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| Kathleen Kane Charged in Grand Jury Leak; Body in Darby Creek ID'd as Boy; North Philly Bat Attack |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/15 6:24 pm | updated: 08/06/15 6:24 pm |
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| Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman announced charges today against Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane. The charges come after a lengthly investigation by the Montgomery County District Attorney's office after a grand jury recommended charges against the state's top prosecutor back in January. Kane is charged with obstruction of administration of law, official oppression, criminal conspiracy, perjury and false swearing. She is accused of leaking confidential... Read More |
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| Music News - John Mayer Joining Dead Members; Macklemore Song 'Growing Up'; Kurt Cobain's 1st Demo |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/15 3:30 am | updated: 08/06/15 3:30 am |
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| The Grateful Dead may have played their final shows under that name but that doesn't mean the members have hung up their instruments. It was announced today that John Mayer will join Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart this Halloween at Madison Square Garden as Dead & Company. Rounding out the band will be Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge and Ratdog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. Phil Lesh and Bruce Hornsby are not involved. Mike Gordon of Phish had rehearsed with the lineup but... Read More |
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| Papal Traffic Box and Road Closures; Body Found in Search for Boy; Bucks Man Kills Father With Sword |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/15 6:12 pm | updated: 08/05/15 6:12 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and city officials announced major traffic plans and road closures today for the Papal visit in September. Pope Francis will be in town Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th, and 1.5 million people are expected to be visiting for his appearances during the weekend. In order to ensure the safety of everyone they have set up a "traffic box" around Center City. It basically goes from South Street to Spring Garden/Ridge/Girard in the north and... Read More |
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| hitchBOT Destruction Video Was a Prank by Ed Bassmaster/Always Teste |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/15 11:01 pm | updated: 08/04/15 11:01 pm |
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| The surveillance video that purportedly shows a man in a #12 football jersey kicking the hitchhiking robot as it sat on a bench in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood was all part of a prank. Video bloggers and known pranksters, Jesse Wellens and Ed Bassmaster, were the last known people to be seen with the robot. They included their antics with hitchBOT in a... Read More |
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| Craigslist ATV Murder Found Guilty; Eastbound Turnpike Finally Opens; Darby Teacher Sentenced |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/15 8:18 pm | updated: 08/04/15 8:18 pm |
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| A Willow Grove, Montgomery County man was found guilty in the 2013 murder of a South Jersey man who was responding to an ATV for sale ad on Craigslist in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia. 25-year-old Thomas Coffee was found guilty by jury in the June 2013 shooting death of 27-year-old Daniel Cook of Williamstown and was immediately sentenced to life without parole. He was also found guilty of three other armed robberies where the victims also responded to Craigslist ads and was... Read More |
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| hitchBOT's Final Night in Philly on Video; SEPTA Special Papal Rail Lottery Demand Lower |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/15 7:04 pm | updated: 08/03/15 7:04 pm |
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| Video of hitchBOT's final night in Philadelphia, including surveillance footage of the suspect who smashed the robot early on Saturday morning in Old City, has surfaced. The hitchhiking robot is a social experiment launched by Dr. David Smith and Dr. Frauke Zeller in Canada to see if the friendly looking machine can coax humans to carry it across the country. It has made journeys across Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands. It began a journey two weeks ago in the United Sates near... Read More |
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| Music News - 1000 Play Foo Fighters Song in Italy; Lauryn Hill on Tonight Show; Disclosure Tracklist |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/15 3:51 am | updated: 08/01/15 3:51 am |
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| A little over a year ago, in May 2014, Fabio Saffagnini and some friends from the town of Cesena in Italy's Romagna region had a big idea for getting Foo Fighters to come play a concert in the area. Over the past year they gathered 1,000 musicians to come play the Foo Fighters' hit 'Learn to Fly' simultaneously live. The resulting video is mind blowing. The project is called Rockin' 1000 and brought together drummers, guitarists,... Read More |
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| Woman Shot in Port Richmond Home; El Shutdown for Suspicious Package; NE Crash Victims ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/15 6:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 6:31 pm |
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| A 22-year-old woman was shot and killed inside her Port Richmond home on Thursday night as her 2-year-old daughter lay next to her in bed. It happened on the 3000 block of Aramingo Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night. Stephanie Dzikowski was found shot in the head in an upstairs bedroom, the child was not hurt. Her boyfriend and the girl's father had gone out for milk when the intruder entered the home. Detectives don't believe this was a random attack, that the victim was targeted.... Read More |
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| 2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties this Sun. Aug. 2;
Broadcast Live on iradiophilly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/15 4:31 pm | updated: 07/31/15 4:31 pm |
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| This Sunday, August 2nd from noon to 10 p.m., Northern Liberties will play host to the 7th Annual 2nd Street Festival. The city's biggest and best block party will close down 2nd Street between Germantown and Green Ave. The streets will be filled with 200 vendors offering workshops, art, food, beer gardens, craft vendors, and other merchandise. And of course there is the music. Three stages of live music the entire day from over 20... Read More |
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| 3 Dead, Two Injured After High Speed Crash in Northeast; 5yo Taken From Home And Beaten |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/15 8:18 pm | updated: 07/30/15 8:18 pm |
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| Three people are dead and two are severely injured after a high speed car accident in Bustleton on Wednesday night. It happened near Red Lion Road and Sandmeyer Lane just before midnight. A 2007 Acura was traveling at a high rate of speed and hit a tree, tearing the car in half. Two 17-year-old girls and a 20-year-old male are dead, and a 17 and 19-year-old were both injured. The driver, a 17-year-old male, walked away from the crash, and is cooperating with police. There is no evidence... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
