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| Miss Philadelphia Crowned; Local Rower Headed to World Championships; MCCC to Build Dorms |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/02/15 9:00 am | updated: 03/02/15 9:00 am |
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A new Miss Philadelphia has been crowned. She is 22 year old Julia Rae Schlucter of Wayne, PA. Julia is a singer who battled lung conditions at Children's Hospital when she was just six years old. Now Miss Philadelphia will make over 100 appearances this year and sing at the top of her lungs to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis research.
Lilly Barnett is making a miraculous recovery. Three years ago, the Philadelphia area 15 year old was declared brain-dead and in... Read More |
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| SRC Chair Bill Green Replaced, Honda Airbag Thefts, Gas Price Predictions |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/01/15 10:23 pm | updated: 03/01/15 10:23 pm |
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Governor Wolf has replaced Bill Green as chair of the School Reform Commission. In making the announcement that he's named Commissioner Marjorie Neff chair of the SRC. Neff is the former principal at Masterman High. Green couldn't say whether his removal stemmed from the SRC's approving five new charter schools against the governor’s wishes. Green says he'll fight the move in court.
Police say they are searching for the person or persons who took airbags from nine vehicles... Read More |
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| Police Officer Hit and Dragged in NJ; Germantown Teen Shot 5 Times; Two Fairmount Teens Arrested |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/28/15 8:59 pm | updated: 02/28/15 8:59 pm |
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| A police officer was injured after being struck by a car and then dragged for more than 30 feet in Burlington County, New Jersey early Saturday morning. It happened around 1 a.m. when Police Sgt. Amaya Urtasun responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of Riverside Elementary School on East Washington Street. The driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old Brandon Belton of Willingboro, was uncooperative and refused to show his hands. He put the car into drive and sped off,... Read More |
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| Man Hit By Bus at Olney; Black Madam Talks Celebrity Clients; Verizon Land Lines No Longer Monopoly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/27/15 6:42 pm | updated: 02/27/15 6:42 pm |
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| A man was hit by a SEPTA bus in North Philadelphia this afternoon. It happened shortly before 4 pm at the Olney Transportation Center at Broad and Olney. The victim, described as a man in his early 20's, had missed the bus and was trying to get the driver's attention by banging on the door. The Route 6 bus was already pulling onto Broad Street. The man tripped, fell, and was struck by the bus. He suffered a severe leg injury and was taken to Einstein Hospital. No word on his current... Read More |
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| Driver Crashes Into Firehouse; FCC Ruling to be Challenged by Comcast; ISIS Suspect Tied to Philly |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/27/15 8:22 am | updated: 02/27/15 8:22 am |
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A driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a firehouse in Northeast Philadelphia early Friday morning. It happened at Engine 52 located on the corner of Van Kirk Street and Harbison Avenue just before 2 a.m. today. The car crashed into the firehouse doors, hitting an ambulance parked inside. The impact was so strong it sent the ambulance 10 feet back into a row of steel lockers. The 40-year-old driver of the car was not injured seriously.
On Thursday the FCC classified... Read More |
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| Windslowe Takes Stand, PA Liquor Sale Privatization, Philadelphia University Batman Suit Created |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/26/15 10:04 pm | updated: 02/26/15 10:43 pm |
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| Padge Victoria Windslowe, charged with the death of a woman resulting from black market body enhancement, has taken the witness stand in her behalf and suggested the victim is to blame for her own death. Windslowe has testified she wanted to do good, and got great reviews on thousands of procedures. Padge Victoria Windslowe has denied prosecution witness testimony that she told clients she was a physician's assistant or nurse practitioner. Windslowe has also disputed the facts surrounding... Read More |
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| PA House Passes Liqour Bill; Black Madam Takes Stand; Woman Attacked in Spring Garden |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/26/15 7:37 pm | updated: 02/26/15 7:37 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill to privatize state-run liquor sales for the second time in two years. The Republican-controlled house voted 114-to-87 on the liquor privatization measure. Existing state stores selling wine and liquor would close and licenses would be sold to private retailers (with beer distributors getting first shot) to sell wine, liquor, or both. The sale of wholesale liquor licenses are also expected to be very lucrative. Beer laws would... Read More |
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| Snow Owls in Philadelphia Region; Mont Co Drug Ring; Police Shooting Trial Begins |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/26/15 8:02 am | updated: 02/26/15 8:02 am |
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Birdwatchers in our area are enjoying the return of a rare species - the Snow Owl. The magnificent white, spotted owls with 5 foot wingspans appeared here last year in an unusually snowy season. At that time, birdwatchers called it a once-in-a-lifetime event. The Snowy Owls apparently like it here and have been spotted from open fields in Berks County to the dunes at the Jersey shore.
Thirty two people have been arrested, suspected of participating in a drug traffic ring in... Read More |
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| PFT Mayoral Forum, Stinger Square Park Rehab, Montco Drug Bust |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/25/15 10:13 pm | updated: 02/25/15 10:13 pm |
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The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers held a Mayoral Candidates Forum Wednesday evening as they try and decide which contender to endorse.
PFT president Jerry Jordan says this is an opportunity for members to hear the candidate's views on the challenges facing Philadelphia school children. Jordan says their focus isn’t just on what the candidates say they want to do inside of the classroom, they’re interested on their whole platform.
Groundbreaking ceremonies were... Read More |
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| Bus Aide Steal Lunches and Money; 32 Arrests in MontCo Drug Ring; 4 Teens Rob 13yo Fairmount (video) |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/25/15 6:14 pm | updated: 02/25/15 6:14 pm |
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| A New Jersey bus aide has been charged with stealing bagged lunches and lunch money from preschoolers in January and February. 33-year-old Rosa Rios of Millville, NJ, was caught on surveillance video going through the backpacks of the 3-5 year-old students and taking lunches and money. She reportedly stole from 29 children. Authorities were reviewing the footage because the bus driver had reported $400 being stolen from her. Rios is being investigated for that theft. She was arrested on... Read More |
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