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| Flooding Causes Deadly Crash on I-76; Upper Darby Officers Cleared; Blake Bills Sentenced |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/27/13 5:56 pm | updated: 11/27/13 5:56 pm |
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| 25-year-old Blake Bills was sentenced today in a Philadelphia courtroom to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison for his actions in a highly publicized rampage back in March 2013. It involved his fiance, Shayna Sykes, two stolen police cars and a high-speed chase between New Jersey and Philadelphia. On March 5th, after a three day drug binge, the couple was left strung out and their car broken down in Camden. They saw a police cruiser stopped and open, the officer out writing a ticket. They hopped... Read More |
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| Former MontCo GOP Chair Arrested for Rape; Parents Sentenced 30-60 years Starvation of Child |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/26/13 6:29 pm | updated: 11/26/13 6:29 pm |
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| The former chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party has been arrested for allegedly drugging a female employee from his law firm and raping her while she was unconscious. Robert Kerns faces 19 criminal counts, including charges of rape, sexual assault, tampering with evidence, and lying to authorities. The incident happened Oct. 25 after an after-work party. Kerns offered to drive the victim home because she had been drinking. She was drugged on the way to her neighborhood by... Read More |
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| Grand Jury Indicts Contractor in Building Collapse; Bucks County Teenage Rapist Tried as Adult |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/25/13 6:08 pm | updated: 11/25/13 6:08 pm |
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| A Philadelphia grand jury has indicted Griffin Campbell, the owner of the company in charge of the demolition of the building near 22nd and Market Streets that collapsed on the adjacent Salvation Army thrift store. That building collapse last June killed six people and injured more than a dozen others. Campbell is being charged with third-degree murder and six counts of involuntary manslaughter, and related crimes. The grand jury stated that Campbell knew the risk of danger and ignored... Read More |
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| Retired Judge found Dead in South Philly Fire; Thanksgiving Week Weather; Philadelphia Travel |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/24/13 11:23 pm | updated: 11/24/13 11:23 pm |
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| A retired Philadelphia judge was found dead this morning after a fire at his South Philadelphia home. The body of 86-year-old Anthony Defino was pulled from his house at 20th and Porter Streets. The fire started in the first floor before quickly moving to the second and third floor. Crews were called to the home around 7:00 am and hade the fire under control within a half hour but it was too late for the judge. There was one other person in the house at the time and she was able to make... Read More |
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| Judge Blocks Inquirer Editor Firing; Arrest in Fox Chase Knockout Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/22/13 6:13 pm | updated: 11/22/13 6:13 pm |
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| A Philadelphia judge has blocked the firing of Bill Marimow as Editor-in-Chief of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The dispute settled in the courtroom by Judge Patricia McInerney made public the bitter brawl between wealthy newspaper co-owners George Norcross and Lewis Katz. Marimow, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, had the support of Katz. He was fired in early October by publisher Bob Hall over 'philosophical differences'. Marimow testified he was let go because he refused to fire several... Read More |
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| FedEx Truck Stolen, Led Police on Chase; Bensalem Teen Arrested for Sexual Assaults |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/21/13 5:54 pm | updated: 11/21/13 5:54 pm |
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| A FedEx delivery truck was stolen this afternoon and led police on a chase through the streets of Philadelphia. It began at 1 pm near Ridge and Lehigh Avenues. The suspect ended up crashing the truck at 25th and Willard Streets in the city’s Nicetown section. The truck became wedged between a utility pole and a fence in the rear of a home. At that point the suspect fled but was later apprehended. No injuries were reported. The suspect has not been identified. The incident is under... Read More |
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| Delaware State Trooper Shot in Wilmington; Malvern Murderer Denied Bail |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/20/13 5:49 pm | updated: 11/20/13 5:49 pm |
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| A State Trooper was shot in the arm in Wilmington, Delaware. The 44-year-old trooper has been taken to Christiana Hospital Trauma Center. He is listed in stable condition. Delaware State Police, Wilmington Police, and New Castle County Police are on scene. It happened at 4 p.m. in the area of North Market Street and West 24th Street. An area of 10 blocks has been shut down due to the investigation. The suspect remains at large. There is no information on how the shooting occurred.Read More |
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| Arrest Made in Malvern Murder; Teen Thrown from Car in Wayne; 150th Ann. of Gettysburg Address |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/19/13 7:40 pm | updated: 11/19/13 7:40 pm |
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| Police have made an arrest in the the murder of a Malvern, PA man. The Chester County District Attorney's Office has identified the suspect as 24-year-old Merritt Dudas. They say he is a longtime friend and neighbor of the victim, 21-year-old Drew Ferguson. Ferguson was found shot dead in his apartment Monday, upstairs in his grandparent's garage on 222 Miner Street. Authorities believe it happened during a dispute over drugs. Dudas used a handgun belonging to his girlfriend's father.Read More |
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| Watch record setting rocket launch TONIGHT in Philadelphia; Watch Live Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/19/13 5:29 pm | updated: 11/19/13 5:29 pm |
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The US Military OROS-3 mission is set to launch tonight from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia between 7:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. EST. The Minotaur 1 rocket will be carrying a record 29 satellites into orbit.
The launch will be visible along the entire east coast from Maine to Florida and as far inland as Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. There will be clear skies here in Philadelphia this evening making it ideal viewing weather to catch a glimpse of the rocket launch hundred... Read More |
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| Princeton University to make meningitis vaccine available; Frank Rizzo Jr. Changes Political Party |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/18/13 6:00 pm | updated: 11/18/13 6:00 pm |
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| Princeton University officials decided Monday that it will make a meningitis vaccine, that hasn't been approved in the U.S., available on campus to help stop the spread of the disease. Doses of the vaccine for type b meningococcal bacteria will be available in December and February for undergrads, graduates students living in dorms, and university employees with medical conditions that make them susceptible to meningitis. Since March, seven cases of meningitis has been confirmed on... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
