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| Body Pulled from Schuylkill; No Charges for Laundromat Owner; Black Lives Matter to Williams, Resign |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/17 6:51 pm | updated: 03/27/17 6:51 pm |
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The Philadelphia Police Marine unit pulled a badly decomposed body from the Schuylkill River this morning. A police boat recovered the body of a man around 10 a.m. near the 2500 block of Locust Street right along the Schuylkill River Trail. The medical examiner was called to the scene to help investigators determine race and age. An autopsy will need to be performed to determine cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
Philadelphia police say that the laundromat... Read More |
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| Laundromat Owner Shot Robber/Bystander; Fire in Wilmington; Seth Williams Lawyer Motion to Withdraw |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/17 2:57 am | updated: 03/27/17 2:57 am |
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| The owner of a laundromat in North Philly shot a would be robber and also an innocent bystander on Sunday afternoon. It happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday on the 2800 block of North 5th Street. The 40-year-old male suspect held up the laundromat armed with a knife, but the owner pulled out a gun and chased him out of the store. The owner opened fire and hit the suspect twice in the chest. He also hit a bystander, a 52-year-old woman, twice in the hand. Both were taken to Temple... Read More |
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| Christie Calls for Extradition of Fugitive; Fight at Temple Celebrity Game; Teen Hit/Holds Onto Hood |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/26/17 4:49 am | updated: 03/26/17 4:49 am |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie once again called on the federal government to have Cuba return a convicted cop killer who fled to the island nation decades ago. Joanne Chesimard was convicted in the murder of Trooper Werner Foerster 40 years ago Saturday, March 26th. He was killed during a firefight following a traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. Chesimard was sentenced to life in prison, but escaped prison in November 1979. She eventually fled to Cuba and was granted... Read More |
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| Pro and anti-Trump Protestors Clash in Philly; Missing 6yo Found Safe; Woman Struck in Drexel Hill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/17 10:00 pm | updated: 03/25/17 10:00 pm |
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| Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters clashed this afternoon in Center City Philadelphia. It began around 1 pm. A permitted pro-Trump rally was held on Independence Mall with plans to march down Market Street and then to Eakins Oval as part of a national Make America Great Again March. An anti-Trump Antifa protest group began to make their way through the city with plans to meet and stop the pro-Trump rally. Police advised the Trump group not to march due to safety concerns, as the counter... Read More |
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| City of Philadelphia Announces Road Closures, Parking Restrictions for NFL Draft 2017 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/25/17 3:26 am | updated: 03/25/17 3:26 am |
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The City of Philadelphia released details for the 2017 NFL Draft Experience, an exciting, three-day festival taking place Thursday, April 27th through Saturday, April 29th on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Eakins Oval and the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Festival Activities & Information
The 2017 NFL Draft invites families and fans of all ages to enjoy FREE admission to a three-day football festival held along a half-mile stretch of the Benjamin Franklin... Read More |
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| Penn State's Graham Spanier Convicted on 1 Count; KOP Kidnapper Guilty; 197th Election Investigation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 9:14 pm | updated: 03/24/17 9:14 pm |
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| Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier was found guilty of one felony count of child endangerment. The 68-year-old was acquitted of another count of child endangerment and a count of conspiracy. The jury of five men and seven women deliberated a total of 12 hours on Thursday and Friday before reaching their verdicts. Spanier was accused of not properly reporting claims made in 2001 against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Former athletic director Tim Curley... Read More |
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| Youth Hockey Coach Charged; Mother and Son Stabbed in Maple Shade; Paintball Shooter Caught |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 8:12 pm | updated: 03/24/17 8:12 pm |
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| A youth hockey coach has been arrested and faces child sex abuse charges in both New Jersey and Delaware. 55-year-old Walter "Tracy" Ferinden of Lansdale, PA, is charged with nine counts of second degree unlawful sexual contact with minors in New Castle, Delaware. He is accused of abusing two boys in this case. He was arraigned and released on $25,000 bail. He was also accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy in an apartment in Deptford, NJ in 1994. He is charged with two second degree... Read More |
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| Philly Cop Arrested for Animal Cruelty; 6 Female Teens Arrested in Attack; Toddler Death Suspicious |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/24/17 2:30 am | updated: 03/24/17 2:30 am |
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| A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested in connection to an emaciated dog found dumped in a trash bag in Wissahickon Valley Park last November. The Pennsylvania SPCA says that 33-year-old Michael Long is charged with two counts of animal cruelty, one count for possession of an instrument of a crime and one summary charge of animal cruelty. The dog, named Cranberry because it was near Thanksgiving, was found on November 23, 2016 by a Good Samaritan on a hike with their dog. They... Read More |
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| Israeli Teen Arrested in JCC Threats; 10 Teens Arrested In Subway Brawl; Graham Spanier Defense Rest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/23/17 8:05 pm | updated: 03/23/17 8:05 pm |
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| Police in Israel have arrested a 19-year-old Jewish man in connection with a series of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and other institutions last month. Israeli authorities worked with the FBI to help identify and track down the teenage suspect. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described the suspect as a hacker who used "advanced camouflage technologies" to cover his tracks such as his phone number and IP address. His identity has not been released other than he holds... Read More |
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| Firefly Music Festival Announces Camping Lineup, Northeast Rising Showcase; Philly Acts Represented |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/23/17 12:44 am | updated: 03/23/17 12:44 am |
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| The Firefly Music Festival just announced its Camping Schedule for 2017. These up-and-coming acts are scheduled to playing in the North and South Hub areas, just outside the festival grounds, starting Wednesday through Sunday. Be sure to check out these bands as you are getting ready and heading into the festival each day as they are headed for the big stage someday. Philadelphia's own The Lawsuits, Cold Roses, Louie Louie, and Vita and the Woolf are playing either Saturday or Sunday. Read More |
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Alvin Clay
