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| Reading Carolers for 8 year old; Invitation for Defrocked Bishop; Missing Delco Woman; Record Warmth |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/22/13 6:53 am | updated: 12/22/13 6:54 am |
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| 8-year-old Delaney Brown of West Reading, PA was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in May. Earlier this week her doctors came back with a tough prognosis giving her only days maybe weeks to live. Laney has her own 'wishlist' including meeting nearby Wyomissing native Taylor Swift (she did get to speak to her on the phone on her eighth birthday). One of her wishes was to hear Christmas carolers at her door. The people of West Reading answered that wish on Saturday night. Thousands... Read More |
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| Mastbaum High Locked Down Friday; Atlantic City Casino Closing; MontCo Attorney Selling Drugs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/20/13 9:58 pm | updated: 12/20/13 9:58 pm |
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| A Philadelphia High School was placed on lockdown on Friday afternoon after an armed robbery. It happened at Jules E. Mastbaum Area Vocational Technical High School at 3116 Frankford Ave. in the Kensington at dismissal time or around 3 pm. Two students and a masked gunman assaulted and robbed another student before fleeing. The lockdown was lifted at 4:20 pm. The two students assailants have been identified but police are searching for the third masked suspect who had the gun. The stole... Read More |
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| Clarence David Shuford Missing, Philadelphia Manufacturing Base Ideas, Anti Bullying Prize Winner |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/20/13 1:47 am | updated: 12/20/13 1:47 am |
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Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who has been missing from a shelter for over a week. Clarence David Shuford has developmental and physical disabilities and requires daily medication. He lives at the Fernwood Shelter and was last seen leaving Torresdale-Aria Hospital last Wednesday. Shuford is described as a black man, 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds with a medium build and a medium complexion.
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| Brown Verdict, Kelly Home Animal Cruelty, Cemetery Thieves |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/20/13 1:28 am | updated: 12/20/13 1:28 am |
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The jury returned a partial verdict Thursday afternoon in the case of Dorothy June Brown, the founder of four charter schools. The fraud trial about phantom board members, fabricated documents, forged signatures and high test scores has been going on for five weeks. The jury is undecided on 76 year old Brown and her role in a cover up. However two co-defendants were acquitted of conspiracy and obstruction. The judge has asked the jury to resume deliberations on Brown.
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| PA Methodist Minister Defrocked; Animal Cruelty Sentence in Kelly Home; 50 Win Mega Millions in DE |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/19/13 9:16 pm | updated: 12/19/13 9:16 pm |
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| The Central Pennsylvania minister who officiated at his son's same-sex marriage in Massachusetts has been defrocked by the United Methodist Church. Rev. Frank Schaefer met with church officials this morning after serving a 30-day suspension for violating the church's Book of Discipline. The denomination prohibits clergy from officiating at same-sex weddings. Schaefer was given the option of following church rules or surrender his credentials. He could not do either and the panel was left... Read More |
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| Target Credit and Debit Card Breach, Mega Ball Winners, Penn State Hearings |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/19/13 12:35 pm | updated: 12/19/13 12:35 pm |
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| The Secret Service is investigating a major breach in credit and debit card security at 1,800 Target department stores nationwide. Beginning Black Friday through December 15th, a malware collected credit card information at about 40,000 checkouts in stores across the country. Authorities believe up to 40 million accounts may be affected as information was stolen from the magnetic strips on cards. If you shopped at any Target store since Black Friday, check your account online to verify all... Read More |
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| Charter School Fraud Case Deliberations, Atlantic County Pilot Dies in Crash, St. Jude Shop Robbery |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/19/13 1:07 am | updated: 12/19/13 1:07 am |
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| The jury in a charter school fraud case in Philadelphia will return to its deliberations Thursday, with the potential of losing some jurors by Friday. As the deliberations drag on, Federal Court Judge Barclay Surrick has now given jurors instructions on how to fashion a partial verdict. The judge told jurors if they reach unanimous agreement on some of the charges, they could return a verdict on those charges, then continue deliberating on the others. But it would be final, and they would not... Read More |
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| Willow Grove Mall Attack; West Philly Woman Sentenced; Woman in Shower Saved From Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/18/13 9:25 pm | updated: 12/18/13 9:25 pm |
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| Police are looking for a suspect who attacked and robbed a woman outside the Willow Grove Park Mall. It happened on Monday, Dec 16th at around 8 pm. The 66-year-old woman was leaving the Macy's on the second level parking lot when she was knocked to the ground sustaining injuries to her face, hands, and knees. The suspect stole her purse. The woman was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment. Her credit card was used by a man in a dark colored hooded sweatshirt at the Wawa on... Read More |
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| Mega Millions Winners, Philadelphia Lawyer Peruto Dead at 86, Pope Removes Cardinal Rigali |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/18/13 12:57 pm | updated: 12/18/13 12:57 pm |
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| Two tickets matched the winning numbers in the Mega-Millions drawing last night. The $645 million prize is the second largest in U.S. history. The two winning tickets were sold in San Jose, California and the other somewhere in Georgia. Whoever the winners are, they will have to first decide whether to take their share of the annuity, $323 million or a cash payout of $172 million. Check your numbers for one of the smaller prizes. The winning numbers are: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 and Mega Ball... Read More |
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| NFL Concussion Litigation, Philadelphia Charter School Fraud, Female Homicide in Bethlehem |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/18/13 1:04 am | updated: 12/18/13 1:04 am |
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A judge overseeing the NFL concussion litigation has appointed a financial expert to advise her on the proposed $765 million settlement. Perry Golkin, co-founder of Public Pension Capital Management in New York, will be a special master. The NFL and retired players announced a deal in August that would cover 19,000 retired players. Awards would reach $5 million for athletes with Lou Gehrig’s disease or $3 million for dementia cases, and include medical testing.
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