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| Camden, NJ, Ties Record 58th Murder; Long Beach Island Residents Survey Damage |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/10/12 10:21 pm | updated: 11/10/12 10:21 pm |
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| Camden, NJ, has now tied the record number of homicides in a year for the city set back in 1995. A man who was beaten on November 2nd died as a result of his injuries yesterday at 12:30 pm. Gregory Holder, 45 of Cherry Hill became the 58th victim of homicide this year. He was assaulted during an argument with two men over a drug transaction. An investigation is still under way in that homicide. The murders in the city have ranged from very young to old, drug trade related to innocent victims,... Read More |
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| Long Beach Island, NJ Reopens; Delaware man found w/ drugs in prosthesis; Philly Police Changes |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/10/12 2:32 am | updated: 11/10/12 2:32 am |
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| Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey announced the end of the mandatory evacuation for Long Beach Island today at a press conference. Christie said, “As painful as it’s been, it was necessary to protect them from the dangers that Hurricane Sandy left in its wake, including gas leaks and other utility hazards, roads wiped out or heavily damaged and debris scattered across the landscape. We want them to return in an orderly, safe and secure way, so they can begin to take control of their... Read More |
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| GAMP Losing School Busses, Black Friday Starts Earlier, Steve Wynn Applies for Philadelphia Casino |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/09/12 12:52 pm | updated: 11/09/12 12:52 pm |
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Philadelphia's GAMP, the Girard Academic Music Program, the elite public magnet school for gifted musicians, is losing its school busses. Part of school district cuts that would save the city a million dollars a year, officials at the school are concerned for the safety of students who would need to carry expensive instruments on SEPTA. The 500 student school educates fifth through 12th graders.
Traditionally, Black Friday, the big sale launching pad for Holiday shoppers starts... Read More |
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| Michael Jr. Escapes Lethal Injection, Retired Officer Faces Luring Charges, Nesquik Recalled |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/09/12 2:45 am | updated: 11/09/12 2:45 am |
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| A condemned inmate escaped lethal injection Thursday for the murder of a teenage girl after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the execution should be halted. Just hours after a federal appeals court put a stop to the preparations, the high court agreed, preventing Hubert Lester Michael Jr. from becoming the first person put to death in the state since 1999. Michael, who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Trista Elizabeth Eng in 1993, had been taken earlier in the day to Rockview State Prison in... Read More |
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| Sandy Deaths in Ocean County, Brady Demands Programs Continue, Ex Philly Cop Arrested For Luring |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/08/12 8:46 pm | updated: 11/08/12 8:46 pm |
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Officials in Ocean County have confirmed the death of four people as a result of Superstorm Sandy. A 94 year old Forked River woman and a 71 year old Stafford man died from hyperthermia due to exposure to the cold. A 61 year old man from Brick and a 72 year old Little Egg Harbor man drowned. Today FEMA started bringing the first of several hundred pre-fab houses to parts of New Jersey and New York hardest hit by Sandy.
Democratic Congressman Bob Brady is one of many turning... Read More |
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| Conjoined Twins Separated, Two Eagles Most Disappointing, Nutter Stays with Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/08/12 12:49 pm | updated: 11/08/12 12:49 pm |
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Surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have successfully separated 8 month old twin girls who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen. The seven hour procedure separated Allison and Amelia Tucker of New York. CHOP lead surgeon Holly Hedrick said the surgery was successful and the babies should grow to live healthy independent lives.
Two Philadelphia Eagles made the list of Most Disappointing Players of the Season. The Sporting News polled 103 players from 27... Read More |
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| CHOP Twins Surgery Successful, NJ Nor'easter Zaps Power, Old City Water Pipe Woes |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/08/12 9:49 am | updated: 11/08/12 9:49 am |
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Surgeons at CHOP successfully completed operations to separate 8-month-old twin girls from New York who were joined at the lower chest and abdomen. Lead surgeon Holly Hedrick said in a statement Wednesday night that the complex surgery "went very well and as expected." Officials said the surgery was the 21st separation of conjoined twins performed at the hospital.
Residents and businesses that had only recently regained electricity after losing it in Superstorm Sandy last week... Read More |
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| Lady Gaga Donates $1 M to Sandy Victims; Storm Packs Rain, Wind and Snow; Nutter Staying in Philly |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/07/12 8:34 pm | updated: 11/07/12 8:34 pm |
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Lady Gaga will donate $1 million to the Red Cross to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy. Gaga is from New York and blogged that she would not be the person or artist she is today if it were not for places like the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn. Lady Gaga wrote, "Thank you for helping me build my spirit. I will now help rebuild yours."
Like most weather systems, Nor'easters can be unpredictable. The storm affecting our area now could drop 3 to 5 inches of... Read More |
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| Philadelphia First Snow. Christmas Music is on the Radio. |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/07/12 6:17 pm | updated: 11/07/12 6:17 pm |
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Snow started falling in the Philadelphia area around noon today to the delight (or frustration) of many across the Delaware Valley. For those ready for the holiday spirit, iRadioPhilly has a 24 hour Christmas Music station called Mistletoe
Listen to iradiophilly's Mistletoe for Continuous Christmas Favorites
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| Obama Wins Second Term, Winter Storm Warning in Philadelphia, Marathon Welcomes New York Runners |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/07/12 12:10 pm | updated: 11/07/12 12:10 pm |
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President Obama has won four more years in the White House. The Presidential election was a virtual dead heat all night with Mitt Romney leading most of the way in the popular vote. However, Obama won the Electoral College votes needed for re-election. In Pennsylvania, Bob Casey won the Senate race, Pat Meehan won and Kathleen Kane becomes the first female Attorney General in Pennsylvania history.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect this afternoon during a Nor'easter in... Read More |
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