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| Forbes 2014 Top College Rankings, Philadelphia Area Schools in Top 20 |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 7:26 pm | updated: 07/30/14 7:26 pm |
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| Forbes magazine has released it's annual rankings of colleges and universities. The rankings are based on five categories which include postgraduate success (32.5%), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction (25%), which includes professor evaluations and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates; debt (25%), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four-year graduation rates (7.5%); and academic success (10%), which rewards schools whose students... Read More |
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| Carjacker's Mother Turns Down Reward; NTSB Paulsboro Report; Megan's Law 20 Years Old |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/14 10:53 pm | updated: 07/29/14 10:53 pm |
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| The mother of one of the accused carjackers charged with murdering three children by running them over in a stolen SUV last week was offered the $110,000 reward but turned it down. Police credit 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa's mother with cracking the case and ultimately helping them bring in both suspects. Police initially questioned Rosa on Saturday because they found his cell phone at the scene. He said it had been stolen and since he didn't have a record they let him go. His mother,... Read More |
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| July 26/27 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - BBC Archives |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/14 2:30 am | updated: 07/29/14 2:30 am |
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July 26/27 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "Jealous" by Guy Faces
2) "Thick As a Brick" by Jethro Tull
3) "Over Under Sideways Down" by Yardbirds
4) "Cogs in Cogs" by Gentle Giant
5) "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" by Jimi Hendrix Experience
6) "I Was Made to Love Her" by Jimi Hendrix with Stevie Wonder on drums
7) "Summertime Blues" by Who
8) "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison
9) "Every Little Thing" by... Read More |
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| Car Plunged into Delaware River near Penns Landing; Male Driver Dies from Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/14 10:51 pm | updated: 07/28/14 10:51 pm |
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A car plunged into the Delaware River just before 6 pm this evening. It happened along Columbus Blvd between Market and Chestnut near the Pier 3 condos. Philadelphia Firefighters and Marine Unit were on scene assisting in the rescue. Police say a 36-year-old male drove a black VW into the water. He was pulled out of the river and taken to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The male driver had rear ended another vehicle at 4th and Arch... Read More |
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| Carjacking Crash Suspects Charged and ID'd; Deadly County Line Crash; Upper Darby Wawa Assault |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/14 9:24 pm | updated: 07/28/14 9:24 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have now identified the two men in connection with the deadly carjacking and crash that killed 3 children and critically injured 2 adults. 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa and 22-year-old Cornelius Crawford were in police custody on Sunday. They have been charged with 3 counts of 2nd-degree murder, robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, sexual assault and related offenses. Yesterday, Rosa turned himself into police with his lawyer, mother, and minister. His lawyer said Rosa was... Read More |
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| Boy and Mother Shot in Delaware County; Rt 49 Bridge Re-Opens; Hospital Shooter Arraigned |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/14 8:35 pm | updated: 07/27/14 8:35 pm |
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| Police in Delaware County say that a 5-year-old boy is dead and his mother critically wounded after his father shot the two, before turning the gun on himself last night. 26-year-old Shyema Washington and her son Cion Styles were attending a family party on the 1100 block of Haverford Road in Crum Lynne in Ridley Township. 26-year-old Tyrell Styles, the boy's father and Washington's boyfriend, arrived at the party after 11pm. He shot Washington in the face and buttocks and his son in the... Read More |
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| Carjack Hit/Run, $110k Reward, Victims ID; RV Propane Explosion; 2 Guns Found at Plotts Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/14 2:32 am | updated: 07/27/14 2:32 am |
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| The manhunt continues for two carjackers who drove a stolen SUV into a crowd of people in North Philadelphia Friday morning killing three children and injuring three adults. The children have now been identified as 15-year-old Keiearra Williams, 10-year-old Thomas Reed and seven-year-old Terrence Moore. Their mother, 34-year-old Keisha Williams, remains in critical condition. Their family friend, 69-year-old Thelma Brown, was also seriously hurt. The final victim was the woman who was... Read More |
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| 3 Children Killed in Carjack Hit-n-Run; Delco DA to File Charges; Pope Visit Willingness/No Confirm |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/14 10:40 pm | updated: 07/25/14 10:40 pm |
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| Three children were killed and two others were injured when a carjacked vehicle plowed into a crowd of people in North Philadelphia this morning. The crash happened around 11:15 am at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and West Allegheny. It began at 6th and Huntingdon when a woman was forced into the backseat of her white Toyota SUV by two men at gunpoint. The vehicle ran a red light, lost control, jumped a curb and hit the group of people manning a fruit stand. One child, a... Read More |
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| Female Killed in Shooting at Mercy in Darby; Mother and Daughter Die from Food Truck Explosion |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/14 10:13 pm | updated: 07/24/14 10:13 pm |
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| A female caseworker was killed and a doctor injured this afternoon when a patient opened fire in the offices at Mercy Wellness Center in Delaware County. It happened at 2:00 pm across the street from Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital on Lansdowne Ave in Darby. A patient entered the psychiatric unit on the third floor and shot and killed his case worker. A doctor then shot the patient three times. The patient returned fire and grazed the doctor. The suspect was then detained by others in the... Read More |
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| Bon Jovi to Receive Marian Anderson; Accused Nazi Dies in Hospital; Traffic Court Judges Acquitted |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/23/14 10:11 pm | updated: 07/23/14 10:11 pm |
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| Mayor Michael Nutter announced today that New Jersey singer Jon Bon Jovi would be the 2014 recipient of the Marian Anderson Award. The award "celebrates critically acclaimed artists - individuals who have used their talents for personal artistic expression and whose body of work has contributed to our society in a singular manner." The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation has helped build housing for hundreds of low-income families. The award is chosen by the board of directors. Past recipients... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
