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| Baby Dies Of House Fire Injuries, Teen Shot In The Head, Uber/Lyft Offer Free Rides on Election Day |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/07/16 8:58 pm | updated: 11/07/16 8:58 pm |
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| An 11-month-old baby has now died from the injuries it sustained in a house fire last week. The fire happened on the 300 block of East Sheldon street in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Crews arrived on the scene last week to find heavy fire coming from the upper level the two-story home. Firefighters say it only took about 10 minutes to put out the fire, but shortly after they found the 11-month-old, as well as a 6-year-old hiding in the house. The 6-year-old still remains in critical... Read More |
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| SEPTA Strike is Over; Former AG Janet Reno Passes; Lockdown Lifted at North Philly Schools |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/07/16 5:13 pm | updated: 11/07/16 5:13 pm |
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| SEPTA and TWU Local 234 announced early this morning that they have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike. The announcement came at 5:30 a.m. Monday. Officials said SEPTA service would be restored in phases during the day on Monday. Subways were running by 9 a.m., trolleys were up by mid morning. Full service, including buses, could take 24 hours to completely get back. The tentative deal is for a 5-year contract. It includes wage increases, pension improvements, and maintains... Read More |
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| Punkin Chunkin' Explosion, Philly Files for SEPTA Injunction, Final Clinton Campaign Rally In Philly |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/06/16 11:49 pm | updated: 11/06/16 11:49 pm |
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| A 39-year-old Delaware woman is now in critical condition after she was injured at an outdoor contest on Sunday. The incident occurred in Bridgeville about 30 miles south of Dover, at an annual Punkin Chunkin contest, in which contestants build homemade cannon-like contraptions to launch pumpkins. Officials say that the woman was injured when one of the cannons exploded, shooting a piece off that was the size of a car door. The woman was then taken to a local hospital by helicopter. The... Read More |
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| Arrest Made in Stolen Clinton Laptops; Katy Perry Plays Free Concert; Seyvn Streeter Reschedules |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/16 3:33 am | updated: 11/06/16 3:33 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested a man wanted for stealing laptops from a car belonging to campaign staffers for Hillary Clinton. The theft happened around 8 p.m. Friday along the 100 block of Brown Street in Northern Liberties. The computers were left in backpacks in their SUV when the the workers went to dinner nearby. When they returned about an hour later, they found their car had been broken into and their computers stolen. The initial concern was that those computers may have... Read More |
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| SEPTA's Injunction Request Denied; East Falls Water Main Break; Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/16 5:54 am | updated: 11/05/16 5:54 am |
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| SEPTA's request for an injunction to halt the strike by Transport Workers Union 234 members was temporarily denied by a judge in the Court of Common Pleas on Friday evening. SEPTA filed the lawsuit saying that the strike was a "clear and present danger to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Philadelphia and the region." Attorneys for both the agency and the union presented oral arguments for about two hours. The judge did not find enough compelling evidence to issue the... Read More |
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| Sexual Assault Charges For S. Phila Man, Gov. Wolf Signs Uber/Lyft Bill, Triple Stabbing at Rutgers |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/04/16 9:13 pm | updated: 11/04/16 9:13 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have now charged a man with sexually assaulting two women in two separate occasions, where he offered them help finding a job. The suspect in custody is 31-year-old Irvin Harper. The first incident took place back in January when he offered a 19-year-old woman to help her find a job in cleaning services. Police say that he took her home, and forced at gun point to take off her clothes. Then on October 16th, police say that Harper offered a 21-year-old help finding a... Read More |
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| SEPTA Files Lawsuit to Stop Strike; Bridgegate Guilty Verdicts; NJ Brothers Kill/Bury Roommate |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/04/16 6:36 pm | updated: 11/04/16 6:36 pm |
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| SEPTA has filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas seeking an injunction to end the strike by the Transportation Workers Union 234. The suit asserts that it constitutes a "clear and present danger to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Philadelphia and the region." SEPTA has previously stated that they would file for an injunction if the strike extended to Election Day next Tuesday. "For the sake of our riders, employees and our taxpayers, we have to get this done. Too... Read More |
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| Delco Voter Fraud Investigation, Police Officer Hurt In Hit and Run, 1,200+ Clinton Emails Released |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/04/16 1:03 am | updated: 11/04/16 1:03 am |
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| A company in Delaware County is now under investigation for Voter Fraud. Republican Congressman Patrick Meehan asked for assistance from Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch an investigation on FieldWorks LLC, which is a Democratic Grassroots Organization. Meehan and other Republicans are questioning whether around 7,000 registrations were really submitted by the October 11th deadline. State Police searched the office earlier this week looking for voter fraud evidence. Meehan and... Read More |
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| Union Blasts SEPTA Statement, Camden Drug Ring Bust, Second Teen Arrested For Shooting |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/03/16 8:52 pm | updated: 11/03/16 8:52 pm |
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| Only hours after SEPTA officials had stated they were "engaging in good faith" with the union strikers, the union president sent out a message, saying their claim was false. President of the TWU Willie Brown stated, "must have dusted off a news release from some other contract negotiation." Brown also stated that SEPTA had "stonewalled" contract talks for months before the union's contract expired. SEPTA officials and union members continued to meet Thursday, and SEPTA stated that they... Read More |
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| SEPTA Strike Update, Shooting in Germantown, Gov. Wolf Signed Bills Regulating Opioid Drugs |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/03/16 1:34 am | updated: 11/03/16 1:34 am |
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| With the third day of the SEPTA Strike here many citizens are hoping that the union and SEPTA officials will be able to reach an agreement so they can get back to their normal daily commutes. Congressman Bob Brady confirmed Wednesday night that SEPTA and union members are making progress. The two groups have been using a mediator as well as State Rep. Dwight Evans to assist in the proceedings. The settlement between the two will have to be within SEPTA's budget constraints. Brady stated... Read More |
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