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| Philadelphia Mummers Parade WILL Go On Despite Cold; Snow Causes Saturday Morning Crashes |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/17 2:48 pm | updated: 12/30/17 2:48 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Mummers Parade 2018 WILL be held on Monday, January 1st, despite the forecast of extreme cold temperatures. Throughout the week officials had been weighing the possibility of postponing the annual New Year's Day tradition. A vote was held on Saturday afternoon between the city and mummer division heads (Fancy, Comic, Wench Brigade, String Band, Fancy Brigade). It was 3-2 in favor of keeping the parade on. The forecast high for Monday is 19 degrees with wind chills in the... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Homicides Up in 2017; Mummers Preparations Continue; NJ Polar Plunges Postponed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/17 12:38 am | updated: 12/30/17 12:38 am |
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| Philadelphia will end the year with the most homicides since 2012. As of Thursday, there have been 314 people killed in the city. That is 13% higher than 2016. There were 331 homicides in 2012. Philadelphia Police Captain Sekou Kinebrew believes that the opioid crisis is to blame for the rise as violence in the neighborhoods where the drugs are sold often leads to killings. However, other violent crime such as shootings, rapes and gun robberies are going down. It is too early to say... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Fireworks Now Legal; 10k Sign Up Medical Marijuana; Controversial Drexel Prof Resigns |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/29/17 12:45 am | updated: 12/29/17 12:45 am |
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| Pennsylvanians will now be able to celebrate New Year's Eve (or any holiday) with a bang! courtesy of new state fireworks laws. Previously, the only legal fireworks in PA were of the small sparkler type. That included poppers and snakes. Thanks to a law signed by Governor Tom Wolf back in October as part of the budget, Pennsylvania residents are now able to purchase and light up any Consumer grade firework out there. That means bottle rockets, fire crackers, multi-shot repeaters, roman... Read More |
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| Search for Suspects Phoenixville Shooting; Too Cold for Mummers?; Germantown Suspect Shot Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/28/17 11:30 pm | updated: 12/28/17 11:30 pm |
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| Phoenixville Police are searching for a group of suspects wanted in the shooting death of a teenager outside of a Dunkin' Donuts on Wednesday night in an apparent drug deal gone bad. Officials have identified 15-year-old Jayson Ortiz-Cameron as the shooting victim. He was shot and killed after 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dunkin' Donuts on the 200 block of Nutt Road near Gay Street. He was a freshman at Phoenixville Area High School. Investigators say that Ortiz-Cameron and other... Read More |
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| 5 Arrested, 1000 Teens at Cherry Hill Mall; 11yo Dies at Sleepover; Phoenixville Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/27/17 11:24 pm | updated: 12/27/17 11:24 pm |
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| Cherry Hill police responded to the Cherry Hill Mall on Tuesday night for the report of a large group of unaccompanied juveniles causing a disruption. Nearly 1,000 unruly individuals were gathered near JC Penny around 7:30 p.m. Police began to disperse the crowds. They made five arrests including four juveniles from Camden and one from Cherry Hill. The charges range from disorderly conduct to resisting arrest. Last week, Cherry Hill police warned parents not to allow their children to go... Read More |
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| Fire at Delco Condo Complex; Robbery Suspect Shot By Police; Girl Attacked By Raccoon Now Home |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/26/17 7:56 pm | updated: 12/26/17 7:56 pm |
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A condominium complex in Delaware County is on fire this evening. Fire erupted at the Hilltop Condominiums on the 5200 block of Hilltop Drive in Brookhaven around 6 p.m. Heavy flames shot from the roof of the three-story building. Residents were evacuated, but some may have been trapped on the upper floors. The Red Cross is responding to help the evacuees on this frigid night.
UPDATE: All 18 units of Building C were occupied at the time of the fire but everyone... Read More |
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| Holiday Tradition Continues at Termini Bros; Grinch Steals From Church; DHS Determines Terror Attack |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/25/17 2:19 am | updated: 12/25/17 2:19 am |
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| For many, the holidays mean family get togethers large and small. That's followed closely by the food to feed everybody. That can be steeped in tradition with recipes handed down generations. To most, though, the local supermarket is sufficient for gathering the necessary ingredients for the various dishes and desserts. But for some, the best and only wares can be purchased at certain markets at certain times to make the perfect holiday meal. Center City's Reading Market and South... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Christmas music radio; Tracking Santa Christmas Eve; 30 Hour Christmas Spectacular |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/21/17 3:21 pm | updated: 12/25/17 2:18 am |
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Philadelphia's Christmas music radio is on iradiophilly. Join us this season as you celebrate the holidays. Mistletoe is iradiophilly's 24 hour Christmas music station.
Mistletoe features all the most popular classics from Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole. Mistletoe also includes newer favorites from Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble and Taylor Swift.... Read More |
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| Millville NJ Patrol Car Shot; Delaware Park Fatal Car Crash; Man Shot in Port Richmond |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/24/17 1:40 am | updated: 12/24/17 1:40 am |
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| A police officer in Cumberland County, South Jersey was treated for minor injuries after someone opened fire on his patrol car on Saturday evening. It happened on the 300 block of East Vine Street in Millville. A round hit both the driver side and passenger side front windows shattering both. The officer was not hit struck by gunfire but was treated for lacerations from the glass. 12 casings were recovered from the scene. Investigators do not think the officer was the target. No arrests... Read More |
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| Springfield Mall Evacuated for Fire; 4-year-old Girl Shot in SW Philly; Harrisburg Shooter Killed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/23/17 5:07 pm | updated: 12/23/17 5:07 pm |
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| Thousands of shoppers were evacuated from the Springfield Mall in Delaware County on 'Super Saturday' due to a grease fire at a pizza restaurant inside the mall. It happened after 3 p.m. at the large shopping mall on Baltimore Pike in Springfield in the kitchen of Sbarro's in the food court. Alarms sounded and everyone was forced to the leave the enclosed shopping mall due to smoke. The fire was brought under control by 3:30 p.m., but the building was still evacuated for about an hour.... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
