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| SEPTA Strike Authorized By Union; Woman Throws Pine-Sol in Cop's Face; Ridley Park Burglary/Shooting |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/16 3:27 am | updated: 10/18/16 3:32 am |
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| SEPTA workers voted on Sunday to authorize a strike beginning on November 1st if an agreement on a new contract isn't reached by the end of the month. The Transport Workers Union Local 234 represents 4,738 SEPTA bus drivers, subway and trolley operators. Members met on Sunday and overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike. Negotiations began back on July 13 to renew the current contract that ends on October 31st. Many issues are on the table including health care, pension, wages, and... Read More |
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| Phillie Phanatic Has Jury Duty; Target Removes Clown Masks; SUV Crashes into Acme |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/17/16 8:28 pm | updated: 10/17/16 8:28 pm |
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| Today was Juror Appreciation Day in the Philadelphia Courts and hundreds reporting for duty on Monday morning to Room 101 of the Criminal Justice Center had a few surprises. Villanova head basketball coach Jay Wright and the Phillie Phanatic both 'reported' for duty as well. Wright talked to the jurors thanking them for their service and how important it was to the community and our democracy. The Phanatic, well, he did his thing, entertaining everyone as he bumbled through the process.... Read More |
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| Trinity Gay Murder Arrests, Hammonton Mountain Lion Sighting, Toms River Moonwalking Heroin Arrest |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/17/16 2:35 pm | updated: 10/17/16 2:35 pm |
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| Police arrested two more men - a father and son - in the shooting death of Olympic track star Tyson Gay's daughter, Trinity, who authorities say was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout in Lexington, Kentucky. Chazerae Taylor, 38, and D'markeo Taylor, 19, are each charged with wanton endangerment in the 15-year-old's Sunday killing, police said late Sunday night. Police also have recovered a blue Ford that matches witness descriptions of one of the cars that fled the scene following the... Read More |
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| Woman Stabs Man 77 Times, Burns Body; Cumberland Lockdown Lifted; Teen Dead at Wordsworth |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/14/16 4:23 pm | updated: 10/14/16 4:23 pm |
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| A woman has been arrested for stabbing a man 77 times and setting his body on fire in his Germantown apartment last month. 52-year-old Tina Vanderhorst was taken into custody without incident by U.S. Marshals in an apartment in Mayfair where she had been staying with a friend. Vanderhorst is accused of stabbing to death 64-year-old Robert Lynch in his apartment on the 500 block of East Church Lane and then returning on the morning of September 12th to set the body on fire. Police say the... Read More |
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| Geno's Takes Down Iconic Sign, Family Kicked Out of Friendly's, Pedestrian Killed in Chester Crash |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/14/16 2:02 am | updated: 10/14/16 2:02 am |
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Philadelphia's iconic cheesesteak restaurant Geno's has taken down its controversial sign saying "This is Amercia, When ordering Speak English." The sign was put up in 2006 by the late owner Joey Vento who passed away in 2011. The sign was also recently in the spotlight when Donald Trump visited Geno's in one of his campaign trips to Philly. Vento's son Geno, who now runs the resturaunt, has not yet commented on the matter.
A Pottstown family is outraged and... Read More |
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| Multi-Car Crash in Tacony, Baby Falls Down Elevator Shaft in NY, Man Charged Killing Missing Woman |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/13/16 8:08 pm | updated: 10/13/16 8:08 pm |
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A multi-car crash occurred in the Tacony section of Philadelphia Thursday which involved a police cruiser. The crash happened at 11:47 am at the intersection of Tacony Street and Bridge Street. Police said the crash happened because of a driver running a red causing a chain reaction of crashes. A 33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No police were injured during the crash.
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| Chris Christie Faces Misconduct Complaint; Ivanka Trump in Philly Suburbs; PA Turnpike Taking Cards |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/13/16 5:53 pm | updated: 10/13/16 5:53 pm |
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| New Jersey Governor Chris Christie faces a citizen's complaint of official misconduct in the case of lane closures to the George Washingon Bridge in Fort Lee, NJ in September 2013. A judge signed the summons on Thursday and it is now in the hands of the Bergen County prosecutor's office who will determine if it leads to an indictment. Official misconduct in the state of New Jersey is a second-degree offense with a possible sentence of five to ten years. The complaint was filed by retired... Read More |
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| Woman Stabbed To Death in Darby, Wells Fargo CEO Resigns, Cosby Loses Appeal Attempt |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/13/16 1:05 am | updated: 10/13/16 1:05 am |
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| Darby police are now searching for a suspect who is responsible for stabbing a woman to death in her home. The stabbing took place in the victim;s home on the 500 block of Spruce Street in Darby. Police identified the victim as 51-year-old Diane Hart. She was found with multiple stab and slash wounds to the head, neck and chest. Investigators say that Hart was most likely killed sometime overnight Saturday into Sunday. Police are now searching for the suspect and say they have do have a... Read More |
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| Lawncrest Home Invasion, Haverford School Headmaster on Leave, NJ Couple Stole From Sandy Victims |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/12/16 8:01 pm | updated: 10/12/16 8:01 pm |
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| A family in Philadelphia was subject to a frightening home invasion on Tuesday night. The home invasion happened in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia on the 1300 block of Hellerman Street. Two unidentified men broke into the family's house at around 7:45 pm Tuesday night, and held the husband and wife at gunpoint. The suspects were able to get away with $275 and the family's gun they kept for emergencies like this. None of the victims were injured, but police are still searching for... Read More |
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| Rt.1 Reopens in DE, Chickens on Road; Fire in North Philly; Camden Field Vandalized |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/12/16 2:14 pm | updated: 10/12/16 2:14 pm |
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Rt. 1 in Delaware reopened late this morning after an early morning accident involving two tractor trailers that spilled chickens onto the roadway. It happened just before 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes near the Smyrna exit 119. One of the trucks overturned and dumped its load of live chickens over a stretch of the highway. The southbound lanes were closed for several hours as crews worked to cleanup the wreck and round up the chickens. The highway reopened around 10:15 a.m.
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