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| Woman Found Dead In Van; Grand Jury On State Trooper Shootings; Cosby Court Update |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/03/18 4:46 am | updated: 01/03/18 4:46 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are now investigating after a woman was found dead inside of a minivan at a strip mall in Northeast Philadelphia. The van was found with a cloth outside the window, which usually indicates an abandoned car. Upon further investigation, a body was found inside. The body was found by two pedestrians on their way to work. The 53-year-old victim may have been living in the van, she was found frozen, but officials are unsure if the extreme cold was the cause of death.... Read More |
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| Larry Krasner, Rebecca Rhynhart Sworn In; Overturned Trash Truck Kills 1; Carson Wentz Hunting Tweet |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/03/18 12:50 am | updated: 01/03/18 12:50 am |
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| Longtime defense and civil rights attorney, Larry Krasner, was sworn in today as Philadelphia's new District Attorney. He took his oath of office on Tuesday in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center. Krasner has promised to make changes in the justice system. Specifically he looks to reform and eventually eliminate the cash bail system, reduce mass incarceration, stop seeking the death penalty, and provide treatment for addicts. Krasner has received sharp criticism from the Fraternal Order of... Read More |
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| Larry Krasner DA Inauguration; Wildwood Boardwalk Smoking Ban; Man Found Shot In Camden On NYE |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/02/18 2:15 am | updated: 01/02/18 2:15 am |
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| Tuesday is the inauguration day for the new District Attorney elect in Philadelphia. Larry Krasner will take the oath of office on Tuesday morning at the Kimmel Center in Center City Philadelphia. Krasner is a long time civil rights attorney. He will be succeeding former DA Seth Williams who resigned from office in June after he plead guilty to corruption charges and is currently serving a 5 year prison sentence. Acting District Attorney Kelley Hodge took over the office in the summer... Read More |
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| Penn Student in Costa Rica Crash; 16 yo Shoots Family on NYE; Man OD's, Crashes Into House |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/01/18 10:05 pm | updated: 01/01/18 10:05 pm |
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| A University of Pennsylvania student and his family were on the charter flight that crashed in Costa Rica on Sunday. The crash killed 10 US citizens and 2 local crew. William Steinberg was a freshman at Penn. He was on the plane with his parents, Bruce and Irene Steinberg, and brothers, Matthew and Zachary. They are from Scarsdale, NY. The other family on the plane, Drs. Mitchell Weiss and Leslie Weiss and their two children Hannah and Ari, had relocated to the St. Petersburg , FL, area... Read More |
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| Missing Phila. Man Found; Water Main Break Floods 25 Homes; Yeadon Apartment Fire |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/01/18 2:20 pm | updated: 01/01/18 2:20 pm |
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A missing man from Philadelphia with dementia has now been located. 66-year-old Edward Sojourner was found on Sunday after he had wandered off from the VA Medical Center on the 3900 block of Woodland Avenue. Officials say that the he left the medical center at around 10:40 pm on Saturday. Family and medical officials were worried due to Sojourner's condition as well as the freezing temperatures. He is now reportedly home and safe with his family.
Around 25 homes were... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Mummers Parade WILL Go On Despite Cold; Snow Causes Saturday Morning Crashes |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/17 5:48 pm | updated: 12/30/17 5:48 pm |
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| The Philadelphia Mummers Parade 2018 WILL be held on Monday, January 1st, despite the forecast of extreme cold temperatures. Throughout the week officials had been weighing the possibility of postponing the annual New Year's Day tradition. A vote was held on Saturday afternoon between the city and mummer division heads (Fancy, Comic, Wench Brigade, String Band, Fancy Brigade). It was 3-2 in favor of keeping the parade on. The forecast high for Monday is 19 degrees with wind chills in the... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Homicides Up in 2017; Mummers Preparations Continue; NJ Polar Plunges Postponed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/30/17 3:38 am | updated: 12/30/17 3:38 am |
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| Philadelphia will end the year with the most homicides since 2012. As of Thursday, there have been 314 people killed in the city. That is 13% higher than 2016. There were 331 homicides in 2012. Philadelphia Police Captain Sekou Kinebrew believes that the opioid crisis is to blame for the rise as violence in the neighborhoods where the drugs are sold often leads to killings. However, other violent crime such as shootings, rapes and gun robberies are going down. It is too early to say... Read More |
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| Code Blue Remains; Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program; PA Firework Law Change |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/29/17 5:03 am | updated: 12/29/17 5:03 am |
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| A Code Blue still remains in effect in Philadelphia until further notice. City officials called a Code Blue starting on Christmas Day once the frigid weather started to enter the area. Officials say that homeless outreach teams will be patrolling the streets to invite the homeless in the city to stay indoors at local shelters and homes. City officials are asking the public to call the Homeless Outreach hotline if you see a person who appears to be homeless living outside this week.... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Fireworks Now Legal; 10k Sign Up Medical Marijuana; Controversial Drexel Prof Resigns |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/29/17 3:45 am | updated: 12/29/17 3:45 am |
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| Pennsylvanians will now be able to celebrate New Year's Eve (or any holiday) with a bang! courtesy of new state fireworks laws. Previously, the only legal fireworks in PA were of the small sparkler type. That included poppers and snakes. Thanks to a law signed by Governor Tom Wolf back in October as part of the budget, Pennsylvania residents are now able to purchase and light up any Consumer grade firework out there. That means bottle rockets, fire crackers, multi-shot repeaters, roman... Read More |
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| Search for Suspects Phoenixville Shooting; Too Cold for Mummers?; Germantown Suspect Shot Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/29/17 2:30 am | updated: 12/29/17 2:30 am |
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| Phoenixville Police are searching for a group of suspects wanted in the shooting death of a teenager outside of a Dunkin' Donuts on Wednesday night in an apparent drug deal gone bad. Officials have identified 15-year-old Jayson Ortiz-Cameron as the shooting victim. He was shot and killed after 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dunkin' Donuts on the 200 block of Nutt Road near Gay Street. He was a freshman at Phoenixville Area High School. Investigators say that Ortiz-Cameron and other... Read More |
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