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| Manayunk StrEAT Fest; Abandoned Son Recovering at CHOP; Blatstein Plans Big in AC |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/13/15 11:25 am | updated: 04/13/15 11:25 am |
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The Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival was a big success yesterday. According to organizers 40,000 people came out to chow down on the offerings of 50 different food trucks and other vendors along Main Street. The record crowd was likely due to cabin fever and the first taste of Spring weather, according to the Manayunk Development Corporation.
The Philadelphia woman who left her quadriplegic son in the woods while she went to visit her boyfriend has been arrested in Maryland. Nyia... Read More |
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| Hillary 2016 Presidential Run, Jewelers Row Suspect, I-676 Lane Closures |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/13/15 9:17 am | updated: 04/13/15 9:17 am |
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's running for president. The former first lady and secretary of state made her 2016 plans official on her campaign website Sunday. She says in a video that "everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion." Clinton is aiming to be the first female president. Clinton enters the Democratic primaries in a strong position to succeed her 2008 rival, President Barack Obama. Following Sunday's announcement, she's expected to travel soon to early... Read More |
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| Mother Leaves Son in Cobbs Creek Woods; Suspect Arrested in Jewelry Abduction; Colwyn Police No Gas |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/12/15 4:32 am | updated: 04/12/15 4:32 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have issued an arrest warrant for a mother who left her quadriplegic son in the woods for several days last week while she went to Maryland to visit her boyfriend. 41-year-old Nyia Parler of West Philadelphia faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person, neglect of a care dependent person, unlawful restraint, kidnapping and false imprisonment. Her 21-year-old son, who also suffers from cerebral palsy, was discovered... Read More |
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| Search Warrants Served on Kane; Chaos in Colwyn Borough; Delco DA Employee Steals $100k |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/15 6:44 am | updated: 04/11/15 6:46 am |
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| Search warrants were served on two of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane's offices on Friday afternoon in Harrisburg and Norristown. The purpose of the warrants was not clear as they were seeking unspecified documents and other information. This seems to be the first steps in Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman's investigation into Kane. Ferman is tasked with the decision of whether or not to charge Kane following a grand jury recommendation of the charges... Read More |
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| Teacher Suspended for Sending Mumia Cards; Olney Mob Attack Video; DA Won't Retry Priest, Hung Jury |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/15 10:18 pm | updated: 04/10/15 10:18 pm |
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| A teacher in Orange, New Jersey has been suspended after she had her third-grade class write "get-well" cards to an inmate convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer. Orange School Superintendent Ronald Lee said in a statement on Friday that teacher, Marilyn Zuniga, had been suspended with pay pending an investigation. He also "vehemently denied" that the school had prior knowledge of Zuniga's assignment. A preliminary investigation has determined that she did not seek the... Read More |
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| Sports-Writer Stan Hochman Dies; Teenage Kidnappers; Abu-Jamal Get Well Cards From 3rd Graders |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/15 10:54 am | updated: 04/10/15 10:54 am |
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Legendary Philadelphia sports journalist Stan Hochman has died. Hochman has been the face of Philadelphia sports-writing for the last 55 years. He was there for every big story from the Eagles' 1960 NFL championship to the 1964 Phillies collapse to the Ali-Frazier fights to the Flyers' Stanley Cup parades. He even had a cameo appearance in the "Rocky" movie. Stan Hochman was 86.
Two teenagers are in custody after a 1-year-old boy was allegedly taken and driven around... Read More |
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| UPENN Dumpster Fire, Frankford Fire Injures Firefighter, McFadden's 3rd St. Closing |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/10/15 9:38 am | updated: 04/10/15 9:38 am |
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A dumpster fire forced students at the University of Pennsylvania from their homes overnight. The fire sent smoke into the student high rise complex on the 3900 block of Walnut Street around 3:30 a.m. The fire was placed under control within a half an hour. Students have been allowed back inside their homes and no injuries were reported.
Officials say a firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after battling a fire that broke out early Friday morning at a... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Democratic Mayoral Debate #2 2015 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/15 9:11 pm | updated: 04/09/15 9:11 pm |
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Moving Philadelphia Forward: 2015 Mayoral Candidates' Forum
Lynne Abraham, Nelson Diaz, Jim Kenney, Doug Oliver, T. Milton Street and Anthony Hardy Williams.
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| Penns Landing Roller Rink This Summer; Nutter Allows 3D Billboards; Revel Casino Power Out |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/15 8:36 pm | updated: 04/09/15 9:00 pm |
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| The Delaware River Waterfront Corp. announced two outdoor attractions for Penn's Landing opening Memorial Day Weekend. For the first time ever, it's the Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest. At the same location of the popular Winterfest Ice Skating rink, enjoy an outdoor roller skating rink, a boathouse-styled Lodge, a play area for kids, tons of food and drink options and summer events throughout the season. Spruce Street Harbor Park will also return this year with a floating restaurant,... Read More |
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| No Warning Before Cop Opened Fire; Kane Fires Top Aide; Reward in Jewelry Employee Abduction |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/15 11:41 am | updated: 04/09/15 11:41 am |
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| The eyewitness who released the cellphone video of the South Carolina police officer shooting an unarmed man in the back says he heard no warning from the officer before firing 8 shots at the victim who was running away from him. Feidin Santana told NBC News that while walking to work Saturday morning, he saw Officer Michael Thomas Slager controlling Walter Lamer Scott on the ground with a Taser, and began recording. According to Santana, "Mr. Scott was trying just to get away from the... Read More |
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