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| "Philly is Ugly" Time Lapse View of A Day in Philadelphia |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/11/13 3:39 pm | updated: 09/11/13 3:39 pm |
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You'll want to watch this time lapse film by Nathaniel Dodson, a 23-year-old creative and celebrity-style photographer from Philadelphia. The title is "Philly is Ugly" (http://phillyisugly.com) and given purposely to attract the attention of those who love our fair city and for it's countless detractors. However you view the City of Brotherly Love you'll want to take the time to see the city in this unique perspective. Enjoy.
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| Nutter Declines Same-Sex Marriage; Camden Couple Chained Boy; Cigarette Cause of Daly Explosion |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/10/13 6:23 pm | updated: 09/10/13 6:23 pm |
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| Mayor Michael Nutter has declined an invitation to officiate a wedding of a same-sex Philadelphia couple. The two men who live in Center City obtained a marriage license from Montgomery County. D. Bruce Hanes, the register of the wills of Montgomery County, has been issuing licenses to same-sex couples since July claiming the 1996 Pennsylvania marriage law is unconstitutional. The ACLU is currently challenging that 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and woman. The Department... Read More |
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| Parents Blamed in Emaciated Toddler Death; Scuba Diver Died in Quarry; Fatal Car Truck Tractor Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/09/13 6:26 pm | updated: 09/09/13 6:26 pm |
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| Authorities are blaming the parents after an emaciated 3-year-old girl died overnight at Einstein Medical Center. The girl, Nathalyz Rivera, was brought the the hospital shortly before 2 am. She weighed-in at only 11 pounds, instead of a normal 25-36 pounds. The medical examiner said that she showed "obvious signs of neglect" and ruled the death homicide through starvation. The girl's father, Carlos Rivera, 30, found Nathalyz unresponsive at their home on the 300 block of Sommers Road... Read More |
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| Haverford Music Festival today in Havertown Noon-9:30, 40+ bands, 4 Stages, Live Streaming Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/07/13 3:37 am | updated: 09/07/13 3:37 am |
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The 3rd Annual Haverford Music Festival once again will come to life in Havertown this Saturday, September 7th. The festival is FREE and open to everyone. There will be 4 stages spread throughout the area around the intersection of Darby and Eagle Roads (which will be open to traffic) featuring more that 40 different musical acts. The music starts at noon and goes until 9:30 pm.
A wide variety of genres including rock, pop, singer/songwriter, classical, blues, and more will be... Read More |
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| NASA Rocket Launch will be visible in Philadelphia, NJ, and DE Friday Night; Watch Live Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/06/13 9:47 pm | updated: 09/07/13 2:36 am |
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A NASA moon mission gets underway with a rocket launch tonight that should be viewable from the Philadelphia area, New Jersey, and Delaware. In fact much of the East Coast will get to see it blast off from the coast of Virginia. NASA says the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, a robotic mission known as LADEE, is set to take off from Wallops Island, Va., at 11:27 p.m. tonight.
(for the 10/07/15 launch see: Rocket Launch and Colored... Read More |
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| Father and Son Drown in Wissahickon; Babysitter Hero, Saves Girl from Crash; How Zoo Gorilla Died |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/06/13 5:48 pm | updated: 09/06/13 5:48 pm |
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The bodies of a father and son were pulled out of the Wissahickon Creek near the Valley Green Inn at Valley Green Road and Forbidden Drive this afternoon. At around 3 pm the 13-year-old son jumped into the creek. After which 41-year-old father had jump in to rescue him. Witnesses did not see them get out of the water and called police. This area, popular with swimmers, is know as Devil's Pool. Police are still investigating.
A babysitter is being called a hero today... Read More |
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| Riley Cooper and Cary Williams Fight (video); Three Charged in Dismemberment; Fatal Ice Cream Truck |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/05/13 7:26 pm | updated: 09/05/13 7:26 pm |
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| Philadelphia Eagles players Riley Cooper and Cary Williams got into a scuffle at practice of Thursday during one-on-one drills. (video below) It took several players, including Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson and Brandon Boykin, to break up the entangled two. Williams was over heard using a racial epitaph during the scuffle. Cooper, himself, was caught up in controversy earlier this preseason when a video was released that caught him shouting a slur at a security guard at a concert.... Read More |
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| Police Looking for 3rd in WV Fatal Beating; PA Judge Weighs Same Sex Licenses |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/04/13 3:28 pm | updated: 09/04/13 3:28 pm |
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Police in Wheeling, WV are looking for a third person who may have been involved in the fatal beating of a Wheeling Jesuit University student over the weekend. Two men have already been been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Kevin Figaniak of Perkasie, Bucks County, PA. 22-year-old Craig Peacock of Clewiston, Fla., and 24-year-old Jarrett Chandler of Winnfield, La. are being held on $1 million bond. Figaniak was a senior business major who played varsity lacrosse.
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| Wrongful Death Suit in Center City Collapse; Gloucester Police Rescue Child in Car |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/03/13 6:15 pm | updated: 09/03/13 6:15 pm |
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| The first wrongful death lawsuit in Center City building collapse has been filed. The family of 24-year-old Mary Lea Simpson of Haverford filed the suit Tuesday against the Salvation Army, the building's owner Richard Basciano, and the demolition contractors. Simpson was one of 6 killed when a brick wall from the adjacent building fell on the Salvation Army thrift store. She was with shopping with her childhood friend, Anne Bryan, who was also killed. Simpson was an art student pursuing a... Read More |
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| Dietz and Watson Warehouse Fire; Phillies Fans Trespass Wrigley; Man Found in Delaware River |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/02/13 12:34 am | updated: 09/02/13 12:34 am |
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| Fire crews have been battling a fire at the Dietz & Watson warehouse In South Jersey all afternoon and evening. The crews responded to the call at 1:45 pm to the 1000 block of Coopertown Road in Delanco. More than 200 firefighters from 28 counties have turned out for the blaze. Authorites determined it would be too dangerous to send anyone to the top of the building making the fire more difficult to contain. The roof contains solar panels which are energized. Normally they be able to go... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
