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| MIT Police officer shot in Cambridge, MA; Gunfire / Explosions in Watertown, MA early Friday |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/19/13 5:28 am | updated: 04/19/13 6:00 am |
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| A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was shot and killed Thursday night while investigating a disturbance on the campus of the university in Cambridge, MA across the Charles River from Boston. Shots were fired at around 10:48 p.m. ET and the situation remained very active and fluid into early on Friday as authorities still searched for a suspect. No arrests have been made in the area of MIT. As of 2 a.m. MIT police say that the shooting suspect is no longer on campus and it is... Read More |
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| Boston Bombing Photos/Video, Bucks County Shootings, Rutgers Rice Settlement |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/19/13 1:42 am | updated: 04/19/13 1:42 am |
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The FBI released photos and video Thursday of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and asked for the public's help in identifying them. The photos of the two men came from surveillance cameras near the explosion sites. Within moments of the announcement, the FBI website crashed, perhaps because of a crush of visitors.
Authorities say a man is dead after he allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife on Bustleton Pike in Feasterville Bucks County... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Science Festival Starts; Two Boys Living in Storage; Fruit Vendor Stabbed South Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/13 9:34 pm | updated: 04/18/13 9:34 pm |
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| The 3rd annual Philadelphia Science Festival kicks off tonight. The 10-day festival includes over 100 different events throughout the city featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and other informal experiences for people of all ages. Since the days of Benjamin Franklin to the world's first computer Eniac at the University of Pennslyvania, Philadelphia as long been an area of scientific... Read More |
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| FBI releases pictures and video of two suspects in Boston Marathon bombing. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/13 8:32 pm | updated: 04/18/13 8:32 pm |
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| The FBI has released photos and video of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. The two men can be seen walking down Boylston Street in Boston wearing baseball caps, sun glasses,, dark jackets over hooded sweatshirts, and carrying backpacks. If you have visual images, video, and/or details regarding the explosions along the Boston Marathon route and elsewhere, submit them on https://bostonmarathontips.fbi.gov/. No piece... Read More |
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| Mike Bowe Brings Happy Hour Back to Martini Lounge Radio on iradiophilly! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/13 6:42 pm | updated: 04/18/13 6:42 pm |
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| PHILADELPHIA - Mike Bowe, a Philadelphia Radio institution is back with one of his favorite programs in over 40 years on the air. "Happy Hour with Mike Bowe" became a popular feature on WHAT-AM 1340 from 2008 to 2011. Now, Mike Bowe is swinging the doors open again with Happy Hour on Martini Lounge at iRadioPhilly.com every Friday from 5 to 7 pm. Listeners can tune in on the website at www.iRadioPhilly.com or on FREE smartphone Apps for iPhone and... Read More |
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| Woman falls to her death from rooftop near Temple Univ.; Phila. man earns Carnegie Medal of Heroism |
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 by: liaferrante - Wildwood Crest, NJ
started: 04/18/13 4:59 pm | updated: 04/18/13 6:13 pm |
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On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Ali Fausnaught, 19, fell to her death from a rooftop while partying near Temple University for "Spring Fling". She was hanging out on top of the roof with some friends and for reasons that are not known, fell over a 10-inch ledge. She fell 40 feet onto the concrete. She was announced dead at 5:51 p.m. at the Temple University Hospital. Ali is a Lancaster native and student at West Chester University.
Christopher DeFelice, 32-year-old web... Read More |
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| Texas Plant Explosion, Woman Dead From Fall From North Philadelphia Roof, Ricin Letters Arrest |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/18/13 8:21 am | updated: 04/18/13 2:55 pm |
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| A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Texas on Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin following a blast that damaged buildings for blocks in every direction. The explosion at West Fertilizer in West, a community about 20 miles north of Waco, happened shortly before 8 p.m. and could be heard as far away as 45 miles to the north. Buildings in a five-block radius from the plant were severely... Read More |
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| Texas Explosion and Fire, DelCo High School Fire, Penn State Man Arrested |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/18/13 11:58 am | updated: 04/18/13 11:58 am |
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An explosion and fire in Texas at a fertilizer plant fire has claimed the lives of as many as 15 people. The explosion leveled several blocks including a nearby nursing home in the town of West, Texas, about 20 miles from Waco. At least 160 people are injured and 50 to 75 buildings have been damaged.
Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Delaware County is closed after fires were set in multiple locations in what authorities believe is arson. Classes have been... Read More |
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| Senate Rejects Toomey Background Chk Bill; Strong Lead In Boston Bombing; Ricin Letter Sent to Obama |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/13 9:13 pm | updated: 04/17/13 9:13 pm |
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| The US Senate has rejected a bill sponsored by Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.). 60 votes were needed to advance the bipartisan measure, however there were only 54 "yes" votes to 46 "no". The Senate was voting on the specific amendment to a larger gun control bill that would have expanded background checks on gun purchases to include those at gun shows and internet sales. The checks would not have been required for private guns sales. Thursday, the Senate will vote on... Read More |
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| No Arrest Made in Boston Marathon Bombing; 5pm press conference Thursday (video) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/13 5:07 pm | updated: 04/17/13 5:23 pm |
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| Despite earlier reports that an arrest had been made in the Boston Marathon Bombing, officials are saying that they have no one in custody and no arrests have been made. They have made significant investigative progress. A suspect was identified earlier today from surveillance video from the Lord & Taylor store that was between the two bomb locations. Another image shows the suspect carrying and perhaps dropping a black bag near the scene of the second blast. The FBI found the images combing... Read More |
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