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| $172.7 Million Powerball Won by SEPTA workers, Police Text Tip line, Tire Slasher Bail at $270,00 |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/26/12 5:55 pm | updated: 04/26/12 5:55 pm |
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The $172.7 million Powerball jackpot from 4/25/12 was sold at a newsstand in The Gallery at Market East in Philadelphia. The winner? Well it's actually winners. The ticket belongs to a group of SEPTA transit workers consisting of about 40 members. The co-workers buy tickets together all the time and work on the same floor. Happy hour is going to be fun tonight! The winning numbers were 04-25-29-34-43, plus the red Powerball, 29.
Last night at Philly Tech Week's Switch Philly... Read More |
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| Bruce Springsteen to Play Citizen's Bank Park Labor Day Weekend; Not Revel in Atlantic City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/15/12 4:28 pm | updated: 04/26/12 7:15 am |
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Bruce Springsteen has added a few more North American shows to his "Wrecking Ball" tour for this fall. This includes a September 2nd date at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend.
He'll also be playing in Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, and East Rutherford, NJ.
Bruce Springsteen Tour Dates
However, Springsteen is NOT going to be playing in Atlantic... Read More |
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| Mayfair Slasher Arrested, Cherry Hill Deals With Bully Teachers, Fighting Parking Tickets |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/26/12 4:24 am | updated: 04/26/12 4:24 am |
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The Mayfair Tire slasher has been arrested. David Toledo, the man who claimed to be on the Town Watch force, and who himself had his tires slashed, apparently did it all himself. Police say Toledo has a history of being a trouble maker and now is accused of slashing tires on 55 cars.
The Cherry Hill School District is investigating claims that teachers bullied students with autism. The student’s father wired his son with a recorder and captured teachers loudly screaming at... Read More |
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| Mayfair Tire Slasher Arrested, Bustleton School Bus Accident, Eagles Trade Asante Samuel |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/26/12 3:23 am | updated: 04/26/12 3:23 am |
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Philadelphia police say they have the person behind the Northeast Philadelphia tire slashings. David Toledo of Mayfair faces two counts of felony Criminal mischief, 47 counts of criminal mischief and other counts, including providing false reports to police, they even say he slashed his own tires and reported that.
Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects who followed a family home from their Upper Darby water ice business and robbed them of several thousand dollars in... Read More |
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| Police Arrest Northeast Philly Tire Slashing Suspect |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/25/12 4:16 pm | updated: 04/25/12 4:16 pm |
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| Police in Northeast Philadelphia have arrested a suspect, David Toledo, who lives on Aldine Street in Mayfair. That is the same street that bore the brunt of the attacks. David also belongs to the Aldine/Teesdale block watch group that was setup after the rash of attacks began. Toledo himself reported acts of tire vandalism to his own car and his wife's vehicle to the police, and talked to several media outlets during coverage of the attacks about being terrorized by the slasher and not knowing... Read More |
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| Rabid Animals in Delco, Valentino Gary Jr. Pleads Guilty, Asante Samuel Traded to Falcons |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/25/12 3:53 pm | updated: 04/25/12 3:53 pm |
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| It seems like the wild animals have gotten spring fever. Upper Darby is on the lookout for a raccoon who bit a 15 year old girl on the leg. The victim was staying overnight at her boyfriend's parents' and woke to use the bathroom when the raccoon who had climbed in the house bit her on the leg and ran. In Wayne, authorities tracked down a man who found an injured red fox along Lancaster Ave, but left without giving his info. The fox was determined to have rabies, and the man, though not bit ,... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Schools Closing, Dangerous Teen Trend, Election Results |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/25/12 4:00 am | updated: 04/25/12 4:00 am |
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The Teachers Union is not responding positively to the Philadelphia School District's plan to close 64 public schools over the next 5 years. According the District Chief Recovery Officer, Tom Knudsen, the closures will quickly save the city $33 million and a billion dollars in the long run.
Parents need to be aware of a dangerous trend emerging thanks to a You Tube video. Fox 29 reports that videos show teens drinking hand sanitizer to get a buzz. Hand sanitizer contains over... Read More |
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| Big Wins For Romney, Casey, and Phillies; Nutter Praises School District 5 Year Plan |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/25/12 1:32 am | updated: 04/25/12 1:32 am |
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is adding Pennsylvania to the list of states he's won on the way to the Republican nomination for president. He also won Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware on Tuesday. Some say the Pennsylvania primary lost alot of its drama two weeks ago, when Rick Santorum suspended his campaign.
Mayor Nutter yesterday praised the Philadelphia school district’s five-year plan as “stark but realistic” and used the occasion to once more lobby... Read More |
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| Beach Boys preview their first new single in 20 years; "That's Why God Made the Radio" |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/24/12 5:02 pm | updated: 04/24/12 5:02 pm |
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| The Beach Boys have just unveiled a clip of "That's Why God Made the Radio," the first single off their reunion album. The album of new material is due to hit shelves on June 5th. The group split up in the late 1990s and toured separately. Last year, they put any animosity off to the side and reunited for a tour. They've spent the last few months at a Los Angeles studio working on their new album. This new album and summer tour is for their 50th Anniverary. They play the Susquehanna Bank Center... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Schools Closing, NJ Troopers Suspended for Death Race, PA Primary |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/24/12 4:17 am | updated: 04/24/12 4:17 am |
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The Philadelphia School District is making major budget cuts. Forty schools will be closed by next year. The cuts are part of a 5 year plan to save money and eliminate the underperforming schools.
Two New Jersey State Troopers have been suspended for participating in Death Races on the Garden State Parkway. Owners of expensive sports cars cover their license plates and race on the public roadway. The veteran Troopers, Nadir Nassry and Joseph Ventrella allegedly lead the... Read More |
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