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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/13 7:06 pm | updated: 12/06/13 7:06 pm |
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| Temple University announced this afternoon that it was shutting down seven of it's 24 intercollegiate athletic programs. This was the culmination of a seven-month-long analysis of the university's athletic department. They cited costs, inadequate facilities, and Title IX non-compliance as reasons for the cuts. Baseball, softball, men’s crew, women’s crew, men’s gymnastics, men’s outdoor track and field, and men’s indoor track and field are the sports that will be dropped after... Read More |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/06/13 8:54 am | updated: 12/06/13 8:54 am |
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| Funeral arrangements have been announced for former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Mandela spent 27 years in prison, convicted of treason by the white minority government. He was released in 1990 and led his country out of Apartheid negotiating a peaceful end to segregation while urging forgiveness for the white government that had kept him in prison. The memorial service for Nelson Mandela will take place December 10th in Johannesburg stadium. His remains will lie in state... Read More |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/05/13 10:29 pm | updated: 12/05/13 10:29 pm |
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Nelson Mandela, who battled apartheid in South Africa before becoming its first democratic leader, died at his home in South Africa yesterday after several months of ongoing health problems. President Obama has ordered all flags to half-staff. All flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on Dec. 9, 2013. Nelson Mandela was 95.
Friends and family of Timothy Loper Jr. packed a Camden court room Thursday for the arraignment of the former Marine’s accused killer Darrell... Read More |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/13 6:31 pm | updated: 12/05/13 6:31 pm |
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| Eighteen people were busted this morning in a pair of drugs raids in Collingdale, Delaware County. The raid dubbed “Operation My Block” focused on the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue that had become overrun by two rival drug gangs. Neighbor complained of the increasing violence, gun fire, and drug activity on their block. Seventeen were arrested for possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance. One was arrested on a domestic warrant. Authorities seized small amounts of... Read More |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/13 5:56 pm | updated: 12/05/13 5:56 pm |
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| Nelson Mandela, former South African president, has passed away at the age of 95. Mandela spent 27 years in prison for treason for opposing the apartheid government of the National Party. He was released in 1990 and continued his work as head of the African National Congress, eventually leading to the end of apartheid and his election as the first black president. Nelson won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. He was also presented with the 1993 Liberty Medal in Philadelphia along with F. W. De Klerk.... Read More |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/05/13 8:51 am | updated: 12/05/13 8:51 am |
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Legendary boxer Joe Frazier, who made Philadelphia his home, will be memorialized in a 9 foot statue to be placed in the stadium complex area in South Philly. The Art Commission approved sculptor Stephen Layne's design yesterday. The pose is from one of Frazier's most storied moments, his knockdown of Muhammad Ali with a left hook in the 15th round of the "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Joe Frazier was the first to beat Ali.
City Council President Darrell Clarke would like to... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/04/13 11:02 pm | updated: 12/04/13 11:02 pm |
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Philadelphia police found missing child, eleven-year-old Branden Durham who was last seen at his home at 12:45 p.m. Video cameras captured Branden traveling on foot eastbound on Elmwood Avenue from 66th Street at 2:19 p.m. Around 10:45 p.m., police announced they’d found Durham.
Crews have uncovered at least seven caskets and gravestones behind William Dick Elementary School. Workers from the Philadelphia Water Department came across the coffins. Officials do not suspect... Read More |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/13 6:06 pm | updated: 12/04/13 6:06 pm |
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A masked man with a sawed-off shotgun robbed a popular late-night establishment in Fishtown early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. at the Loco Pez restaurant and bar on the 2400 block of E. Norris Street. The suspect forced two employees and two customers back into the bar after closing and demanded money. He made off with about $1000. He is described as a black male and was wearing a face mask, sunglasses, and a tan jacket. No one was injured.
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/04/13 9:45 am | updated: 12/04/13 9:45 am |
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Philadelphia is considering raising money by selling advertising on school busses and other school property. City Council is in favor of the motion as a step toward long-term sustainability for the financially strapped Philadelphia school system. Critics say that children are already exposed to too much advertising.
Homeowners in Philadelphia are being offered some property tax relief thanks to a program called “LOOP.” The Longtime Owner Occupants Program qualifies... Read More |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/03/13 10:15 pm | updated: 12/03/13 10:15 pm |
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Philadelphia Eagles' wide-receiver DeSean Jackson was joined by teammates Michael Vick, Kurt Coleman, John Dorenbos, Zach Ertz, and many more Tuesday evening, as they took 50 kids on a $100 shopping spree at the Wal-Mart on South Columbus Boulevard. The 'Shop with a Jock' event paired players with more than 40 kids from Youth Services and local families in need. Wal-Mart was happy to host the event and looks forward to doing something similar next year.
A man wanted for... Read More |
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