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| Symphony for a Broken Orchestra to play 1,000 Broken Philly School District Instruments |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/02/17 2:53 am | updated: 12/02/17 2:53 am |
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| The School District of Philadelphia owns over 1,000 instruments that are broken and unplayable. Unfortunately they do not have the funds to fix any of the instruments that are still not beyond repair. Symphony for a Broken Orchestra is a "city-wide effort initiated by Temple Contemporary in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Boyer College of Music & Dance, the Curtis Institute and numerous professional/amateur musicians throughout the... Read More |
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| 100 Students Brawl in SEPTA Station; Body Found on House in Chester; Man Stabbed in TGI Friday's |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/02/17 1:28 am | updated: 12/02/17 1:28 am |
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| A brawl involving 100 high school students broke out at a SEPTA train station on Friday. The fight happened around noon on the westbound side of the 8th Street Station of the Market-Frankford El. The students were from the Charter High School for Architecture and Design. SEPTA police initially attempted to break up the melee but students began attacking the. Philadelphia police were called and dozens of officers arrived as backup. Three of the students were arrested. No one was... Read More |
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| Operation Safety Net Child Predator Bust NJ; Bucks Parents Sentence for Neglect; Deadly DE Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/01/17 5:14 pm | updated: 12/01/17 5:14 pm |
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| New Jersey officials have announced the arrests of dozens of child predators after a 9-month long operation. Attorney General Christopher Porrino said that 79 individuals have been arrested and charged with various crimes ranging from sexual assault to possession of child pornography. The operation was called Operation Safety Net. The men range in age from 17 to 74 and include a Trenton police officer, piano teacher, IT professional, a camp counselor, a youth minister, and more. Ten of... Read More |
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| Hit-And-Run Truck Found; Worker Falls 4 Floors; Philly Cab Hailing App; Billy Penn on Comcast Center |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/30/17 11:18 pm | updated: 11/30/17 11:18 pm |
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| Lower Southampton Police say they have found a truck wanted in a deadly hit-and-run accident on Monday night in Trevose. The accident happened along Street Road near Philmont Ave. The driver fatally struck 18-year-old Jess Kurtz and injured another 18-year-old man as they walked along the road. The man told police that the driver briefly stopped and helped move Kurtz from the roadway, but then got back in the truck and fled. Police has a person of interest in mind and are in the process... Read More |
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| Dover Earthquake Felt Along East Coast; Upper Darby Man Wanted Posting Signs; Teen Girl Murdered |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/30/17 5:20 pm | updated: 11/30/17 5:21 pm |
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| According to the United States Geological Survey, there was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 4:47 p.m. centered 10km ENE of Dover, DE. The quake was felt up and down the I-95 corridor from Washington, DC to New York City. More information can be found at USGS.gov. The last memorable quake in the Philadelphia area happened back in August 2011, although smaller ones do happen from time to... Read More |
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| Cerebral Palsy Sucker Puncher Gets 3-6 Years; Trial in Temple Murder; Ridley Hockey Brawl |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/29/17 11:13 pm | updated: 11/29/17 11:13 pm |
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| The man who was caught on surveillance video outside of a convenience store mocking a disabled man with cerebral palsy before sucker punching him in the face has been sentenced to prison. 29-year-old Barry Baker Jr. was sentenced to three to six years in state prison on Wednesday. He had earlier plead guilty to the charges. The incident happened back in May outside of a 7-11 near West Chester. Baker was seen on camera making fun of the way 22-year-old Michael Ryan walked into the store.... Read More |
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| Bicyclist ID, Vigil Tonight; Temple Student Found in Library Dies; Dead Birds in Little Egg Harbor |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/29/17 3:52 pm | updated: 11/29/17 3:52 pm |
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| Philadelphia police have identified the female bicyclist killed yesterday in a crash involving a trash truck in Center City. 24-year-old Emily Fredericks was riding along Spruce Street near 11th Street and collided with a private sanitation truck turning right onto 11th Street about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Crash investigators are still reconstructing exactly what happened. This morning, protestors lined the bike path along Spruce Street and created a human barrier between the bike and... Read More |
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| Homeless Samaritan Announces Plans for Donations; Trevose Hit-and-Run; Burned Body on Train ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/29/17 12:05 am | updated: 11/29/17 12:05 am |
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| The homeless Philadelphia man who helped a young New Jersey woman when she ran out of gas on I-95 by using his last $20 has figured out what he plans to do with the over $385,000 in online donations he has received. That woman, Kate McClure, set up a GoFundMe page telling their story and asking for help giving Johnny Bobbitt Jr. a break. She wanted to try and secure a place to stay, transportation, and living... Read More |
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| Meek Mill Emergency Motion Denied; Bicyclist Killed by Trash Truck; Body Found in West Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/28/17 3:27 pm | updated: 11/28/17 3:27 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied an emergency motion filed by Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's legal team to have him released from state prison in Chester on bond. Mill was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison earlier this month following several probation violations. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus contended that Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley has not yet responded to several post-sentencing motions including one on bail and another asking for her recusal. The... Read More |
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| Rev. Al Sharpton Visits Meek Mill; Grandmother and Father Charged in Kid Shooting; Blind Man Assault |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/27/17 5:40 pm | updated: 11/27/17 5:40 pm |
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| Imprisoned Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill received a visit today from a famous civil rights activist. Rev. Al Sharpton visited Mill, aka Robert Rihmeek Williams, at Chester State Correctional Facility this afternoon. Sharpton heads the National Action Network which pushes for criminal justice reform. Mill was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison earlier this month for violating probation. Many have rallied and called the sentence unjust and excessive. Others say that he was given many chances... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
