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| Tornado Touched Down 2x in Gloucester Co.; Lightning Strikes Teens; KOP Adbuction; Roommate Dead |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/14/19 4:47 pm | updated: 06/14/19 4:47 pm |
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| The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Gloucester County, New Jersey, on Thursday evening, 6/13. It happened just before 9 p.m. They say the same tornado touched down twice; once in in Mullica Hill as an EF0, then again near Deptford as an EF1. There were Tornado Warnings for areas in Southeast Pennsylvania including Philadelphia as well as South Jersey. A line of thunderstorms came through the area this evening with heavy rain, winds, and lightning.... Read More |
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| Philly Black Bear Captured in Andorra/Roxborough; Tornados Touchdown in Jersey; Charges in Stabbing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/19 10:31 pm | updated: 06/13/19 10:31 pm |
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| A juvenile black bear that had been roaming the Philadelphia area the past week has been captured. It was first seen in Warrington, Bucks County, on Saturday, 6/8. The bear was then spotted wandering through neighborhoods in Montgomery County, Oreland on Monday and Wyndmoor on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, the bear was seen on train tracks just west of the East Falls SEPTA station. On Thursday morning, 6/13, it was seen digging in dumpsters at the Henry on the Park apartment complex.... Read More |
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| Desk Duty for Dozens in Social Media Crackdown; Ortiz Suspect Tied to PA; Woman Stabbed Near CAPA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/19 5:03 pm | updated: 06/13/19 5:06 pm |
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| Dozens of Philadelphia Police officers have been placed on desk duty as a result of an ongoing investigation into controversial Facebook posts made by officers. Upwards of 50 officers have been taken off the streets. The police department has not confirmed the exact number it has grown to from the original 10 officers. Philadelphia was one of several cities that were the subject of a project focusing on police officer social media usage. The Read More |
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| Penn Museum Sphinx On The Move; Seaside Heights Lifeguard Saves Baby; Teens Attack Man, Break Jaw |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/19 5:02 pm | updated: 06/12/19 5:02 pm |
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| The Penn Museum in University City has been 'rearranging the furniture' the past couple of days, but instead of adjusting some couches and chairs, they are moving a 3,000-year-old stone sphinx that weighs 25,000 pounds. The statue is of Pharaoh Ramses II is the largest sphinx statue in the western hemisphere. It arrived in Philadelphia by boat and landed in Port Richmond in 1913. It was pulled by horse-drawn cart across the city to the museum. It has been sitting in the museum's Egypt... Read More |
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| Black Bear Seen in East Falls; Woman Stabbed/Killed in Fight; Target Peeping Tom Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/19 1:56 pm | updated: 06/12/19 1:56 pm |
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| A black bear that has been seen in areas of Bucks and Montgomery Counties was spotted in the East Falls section of Philadelphia on Wednesday morning, 6/12. The approximately 100-pound bear was roaming on train tracks just west of the East Falls SEPTA station at around 11:20 a.m. Train service has not been affected. The Game Warden says it is probably a juvenile bear looking for new territory. It is not confirmed but it is probably the same animal that was seen in Warrington on Saturday,... Read More |
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| 47-story Arthaus Breaks Ground Broad/Spruce; Man Shot in Frankford; Norristown Homes Collapse |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/11/19 2:25 pm | updated: 06/11/19 2:25 pm |
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| A new 47-story condominium tower broke ground on Tuesday, 6/11, across Broad Street from the Kimmel Center. Arthaus is being built by Dranoff Properties and is designed by Philadelphia-native architect Eugene Kohn. It will have 108 units or 'haus.' "Each residence, or as we call them ‘haus,’ will wrap a corner of the building with sweeping views from every vantage point," Dranoff Properties CEO Carl Dranoff said. There is a greenhouse with individual planting beds, a reflecting pool,... Read More |
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| Good Samaritan Stops Assault on NJ Highway; Villanova Purse Thief Wanted; Man Assaults Teen From Kik |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/19 11:13 pm | updated: 06/10/19 11:21 pm |
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| A Good Samaritan caught a glimpse of a woman getting attacked off of a New Jersey highway last week. He got out of his vehicle and was able to stop the assault and save the woman. It happened around 3 p.m. on Thursday, 6/6, on the I-295 northbound exit ramp to highway 73 in Mount Laurel. 54-year-old John Bishop of Burlington Township was traveling northbound on I-295 and began to exit at Rt. 73. "I got off of 295, onto Route 73," Bishop said. "I don't normally go that way. I saw out the... Read More |
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| NJ Laundry Thief Surrenders; Bus Accident in Havertown; NJ Wildfire Contained |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/19 9:38 pm | updated: 06/10/19 9:38 pm |
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| Washington Township police are looking for a women who stole laundry out of some dryers at a New Jersey apartment complex. It happened around 9 p.m. on Friday, 6/7, at the Washington Way Apartments on Barnsboro Rd in Blackwood, New Jersey. The woman was caught on surveillance video. She entered the laundry room empty handed and left with clothing and bedding. She stole children's summer clothing, bedding, towels and ladies' U.S. Postal worker uniforms. If you have any information call... Read More |
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| Roxborough Murder Linked to Drug Ring; 4-Alarm Fire in Frankford; Pride Parade Held Sunday |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/19 12:18 am | updated: 06/10/19 12:18 am |
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| Police believe that a 46-year-old man shot and killed inside his Roxborough apartment on Saturday evening, 6/8, was part of a multi-million drug ring and that he was killed during a robbery. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 7900 block of Henry Avenue. Neighbors heard the gunshots and then saw two men drive off in a dark Nissan Maxima. The victim was shot in the chest. He was taken to Einstein Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Police found 20 kilos of cocaine inside the... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Sheriff LGBTQ Liaison Found Dead; Slate Belt Explosions Arrest; Police Post Protest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/19 4:28 pm | updated: 06/07/19 4:28 pm |
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| An investigation is underway after a Philadelphia Sheriff's Office deputy was found dead at his desk on Friday morning, 6/7. Officials believe that Deputy Sheriff Dante Austin died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head, but Sheriff Jewell Williams said an official determination will come from the Medical Examiner's office. Deputy Austin was the LGBTQ community liaison. "This is a tragedy for the Sheriff's Office, Deputy Austin's family, and the local LGBTQ community," said... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
