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| LaBelle, Gamble, Huff Get Marian Anderson Award; Body Found Handcuff in Park; 5 Shot in Wilmington |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/16 3:42 am | updated: 06/15/16 3:42 am |
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| Mayor Jim Kenney along with the award's Board of Directors announced this year's recipients of the Marian Anderson Award. The award recognizes critically acclaimed artists who not only have had great artistic achievements but have positively impacted society through their work, service, or support of important causes. This year there will be multiple recipients. Philadelphia R&B singer Patti LaBelle along with Sound of Philadelphia producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. Past recipients... Read More |
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| West Catholic Grad Killed in Orlando; Philly College Student Also Shot; Howard Bottle Thrower Cited |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/16 9:34 pm | updated: 06/13/16 9:34 pm |
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| A recent graduate from West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia is among the fatal victims of Sunday's massacre in Orlando. 18-year-old Akyra Murray of West Philadelphia had travelled to Florida with her family following graduation last week. She went to Pulse Nightclub with her cousin and a friend on Saturday night. Murray was one of the 49 killed by Omar Mateen when he opened fire inside the club early Sunday morning. Murray graduated near the top of her class and was an... Read More |
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| 50 Dead, 53 Injured in Mass Shooting at Gay Night Club in Orlando, FL |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/16 8:40 pm | updated: 06/12/16 9:23 pm |
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50 people have been killed and 53 wounded in a mass shooting inside a gay nightclub in Florida early Sunday morning. It happened at 2 a.m. at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. The gunman was carrying an assault rifle and a handgun. He has been identified as 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen Omar Mateen who was living in St Lucie County, FL. Mateen took hostages inside the club. At around 5 a.m., SWAT entered the club and killed Mateen in a firefight.
Mateen was born in New York City to... Read More |
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| South Jersey Singer, Christina Grimmie, Killed in Orlando; Shooter ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/16 12:32 am | updated: 06/12/16 2:57 am |
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| A South Jersey singer who rose to fame on NBC's "The Voice" was shot and killed on Friday night after giving a concert in Orlando, FL. 22-year-old Christina Grimmie from Evesham Township, NJ, was signing autographs during a meet-and-greet at the merchandise table inside The Plaza Live venue after a show with the band Before You Exit. Around 100 were in attendance. The attacker, identified as 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl of St. Petersburg, FL (pictured below), approached the singer carrying two... Read More |
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| Philly Telemundo Reporter Attacked On Air; McDonalds Murder Arrest; Nelson Agholor Accused of Rape |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/16 7:01 pm | updated: 06/10/16 7:05 pm |
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| A Philadelphia television reporter was attacked live on air as she was delivering a report outside of City Hall on Wednesday night. Iris Delgado was finishing up her live report near the top of the 11 o'clock news on Telemundo 62 when an African American woman approached her and tried to get her attention. The woman said, "Excuse me, excuse me," before grabbing the back of Delgado's head and punching her in the face. The news cut back to anchor Ramon Zayas who exclaimed "Ay, Dios mio!"... Read More |
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| I-95 Road Rage Shooter in Custody; Philly Mom Kills Kids in Florida; Sentencing for Overbook Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/16 9:39 pm | updated: 06/09/16 9:39 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have one man in custody in connection with a road rage shooting on I-95 earlier this week. State police picked up 33-year-old Anthony Thomas Gilbert of Upper Chichester around noon Thursday in South Philadelphia. The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the northbound lanes of I-95 just before the Girard Point Bridge. The victim, a 38-year-old man, says that the suspect was tailgating him aggressively. The man then pulled aside him and brandished a weapon.... Read More |
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| Amended Soda Tax Passes Council Committee; Gov Wolf Signs Wine Bill; Car Windows Smashed in Fishtown |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/16 2:08 am | updated: 06/09/16 2:08 am |
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| An amended version of Mayor Kenney's proposed "soda tax" made it past committee in Philadelphia's City Council this evening. It will go before the entire council next Thursday. Kenney had proposed a 3-cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks to pay for universal Pre-K, community schools, and parks and recreation imporovements. The amended proposal cuts the tax in half to 1.5-cents per ounce, but expands its reach to include artificially sweetened drinks like diet soda. The soda industry... Read More |
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| Lauren Marsh at Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia! w/ Giada J. and LULLANAS, Fri. 6/10 8pm |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/08/16 3:14 am | updated: 06/08/16 3:14 am |
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After spending last summer in the studio working on her new five-song EP, award winning, indie singer-songwriter Lauren Marsh officially released Veracity on Friday January 22nd, 2016.
A stirring collection of atmospheric indie-pop tunes, relying on synth and FX as they do ukulele and keyboard, Read More |
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| Arrest Made in 78yo's Murder; Wine Bill Passes PA House; Woman Raped Behind Wawa |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/16 10:03 pm | updated: 06/07/16 10:03 pm |
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| Police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of a 78-year-old man in Southwest Philadelphia last week. The suspect, 18-year-old Quintis Clark, turned himself in to police late Monday. Police discovered Joseph Daly on his living room floor in a pool of blood on May 31st. The backdoor was unlocked and window broken. Daly's van was initially missing but recovered last Thursday. An arrest warrant for Clark was put together over the weekend. He has been charged with murder, criminal... Read More |
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| Police Seek Fan Who Threw Bottle at Howard; New Video KOP Kidnap; Suspect in 78yo Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/16 9:33 pm | updated: 06/06/16 9:33 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who threw a beer bottle at Phillies' first baseman Ryan Howard at the end of Saturday's game at Citizen's Bank Park. Howard was walking towards the dugout after grounding out to end the game when the fan threw an aluminum bottle. The bottle did not hit Howard, but did land near his feet. "I've done too much in this town to have that kind of stuff," Howard told reporters Sunday. "If you want to yell out 'You suck,' that's whatever. But when you... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
