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| Time to Raise PA Speed Limit?; Mother Sentenced For Fake Cancer; Philly Charter School Closes |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/11/13 4:28 pm | updated: 10/11/13 4:28 pm |
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| A top Pennsylvania state senator thinks it is time that we increase the maximum speed limit on highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour. Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati said that he plans to introduce legislature that will allow for the higher speeds. He says the higher speed limits would allow traffic to flow easier and the delivery of goods to be more efficient. 34 other states allow at least 70 mph and 16 of those allow 75 mph. Highway studies would have to be conducted to... Read More |
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| Suspect ID'd in Blind Man Assualt; No Delay in NJ Gay Marriage; Bucks Co. Coach Bail Raised |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/13 6:27 pm | updated: 10/10/13 6:27 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified a suspect in an assault of a blind man last week that was caught on tape. Police are looking for 29-year-old Mustafa Guyton. The incident occurred on October 2nd at 12:06 pm. The camera shows the suspect standing on the northeast corner of Wayne Avenue and Seymour Street in Southwest Germantown. The 33-year-old blind man was walking east on Seymour. When he approaches the corner the suspect knocks him to the ground and kicks and stomps him. The blind... Read More |
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| Ephrata Man Convicted of Beating Wife; Video of Blind Man Assault; MontCo School Cancels Halloween |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/13 4:38 pm | updated: 10/09/13 4:38 pm |
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| A Lancaster County man was convicted today for beating his wife for not addressing him as "sir" in front of their children. Prosecutors said that 49-year-old Dan Kirby Kopp of Ephrata would beat his wife with a wooden paddle when he thought she wasn't being respectful. He'd take her over his knee and spank her. The wife used her iPhone to record a September 2012 episode showing the 6'5", 230 lb man hitting her with the paddle for not saying "Yes, sir." Kopp was convicted of misdemeanor... Read More |
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| Larry Bowa Rejoins Phillies Staff; Pre-K Child Brings in Drugs/Cash; Ruling: No Taxes for Lap Dances |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/13 4:18 pm | updated: 10/08/13 4:18 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Phillies announced today the return of Larry Bowa and Pete Mackanin to the coaching staff. This will be Bowa's fourth different stint with the Phillies franchise over his career. Bowa, a Hall of Fame player, played shortstop for the Phils from 1970-1981, was third base coach from 1988-1996, and was club manager from 2001-2004. Bowa and Manager Ryne Sandberg are long time friends, both being traded to the Chicago Cubs from Philadelphia in 1982. Pete Mackanin will come... Read More |
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| Phoenixville's Matt Cermanski makes it on The Voice; Watch Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/13 2:22 pm | updated: 10/08/13 2:22 pm |
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Last night closed out the "blind audition" round for this season of NBC's The Voice. All four judges (Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee-Lo Green and Adam Levine) have filled up their teams for the “battle round” starting tonight (NBC, 8pm).
Phoenixville's Matt Cermanski, 20, who auditioned last year singing Katy Perry's “Teenage Dream”, got a second second to impress the panel on last night's show. Cermanski sang "Have a Little Faith in Me" and convinced... Read More |
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| Flyers Fire Coach Laviolette; Mother and Son Were Dead Before Fire; Woman who Hit Bus on Blvd. Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/07/13 6:24 pm | updated: 10/07/13 6:24 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Peter Laviolette today after an 0-3 start. Assistant Craig Berube, in his seventh season with the organization, will take over as the 18th coach in Flyers history. Laviolette was hired early into the 2009 season and led the Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. They made the playoffs the next two seasons but failed last season. All four sports teams in Philadelphia have now changed their head coach in the past 10 months. Berube joins Chip Kelly of... Read More |
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| Mother and Son Found Under Burning Mattress; Skeletal Remains Found of Man Missing 1 Year |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/05/13 11:13 pm | updated: 10/05/13 11:13 pm |
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| The bodies of a woman and a boy were discovered Saturday morning in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia after a fire. Firefighters responded to an apartment building on the 4600 block of Howell Street just before 9 a.m. Inside the apartment they found a bloody mattress in the living room. Further in the first floor apartment, they found another mattress inside a closet that was on fire. The bodies of a young woman around 30-years-old and an 11-year-old boy were uncovered beneath that... Read More |
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| El Wingador Sentenced to 7 years; 13 Hospitalized in AC crash; October 80's Continue this weekend |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/13 7:00 pm | updated: 10/04/13 7:00 pm |
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| Local competitive eating champion, 'El Wingador,' has been sentenced to 7 years in prison on cocaine charges. William Simmons, 51, of Woodbury Heights, NJ, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine back in July. He was arrested in June 2012 in an undercover sting with around $8,000 worth of the drug and $4,000 in cash. Simmons has been apologetic since his arrest. He will be able to apply to an intensive supervision program which could significantly shorten his prison... Read More |
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| United States Capitol went on Lockdown after gunshots and car chase outside. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/13 6:01 pm | updated: 10/03/13 6:01 pm |
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| The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown this afternoon after a woman rammed her car into a White House gate, then was chased by Secret Service and exchanged gunfire with police. The woman was shot and killed and one Capitol Police officer was injured. It all started at around 2 pm when she attempted to drive her car through the White House gate near 15th St. and E. She had a child in the car at the time. The woman was then chased at high speeds about 12 blocks when she began firing... Read More |
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| Arrest for Penn Wood Stolen Instruments; Pasquale Files Suit; 3 More Arrested in McClay Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/13 5:32 pm | updated: 10/02/13 5:32 pm |
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| A private security guard hired to monitor Penn Wood High School’s Green Avenue campus has been arrested for stealing $15,000 in musical instruments from the school. 54-year-old Cory Thompson of Philadelphia turned himself in yesterday and was arraigned in Upper Darby court today. Last April, some one set fire to that school building. While the restoration work was being completed the district hired security to guard the buildings 24/7. Thirteen instruments were discovered missing from... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
