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| Stolen Car Recovered 42 Years Later, Flight Crew Sickened By Odor, Rhawnhurst Home Invasion |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/11/12 11:01 am | updated: 07/11/12 11:01 am |
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Imagine finding your stolen car listed for sale on e-bay. Imagine finding it listed 42 years after it had been stolen. That's exactly what happened to Temple University alum Bob Russell who had his 1967 Austin-Healey stolen in Philadelphia in 1970 while visiting his then girlfriend Cyndy. Russell was browsing e-bay and found his car listed by a dealer in Los Angeles. With the help of Philly police, Bob Russell and wife Cyndy have their car back.
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| Queen Village Robbery Reward, Paterno Family Statement, Kensington Warehouse Fire Subpoenas |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/11/12 2:24 am | updated: 07/11/12 2:24 am |
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Several South Philadelphia community organizations are offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect responsible for two early morning robberies this past June in the heart of Queen Village. Bella Vista Townwatch, Queen Village Neighborhood Association, Headhouse District and Society Hill Civic Association are among the groups that raised the $3,500 reward.
Surveillance video is here:
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| Mayor Nutter Defends Feeding Ban, Kenneth Mazik Pleads Guilty, Freeh Report due Thurs. 9am |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/10/12 9:37 pm | updated: 07/10/12 9:37 pm |
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| Mayor Nutter told a federal judge this morning that his ban on public feeding of homeless people in the city parks is part of his plan to end city homelessness. It is not a reaction to pressure from cultural groups along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The ban is being challenged on constitutional grounds from various religious groups who feed the homeless outside in city parks. They say it interferes with their free exercise of religion. Nutter says the outdoor feeding does not address the... Read More |
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| Minister Preaches Meek Mill Boycott, Fire in Northern Liberties, Wheelchair Hit and Run |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/10/12 11:42 am | updated: 07/10/12 11:42 am |
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Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill is taking some heat from a North Philly minister who says Meek Mill's "Amen" is blasphemous. The Reverend Jomo K. Johnson, who is about the same age as Meek Mill, grew up listening to the same music. But Johnson says Amen goes too far, thanking God for free-wheeling sex, violence and money. Johnson is encouraging a boycott of Meek Mill's music.
A four alarm fire in Northern Liberties last night left a firefighter injured. The four alarm blaze... Read More |
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| Hershey Hosts Farm Aid 2012, Heat Wave Claims Elderly Lives, Delaware Soccer Shooting Kills 3 |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/10/12 1:46 am | updated: 07/10/12 1:46 am |
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Farm Aid's principals - Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews - have announced this year's Farm Aid concert. The show will take place at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey on September 22. Also on the bill will be Willie's son Lukas Nelson, Neil's wife Pegi Young and Jack Johnson. More artists will likely be announced in the next few weeks. Tickets go on sale to the general public on this Friday, July 13 at 10 am ET.
Officials say the scorching heat wave that... Read More |
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| The BALL Coming to Philly, Officer Lorenzo and Reeves Arrangements, Cherry Hill man Gored by Bulls |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/09/12 8:51 pm | updated: 07/09/12 8:51 pm |
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| A new Basketball league is forming along the east coast with plans for a Philadelphia franchise. The Basketball Alumni Legends Legaue or BALL will kick off next July 2013, but will have a special preview this August 4 and 5 with a Philly vs DC home and home matchup. Each of the eight teams in the BALL will be located in college hotbed cities and will draw their rosters from the alumni of the local Division I colleges and universities. Philadelphia's team will include alumni players from... Read More |
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| Freeh Report Focus on Paterno, ACLU Challenges Homeless Feeding Ban, Heat Wave Leaves Little Relief |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/09/12 11:43 am | updated: 07/09/12 11:43 am |
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Joe Paterno will move into the crosshairs of the continuing investigation of Penn State’s handling of child abuse incidents involving Jerry Sandusky. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh is leading the probe. It seems Freeh is focused on how much influence Joe Paterno had over University policies and decisions.
The American Civil Liberties Union has a problem with Philadelphia's homeless feeding ban. Today they will state their case in court. The ACLU is suing the city on... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Police Officer Killed On I-95, Wilmington Soccer Shooting, Millville Officer Killed |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/09/12 1:17 am | updated: 07/09/12 1:17 am |
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A veteran Philadelphia highway patrol officer is dead, after his motorcycle was struck by a wrong-way driver on I-95 northbound early Sunday morning. Officer Brian Lorenzo was 48-years old and a 23-year veteran. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the striking car, John Leck Jr. of Levittown, was supposedly found to be driving under the influence.
Wilmington Police say five people were shot during a soccer tournament at Eden Park on New Castle Avenue in... Read More |
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| Seven injured in Haverford Train Accident, Wharton Forest Fire Contained, Chaput Removes 2 Priests |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/07/12 7:11 am | updated: 07/07/12 7:11 am |
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| Seven people have been injured after a train accident along the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line (previously known as the R100 and P&W) in Haverford Friday Night. At around 7:45, a rear car became briefly detached from the one in front of it. The cars then slammed back together and reattached, jolting the train. The accident happened between the Beachwood-Brookline and Penfield stations. The train stopped at the Wynnefield where police and SEPTA officials investigated the incident and medics... Read More |
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| Two Former Cops charged in Shooting over Pizza, Ocean City Car Vandalism, City Hall Shooter Identity |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/06/12 10:14 pm | updated: 07/06/12 10:14 pm |
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| Two former Philadelphia cops were charged today with numerous crimes including voluntary manslaughter stemming from a bizarre fatal shooting in 2008. District Attorney Seth Williams followed the recommendations of the grand jury that spent two years investigating the incident. Chauncey Ellison Sr. and his then girlfriend Robin Fortune were off-duty Nov. 17, 2008, when they went looking for a 16-year-old who “stole a pizza†from Ellison's son around their West Oak Lane neighborhood.... Read More |
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