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| MLK Drive Closures, Frankford Fire Injures 9 Displaces 20, Green Party PA Voter Recount Hearing |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/06/16 8:51 pm | updated: 12/06/16 8:51 pm |
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| Part of Martin Luther King Drive in Philadelphia will be closed during certain hours of the day starting Tuesday due to construction. The construction comes about after a 75 foot portion of the Schuylkill River wall fell into the river back in August. A section of supported asphalt walkway came down with the wall as well, which can be a safety hazard to the public. Martin Luther King Drive will close from Sweet Briar Drive to Eakins Oval to repair the wall. Construction crews will be... Read More |
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| NJ Trooper Killed in Rt. 55 Crash; Arrest in Mayfair Teen Shooting; 17-21 years Sought for Fattah |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/16 7:23 pm | updated: 12/06/16 7:23 pm |
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| A rookie New Jersey state trooper was killed last night in the line of duty in a head-on collision on on Rt. 55 in Millville, Cumberland County. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. near milepost 22.2. 31-year-old Trooper Frankie Williams of Atlantic County was traveling northbound while responding to a call of an erratic driver. A man driving a Toyota Corolla traveling southbound crossed the grassy median and struck the cruiser head-on. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.... Read More |
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| Villanova No. 1 In AP's College Ranks, Temple Football Coach Off To Baylor, Phillies Sign Reliever |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/06/16 3:58 pm | updated: 12/06/16 3:58 pm |
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| The reigning National College Basketball Champs Villanova University have now been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press's Top 25 men's college basketball teams. Villanova (who are currently 8-0) moved up to the No. 1 spot last week with 57 first-place votes from a panel of 65 national media professionals. This marks the second time in school history that the men's team has ranked No. 1 nationally. The Wildcats were No. 1 for three weeks in February last season. Villanova took the No. 1... Read More |
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| Fatal Car Crash In NJ, Teen Critical In Germantown Shooting, 10 Heroin Overdoses In Falls Township |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/06/16 3:16 am | updated: 12/06/16 3:16 am |
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| New Jersey State Police responded to a call last night of a fatal car crash that took place in Millville, Cumberland County. The accident happened at around 7 pm on Monday night in the northbound lanes of Route 55. The crash involved a police car and another vehicle. The man in the car was killed as a result of the crash, and the officer in the police cruiser was seriously injured. The officer was taken away in a helicopter and flown to Cooper University Hospital where he is listed in... Read More |
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| Firefly Music Festival to Become First-Ever Fan-Curated Music Festival |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/16 11:09 pm | updated: 12/05/16 11:09 pm |
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DOVER, DE (Dec. 5, 2016) - Firefly Music Festival, the east coast's largest music and camping festival, announced today an expansion of fan engagement and interaction. Through a variety of consumer-focused initiatives including fan surveys, votes, and contests, Firefly has become the first-ever fan-curated music festival.
Since the festival's inception in 2012, the organization has embraced fan feedback regarding the acts they would most want to take stage at The Woodlands, which... Read More |
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| December 3/4 - Michael Tearson's Bob Dylan Nobel Prize Tribute |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/16 10:50 pm | updated: 12/05/16 10:50 pm |
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| December 3/4 - Michael Tearson's Bob Dylan Nobel Prize Tribute. Bob Dylan will be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy on December 10th, 2016 (in absentia) "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." A speech written by Dylan will be read. Musician Patti Smith will perform "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall." This 2 1/2 hour tribute show compiled by host Michael Tearson as a special ATTIC program contains a song or two from every Dylan... Read More |
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| Total Of Nine Overdoses In Philly, Men Throw Liquid On SEPTA Driver, NJ Student Loan Legislation |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/05/16 8:53 pm | updated: 12/05/16 8:53 pm |
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| Police have now reported that a total of nine people have died over the weekend, all believed to be from narcotics overdoses. Officials have stated that the deaths took place between Friday and Sunday, and the last happening on Sunday evening. Out of the nine victims, five of them were from the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Police have stated that the string of deaths over the weekend might be linked to a bad batch of heroin circulating the area that Philadelphia Police have been... Read More |
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| Online Threat at Perkiomen Schools; Horse Killed on AC Expressway; Green Party Files Federal Suit |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/16 6:35 pm | updated: 12/05/16 6:35 pm |
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| Pennsylvania State Police say they have found no credible threat to the Upper Perkiomen School District in Montgomery County. The school district had cancelled classes today following a social media post early this morning. The post came from an anonymous Instagram account and contained a screen shot take from a recent anti-gun violence video produced by SandyHookPromise.org. The scene shows a student entering a cafeteria and pulling out... Read More |
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| Robbery In Mayfair, Baby Born On Southwest Flight, Six Heroin Overdoses In Philly on Sunday |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/05/16 3:15 am | updated: 12/05/16 3:15 am |
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| Police are now investigating after three men broke into a house in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia in the early morning hours of Sunday. The incident happened on the 4600 block of Oakmont Street at around 4 am. Five adults and three children were inside of the home when three armed men broke in. One of the men pointed a gun at one of the adults and forced him around the house where they stole multiple items, as well as making the man open up the family's safe. The men escaped out the... Read More |
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| Foam in Center City After PECO Explosion; Jill Stein Drops PA Recount; Fire in Oakland 'Ghost Ship' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/16 12:49 am | updated: 12/04/16 12:49 am |
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| Explosions at a PECO substation in Center City caused massive amounts of fire suppressant foam to leak from the building and cover an entire block. Police received several 911 calls around 1 p.m. reporting explosions coming from inside the PECO Waverly Sub Station on the 400 block of South Juniper Street near Lombard. Crews arrived to find the fire suppressant systems had released a large amount of foam to prevent the spread of any fire inside in the building. It poured out onto the... Read More |
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