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| Ephrata Sign Misspelled; Gosnell Signs Plea; Person Hit by Train in Havertown; Pennypack Search Cont |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/02/13 6:11 pm | updated: 07/02/13 6:11 pm |
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| A freshly installed road sign has many people looking twice out in Lancaster County. The new sign is along Rt. 222 between Reading and Ephrata. It is supposed to read “322 Ephrata Exit 2 Miles”. Instead the R and A are reversed in the middle of the name. The newly misspelled town name reads E-P-H-A-R-T-A. Which phonetically sounds a bit like flatulence. Anyway, no one in the sign shop nor the installation contractor noticed the mistake. It will take almost $1200 to replace the sign... Read More |
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| Boy Missing in Pennypack Creek; Darren Daulton Surgery "went well"; UPenn Hospital Says No to Smoke |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/01/13 6:07 pm | updated: 07/01/13 6:07 pm |
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| A 13-year-old boy is missing and another rescued after going into the Pennypack Creek in Northeast Philadelphia this afternoon. It happened near Winchester and the Roosevelt Boulevard. A group of four boys were playing near the creek, which is running fast due to record rainfall. Two of the boys were able to get out on their own, but an 11-year-old needed to be rescued. His 13-year-old brother never surfaced. Authorities are now treating this as a recovery more than a rescue. Read More |
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| Murnaghan had 2nd Transplant; NJ Sandy Charity Shutown; iradiophilly 8pm maintenance |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/28/13 5:28 pm | updated: 06/28/13 5:28 pm |
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| Sarah Murnaghan, the young lung transplant recipient whose parent's challenged the donor rules for children under 12, actually received a second transplant after her first had complications. A judge granted the Murnaghan family a temporary retraining order allowing Sarah on the adult donor list on June 5th. The 10-year-old who suffers from cystic fibrosis received a transplant on June 12th but because of a Primary Graft Failure those lungs had to be removed and Sarah was put on a bypass... Read More |
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| Darren Daulton Has 2 Brain Tumors; Hillary Clinton to receive Liberty Medal; Body Found in Burnt Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/27/13 6:02 pm | updated: 06/27/13 6:02 pm |
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| Former Philadelphia Phillie Darren Daulton has been diagnosed with 2 brain tumors. He currently hosts a show on 97.5 FM which announced the news today saying that “Dutch” hasn't been feeling well the past two weeks and went to a doctor who discovered the tumors. He will have surgery early next week. Daulton played 14 seasons with the Phillies from '83 to '97, 3 times a National League All-Star at catcher, and was inducted in the Phillies' Hall of Fame in 2010. He ended his career in... Read More |
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| $1.5M Bail For Crane Operator; 25 Cops arrest couple having sex; Gosnell rejects drug plea deal |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/26/13 5:59 pm | updated: 06/26/13 6:00 pm |
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| Bail has been set at $1.5 million for crane operator Sean Benschop. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter of 6 people and and 13 counts of reckless endangerment after the building collapse June 5th at the Salvation Army in Center City. Prosecutors wanted him remanded, noting he is a possible flight risk being a non-citizen. The defense said that Benschop turned himself in when issued a warrant. He'll have to post 10 percent of $150,000. A grand jury will investigate if others... Read More |
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| Police dig in Collingdale for Woman; Teachers Rally in Harrisburg; Flyers buyout Bryz |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/25/13 5:33 pm | updated: 06/25/13 5:33 pm |
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| Police in Collingdale, Delaware County have dug up the yard of a woman who has been missing for over two months. The team of county sheriffs and police cadaver dogs spent around two hours at the residence but did not find anything. Melissa Ortiz-Rodriguez, mother of two, has been missing since April 19th when she had planned to visit friends in North Jersey and never arrived. She was reported missing by her seperated husband a few days later when she never arrived at work or picked up... Read More |
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| Body of Missing Gloucester Woman Found; Point Breeze Store Winning Powerball; Hunger Strike 8th Day |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/24/13 6:05 pm | updated: 06/24/13 6:05 pm |
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| The family says the body of a missing Gloucester Township woman was found on Monday shortly before noon. 59-year-old Carol Reiff was reported missing on Friday after her family had not heard from her since Thursday and she did not arrive at their home in Manahawkin, NJ for a planned visit. The body was found near the Lakeview Apartments on Lower Landing Road in Blackwood, NJ where Reiff lives. Officials need to perform and autopsy to determine the exact cause of death and to confirm... Read More |
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| Make Music Philly - All Day Free Music Festival is Here!; Find a show and come out Friday! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/13 10:21 pm | updated: 06/20/13 10:21 pm |
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| Make Music Philly is here Friday, June 21st from 8am - 8pm! The concept is "All Day. All Over. All Free." The city-wide, free, do-it-yourself music festival will feature professional and amateur musicians performing at traditional venues, non-traditional spaces, and in both organized and informal events all throughout the city on Friday. Everyone is encouraged to participate and come out to an event. The music spans all genres including Blues, Bluegrass, Folk, Indie-Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop and... Read More |
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| Bernard Hopkins wins Wanamaker; Nutter Admits PGW bill mistake; Two bears caught in PA, NJ |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/13 5:42 pm | updated: 06/20/13 5:42 pm |
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Philadelphia boxer Bernard Hopkins has won the 2013 John Wanamaker Athletic Award. The award is presented annually "to the athlete, team or organization that has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia" Hopkins joins other athletes such as Julius Erving, Chuck Bednarick, Mike Schmidt, and Roy Halladay. The 48-year-old is still fighting today, about to defend his title against against Sergay Kovalev.
Mayor Michael Nutter admitted his own personal mistake... Read More |
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| Actor James Gandolfini, aka Tony Soprano, passes away at age 51 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/19/13 10:13 pm | updated: 06/19/13 10:13 pm |
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Actor James Gandolfini, who is best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the mob boss on the hit HBO show "The Sopranos," has passed away today while in Rome. Gandolfini portrayed Soprano for the entire run of the show from 1999-2007 and won three Emmy Awards.
He died of an apparent heart attack while on holiday in Rome. He was set to appear at the Taormina Film Fest in Sicily this week
Gandolfini was born September 18, 1961, in Westwood, New Jersey. He attended... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
