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| Violence Threat at Philly College; Irving Fryar Sentenced; Former NAACP Leader Jerry Mondesire Dies |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/15 12:41 pm | updated: 10/05/15 12:41 pm |
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| Authorities at Philadelphia-area universities and colleges are closely monitoring what officials are calling a "threat of violence" that was made online. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive (ATF) informed officials at schools that the threat was made online against "a university near Philadelphia." The posting states that an action could take place at 2 p.m. eastern time on Monday, October 5. Colleges are encouraging the community to be very aware of the surroundings and... Read More |
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| Universities Safety Alert, Bellmawr Marijuana Facility, Philadelphia DNC Prep |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/05/15 8:53 am | updated: 10/05/15 8:53 am |
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| Universities in Philadelphia are notifying students and staff about a safety alert from the FBI and ATF. The federal law enforcement agencies said a threat of violence has been made on social media against "a university near Philadelphia." The alert states that an action could take place at 2 p.m. Monday. Law enforcement officials are asking the community to be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious activity immediately. Temple, Drexel, Penn, St. Joe's, La Salle, Montgomery... Read More |
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| Alert Sent to Philadelphia Colleges; Former Philly NCAAP Leader Passes; Swarthmore Student ID'd |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/15 3:46 am | updated: 10/05/15 3:46 am |
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| Local colleges and universities are on heightened alert going into Monday after the FBI and ATF sent out a warning of a threat of violence made against Philadelphia area colleges. The threat itself surfaced on the online forum 4chan and was posted anonymously on Friday. It threatened violence to a "university near Philadelphia" on October 5th at 2 pm, as a possible follow-up to the recent attack in Oregon. The FBI says that... Read More |
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| Hall and Oates Open Fillmore; Joaquin Tracks Away; Vatican Pushes Kim Davis Back |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/15 12:48 pm | updated: 10/02/15 12:48 pm |
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Hall and Oates christened the new Fillmore in Fishtown last night before a sold out crowd of 2,500. Sixty-eight year old Darryl Hall joked that he used to be afraid to go to Fishtown 43 years ago. Hall and Oates started the set with "Maneater" and went on with a blue eyed-soul-pop evening filled with classic hits. The club complex is the seventh Live Nation-owned Fillmore in the United States, named after the original Fillmore founded by Bill Graham in San Francisco in 1965.
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| Architect Blames Griffin Campbell, NJ Shore Towns Prep for Joaquin, Deptford Officer Convicted |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/02/15 8:42 am | updated: 10/02/15 8:42 am |
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| The architect who oversaw the doomed demolition of a building that collapsed onto a Salvation Army thrift store two years ago testified Thursday against the contractor accused of causing the deadly accident. Plato Marinakos testified that he arranged the hiring of North Philadelphia demolition specialist Griffin Campbell based in part on the contractors low bid of $112,000. He told the jury that the contract worked out between Campbell and the building’s owners specified that the... Read More |
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| Stormy Weather; Pope Visit Expense Reimbursement; PA Christmas Tree for White House |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/01/15 12:55 pm | updated: 10/01/15 12:55 pm |
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The Philadelphia area's first serious hurricane scare in three years has meteorologists and emergency management officials warning that "dangerous" conditions are building and major flooding could arrive by the end of the week. That would be before the potential main event - Hurricane Joaquin gets anywhere near here. More flooding is possible early next week. The threats include heavy rains, flash flooding, widespread river flooding, beach erosion, and power-line-ripping winds.
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| Joaquin Strengthens To Category 3 Hurricane |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/01/15 8:24 am | updated: 10/01/15 8:24 am |
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| Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, where much of the Bahamas is under hurricane watches or warnings. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Joaquin was centered about 90 miles east of San Salvador and about 170 miles east of the Central Bahamas late Wednesday. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and was moving southwest at 6 mph. A hurricane warning is in effect for the Central Bahamas, including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long... Read More |
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| Philly Mag Apology Over Photo; Clerk Says She Met with Pope; Philly Tall Ship Ready to Sail |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/30/15 12:52 pm | updated: 09/30/15 12:52 pm |
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| Philadelphia Magazine issued an apology on its website Tuesday afternoon after an onslaught of negative reaction to the cover of its October 2015 issue. The lead story on the diversity of education in city schools features a photo that has no African American students, even though their school is 60 percent non-white. Tom McGrath, the magazine's editor, took responsibility for the photo, which shows seven white kids from Albert M. Greenfield Elementary School sitting along a wall outside its... Read More |
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| Papal Economic Impact, SEPTA Papal Plan Results, Papal Stage Remnants |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 09/29/15 8:22 am | updated: 09/29/15 8:22 am |
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Mayor Nutter says it will be months before the city knows the economic impact of the Pope's visit. Many local businesses believe shutting down the city cost them more than visitor spending could make up for. Local restaurateurs took the mayor to task for scaring residents away with overly-extensive road closures and one suggested that, perhaps because of the religious nature of the event, the estimated 850-thousand visitors did not do much for the local economy .
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| Papelbon Suspended Rest of Season; Nutter and Chaput Happy With Papal Visit; Kane Remains AG |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/29/15 8:14 am | updated: 09/29/15 8:14 am |
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Former Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon will sit out the rest of the season. The Washington Nationals announced they have suspended Papelbon for four games without pay for his role in a dugout incident during which he choked teammate and National League MVP front-runner Bryce Harper. The team suspension will kick in on Thursday after Papelbon first serves a three-game suspension that was levied by MLB.
At City Hall press conferences yesterday, Mayor Michael Nutter and... Read More |
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