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| $40k Reward Pregnant Mother and Baby; Auction Approved for Revel; Playboy Says Penn #1 Party School |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/15/14 10:11 pm | updated: 09/15/14 10:11 pm |
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| There is now a $40,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction for those responsible in the shooting death of a pregnant mother and the baby she was carrying in Frankford on Sunday. 25-year-old Megan Doto was hit by a stray bullet in the face while sitting outside on the 1500 block of Adams Avenue before noon on Sunday. A gunman had opened fire on a white, four-door vehicle near Adams and Griscom Avenues a block away. Doto was pronounced dead at Temple University... Read More |
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| Miss America Another New Yorker; Newborn and Mother Die in Shooting; Eagles on Monday Night Football |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/15/14 12:17 pm | updated: 09/15/14 12:17 pm |
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In a badly needed happy event for Atlantic City, the Miss America pageant concluded last night with Miss New York getting the crown. That's a three-peat for New York getting the Miss America title. Kira Kazantsev, 23, is the daughter of Russian immigrants and a student at Hofstra University. Her platform is to raise awareness for domestic violence. Kira Kazantsev, Miss America receives a $50,000 scholarship.
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| Tony Auth Passes at 72, Frankford Shooting Kills Pregnant Woman, Bradley M. Fox Memorial Highway |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/15/14 1:01 am | updated: 09/15/14 1:01 am |
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| Longtime editorial cartoonist with the Philadelphia Inquirer and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Auth has died after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Tony began his career at the Inquirer in 1971. After leaving the Inquirer in 2012, Auth went on to become the artist-in-residence at Newsworks/WHYY. In addition to Monday's coverage, the Inquirer will likely run several pages of in-depth discussion on Tony Auth’s works in Sunday’s 'Currents' Section. Tony Auth was 72 years old.Read More |
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| Slight chance of Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights, in Philadelphia on Friday 9/12/14 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/12/14 10:13 pm | updated: 09/12/14 10:13 pm |
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A large solar storm is predicted to hit the Earth on Friday potentially causing disruption to satellites, radio, and other transmissions but also causing some spectacular views of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. The direction and strength of solar flare could mean the lights will be visible in some far south latitudes, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The lights occur when radiation from the sun interacts with charged particles in our atmosphere.
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| Regusters Guilty on All Charges; DE Teen Arrested Selling Heroin; PHA Imploding Queen Lane |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/12/14 10:11 pm | updated: 09/12/14 10:11 pm |
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| A Philadelphia jury found 21-year-old Christina Regusters guilty of all six charges today. She was convicted of kidnapping a 5-year-old girl from her kindergarden class while posing as her mother and sexually assaulting her over many hours at her home nearby. Regusters eventually let the girl go in the middle of that January 2013 night and she was found the next morning in an Upper Darby playground wearing only a t-shirt by a passerby. Sentencing is set for December 15th. Regusters had... Read More |
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| Komen 3 Day Walk; New Love Park Ranger Video; Stolen Temple Physician Computer |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/12/14 12:55 pm | updated: 09/12/14 12:55 pm |
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The annual Susan G. Komen 3 day walk for cancer got underway today. Participants in pink shirts and hats enjoyed opening ceremonies at the parking lot of Bloomingdale’s at the Willow Grove Park Mall and then set off on foot on their 60 mile journey. Walkers will cover 20 miles a day and were required to raise at least $2,300 to take part in the fundraiser.
The Love Park ranger who was seen in a video taking a beating by a teen may have provoked the confrontation. Erron... Read More |
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| Longwood Gardens Bathrooms, Arlen Specter Center, Crozer Chester Nurses Strike Planned |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/12/14 10:51 am | updated: 09/12/14 10:51 am |
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| Longwood Gardens in Chester County is known for its flowers and trees, but the Garden's restrooms are in a contest for the title "Best Bathroom in America." Accompanied by a glass roof that lets the sun in, a winding 20-foot high wall covered in more than 40,000 plants guides the way to the Longwood Gardens bathroom pods. Evans says each bathroom pod has a skylight, as well as motion detectors for the toilets, sinks and paper towel dispensers. There are ten other bathrooms in competition... Read More |
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| September 11 Memorial; Artist to Create Collapse Sculpture; Nurse Accuses Harrah's Guards of Assault |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/11/14 11:05 am | updated: 09/11/14 11:05 am |
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It is September 11th. The day in modern history, we vividly remember exactly where we were and what we were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001. On the 13th anniversary of the airplane terror attacks, the National September 11 Museum in New York is open and includes gut-wrenching artifacts and graphic photos of the attacks. This morning, a solemn reading of the names of the victims and rescue workers killed there marked the annual memorial.
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| Ray Rice Video to NFL Months Ago, Christie Signs NJ Police Video Camera Bill, Revel Casino Offer |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/11/14 1:05 am | updated: 09/11/14 1:05 am |
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| A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive five months ago, while league executives have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week. The person played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office number on April 9 confirming the video arrived. A female voice expresses thanks and says: “You’re right. It’s terrible.†The law enforcement official, speaking to the AP on... Read More |
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| Charlie Sheen offers $1,000 to PYT Waiter; Regusters Defense Case Closed; Temple Student Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/10/14 8:32 pm | updated: 09/10/14 8:32 pm |
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| Actor Charlie Sheen took to Twitter today to pledge $1,000 to the waiter at PYT in Northern Liberties who was apparently stiffed on a tip on Monday by Eagle's RB LeSean McCoy. The burger joint in the Piazza is known for its unusual burger creations. Tommy Up, the restaurant's owner, posted a picture of the receipt that shows waiter Rob Knelly receiving a 20 cent tip on a more than $60 tab. Up later explained it was his idea to post the receipt and witnessed his staff giving excellent... Read More |
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