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| Fmr US Rep Mike Fitzpatrick Passes at 56; Philadelphia Inauguration Held; Christmas Tree Recycling |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/06/20 8:08 pm | updated: 01/06/20 8:08 pm |
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| Former Republican U.S. Representative Mike Fitzpatrick of Bucks County passed away on Monday, 1/6, after a long battle with melanoma. He was 56-years-old and is survived by his wife and six children. Fitzpatrick served four terms in Congress from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2017. His brother ran and won in his place in 2016. Brian Fitzpatrick continues to serve in the House. Prior to Congress, Mike, served as a Bucks County Commissioner. "Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick served our... Read More |
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| 5 Dead, 60 Injured in Pennsylvania Turnpike Pileup; Arrest Made in Stabbing Death of Deli Owner |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/05/20 4:04 pm | updated: 01/05/20 4:04 pm |
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| Five people are dead and around 60 are injured after a multi-vehicle pileup on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in western Pennsylvania early Sunday morning, 1/5. It happened at 3:40 a.m. in Westmoreland County about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh. The accident involved a passenger tour bus, several tractor-trailers (including a UPS truck and a FED-EX truck with packages left scattered on the road), and a passenger car. 5 people were pronounced dead at the scene. The other injured were taken to... Read More |
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| Deli Owner Stabbed in South Jersey; Upper Darby Winter Sports Policy; Coca-Cola Truck Hits House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/04/20 8:30 pm | updated: 01/04/20 8:34 pm |
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| South Jersey police are investigating after a beloved deli owner was stabbed to death in a robbery on Friday afternoon, 1/3. It happened around 4:50 p.m. outside the Shamrock Delicatessen on the unit block of South Davis Avenue in Audubon. 52-year-old Jerome Pastore of West Berlin noticed that the tip jar had been taken off the counter and went outside to confront the alleged thief. The man pulled out a knife, stabbed Pastore in the neck, and then fled. Police released a photo of the... Read More |
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| 2 Dead in Shoot Out at Salem Motor Lodge; Get It In Before Prison; Attempted Pine-Sol Poisoning |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/03/20 1:18 pm | updated: 01/03/20 1:18 pm |
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| Two men were killed and another critically wounded in a shoot out at a South Jersey motel on Thursday night, 1/2. It happened around 8 p.m. at the Salem Motor Lodge in Salem. Police responded to reports of gunfire. They discovered 28-year-old Isa Hallman in a room suffering from gun shot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police learned that two other victims had been taken to the hospital by private vehicle. 28-year-old Kapri Taylor was pronounced dead at the hospital. The... Read More |
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| Bucks Man Arrested For Rape/Kidnapping; SEPTA Train Hits Car; Murder-Suicide in Burlington |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/02/20 9:11 pm | updated: 01/02/20 9:11 pm |
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| A Bucks County man is under arrest after he beat and raped a woman he held captive in his home on New Year's Day. 48-year-old Curtis Fish is charged with rape, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, aggregated assault, and related charges. The woman was able to escape out a window and call police around 8 p.m. Wednesday, 1/1. Authorities then responded to the home on the 2000 block of Hilltown Pike in Hilltown Township. Fish barricaded himself in the house and police finally took him... Read More |
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| 356 Homicides in 2019, 2020 Starts With Three; Roxborough Car Arson; Froggy Carr DQd for Blackface |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/01/20 8:35 pm | updated: 01/01/20 8:35 pm |
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Philadelphia ended 2019 with 356 homicides. That is the most in the city since 2007 which saw 391 people killed. Three people were shot and killed on New Year's Eve to bring the total above the 353 deaths in 2018. Philadelphia's new police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw, was introduced on Monday, 12/30. She is expected to start February 10th.
There have already been three homicides so far in 2020. On Wednesday, 1/1, a 41-year-old man was shot and killed in West... Read More |
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| Hear Roaring 20s on Martini Lounge Radio; New Year's Countdowns on iradiophilly; Y-Not Radio Best Of |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/19 5:02 pm | updated: 12/30/19 5:02 pm |
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| iradiophilly will be celebrating New Year's Eve in several ways on-air Tuesday evening. We'll be soaring into 2020 by winding back to the roaring 20s on Martini Lounge Radio. Our station that features the singers and swingers of the Great American Songbook will turning back the clock 100 years on Tuesday evening and highlighting the best of the 1920s. Listen starting at 6pm through midnight to hear songs by Fats Waller, Fred Astaire, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie... Read More |
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| Kenney Appoints Danielle Outlaw Philly Police Chief; Woman Found Dead; Police Shoot Man w/ Replica |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/19 10:18 am | updated: 12/30/19 10:18 am |
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| Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Monday, 12/30, that he has appointed Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, of Portland, Oregon, the next police commissioner of Philadelphia. The 44-year-old spent 20 years serving the police department in Oakland, California before being sworn in as Chief of Police of the Portland Police Bureau in October 2017. Kenney said in a statement, "I am appointing Danielle Outlaw because I am convinced she has the conviction, courage, and compassion needed to bring... Read More |
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| State Police Investigate Drive-by in Lehigh County; Cab Driver Shot in Mantua; Shootout in Frankford |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/28/19 8:40 pm | updated: 12/28/19 8:40 pm |
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| Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a vehicle after several shots were fired into the home of an elderly couple in Lehigh County early Saturday morning, 12/28. It happened before 2:30 a.m. on the 6200 block of Clover Lane in Lower Macungie Township. Several bullets made it inside the first floor of the house. The 85-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were not injured. Police have released the photo of a car believed to have been involved. If you have any information contact... Read More |
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| Fiery Fatal Roxborough Crash; FDA Raises Tobacco/Nicotine Age to 21; Crane Fell on NJ House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/27/19 6:06 pm | updated: 12/27/19 6:08 pm |
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| One man is dead after a fiery crash in Roxborough on Friday morning, 12/27. It happened around 9:10 a.m. near the intersection of Henry Avenue and Dupont Street. A 62-year-old man was traveling southbound on Henry Ave in a Chevy Malibu when he hit a Hyundai Tuscon that was stopped at a red-light at the intersection. The Tuscon spun out into the northbound lanes and caught fire. The driver of the Tuscon was not able to escape the vehicle and was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m. No word on the... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
