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| 224 Guns Taken Back for $100 ShopRite Cards; Man Charged in PPE Scam; Couple Found Shot in Bustleton |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/23/21 11:15 pm | updated: 01/23/21 11:15 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police and City Council kicked off the '2021 No Gun Campaign' on Saturday, 1/23. It will continue all year. There were two event locations today at Yesha Ministers at 2301 Snyder Avenue and Greater Exodus Baptist Church at 704 North Broad Street. Authorities collected 224 guns. For each gun taken back, a $100 ShopRite gift card was given out. Greenfield Foundation donated the gift cards. It is only three weeks into the January, but homicides up 10% and shootings are up 37%... Read More |
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| Philly Officer Charged Sexual Assault; Two Brothers Attacked Hours Apart; Philly COVID Vaccine Info |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/22/21 11:23 pm | updated: 01/22/21 11:23 pm |
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A veteran Philadelphia police officer has been arrested for the sexual assault of a woman. 40-year-old Rahim Montgomery is charged with the sexual assault of a woman 5 years ago when she was a minor. Montgomery is a 20-year veteran of the force. Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw suspended Montgomery 30 days with the intent to dismiss. Internal Affairs and Special Victims units had conducted investigations into the allegations prior to the charges.
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| Philly Restaurant and Gym Relief Program; UK COVID Cases in NJ; Wolf Announces PA Health Nominees |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/22/21 5:22 pm | updated: 01/22/21 5:26 pm |
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| The City of Philadelphia announced the Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program on Friday, 1/22. The $12 million grant program is meant to help small businesses most hurt by the latest round of shutdowns. Those restrictions were put in place from the end of November 2020 through January 2021. Eligible businesses include 'restaurant that has indoor dining; gym; or business whose primary activity is indoor exercise.' The applications will be open starting 11 a.m. on... Read More |
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| Father Charged in 9-year-old Shooting Death; Montco Dems Office Shot; Suspects Wanted in 83yo Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/21/21 11:19 pm | updated: 01/21/21 11:20 pm |
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| A father has been charged after his 9-year-old daughter was accidentally shot and killed in their North Philadelphia home on Wednesday morning, 1/20. 39-year-old Blake Davis is charged with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, recklessly endangering another person, and illegal firearms violations. It happened around 11 a.m. on the 2300 block of North Bouvier Street. The 9-year-old was home alone with her 12-year-old brother and 5-year-old... Read More |
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| 9yo Shot/Killed at Home by 5yo; Riley June Williams Released w/ Restrictions; Shootings in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/21/21 2:57 pm | updated: 01/21/21 2:59 pm |
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| A 9-year-old girl was shot and killed inside her home in North Philadelphia on Wednesday morning, 1/20. It happened around 11 a.m. on the 2300 block of Bouvier Street. She was shot once in the head. The child was rushed to Temple University Hospital where she was pronounced dead around 1:50 p.m. The girl was home alone with a 12-year-old and a 5-year-old. The 12yo child called 911 after the shooting. Two guns were recovered from the house. Police say that the 5-year-old somehow got a... Read More |
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| Joe Biden Inaugurated 46th President of United States; Philly Represented in Inaugural Celebrations |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/21/21 12:52 am | updated: 01/21/21 12:52 am |
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| President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated outside the U.S Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning, 1/20. Security concerns and the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic kept the usual large crowds away from the National Mall. There were 200,000 flags planted on the Mall in place of the people who were not able to attend. Biden spoke much about unity and bringing the country together in his address (see video below). He is taking over in the midst of a... Read More |
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| PA Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 1A; 83yo Assaulted NYE Dies; Houston Instagrammer Was Strangled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/21 10:54 pm | updated: 01/19/21 10:54 pm |
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| Pennsylvania health officials announced on Tuesday, 1/19, that they are expanding the coronavirus COVID-19 eligibility requirements. Phase 1A will now include people age 65 and older plus anyone 16-64 with serious health conditions that put them at risk of developing serious illness. Some of the conditions that apply include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, Down Syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromised, obesity, pregnacy, smoking, sickle cell disease, and type 2 diabetes.... Read More |
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| PA's Dr. Rachel Levine Picked By Biden; Riley June Williams in Custody; Monroe: 4 Injured/5 Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/19/21 5:11 pm | updated: 01/19/21 5:13 pm |
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President-elect Joe Biden has selected Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health. She could be the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Levine, a pediatrician by training, was appointed to her current position by PA Governor Tom Wolf in 2017. She was confirmed by the Republican-majority PA Senate. Levine has been the public face of the state's coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic fight.
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| Chosen 300's Brian Jenkins Returns; Monroe County Shooter, Shelter in Place; West Philly 13yo Shot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/18/21 10:37 pm | updated: 01/18/21 10:37 pm |
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| The director of a Philadelphia non-profit is back home after being held in South America after testing positive for coronavirus COVID-19. Brian Jenkins is Executive Director of Chosen 300 Ministries which provides services for the homeless and hungry. Chosen 300 also has missions in other parts of the world. Jenkins had tested positive in Philadelphia for COVID-19 in early December and was asymptomatic. He later tested negative twice before he left for Guyana, South America, for one of... Read More |
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| PA Woman Wanted for Stealing Pelosi Laptop; Loncar's Shooter Was Out On Bail; Biden at Philabundance |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/18/21 5:18 pm | updated: 01/18/21 5:18 pm |
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| The FBI is searching for a Pennsylvania woman who allegedly entered the U.S. Capitol on 1/6 and may have removed a laptop or hard drive from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. A former romantic partner of Riley June Williams from Harrisburg saw her on a video from the riot inside Pelosi's office taking a computer and contacted authorities. They said she "intended to send the computer device to a friend in Russia, who then planned to sell the device to SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence... Read More |
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