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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/15/12 8:49 am | updated: 10/15/12 8:49 am |
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Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania's longest serving US Senator, died Sunday in his East Falls home after battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Specter will always be known for his political independence, his questioning of Anita Hill that helped clear the way for Clarence Thomas appointment to the Supreme Court, and his "Single Bullet Theory" after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Specter will be buried tomorrow at noon. Arlen Specter was 82.
Six car fires early Sunday... Read More |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/15/12 5:49 am | updated: 10/15/12 5:49 am |
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| US Senator Arlen Specter died Sunday morning at his home in Philadelphia at the age of 82 from complications of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. His career was marked by what the pundits and Specter himself called 'fierce independence.' Specter first made it into national prominence by serving as assistant counsel for the Warren Commission, which investigated the 1963 assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy. A funeral service will be on Tuesday, October 16 at Har Zion Temple at 1500 Hagys Ford Road,... Read More |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/12 8:45 am | updated: 10/12/12 8:45 am |
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Disgraceful. That was the word Philadelphia City Council heard Thursday from former Fire Commissioner Roger Ulshafer to describe emergency management at the Kensington warehouse fire in April that killed two firefighters. City Council is probing to determine if proper safety controls were in place during the 5 alarm blaze.
The cleaning lady who stole the $3 million Ben Franklin bust says she did it because she was mad about being fired. At a preliminary hearing, Andrea Lawton... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/12/12 5:47 am | updated: 10/12/12 5:47 am |
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A child was rushed to DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington after being struck by a car on Thursday.
The two year old child left his home in attempt to follow his father to the store.
The boy was struck by a westbound 1997 Buick Century operated by a 52-year-old Wilmington man who did remain at the scene and cooperate with police.
There is no word on the child’s condition.
Eight people are charged with faking injuries on a SEPTA bus back in 2009.Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/11/12 6:00 pm | updated: 10/11/12 6:00 pm |
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Pennsylvania's public employee retirement system says Jerry Sandusky will get to keep more than $900,000 in state pension payments he received after his 1999 retirement from Penn State.
The state's forfeiture law does not authorize SERS to go after money paid before the date of a plea or conviction.
The agency notified Sandusky he will no longer receive his $59,000 annual pension following his conviction and sentence in the child sexual abuse scandal.
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/11/12 8:17 am | updated: 10/11/12 8:17 am |
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Samantha Pawlucy has decided to change schools. She made national headlines over the treatment she got for wearing a Mitt Romney shirt to school. She returned to Charles Carroll High School on Tuesday but once inside the building, she claims students threatened her and made her feel uncomfortable. The school district will assist her with a transfer to a charter or parochial school.
The Philadelphia School District is now charging youth groups to use public school gyms and... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/10/12 11:36 pm | updated: 10/10/12 11:36 pm |
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An Old City community center conducted a clothing swap for neighborhood residents on Wednesday. The Christ Church Neighborhood House on American Street conducted the event, hoping to give the community an opportunity to find items for the fall and winter. There was one and a half tables of clothing, a half-filled rack of coats and shirts, and a half table covered with shoes and other accessories available for the taking.
Michael Henry of Philadelphia is now facing nine felony... Read More |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 6:26 pm | updated: 10/10/12 6:26 pm |
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| Padge Victoria Windslowe, aka "Black Madam", who is accused of killing a 20-year-old British tourist with illegal silicone butt injections last year, was held over for trial on all charges this morning including third-degree murder and the unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery. Prosecutors argued that Windslowe portrayed herself as a medical professional when she administered the series of injections on the young woman who travelled from London for the cosmetic enhancement. In the last... Read More |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/12 8:51 am | updated: 10/10/12 8:51 am |
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More than a million dollars in heroin was recovered from a row home in Northeast Philadelphia. Agents raided the house on McKinley Street and found the drugs, and materials used to prepare it for street sale, including a quantity of horse tranquilizers used to stretch the street mix. The suspected leader of the ring is in custody.
A former Philly cop pleaded guilty to operating an illegal steroid ring. Keith Gidelson of Bensalem admitted in federal court that he ran an... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/10/12 5:45 am | updated: 10/10/12 5:45 am |
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Nearly four months after his child sex abuse conviction in a case that rocked Penn State, former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to no less than 30 years and no more than 60 years in prison Tuesday. He was given credit for 112 days of time served and must pay the cost of prosecution and $1,706 in restitution. The sentence essentially guarantees that Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Philadelphia police seized more than $1 million worth of... Read More |
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