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| Sandusky Collects Pension, SEPTA Attacker Named, Sunoco Refinery and Marcellus Shale |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/28/12 3:08 am | updated: 06/28/12 3:08 am |
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| Jerry Sandusky may be able to retain his $59,000 per year state pension for the rest of his life. Sandusky is still collecting monthly pension checks totaling $4,908.17. The state law, which governs when pensions must be forfeited by a convict, does not include any specific references to sex crimes. Instead it pertains mostly to "crimes related to public office": crimes like theft, bribery, forgery and perjury. That means Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, the Penn State administrators charged with... Read More |
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| Excessive Heat Watch for the Weekend, Wildfires Raging Out West |
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 by: Hailey - Collegeville, PA
started: 06/28/12 2:11 am | updated: 06/28/12 2:11 am |
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| Get ready for another heat wave this weekend. An excessive heat watch is in effect from Friday 12pm until Sunday 8pm. Temperatures look to be near 100 degrees on Friday, while cooling off slightly for Saturday and Sunday, which will be closer to the mid-90s. Be sure to look out for signs out of dehydration (thirst, dry mouth, dizziness, and rapid heartbeat) and to drink plenty of water. Urban areas will feel even hotter due to the larger amount of asphalt and concrete that retain heat. Read More |
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| Central Bucks Blog Teacher Natalie Munroe Fired, SEPTA Bus Driver Attacked on Bus, Lorenzo's Burns |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/12 9:05 pm | updated: 06/27/12 9:05 pm |
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| Central Bucks High School East teacher, Natalie Munroe, was dismissed on a 7-0 vote by the school board. The Bucks County teacher drew national attention last year with her 'anonymously' penned blog, calling her students "frightfully dim" and "utterly loathsome." She was let go for "unsatisfactory performance." Munroe was suspended in February 2011 when word of her blog began to spread. She was reinstated last summer but denied a transfer to a different school in the district. Munroe has filed... Read More |
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| South Street Pizza Shop, Lorenzos, on Fire; Firefighter injured. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/12 6:17 pm | updated: 06/27/12 6:20 pm |
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Philadelphia firefighters have been fighting a blaze at the popular late night pizza shop Lorenzo's on South Street since this morning. Emergency crews were called at 10:26 a.m. to 305 South Street. Flames were already making their way through the building's first floor pizza store and second and third floor apartments.
A firefighter was treated and released at Hahnemann Hospital after injuring he knee.
The building's layout made it hard to fight the fire, with no... Read More |
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| Archdiocese Selling Ventnor Villa, Upper Darby Cuts Arts Programs, PYT Shooter Arrested |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/12 12:16 pm | updated: 06/27/12 12:16 pm |
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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is selling some very attractive real estate. Archbishop Charles Chaput has ordered the sale of the oceanfront 19 room home on Princeton Avenue in Ventnor. Villa St. Joseph by the Sea stretches a full block along the Boardwalk and is assessed at $6.2 million.
Upper Darby School District will have to deal with major budget cuts that will affect the well-known and very popular Arts programs. Board members voted to cut Arts classes from elementary... Read More |
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| Dave Matthews Band Rocks Camden, NJ at the Susquehanna Bank Center on Night 1 Tuesday (w/ setlist) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/12 5:07 am | updated: 06/27/12 5:07 am |
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| After last year's 'year off' Dave Matthews Band came back to an old haunting grounds and were in great spirits Tuesday night at Camden, NJ's Susquehanna Bank Center. DMB has been playing in this building for over 15 years and it showed they feel at home. Last year they had planned to take the year off from touring for the first time in 20 years, but they couldn't help themselves and threw 4 festivals across the US called the Caravan, with one stopping in Atlantic City. Now, right in the middle... Read More |
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| Gloucester Man Faces Child Porn Charges, Rhawnhurst Fire, PYT Shooter Found |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/27/12 3:04 am | updated: 06/27/12 3:04 am |
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After an investigation involving Homeland Security, a Gloucester Township man was arrested and faces child porn charges. Authorities are warning the public he may have also worked as a babysitter. Camden County authorities arrested 31-year-old Wayne Drawdy, who now faces charges of having child pornography and the intent to distribute.
Crews battled a two-alarm blaze at an apartment complex in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia Tuesday night. It happened a little after 9... Read More |
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| Mgsr. William Lynn may get House Arrest, Philadelphia Police get $3.1 million COPS grant |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/12 9:25 pm | updated: 06/26/12 9:25 pm |
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| Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina granted conditional approval to a plan that would place Monsignor William Lynn on house arrest pending sentencing August 13th. He was found guilty of one count of child endangerment. He will remain in prison until July 5th, though, so that his lawyers can answer to what might happen if he were to flea. The prosecution provided a vague newspaper report of several priests having fled court jurisdictions in the past only not to have been... Read More |
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| Reward Offered or Dog Killer Information, William Lynn Appeal, Delta Airlines Re-Opens Refinery |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/12 1:28 pm | updated: 06/26/12 1:28 pm |
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The Pennsylvania SPCA is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who doused a young pit bull with gasoline and then set it on fire. The dog, named Chloe, died about an hour after being taken to an animal hospital. Chloe was found Sunday on the 700 block of Gray Street in East Germantown, suffering from severe burns. Anyone with information, please call the Pennsylvania SPCA Anti-Cruelty Hotline at 866-601-7722 (SPCA).
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| Sandusky still says Not Guilty, PA Trooper Charged in Drunk Driving Homicide, Pedro Martinez In Town |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/26/12 2:49 am | updated: 06/26/12 2:49 am |
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As Jerry Sandusky insisted through a lawyer Monday that he is not guilty of sexually abusing children, a juror who voted to convict the retired Penn State assistant coach said she hoped the verdict would help his accusers heal. Sandusky is under observation at the Centre County jail, where he is being kept away from other inmates pending a psychological review that will help determine the next step toward his sentencing in about three months.
A Pennsylvania state trooper has now... Read More |
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