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| Holiday Travel by Plane, Train, Auto; Trump names Haley UN Ambassador; PSPCA Found Dog in Bag |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/23/16 3:22 pm | updated: 11/23/16 3:22 pm |
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| Today's one of the busiest travel days of the year and here in Philadelphia that means hundreds of thousands will be coming and going for the holiday weekend. The TSA recommends that travelers arrive at Philadelphia International Airport two hours earlier for domestic flights as almost 50,000 people will be flying this weekend. 30th Street Station was especially busy. Most Amtrak trains were sold out today. A quarter-million people will ride on the Northeast Corridor. The roads will be... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Folk Festival Replay Weekend 2016, November 23-27, on iradiophilly! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/22/16 5:17 pm | updated: 11/22/16 5:17 pm |
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iradiophilly was proud to broadcast the 55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Fest LIVE from the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA this past summer. We brought you all the music from the Main Stage Friday, Saturday, and Sunday plus more such as interviews, past performances, etc.
Now for the fifth year in a row we are going to be rebroadcasting those three days of music, this time over the Thanksgiving holiday from November 23rd-27th. The music will start Wednesday, November 23rd at... Read More |
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| Kanye Cancels Saint Pablo Tour, Philly Dates; Wolf Vetoes Police Bill; Kaplan Waives Prelim Hearing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/21/16 5:33 pm | updated: 11/21/16 5:33 pm |
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Kanye West has canceled the rest of the tour dates on his Saint Pablo tour. This comes after the rapper went on a long tirade at a show in Sacramento, CA this past weekend and cut the show short. The cancellations include two shows scheduled at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 13th and 15th. No reason was given for the cancellation.
UPDATE: Kanye West was taken to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon for evaluation. He was placed under... Read More |
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| SEPTA Union Vote Today on Contract; Woman Shoots Friend Mistaken as Intruder; Body Found on Sidewalk |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/18/16 12:47 pm | updated: 11/18/16 12:47 pm |
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| Thousands of SEPTA union bus, trolley, and subway drivers are voting today on the tentative agreement struck between union leadership and SEPTA management last week. The agreement ended a 6-day strike just before Election Day. TWU Local 234 president Willie Brown sent a letter to union members telling them this is the best deal they could get from the cash strapped, publically funded transit agency. The new 5-year contract features 10.5% wages increases, pension increases of up to 15.2... Read More |
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| Drone Operator Arrest in Philly; NJ Stabbing Murderer Captured; Deer Runs Over Cross Country Runner |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/17/16 2:40 pm | updated: 11/17/16 2:40 pm |
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| A 20-year-old student at Drexel University was arrested on Wednesday for operating a drone over a protest in Center City Philadelphia. Joseph Roselli has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Causing/Risking Catastrophe, Simple Assault, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. A group of a few hundred people were demonstrating in Center City during the evening rush yesterday. Officials noticed a drone flying above the crowd. It came dangerously close to police and news helicopters... Read More |
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| 2 Shot, 1 Dead in Levittown Pizza Place; Penn Updates Racist Text Investigation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/16/16 1:12 pm | updated: 11/16/16 1:12 pm |
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| Officials are investigating after two people were shot inside of a pizza shop in Levittown, Bucks County last night. It happened inside of Porfirio's II Pizza, Steaks, and Hoagies on the 900 block of Veteran Highway. Middletown Township Police say that a customer and two employees were inside around 10 pm when two armed robbers entered. The customer was pistol whipped by one of the suspects before he was able to take out his own weapon and shoot both robbers. One suspect died at the... Read More |
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| LaBelle, Gamble and Huff Get Marian Anderson Award; NJ Woman Stabbed; Franklin's Grave Needs Repair |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/15/16 3:49 pm | updated: 11/15/16 3:49 pm |
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| Several Philadelphia music legends will be honored tonight at the Kimmel Center. Singer Patti LaBelle and producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff will be receiving the Marian Anderson Award. The Marian Anderson Award honors critically acclaimed artists who have impacted society in a positive way, either through their work or their support for an important cause. Past winners include Harry Belafonte, Gregory Peck, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Quincy Jones, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Ruby Dee and... Read More |
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| Brothers Sentenced for Shed Bombs; Teens Arrested in Flash Mob; Penn Texts Traced to Oklahoma |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/14/16 4:13 pm | updated: 11/14/16 4:13 pm |
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| Twin brothers in Chester County have been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison and 5 years probation during which they are barred from contact with each other. Daniel and Caleb Tate plead guilty to arson and misdemeanor retail theft charges. Last December while home from college, they detonated homemade pipe bombs, blowing up five different targets in Lancaster and Chester Counties. Those included an Amish phone shed, a produce shed, a mailbox, and a well pump shed. They apologized at... Read More |
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| Mike Pence to Take Over Transition Team from Chris Christie |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/11/16 4:55 pm | updated: 11/11/16 4:55 pm |
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| President-elect Donald Trump has asked Vice President-elect Mike Pence to take over the transition team as they prepare for the White House. He will be taking the reigns from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who had been leading the transition efforts pre-election. Christie will now be one of several vice chairs. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will also be vice chairs. There will be several others named to the team or getting expanded roles in the coming... Read More |
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| President Obama Meets President-elect Trump; Video of Post-Election Vandal; Hamels Donates $95k |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/10/16 3:21 pm | updated: 11/10/16 3:21 pm |
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| President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump formally met each other for the first time at the White House today. The two held a 90 minute meeting in the Oval Office before letting in the press to answer questions. The two were very cordial. Obama said the meeting was "excellent" and that he looks forward to facilitating a sucessful transition. Trump echoed the sentiments They said they discussed a wide range of subjects from domestic to foreign affairs as well as some... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
