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| SEPTA Strike, Gun Club Robbery and Shooting, Newlin Grist Mill Rock the Mill Concert |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/14 1:21 pm | updated: 06/13/14 1:21 pm |
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In an effort to avert a strike, SEPTA is in mediation sessions today. If rail workers strike this weekend, Regional Rail service will be suspended, affecting 60,000 riders. If there is no strike SEPTA will implement a wage hike on Sunday.
Philadelphia police are searching for a man and woman in connection with a hold up and shooting outside a gun club in Northeast Philly. About 8:30 last night two men in their late 60’s were robbed of seven guns. The male suspect then shot... Read More |
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| Soda Machne Explosion VIDEO, Fire Destroys Toll House Tavern, Bala Cynwyd School Bus Parking |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/14 11:05 am | updated: 06/12/14 11:05 am |
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| Philadelphia police are looking for the man who put an explosive device in a soda machine. WATCH VIDEO The explosion happened at about 10:45 Thursday night in Mayfair on the 6600 block of Montague Street. Surveillance video shows a man putting a lit object into the machine. The man flees and the machine bursts into flames and then explodes. Anyone with information should call police or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,... Read More |
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| Frankford Teen Missing, 495 Bridge Closed Past Labor Day, Drew Katz To Sell to Lenfest |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/11/14 12:35 pm | updated: 06/11/14 12:35 pm |
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A Frankford teenager has been reported missing by his parents. Fourteen year old Jose Luciano (pictured) went missing at 4 pm yesterday when he ran out of his home on the 1600 block of Worrell Street wearing no shoes or shirt. The teen has been diagnosed with ADHD and also has an arm disability. Jose Luciano is 5' 9" tall. If you see him, please call police.
The bridge on I-495 around Wilmington will be closed at least through Labor Day. That’s the unwelcome news for... Read More |
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| I-495 Dirt Pile, Shark Attack at Delaware Beach, Amtrak Trackside Wifi Plan |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/14 12:14 pm | updated: 06/11/14 3:10 am |
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Crews have finished removing the huge pile of dirt from beneath the I-495 bridge, a possible cause of the tilting problem on the bridge over the Christina River around Wilmington. In the meantime, questions remain about when the bridge that has shifted 18 inches out of line, started to tilt. The bridge was inspected and passed just a few months ago.
A shark attack was reported at a Delaware beach yesterday. The incident happened at the beach in Cape Henlopen State Park between... Read More |
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| Bon Jovi Surprises Cancer Patient, Craigslist Rape Victim, 1968 Murder Victims Identified |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/14 12:24 pm | updated: 06/09/14 12:24 pm |
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Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise visit to the lemonade stand of a New Jersey boy with inoperable brain cancer. Mario Carpino (pictured) has had brain tumors since age 4 and decided to raise money for cancer victims by selling lemonade. Mario's two heroes are Padre Pio and Jersey rocker Bon Jovi. Mario created a Facebook page and asked Bon Jovi to come to his Alex's Lemonade Stand at the Woolwich Fire Department.
Upper Darby police have arrested a man accused of luring a woman to... Read More |
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| D-Day Anniversary at Normandy, Teacher Out on Bail, 495 Bridge Damage |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/14 1:04 pm | updated: 06/06/14 1:04 pm |
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Seventy years ago today, American and allied forces stormed the beaches in Normandy, France. President Obama was in France this morning with world leaders to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the turning point in World War II. Obama and French President Francois Hollande laid a wreath at the American cemetery near Omaha Beach where more than 9,000 Americans are buried.
The 30 year old teacher accused of having sex with her 14 year old special needs student has been released... Read More |
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| Special Ed Teacher Charged with Sex Assault, Building Collapse Anniversary, Gosnell Son Shot |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/05/14 1:59 pm | updated: 06/05/14 1:59 pm |
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A special education teacher in Philadelphia was arraigned overnight on charges she had sexual relations with a 14 year old student. Thirty year old Stephanie Amato (pictured), a special-ed teacher at the Ethan Allen School in Mayfair turned herself into the Special Victims Unit yesterday. Amato has been a teacher at Ethan Allen for six years and is accused of having sex with the student numerous times in her car and her home in Northeast Philly.
Today is the one year... Read More |
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| Traffic Around 495 Closure, Rte 30 Lancaster Ave Repair, I Will Listen Day in Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/04/14 12:09 pm | updated: 06/04/14 12:09 pm |
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The closing of the bridge on I-495 over the Christina River around Wilmington is causing bumper to bumper traffic on I-95 and in neighborhoods around the closures as travelers search for alternate routes. Eight of the bridge's support columns are twisted and tilted making it unsafe for traffic. DelDot says it will be weeks before they have definitive information on the cause of the problem and a potential solution.
A pot-hole infested 5 mile stretch of Lancaster Avenue in... Read More |
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| Route 495 Bridge Closed, Black Boxes Sent to Washington, NJ Primary Election |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/14 11:49 am | updated: 06/03/14 11:49 am |
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The bridge over the Christina River on Route 495 around Wilmington is closed while DelDOT analyzes the problem. There is a structural issue that is causing the bridge to tilt. About 90,000 cars use 495 around Wilmington daily. The bridge and that stretch of 495 will be closed indefinitely.
The black boxes from the plane crash that killed Lewis Katz are now in Washington at the National Transportation Safety Board. Federal safety investigators will review the data in hopes of... Read More |
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| Lewis Katz Plane Crash, Chester Police Shootout, Archdiocese Closing 16 Parishes |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 1:12 pm | updated: 06/02/14 1:12 pm |
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The co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz was killed with six others in a plane crash Saturday night in Massachusetts. His death comes just days after his successful buyout of the newspaper with partner Gerry Lenfest. The plane crashed during takeoff when it careened off the runway and burst into flames. Katz and the others on the plane were returning from an event at the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
A Chester police officer was... Read More |
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Tom Kelly
