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| Video of PES Refinery Leak and Explosion; Sizzler Rides Shutdown in NJ; Fake Nurse Arrested |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/19 11:44 pm | updated: 10/17/19 11:44 pm |
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Officials have released video from inside the PES refinery in South Philadelphia just before it exploded on June 21. A ground-hugging cloud of hydrofluoric acid can be seen creeping along before catching fire. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found that an elbow in a pipeline hadn't been replaced in decades and the thickness of that pipe had degraded well below replacement levels. That is the likely cause of the gas leak.
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| Girl Struck After Getting Off Bus; 3 Dead, 8 Injured in Van Crash; Mayor Introduces New Vaping Bill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/19 12:38 am | updated: 10/17/19 12:38 am |
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| A 7-year-old girl was struck by a car after getting off of the school bus in Springfield, Delaware County, on Wednesday afternoon, 10/16. It happened around 3:40 p.m. on the 400 block of E. Woodland Avenue. Jayzlin Yeboah, a Sabold Elementary School second grade student, was transported to Crozer Chester Hospital in critical condition. Her sister Jenyl says that the bus had its lights on and stopped when they got off. As they went to cross the street, a car drove by and hit Jayzlin. The... Read More |
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| Sketch of Witness in Dulce Alavez Case; Mother Shoots Husband, 2 Daughters; Body in Ocean in AC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/16/19 12:34 am | updated: 10/16/19 12:34 am |
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| The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office has released a sketch of a person who is a possible witness in the disappearance of 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez. Dulce went missing from Bridgeton City Park just before 5 p.m. on September 16th. This person is reported to have been with one or two children under the age of 5. They are not considered a person of interest or a suspect. "We are asking this person (or anyone who may recognize him) to come forward as investigators wish to speak with... Read More |
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| 10yo Girl Dies on Ride at NJ Festival; 500 Teens Cause Trouble in Mayfair; 6 Injured in Shooting |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/14/19 10:10 pm | updated: 10/14/19 10:10 pm |
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| A 10-year-old girl was killed after being thrown from an amusement ride at a fair in South Jersey on Saturday evening, 10/12. It happened around 6:15 p.m. at the 41st Deerfield Township Harvest Festival. The girl was on a Wisdom Super Sizzler ride called "Xtreme." She was airlifted to Cooper University Health Care where she was pronounced dead. The festival was open on Sunday for the final day for those who wished to mourn. Skelly's Amusements posted on Facebook, "though we have been... Read More |
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| DHMS Teacher On Leave After Racial Incident, Video; 5 Shot in South Philly; Coast Flooding at Shore |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/11/19 4:18 pm | updated: 10/11/19 4:23 pm |
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| A Drexel Hill Middle School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after video of her yelling racially-charged comments at a parent following a minor car accident between the two in the school parking lot was shared across social media. The fender bender happened on Thursday morning, 10/10, while the parent was dropping off their child for class. The parent started to film the teacher after the teacher apparently became angry and was cursing. You can hear her on the video saying... Read More |
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| Homeless Man Arrested in Jogger Attack; 6yo Body Found in DE Canal; Ben Franklin-SLA Plan Announced |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/19 10:20 pm | updated: 10/10/19 10:20 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested a homeless man for attacking a woman jogging in the Spring Garden section of the city on Tuesday evening, 10/8. 43-year-old Prevarious Fowler is charged with simple assault and recklessly endangering another person. It happened around 6 p.m. on the 2200 block of Wallace Street. The 30-year-old woman was jogging along. Fowler was outside of Liberti Fairmount Church going through trash bags. When the woman tried to jog past Fowler, he punched her in the... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Phillies Fire Manager Gabe Kapler; House Explosion in NE Philly; 86 Animals Saved |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/10/19 10:07 pm | updated: 10/10/19 10:07 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Phillies have fired Gabe Kapler after two seasons as manager. Kapler led the team to a 161-163 overall record. This year's 81-81 record was below expectations for a club that added several All-Stars to the roster. Phillies Managing Partner John Middleton made the decision to move on from Kapler after talking with many people in and out of the organization. He said, "Several years ago, I promised our loyal fans that I would do everything in my power to bring a world... Read More |
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| Sixers Fan Ejected Over Hong Kong Sign; Rape Near Drexel University; Man Freed After 27 years |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/09/19 9:18 pm | updated: 10/09/19 9:18 pm |
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| A Sixers fan and his wife were ejected from last night's, 10/8, preseason game at the Wells Fargo Center seemingly for showing support for Hong Kong. 33-year-old Sam Wachs attended the Philadelphia 76ers' exhibition games against the Guangzhou Loong Lions on Tuesday night, 10/8. They sat in section 124 behind the Guangzhou bench and were holding small signs that read "Free Hong Kong" and "Free HK." When security personnel saw the signs, they confiscated them telling Wachs, "no politics."... Read More |
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| Cockfighting Ring Found in Kensington; Jogger Attacked in Spring Garden; Rage Room at Wells Fargo |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/19 11:27 pm | updated: 10/08/19 11:27 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police uncovered a cockfighting ring while serving an unrelated warrant early Tuesday morning, 10/8, in Kensington. Police went to serve a homicide warrant around 6:30 a.m. at an abandoned home on the 3100 block of Weymouth Street. Inside the house, they found dozens of caged roosters and a bedroom they believe was used for fighting. More roosters were found in the basement of the occupied house next door. A third house on the block was also searched. One man was arrested. A... Read More |
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| Attempted Luring in NE Philly; Princeton Prof Wins Nobel Prize Physics; 3 Babies Die in Hospital |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/08/19 1:34 pm | updated: 10/08/19 1:34 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested a man who attempted to lure an 11-year-old girl in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday evening, 10/7. It happened around 6:30 p.m. near the Jardel Recreation Center on the 1400 block of Cottman Avenue. The 42-year-old male suspect was walking with his teenage son when they passed the young girl walking with her mother. He reached back and tried to grab the girl. The girl ran into the rec center while the mother called police. The suspect was apprehended a... Read More |
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