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| Water Main Break in Center City; Missing Delaware County Woman Teresa Mastracola |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/09/12 4:43 am | updated: 12/09/12 4:43 am |
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| A large water main break shut down parts of the Center City shopping district late this afternoon. The Philadelphia Water Department is working on fixing that 12 inch main. It happened around 4 p.m. on the 1600 block of Walnut Street, PWD shut it down at 6 p.m. Around 25 properties have been affected including some businesses. The area surrounding the break has been closed to traffic. Walnut Street is closed from 15th to 17th and 16th Street is closed between Chancellor and Locust Streets.... Read More |
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| Phillies Trade for Veteran 3B Michael Young |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/09/12 3:40 am | updated: 12/09/12 3:40 am |
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The Phillies continued to check off their Christmas needs list this December. Fresh off the trade for OF Ben Revere the Phillies have acquired Michael Young from the Texas Rangers for right-handed reliever Josh Lindblom and a Minor League pitcher, Lisalverto Bonilla.
Young, 36, waived his no trade clause to become a Phillie. Staying in Texas would have meant less playing time as either a utility player or DH. In Philadelphia he'll be our everyday starting third basemen. Young... Read More |
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| Philly Bike Share Program (may be) Coming in 2014 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/08/12 3:52 am | updated: 12/08/12 3:52 am |
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Philadelphia can soon hope to see a Bike Share program like the successful programs in Washington, DC, Boston, and Minneapolis. The Nutter Administration plans to ask the Philadelphia City Council for $3 million to get a program with 650 bikes on the streets by early 2014. An additional 550 bikes would be added in 2015.
Riders will be able to buy daily, weekly, or monthly memberships from vending machines and take any available bike out from a bike station. Based on rates from... Read More |
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| Philly Police Impersonator Arrested; Fishtown Pot Grow Raided; Obama Asks Congress $60.4 B for Sandy |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 10:40 pm | updated: 12/07/12 10:40 pm |
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| A man from Glenside in Montgomery County is now under arrest for impersonating a Philadelphia Police officer on Wednesday night. 30-year-old Michael Green is accused of stopping another car along the 4300 block of McMenamy Street in the Holmesburg section with another section. Both men were armed and pulled the guns on the driver and two passengers, forcing them into the back seat. They were able to escape, but one of them suffered a broken arm. Green is charged with Impersonating a police... Read More |
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| Paulsboro NJ Evacuees Allowed to Return Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 6:25 pm | updated: 12/07/12 6:25 pm |
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| Paulsboro, NJ residents have been told they can start to return home today, Friday, a week since they were evacuated following last Friday's early morning freight train derailment and vinyl chloride leak over the Mantua Creek. The decision was made after air monitors showed the air clear of Vinyl chloride on Thursday and Friday. The last of the chemical was pumped from the ruptured rail car on Wednesday evening. Residents should report to the community assistance center at 1502 Swedesboro Ave.... Read More |
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| Phony Philly Police, $10 M Corail Lawsuit, Nutter Investigates Paper Ballots |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/07/12 4:52 pm | updated: 12/07/12 4:52 pm |
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| One man who posed as a police officer is under arrest. Two others are on the loose. In two separate incidents, men posiing as Philadelphia police officers pulled people over. Real Philly police witnessed one incident at a 7-11 in Pennypack Woods and arrested the imposter. In the other incident at Cottman and Walker, two armed men with badges, guns and police shirts pulled over a truck but escaped. A tip: If you get pulled over and you are not sure about the identity/validity of the... Read More |
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| Police Search For Missing Delco Woman, Breaded Chicken Recall, Bucks Co Purse Snatcher |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/07/12 10:21 am | updated: 12/07/12 10:21 am |
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Police are searching for a suburban Philadelphia woman who has been missing since Sunday. Investigators say 44-year-old Teresa Cathy Mastracola has not reported to work for the last four days. They say she is an avid hiker and bicyclist who often frequents Ridley Creek State Park. They say Mastracola, who lives in Millbourne, was last seen wearing hospital scrubs is a white female, 5’7, 130 lbs, with brown eyes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection... Read More |
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| Jeb Bush Named Chairman Constitution Center; $50 mil Bucks Powerball; More Charges in Radnor Luring |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 11:44 pm | updated: 12/06/12 11:44 pm |
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| Jeb Bush has been named the new Chairman of the National Constitution Center. The former Governor of Florida is following in the footsteps of his father George H.W. Bush (although not to the White House) who was the Chairman from 2007-2008. Bill Clinton held the position the last four years. John Ellis “Jeb” Bush will take over on January 13th. Bush currently runs an educational foundation and has been mentioned as a possible candidate to run for President in 2016, though he avoided that... Read More |
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| Phillies Trade Vance Worley and prospect to Twins for Ben Revere |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 5:00 pm | updated: 12/06/12 5:00 pm |
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The Philadelphia Phillies have traded right-hand pitcher Vance Worley and top pitching prospect Trevor May to the Minnesota Twins for Outfielder Ben Revere.
Fan favorite Worley, 25, has been up at the major league level for 2 seasons+ now with a career ERA of 3.50. In 2011 he was great posting a 11-3 record and 3.01 ERA. 2012 he was less than spectacular with a 6-9 record and ERA of 4.20. Trevor May had an ERA of 4.87 at Double-A this year, was named Phillies Minor League... Read More |
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| Leslie Gudel Invention Challenged, Unclaimed Lottery Prizes, NJ’s First Medical Marijuana Shop |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/12 3:07 pm | updated: 12/06/12 3:07 pm |
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Philadelphia television sports reporter, Leslie Gudel may be losing sleep over her invention designed to give moms a chance to rest. Gudel, a mother of two, developed an infant seat called the Nap Nanny. Now the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has filed to have the product pulled from the market. Five infant deaths have been associated with the seat, but Gudel points out that in at least 4 of the cases, the seat was be used improperly.
Three winning lottery tickets... Read More |
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