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| George Zimmerman charged with Second-Degree Murder. |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/11/12 5:10 pm | updated: 04/11/12 5:10 pm |
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| Special Prosecutor Angela Corey announced from Sanford, FL, that George Zimmerman will be charged with second-degree murder. He is currently in custody. Corey was put in charge of the Trayvon Martin case three weeks ago. Zimmerman had not been charged or arrested since the Feb. 26th shooting incident. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, claims to have shot Martin in self defense. ... Read More |
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| Rick Santorum Suspends Campaign, Zimmerman Loses Attorneys, Maryland Mega Millions Winner |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/12 5:09 pm | updated: 04/10/12 5:09 pm |
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| Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign today. He announced his decision at a news conference in Gettysburg. This move all but ensures that Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination for President. Santorum spent the weekend with his 3-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized for the second time during his campaign. She suffer from a rare genetic disorder calls Trisomy-18. The Former Pennsylvania Senator vowed not to give up the fight to beat Obama, despite not being in the race... Read More |
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| Rick Santorum to Suspend His Campaign |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/10/12 1:38 pm | updated: 04/10/12 1:38 pm |
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Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign seeking the nomination of the Republican Party for President. This decision comes after a weekend where his youngest daughter, 3-year-old Bella, spent time in the hospital. It also comes just two weeks before the Pennsylvania Republican primary in his home state which Santorum needed to win to stay alive in the race.
"Ladies and gentleman, we made the decision to get into this race at our kitchen table against all the odds," Santorum said... Read More |
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| City Flags Fly Half Mast for Kensington Firefighters, Bicycle Pickpocket Arrested, 4 year Shooter Ok |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/09/12 6:25 pm | updated: 04/09/12 6:25 pm |
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Two Philadelphia firemen from Ladder 10 lost their lives early this morning while battling a massive warehouse fire in Kensington. Lt. Robert Neary was 59 and FF Daniel Sweeney was 25. The 5 alarm blaze was mostly under control at the time. Two others were also injured when they all were checking on a hose line in an adjacent building when the wall and roof suddenly collapsed on them. City flags will fly at half mast for the next 30 days in honor.
Philadelphia police have... Read More |
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| 4-year-old Shoots Himself, Winslow Fires Suspicious, Pittsburgh bests Philly Saturday |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/08/12 1:24 am | updated: 04/08/12 1:24 am |
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| A 4-year-old boy from the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia was in critical condition and undergoing surgery at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children after shooting himself in the chest. The young boy shot himself once with a loaded handgun that he found underneath a pillow on his mother's bed. His mother was at home at the time, just before 7pm Saturday, and heard the shot while she was downstairs. She called police who rushed the boy to the hospital. The 23-year-old mother keeps the... Read More |
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| Beyonce finally hits the Social web with Twitter, tumblr, and new website |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/07/12 1:34 am | updated: 04/07/12 1:34 am |
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| It's 2012 and we have gotten used to how connected we are to each other through the Internet. Especially when it comes to celebrities, we've come to expect to have full disclosure to their daily lives, information they tend to freely give up. Whether a business or a public figure, it seems everyone has a public facing presence on the web. Most public relations firms would say it is an absolute necessity to be successful. However, it may come as a surprise that one of the most successful female... Read More |
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| Jim Herr, founder of Herr Foods, passes at age 87 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/12 9:09 pm | updated: 04/06/12 9:09 pm |
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Jim Herr, founder of Herr Foods Inc., died last night at his home in West Nottingham, PA. He was years old. He is survived by his wife Miriam of 65 years, 5 children, 20 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Herr had contracted pneumonia last summer. This past December he developed a more serious pneumonia that made it difficult to swallow food or liquid. He passed surrounded by family.
Herr founded Herr Food Inc., maker of Herr's line of snack foods, in 1946 with the help... Read More |
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| Good Friday and Passover, Wild Fires in NJ, Rick Santorum Daughter Bella Hospitalized |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/12 3:17 pm | updated: 04/06/12 3:17 pm |
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| Today is both Good Friday for area Christians and the beginning of Passover for Jews, a weekend that is both highly religious but also mixed with some secular culture. Family is of course the center piece of the celebration. Whether it is at the seder meal or Easter dinner, we will gather around a table to share with our friends and family. If you are remembering the death and resurrection of Christ or the Exodus from Egypt, or perhaps just a visit from a rabbit, I do hope you enjoy your... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL playoffs Round 1 Showdown now set |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/12 10:19 pm | updated: 04/05/12 10:19 pm |
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| The Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres tonight 2-1 knocking the Sabres out of the playoff picture. The Penguins garnered a win over the New York Rangers 5-2. That will officially place the Flyers as the #5 seed and the Penguins #4 in the Eastern Conference. The two Atlantic Division rivals will meet in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs. The way seeding works, Division champs get the first three seeds and then the highest point totals line up after. If seeds went in straight order of points the Pens and... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Area Pop. Keeps Growing, Virgin America Lands At PHL, Phillies Win Season Opener |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/12 5:41 pm | updated: 04/05/12 5:41 pm |
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| According to the Census Bureau, Philadelphia and the surrounding counties' population all continued to grow since the 2010 National census. The 2010 Census was the first since 1950 that Philadelphia showed an increase. From April 2010 to July 2011 they estimate that the population of Philadelphia County had an increase of 10,465 people or a +0.7 percent jump. The new estimates took into account numbers of birth vs. death records, as well as migration data such people moving into vs moving away... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
