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| Free Condoms in Philly High Schools, NHL Lockout Silent Through Christmas |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/24/12 11:13 am | updated: 12/24/12 11:13 am |
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Over the holidays, high schools in Philadelphia will get a new addition. Condom machines. Twenty two city schools with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases will dispense free condoms to students. All students will have access to the free condoms unless parents sign a form opting out of the program.
The NHL and the players association negotiation effort remained silent over the weekend with no hope of even a telephone conversation before Christmas. The last time... Read More |
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| Rihanna Donates $1.75 M to Hospital; Reid/Eagles Lose Home Finale; Navy SEAL Cdr. Suicide |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/24/12 4:09 am | updated: 12/24/12 4:09 am |
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| Rihanna has donated $1.75 million to a hospital in her homeland of Barbados in the Caribbean. The donation will be used to buy three pieces of medical equipment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown. At a ceremony on Saturday at the hospital, Rihanna stated that this was her way of “giving back to Barbados.” The hospital's radiotherapy unit will be named the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine after Rihanna's grandmother who passed away this past... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Christmas music radio; Tracking Santa Christmas Eve; 30 Hour Christmas Spectacular |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/23/12 11:29 pm | updated: 12/23/12 11:29 pm |
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| Philadelphia's Christmas music radio is on iradiophilly. Join us this season as you celebrate the holidays. Mistletoe is iradiophilly's 24 hour Christmas music station. Mistletoe features all the most popular classics from Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole. Mistletoe also includes newer favorites from Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Michael Buble and Taylor Swift. Philadelphia's... Read More |
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| Free Condom Dispensers at Philadelphia Schools; Last Minute Shopping; NJ Gun Buyback Expanding |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/23/12 7:58 pm | updated: 12/23/12 7:58 pm |
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| The Philadelphia School District will be installing free condom dispensers in 22 high schools over winter break as a pilot program. (see list of schools) The dispensers are being placed in the schools that have the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases and will be available to all students, except those whose parents signed an opt-out form. The School District has been providing free condoms to students since April 2011 in their health resource centers as well as... Read More |
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| Millville 3 Alarm Church Fire; Teen Sues Teacher/District Over T-Shirt; magicJack/Widener Scholars |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/23/12 12:11 am | updated: 12/23/12 12:11 am |
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| A three alarm blaze in Millville, NJ engulfed the In His Presence Worship Center on East Broad Street in Cumberland County. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before noon. The steeple collapsed down into the sanctuary as the roof went up in flames. It took nearly 3 hours for the six fires crews to get the fire under control. The windy weather today did not help matters and may have played a factor in causing the fire. About 2,000 Atlantic Electric customers lost power because of the... Read More |
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| "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" returns to Philly TV tonight; Watch NBC10 Tonight at 8pm |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/22/12 9:41 pm | updated: 12/22/12 9:41 pm |
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Before there was "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1964), "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (1965), or "Frosty the Snowman" (1969), NBC first aired an animated Christmas special starring the unlikely character of the famously nearsighted Quincy Magoo. "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" was a musical adaptation of the Dickens work with Magoo playing the part of Ebenezer Scrooge in a theatrical production.
It first aired on NBC at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18,... Read More |
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| Hollidaysburg Shooter Kills 3, Killed by Cops; Council Rock Teen Arrested; Levittown Lottery Claimed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/22/12 3:47 am | updated: 12/22/12 3:47 am |
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| A man went on a shooting spree today in Central Pennsylvania near Hollidaysburg, killing 3 people before being shot himself in a shootout with police. It started around 9:30 am when he shot a woman at a church while decorating for a children's Christmas party in Frankstown Township. While they were processing the scene they got calls to another shooting. This time the gunman shot two men in a driveway of a home after a confrontation at a stop sign. As police were responding to the scene of a... Read More |
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| PA Troopers Hurt in Hollidaysburg Shooting, Bucks Man's Powerball Prize, NRA Wants Guards in Schools |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/21/12 9:02 pm | updated: 12/21/12 9:02 pm |
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Three Pennsylvania State Troopers were injured and four people are dead after a chase that extended over several miles in Hollidaysburg, about 70 miles west of Harrisburg. A gunman apparently killed three people and injured three troopers in pursuit. The gunman was also killed during the incident. One trooper escaped serious injury when a bullet was stopped by his bullet-proof vest.
A hunter from Levittown, Buck’s County collected a ceremonial check for $33.1... Read More |
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| High School Threat at Council Rock, Baby Noel Mom Sentenced, Gun Sales Rising in Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/21/12 1:04 pm | updated: 12/21/12 1:04 pm |
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Council Rock High School South in Northampton Township Bucks County is closed today due to a threat by a student. The school district confirmed it received information Thursday about the threat. A student has been arrested and the school will be closed today to allow police to conduct a sweep of the building.
Baby Noel is the infant who was abandoned by her mother just before Christmas last year. The mother Patricia Crawley, 34, has been sentenced and will be admitted to a... Read More |
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| Threat Closes Emmaus H.S., School Closures Disappoint Hamels Foundation, Newtown Moment Of Silence |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/21/12 9:47 am | updated: 12/21/12 9:47 am |
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A high school in eastern Pennsylvania will be closed Friday after officials received a bomb threat. Emmaus High School made the announcement in an automated call to parents on Thursday. The school also announced the closure on its website. All other buildings in the East Penn School District will remain open.
Among the 37 schools on the Philadelphia School District’s closure list are several that received big grants from Phillies’ pitcher Cole Hamels’ foundation. The Hamels... Read More |
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