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| Kathleen Kane Convicted, Hillary Back in Philly, SEPTA Bus Collision |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/16/16 1:56 am | updated: 08/16/16 1:56 am |
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| The state's attorney general was convicted Monday of all nine counts in a perjury and obstruction case related to a grand jury leak. Attorney General Kathleen Kane showed little emotion as jurors announced their verdict late Monday. The jurors agreed the first-term Democrat leaked information about a 2009 grand jury probe to embarrass a rival prosecutor. Earlier, a lawyer for Kane in closing arguments blamed her former top aides for the leak of grand jury material, which found its way to a... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Found Guilty on All Charges in Perjury Trial |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/16/16 12:37 am | updated: 08/16/16 12:37 am |
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Pennsylvania's top law enforcement officer has been convicted on all nine counts in her perjury and obstruction case. Kathleen Kane was accused of leaking secret grand jury information to the press out of revenge and lying about it in front of another grand jury. She was found guilty of felony perjury and several misdemeanors including conspiracy, official oppression and false swearing.
The jury heard closing arguments on Monday morning and were officially charged later Monday... Read More |
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| PHL Live Center Stage is Back! Kick Off Party at TLA 8/16 8pm LIVE Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/16 8:19 pm | updated: 08/15/16 8:35 pm |
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| PHL Live Center Stage is back for its third season. The past two years, hundreds of talented Philadelphia area artist/musicians/bands submitted applications, five finalists in ten genres performed at showcases around the city in front of judges, and winners were announced at an award show at the Trocadero. It has been a success by any definition. Our city is teeming with talent and rich in musical history. The music scene and industry as a whole in Philly has found itself in a resurgence and... Read More |
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| Berks County Father Responsible for Murder-Suicide; Jury Deliberates in Kane Trial; 4 Heat Deaths |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/16 8:23 pm | updated: 08/15/16 8:23 pm |
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| Berks County authorities said today that the father was responsible for the murder-suicide that also left his wife and three children dead. 40-year-old Mark Short Sr. wrote a suicide note and also admitted to buying the gun and shooting his wife, 33-year-old Megan, and children, 8-year-old Lianna, 5-year-old Mark Jr. and 2-year-old Willow. He also shot the family dog. According to the medical examiner, Short died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The couple was having... Read More |
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| Hillary Clinton in Philly Tuesday; Heat Warning Extended; Search for Jersey Shore Swimmer Suspended |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/15/16 2:04 pm | updated: 08/15/16 2:04 pm |
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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will campaign at a Pennsylvania Democratic Party event at West Philadelphia High School tomorrow. She's expected to join supporters and volunteers who will launch voter registration efforts in Philadelphia. But first, Vice President Joe Biden will declare Donald Trump the most uninformed presidential nominee in history when he campaigns with Hillary Clinton for the first time on Monday.
The National Weather Service has extended the... Read More |
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| JFK Terminal Evacuated Sunday, AG Kane Closing Arguments, PA Elections Review |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/15/16 9:42 am | updated: 08/15/16 9:42 am |
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Police evacuated Terminal 8 at JFK airport in New York after Port Authority Police received a call of shots fired in the departures area last night. There were no injuries, no arrests and no confirmation of shots fired. A ground stop had been issued at the airport due to "security" until 11:30 p.m. ET, according to the FAA command system website.
Closing arguments will be made this morning in the trial of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, and then it will be up to the... Read More |
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| Defense Rests, No Kathleen Kane Testimony; $10k Reward Germantown Shootings; Merlino Gets $5mil Bail |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/12/16 9:48 pm | updated: 08/12/16 9:48 pm |
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The defense rested on Friday without calling any witnesses in the obstruction and perjury case against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Montgomery County judge Wendy Demchick Alloy asked Kane if she was going to take the stand. Kane said, “I don’t believe it’s necessary for me to testify on my own behalf.†The jury was sent home for the weekend. They'll hear closing arguments on Monday morning before being sent off to deliberations.
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| Another Child Shot in Crossfire; Excessive Heat Warning Extended; Area High Schools Among Top 500 |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/12/16 1:48 pm | updated: 08/12/16 1:48 pm |
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| At least three people, including a 6 year old boy Mahaj Brown (pictured), were wounded in a shooting last night in East Germantown. A gun battle apparently broke out and some people, including the child who was in a car, were caught in the cross fire. The child is the second 6-year-old wounded by gunfire in Philadelphia this week. On Tuesday night, a 6-year-old girl was critically wounded when gunfire erupted while she was sitting in front of her home in East Germantown. She remains at St.... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Pool Closures, New Hartford Alligator Seized, 9th Bug Fest |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/12/16 1:50 am | updated: 08/12/16 1:50 am |
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City pools are closing soon throughout Philadelphia. In fact, some of them are closing for the season on Friday. If you still plan to take a dip, you may want to check out the cities full schedule for pool closures. Closings begin on Friday and last until August 26th.
The first round of closings for August 12 include:
• Lackman (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)
• Northern Liberties (321 Fairmount Ave., 19123)
• Lederer (1219-25 E. Montgomery... Read More |
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| Perseid Meteor Showers in Philadelphia Sky August 11-13 2016; Live Slooh Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/11/16 11:48 pm | updated: 08/11/16 11:48 pm |
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| Each August as the Earth's annual orbit takes it through the remains of the comet Swift-Tuttle/109P, we are treated to a dramatic show of meteors streaking through the sky called the Perseids. Named because they seem to radiate from the constellation Perseus, this meteor shower will peak tonight Thursday August 11th through Friday August 12th. It is not uncommon to see up to 100 meteors an hour with the Perseids, but this year scientists are predicting an outburt with the possibility of up to... Read More |
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