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| Philly City Council Says No to Philly Police Increase; NJ Trooper Shooting Video; Body in Schuylkill |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/08/20 11:11 pm | updated: 06/08/20 11:25 pm |
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| Fourteen of 17 Philadelphia City Council members wrote a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney saying that they 'cannot accept the proposed $14 million increase to the police budget for Fiscal Year 2021.' The move was motivated because 'people of our city are telling us that police reform cannot wait.' Council has been in budget hearings for the past several weeks. They received a revised budget from Mayor Kenney on May 1 that had deep cuts and even eliminations of many jobs and... Read More |
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| Philly Officer Surrenders for Assault; Camps, Spraygrounds, Pools; PPA Enforcing 6/15, SEPTA Masks |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/08/20 4:30 pm | updated: 06/08/20 4:30 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna surrendered to authorities at the 15th District on Monday, 6/8. Bologna is charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and possession of an instrument of crime among other charges. He is accused of striking and injuring a protester near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Monday, June 1. A large supportive crowd gathered outside the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police headquarters as Bologna left to go turn himself in. He has... Read More |
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| 11 Bucks Co. COVID-19 Cases Tied to Shore; 3 Dead in Shootings; ShopRite Reopening; Joe Gale Protest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/20 11:09 pm | updated: 06/07/20 11:09 pm |
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| Bucks County health officials have traced 11 of 33 new coronavirus cases reported on Saturday, 6/6, to the Jersey Shore. Contact tracing has determined that those 11 individuals had contact with a New Jersey resident who had attended multiple gatherings at New Jersey beach houses over the past two weeks. The dates and locations of those gatherings were not released. There could be an increase in those cases among family members of the infected. "This is exactly why we can't let our guard... Read More |
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| Frank Rizzo Mural Removed in South Philly; No Philly Curfew Sun. 6/7; 9 Horses Die in Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/20 3:37 pm | updated: 06/07/20 3:37 pm |
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| A mural depicting former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo was painted over this morning in South Philadelphia. The prominent mural stood at 9th and Montrose Streets near the Italian Market for nearly 25 years. A statue of Rizzo was removed by the city last week. It had stood outside the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall since 1999. Both the mural and the statue have been targets of repeated vandalism. Rizzo's hard on crime tactics have been called... Read More |
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| Thousands Protest in Philadelphia Saturday; Daylin Leach Loses Primary; Shooting Injures Man/Woman |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/20 10:40 pm | updated: 06/06/20 10:46 pm |
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| Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Center City on Saturday, 6/6, continuing to rally against racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers on May 25. Today's event was the largest protest so far in Philadelphia. The first was last Saturday, which started peacefully and ended in violent looting. Today's was peaceful all day. It started at the Art Museum and proceeded to march down the Benjamin Franklin... Read More |
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| Philly Officer Charged w/ Assault of Protestor; $10k Reward in Gas Tank Theft; Sat. Street Closures |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/20 11:43 pm | updated: 06/05/20 11:46 pm |
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| The Philadelphia District Attorney Office has brought charges against a Philadelphia police officer after video showed him striking a protestor near the head with a baton. Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and other related charges of 21-year-old Temple University student Evan Gorski. It happened on Monday near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City. Gorski was arrested, but charges have been dropped. "We are trying to be fair.... Read More |
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| NJ Gov Picks Fabiana Pierre-Louis for Supreme Court; Gun Shop Arrest; SEPTA Mask Policy; Mass Resume |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/20 3:54 pm | updated: 06/05/20 3:54 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will nominate Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the state Supreme Court. She would become the first black woman on the court if she is confirmed. "Tomorrow, I will submit Fabiana's name to the New Jersey State Bar Association's Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee, and I look forward to their review, and upon their approval, to Fabiana's formal nomination," the governor said. She would be replacing Walter Timpone, who reaches the mandatory retirement... Read More |
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| Philly Mayor Announces Steering Committee; 3-Alarm Fire in Somerton; State Stores Reopening; NBA/NHL |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/20 11:45 pm | updated: 06/04/20 11:45 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced on Thursday afternoon, 6/4, the creation of a steering committee 'to support our residents and move to a place of reconciliation and healing.' The committee will include civic and faith leaders, representatives of community-based organizations, and members of the LGBTQ community. It will be focused on 'the long-term, on reconciliation, on understanding, and on listening' and will look at 'public safety, criminal justice reform, and the underlying... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Area Moving to Yellow Phase; Protestors: Joe Gale Resign; Watch George Floyd Memorial |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/20 2:20 pm | updated: 06/04/20 2:20 pm |
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| Philadelphia and the surrounding counties will be moving into the 'yellow' phase of the state's coronavirus COVID-19 reopening plan on Friday, June 5, despite the protests and civil unrest throughout the area the past week. Philadelphia officials announced on Thursday that the city will allow for the partial reopening of the economy. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said, "The numbers justify us to moving to the next phase of our response to this epidemic." Last week,... Read More |
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| Italian Market Frank Rizzo Mural to be Replaced; Deadly Storms Hit Area; Man Arrested ATM Explosives |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/20 10:15 pm | updated: 06/03/20 10:17 pm |
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Officials announced Wednesday, 6/3, that the Frank Rizzo mural on 9th Street in South Philadelphia at the Italian Market will be replaced with a new mural. The current one was defaced with paint sometime Wednesday morning. The former mayor and police commissioner's statue was removed from Center City early Wednesday morning.
Murals Arts said today that it would no longer support, maintain, or repair the mural as is, but could not do anything about it because it was on... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
