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| Brandon Bostian Not Guilty in Amtrak 188 Crash; Parkway Russian Flag Stolen; State Colleges Combine |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/04/22 3:44 pm | updated: 03/04/22 3:44 pm |
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| A jury spent a little more than an hour in deliberations to return a not guilty verdict in the trial of the engineer at the helm of the deadly Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia in May 2015. 38-year-old engineer Brandon Bostian was charged with 8 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 246 counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of risking a catastrophe. The train fell of the tracks on May 12, 2015, after it accelerated up to 106 mph as it entered the 50 mph limit curve at... Read More |
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| Philly Detective Charged w/ Perjury; Driving Equity Bill in Effect; Man Shot at Germantown ATM |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/04/22 2:06 pm | updated: 03/04/22 2:06 pm |
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| A former Philadelphia homicide detective has been charged with using improper interrogation methods to obtain a false murder confession and then lying about it. A grand jury recommended that 51-year-old Detective James Pitts be charged with two counts of perjury and three counts of obstructing the administration of law. Obina Onyiah was investigated for the 2010 murder of Northeast Philadelphia jeweler William Glatz. Onyiah confessed to the crime after being interrogated by Pitts. Onyiah... Read More |
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| 'Surf N Turf Swindler' Takes $1,100 Worth; Mason Hall Sentenced; Deadly Boulevard Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/03/22 3:41 pm | updated: 03/03/22 3:42 pm |
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| Upper Moreland Township Police are looking for a man wanted for stealing $1,100 worth of seafood and steaks last weekend in Willow Grove. It happened at 8 p.m. Saturday, 2/26, at the Willow Grove Giant on the 300 block of York Road. Dubbed the 'Surf N Turf Swindler,' the suspect was wearing a black winter jacket with a fur-lined hood, a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray pants, tan sneakers and a black Jordan Brand hat. He fled the scene in a gray Nissan Murano. If you have any information,... Read More |
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| Boy Fires at Police, Killed by Officers; Philly Goes Mask Optional, All Clear; Man Pleads Sextortion |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/02/22 8:30 pm | updated: 03/02/22 8:30 pm |
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| A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by Philadelphia police on Tuesday evening, 3/1, after he fired a shot into an unmarked car with four plainclothes officers who were on a stakeout. The boy has been identified as Thomas Siderio Jr. It happened around 7:25 p.m. in the area of 18th and Barbara Streets in South Philadelphia. The officers were conducting surveillance as part of a gun investigation. They spotted two young males. The 17-year-old boy was wanted in connection to a social... Read More |
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| Amazon Delivery Driver Shoots Man; PLCB Bans Russian Liquor; Door Dash Driver Maces Wawa Manager |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/28/22 3:44 pm | updated: 02/28/22 3:44 pm |
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| Police in Delaware County are searching for an Amazon delivery driver who is wanted for shooting a man on Sunday afternoon, 2/27. Clifton Heights Borough Police Department says that Anthony Jones of Philadelphia is facing charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and related offenses. It happened just before 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Springfield Road and Oak Avenue. Police found a 58-year-old man on the sidewalk with a gunshot to the stomach. The victim told police that... Read More |
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| CDC Masking Changes, Philly Keeps Mandate; Internal Affairs Building Shot; Plane Crash Victims ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/26/22 4:23 pm | updated: 02/26/22 4:23 pm |
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| The Centers for Disease Control announced changes to its masking guidance on Friday, 2/25. Under the old guidelines, 95% of counties in the US were considered areas of high transmission and required masking indoors. The new metrics still take into account case loads, but also factor in COVID hospitalizations, hospital capacity, etc. There is now a three tiered risk classification (low, medium, and high). Counties in the low or medium risk do not need to were masks indoors in public. More... Read More |
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| Charges in Lincoln University Stabbings; Small Plane Crash in Bucks; Biden Nominates Supreme Court |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/25/22 8:42 pm | updated: 02/25/22 8:42 pm |
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| The Chester County District Attorney's Office and Lincoln University Police Department announced an arrest in the fatal stabbing of one student and the injuring of two others during a fight at the Chester County university last week. 39-year-old Nydira Smith of Philadelphia is charged with murder of the 1st degree, murder of the 3rd degree, possessing an instrument of crime, aggravated assault, and other related charges in the death of 21-year-old Jawine Evans. It happened around 9:15... Read More |
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| NJ Strip Club License Revoked; Bald Eagle In Schuylkill Dies; Bensalem Golden Corral Brawl Charges |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/24/22 3:59 pm | updated: 02/24/22 3:59 pm |
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| A NJ strip club has had its business license revoked after a teenage patron was attacked outside and later found dead. Pleasantville City Council voted Wednesday night, 2/23, to revoke Centerfolds Cabaret's mercantile license. 19-year-old Irving Mayren-Guzman was kicked out of Centerfolds in the early morning hours of January 23. His body was found in a marshy area near the club on East Delilah Road in Pleasantville on January 25. Investigators determined that he had been followed... Read More |
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| PA Supreme Court Approves Voting Map; Men Trapped in Trench in Monaco; Reward for Chihuahua Abuse |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/23/22 4:03 pm | updated: 02/23/22 4:03 pm |
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a approved a new map of congressional districts. The map is redrawn every 10 years to coincide with the US Census. Pennsylvania lost a seat in the House of Representatives due to population decline. It has gone from 18 to 17. This is the final map. The primary will still be held on May 17.
SEE MORE INFO: PA Congressional Districts... Read More |
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| Deadly Carjacking Ringleader Arrested; Body Found on Kelly Drive; Shooting Victim Drives to Casino |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/22/22 4:23 pm | updated: 02/22/22 4:23 pm |
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| The suspected leader of a Philadelphia carjacking leader has been arrested. 28-year-old Jonathan Akubu of Lansdowne, Delaware County, is charged with the murder of two people, aggravated assault for shooting two others, robbery, and gun offenses. He could be responsible for four dozen carjackings. Akubu is accused of killing 60-year-old George Briscella outside his mother's home in Northeast Philadelphia. He is also accused of killing a woman named Aya Gabasi. Akubu has a history of... Read More |
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