Hall around 3pm to catch the living R&B legend perform a few songs. Earlier in the day Wonder had done the same thing at Armory Mall in D.C. and will do it again in Central Park on Monday evening in New York City. Due to high demand, he just... Read More |
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Festivals, Concerts Abound; Seaside Heights Pier Restoration; City Trolleys Back on Track |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/17/15 11:44 am | updated: 08/17/15 11:44 am |
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Festivals and concerts were plentiful this weekend. The Philadelphia Folk Festival held its 54th annual weekend of peace and music which was carried live on iRadioPhilly. At Citizen's Bank Park on Saturday Zac Brown Band added some Country sizzle to Philly. And on the beach in Atlantic City a concert by Maroon 5 attracted over 100,000 people to the Jersey shore show.
Approval was granted to rebuild the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, which was severely damaged in Superstorm... Read More |
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Julian Bond Passes at 75, Schuylkill River Drowning, Straight Outta Compton Tops Weekend Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 08/17/15 9:09 am | updated: 08/17/15 9:09 am |
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Civil rights icon Julian Bond grew up in the greater Philadelphia area — and went on to break barriers in his fight for equality. The longtime board chairman of the NAACP died Saturday in Florida after a brief illness.
Julian Bond grew up in Oxford, Pennsylvania. Julian Bond was an activist and politician. As a college student at Morehouse, Bond helped to start the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s where he served as their public relations representative.... Read More |
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Billy Joel Packs the Park; Judge Refuses Kane's Porngate Email Request; Traffic Box Update |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/14/15 11:54 am | updated: 08/14/15 11:54 am |
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Billy Joel packed the Park last night under a beautiful sky and summer evening in South Philadelphia. The 66 year old Piano Man became a father again on Wednesday to a new daughter, Della Rose Joel. Billy, baby, and 33 year old wife, Alexis are all doing great.
Attorney General Kathleen Kane had called on a Montgomery County judge to authorize her to release emails from the so-called Porngate scandal, but the judge said "no" because Kane had not filed a formal request with the... Read More |
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NJ Earthquake Recorded, PhillyLoveBOT, Cobbs Creek Golf Course Restoration |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 08/14/15 9:07 am | updated: 08/14/15 9:07 am |
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Residents in North Jersey woke up to the ground shaking early Friday morning. There's been a small earthquake centered in Somerset County. The U.S. Geological Survey says it registered a magnitude of 2.5 around 4 a.m. There's no reports of any damage at this time.
Members of Philadelphia's tech community and volunteers have set out to create a version of HitchBOT — Philly style. The robot will be called the PhillyLoveBOT and instead of hitchhiking, it will have another... Read More |
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Nutter Announces Two Papal Security Perimeters; Man Guilty Flushing Casino Chips; Bike Sweep Nets 73 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/13/15 9:27 pm | updated: 08/13/15 9:27 pm |
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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter held a press conference this afternoon to announce more plans surrounding the Papal visit next month. Last week they revealed a 'traffic box' where vehicle traffic will be allowed to leave but not enter. This is to "protect millions of people walking on narrow city streets and sidewalks." Today they revealed two more levels of secure zones. There will be a 'Secure Vehicle Perimeter' around the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Independence Hall areas where... Read More |
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Debate Cancelled; Wolf Makes Progress on Budget; Boy Shoots Himself with Found Gun |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/13/15 2:18 pm | updated: 08/13/15 2:18 pm |
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A plan for a televised debate on NBC10 between Democratic mayoral candidate Jim Kenney and Republican Melissa Murray Bailey has been cancelled because of "unreasonable demands" from the Kenney campaign, according to the television station's vice president of news. The campaign had submitted a six-page "memorandum of understanding" to the station, containing more than 60 prerequisites for the debate. The disagreement between the TV station and candidates was primarily over the dictation of... Read More |
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West Philadelphia Double Shooting, Train Kills Person in Glenolden, Poll Suggests Christie Step Down |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 08/13/15 8:58 am | updated: 08/13/15 8:58 am |
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Two men in their mid 20's were shot Wednesday night in West Philadelphia. This happened on the 5300 block of Chancellor Street. Both victims were shot in their feet, following what they say was an earlier incident. One victim was transported to the hospital, the other walked in on their own. Police say a family member of one of the victims showed up to the scene with a gun and was arrested.
Officials say a person is dead after they were struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday... Read More |
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Kathleen Kane Blames Porn Email Case; MontCo Mother Breastfeeds Friend's Son; 3 Arrested Stolen Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 08/12/15 10:18 pm | updated: 08/12/15 10:19 pm |
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane publicly addressed the criminal charges brought against her for the first time on Wednesday at a press conference. She is accused of leaking grand jury information to a Philadelphia newspaper and lying to another grand jury investigating the leak. Kane maintained her innocence declaring that she did not do anything unlawful and that she will not resign. The Attorney General spent most of her statement deflecting the blame for her charges... Read More |
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