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| Special Ed Teacher Charged with Sex Assault, Building Collapse Anniversary, Gosnell Son Shot |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/14 12:59 pm | updated: 06/05/14 12:59 pm |
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A special education teacher in Philadelphia was arraigned overnight on charges she had sexual relations with a 14 year old student. Thirty year old Stephanie Amato (pictured), a special-ed teacher at the Ethan Allen School in Mayfair turned herself into the Special Victims Unit yesterday. Amato has been a teacher at Ethan Allen for six years and is accused of having sex with the student numerous times in her car and her home in Northeast Philly.
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| Ramsey Police Grad, Northeast Heats Up, PA Official Firearm |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/05/14 1:08 am | updated: 06/05/14 1:08 am |
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| A class of new Philadelphia Police recruits celebrated their graduation from the Police Academy Wednesday. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey's son was among the 47 new recruits to take the oath to protect and serve the citizens of the city. Commissioner Ramsey says his son, a Penn State graduate who had been working as a probation officer, finally decided to join the “family business.†The new Officer Ramsey said seeing what his father did as he was growing up had... Read More |
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| Gosnell's Son Shot During Burglary; Naked Man Punches Cop; Female Teacher Sex With 8th Grade Student |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/14 9:13 pm | updated: 06/04/14 9:13 pm |
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| A man shot during a home invasion this morning in Philadelphia's Mantua section has been identified as imprisoned abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's son. 22-year-old Baron Alexander (formally Gosnell) was shot by a resident of the home on the 3700 block of Brandywine Street in West Philadelphia around 7 am Wednesday. Alexander had broken into the house through a rear bathroom window. The commotion awoke a resident who investigated the noise and became involved in a confrontation with the... Read More |
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| Traffic Around 495 Closure, Rte 30 Lancaster Ave Repair, I Will Listen Day in Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/14 11:09 am | updated: 06/04/14 11:09 am |
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The closing of the bridge on I-495 over the Christina River around Wilmington is causing bumper to bumper traffic on I-95 and in neighborhoods around the closures as travelers search for alternate routes. Eight of the bridge's support columns are twisted and tilted making it unsafe for traffic. DelDot says it will be weeks before they have definitive information on the cause of the problem and a potential solution.
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| Katz Crash Investigation, PA Soldier Killed in Afghanistan, Kids Bowl Free |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/04/14 1:03 am | updated: 06/04/14 1:03 am |
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The investigation continues into the plane crash that killed Lewis Katz and six others over the weekend. National Transportation Safety Board officials are looking at black boxes they recovered. NTSB says the private jet reached a speed of 190 miles per hour and information from the flight data recorder showed that the aircraft did not lift off the runway. NTSB also says the pilot may have been trying to stop the plane.
The Department of Defense announced Tuesday the death of a... Read More |
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| Katz Memorial Service/Speakers Set; I-495 Bridge Closed Indefinitely; Swift Donates $50k to CHOP |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/14 9:11 pm | updated: 06/03/14 9:11 pm |
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The speakers and program for tomorrow's memorial service for businessman Lewis Katz have been announced. Former President Bill Clinton, Ed Snider, Mayor Nutter, Gov. Corbett, Sen. Cory Booker, and others are expected to speak. Katz was killed on Sunday with 6 others in a private plane crash in Massachusetts. The service will be held at 11 am at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Temple University.
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| Route 495 Bridge Closed, Black Boxes Sent to Washington, NJ Primary Election |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/14 10:49 am | updated: 06/03/14 10:49 am |
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The bridge over the Christina River on Route 495 around Wilmington is closed while DelDOT analyzes the problem. There is a structural issue that is causing the bridge to tilt. About 90,000 cars use 495 around Wilmington daily. The bridge and that stretch of 495 will be closed indefinitely.
The black boxes from the plane crash that killed Lewis Katz are now in Washington at the National Transportation Safety Board. Federal safety investigators will review the data in hopes of... Read More |
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| GSK $5 Million Donation, Katz Crash Flight Recorder Found, Mother Pleads Guilty To Son's Death |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/03/14 1:28 am | updated: 06/03/14 1:28 am |
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GSK, formerly Glaxo SmithKline, and the Philadelphia Foundation have announced a $5 million grant package available to non-profits which will lead to healthier lives. It's called the GSK IMPACT Grant. The Philadelphia Foundation is a public charity community foundation which manages more than 800 charitable funds. The application process starts with a letter of intent and a formal application. For more information, go to GSK IMPACT at philafound.org.
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| North Wales Murder-Suicide Attempt; Temple Memorial for Katz; School Police Officer found Dead |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 9:04 pm | updated: 06/02/14 9:04 pm |
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| A woman was injured and a man found dead in an apparent failed murder suicide in Montgomery County this morning. The shootings took place around 10 a.m. at a home along the 2200 block of Harvard Drive in North Wales, Montgomery Township. Neighbors reported hearing two gun shots a few seconds apart. The female suffered a gun shot to the chest and was airlifted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Numerous officers and SWAT team members responded to the area,... Read More |
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| Lewis Katz Plane Crash, Chester Police Shootout, Archdiocese Closing 16 Parishes |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 12:12 pm | updated: 06/02/14 12:12 pm |
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The co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz was killed with six others in a plane crash Saturday night in Massachusetts. His death comes just days after his successful buyout of the newspaper with partner Gerry Lenfest. The plane crashed during takeoff when it careened off the runway and burst into flames. Katz and the others on the plane were returning from an event at the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
A Chester police officer was... Read More |
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