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| Philly's 37-year-old Polar Bear Coldilocks Dies; SEPTA Bus hits Big Rig; Acme Parent Buys Rite Aid |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/20/18 6:29 pm | updated: 02/20/18 6:29 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Zoo has announced that their 37-year-old female polar bear Coldilocks has died. The zoo decided to euthanize the animal due to a serious decline in her health. Colidlocks was the oldest polar bear in the country. She was born on December 13, 1980 at Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY. Coldilocks arrived at Philadelphia Zoo on October 6, 1981. She well surpassed the typical polar bear lifespan of 23 years. You can make a donation to Polar Bear International in her honor at... Read More |
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| Deadly Shooting In Hunting Park; Pregnant Woman Assaulted; Teen Wanted For Illegal Gun Charges |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 02/20/18 5:25 am | updated: 02/20/18 5:25 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a man was shot and killed in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia on Monday. The shooting took place at around 5 p.m. on the 3800 block of North 13th street, near Pike Street. Police arrived on the scene to find the victim with a gunshot wound to the head, lying outside of a local grocery store. Officers quickly grabbed the man and transported him to Temple University Hospital where he later died from his injuries. So far no arrests... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Supreme Court Releases Map; Old City Fire Aftermath; More Eagles Parade Vandals Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/19/18 7:06 pm | updated: 02/19/18 7:08 pm |
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| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court released its own congressional redistricting map this afternoon (see map below). Back in January, the Democratic-majority court ruled that the state's 18-district map in use since 2011 was unconstitutionally gerrymandered and partisan in Republican favor and ordered a new map be drawn. Legislative leaders sent a new map to Governor Tom Wolf last Monday, who in turn sent a map of his own to the court on Friday. This map created by the court will be used in... Read More |
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| Deadly Crash In Atlantic County; THON Raises Over $10 Million; FL. Teens Set March For Gun Control |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 02/19/18 4:18 am | updated: 02/19/18 4:18 am |
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| Police in Atlantic County, New Jersey are investigating a deadly crash that happened Sunday morning. The crash took place at around 8:30 am on Sunday on US Route 206 close to the intersection of Union Road. Police say that a 25-year-old driver was attempting to pass a car in the southbound lanes and ended up in the northbound lanes. The car then crashed head on with a pickup truck driven by 67-year-old Joseph Bellace Sr. Bellace was pronounced dead at the scene. The 25-year-old driver... Read More |
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| Evacuations in Old City Fire; Boy Scout Rescued from Cave; Medical Marijuana Opens in PA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/18/18 5:09 pm | updated: 02/18/18 5:09 pm |
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| Over 100 residents and hotel guests were evacuated early this morning because of a 4-alarm fire in Old City. The fire started in a building near 3rd and Chestnut around 3 a.m. Firefighters arrived to heavy smoke and flames coming from the windows and roof. The building has retail/restaurant space at street level and apartments above. About 160 people were evacuated including neighboring buildings such as the Best Western Independence Park Hotel. The fire was brought under control by 7... Read More |
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| Snow Expected Tonight; Chain Falls on THON Dancer; 10yo Stabs 5yo Brother by Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/17/18 3:43 pm | updated: 02/17/18 3:46 pm |
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| A tricky, thread-the-needle winter storm is expected to affect the Philadelphia area this evening and overnight with the possibility of accumulating snow. Sunny skies early will give way to clouds as the afternoon progresses. A cold front passed through last night bringing in enough cold enough air that a storm approaching from the south later today should produce wintry precipitation. It is perfect timing. Precipitation will start in the late afternoon and early evening. It is expected... Read More |
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| Gov. Wolf Submits His Districting Map; Philly DA's New Marijuana Policy; Toy Gun Prompts Lockdown |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/16/18 7:58 pm | updated: 02/16/18 7:58 pm |
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| Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf submitted a congressional districting map to the PA Supreme Court today. He said, "From the outset, I have made clear I wanted a map that was fair and removed the partisanship that Pennsylvanians have been forced to live under since the 2012 elections. This map takes features from Republican and Democratic submissions, while still meeting the court's orders and opinion, to provide Pennsylvanians with a fair map. While my preference would have been for the... Read More |
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| Penn State THON 2018; Live Video Stream Broadcast; Donate Now! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/16/18 6:45 pm | updated: 02/16/18 6:45 pm |
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UPDATE: Penn State THON 2018 raised $10,151,663.93!
The annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, simply known as THON, is set to take place all weekend long at the Bryce Jordan Center on PSU's campus in State College, Pennsylvania. This is the 41st anniversary of THON. Since 1977, the event has raised over $136 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital helping to fight childhood cancer and raise awareness. Last year alone, it... Read More |
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| PECO Warns of Phone Scam; Child Dies In Car Crash; Man Breaks Statue at Franklin Institute |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 02/16/18 3:17 am | updated: 02/16/18 3:17 am |
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PECO officials are warning locals to protect themselves from a string of recent scams targeting their customers. The suspects are calling customers disguised as PECO employees saying that their electric will be cut off unless a payment is made. PECO has stated that none of the calls could be them as they would never demand money on the spot. If you come across one of these imposters, officials ask that you contact your local police.
Police in Camden County are... Read More |
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| Fire Uncovers Meth Lab in Tropicana Casino; Thumb Stolen from Ancient Statue; Holiday Inn Big Sale |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/15/18 5:50 pm | updated: 02/15/18 5:58 pm |
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| A New Jersey man has been arrested after a meth lab was discovered in his Atlantic City hotel room following a fire on Wednesday morning. 49-year-old Michael Pillar of Whiting has been charged with maintaining a controlled dangerous substance production facility, possession of methamphetamine and criminal mischief. Firefighters responded to a call at 9:45 a.m. on the 44th floor of the Tropicana Casino and Resort. Four floors were evacuated, though the fire was contained to the one room.... Read More |
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