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| Sgt. Paul Owens Paralyzed from CJC Elevator; Berks Family Murder-Suicide; Ukranian Man Pleads Guilty |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/08/16 10:31 pm | updated: 08/08/16 10:31 pm |
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| Philadelphia Sheriff's Department officials say that the sergeant injured in an elevator failure last week at the courthouse is paralyzed from the waist down. 48-year-old Sergeant Paul Owens remains in critical condition and is in an induced coma. On Thursday, Owens was riding in an employee elevator at the Criminal Justice Center when it malfunctioned and crashed through the ceiling of the shaft and into a maintenance room. He suffered broken bones in his back and underwent surgery at... Read More |
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| Delta Stranding Passengers at PHL; Concerts at BBT Continue; Criminal Justice Center Reopens |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/08/16 1:45 pm | updated: 08/08/16 1:45 pm |
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| Delta is beginning limited flights from Philadelphia amid a global computer shutdown. Still, thousands are stranded and cancellations, delays are ongoing. This is a statement from the airline: "A Delta ground stop has been lifted and limited departures are resuming following a power outage in Atlanta that impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide. Cancellations and delays continue. Earlier, Delta Air Lines grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing... Read More |
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| AG Kane Trial Begins, Water Slide Death, Suicide Squad Tops Box Office |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/08/16 10:12 am | updated: 08/08/16 10:12 am |
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| About four years ago, Kathleen Kane became the first woman elected as Pennsylvania's Attorney General. Today, her trial begins on charges she leaked privileged grand jury information and then lied under oath to cover it up. Prosecutors say Kane was so angered after a leak to reporters that she had shut down an investigation, that in 2014, she orchestrated a leak of her own, sending secret information from another grand jury to a newspaper reporter. Kane is also charged with perjury accused of... Read More |
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| Two Arrested in Wawa Brawl Video; SS United States Plan Scrapped; Montco Gymnastics Coach Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/16 12:53 am | updated: 08/06/16 12:54 am |
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| Two people have been arrested in connection to a brawl caught on video last week in a Wawa in Northeast Philadelphia. 43-year-old Barbara Bayona and 20-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez, both of Ditman Street in Tacony, have been charged with riot, criminal mischief, simple assault and other offenses. It happened on Friday night July 29th at the Wawa located on the 6400 block of Torresdale Avenue and Levick Street. The video showed a group of people inside the store. Several were shouting at... Read More |
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| FBI Investigates IBEW Local 98 Leader; Supreme Count Denies Kane; Philly Free Streets 9/24 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/16 8:20 pm | updated: 08/05/16 8:22 pm |
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| FBI agents and state police were busy on Friday executing numerous search warrants against IBEW Local 98 business manager Johnny 'Doc' Dougherty and Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon. Agents removed cardboard boxes full of evidence as well as several computers from almost a dozen locations. They searched Dougherty's Moyamensing Ave. home in South Philadelphia as well as his sister's house next door. They also stopped at his bar called Doc's Union Pub and at the International... Read More |
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| IBEW Local 98 Union Leader Raided; 232kg Cocaine Seized; CSN Removes Westbrook from Post Game |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/05/16 1:51 pm | updated: 08/05/16 1:51 pm |
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Federal and State Authorities conducted a raid of properties owned by Local 98 Union Leader John Dougherty 'Johnny Doc' this morning, as well as the IBEW Union Hall. At the electrician's Union Hall at 17th and Spring Garden Street, FBI agents searched that property and investigators were reportedly also searching Dougherty's home in South Philadelphia, as well as a possible third location. No word yet on what they are searching for.
UPDATE: The City Hall offices of Councilman... Read More |
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| Kensington Rapist Sought, Mola Mola in Atlantic City, Gloucester Heroin Bust |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/05/16 1:21 am | updated: 08/05/16 1:21 am |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for a man they say beat and raped a woman in Kensington. Detectives say a man riding his bike grabbed a woman and beat her until she became unconscious. When she woke up, she was lying naked in the back of a property on Jasper Street, near Castor Avenue. Investigators say it happened on July 12th, around 12:30 in the morning. The victim had severe injuries to her head and face and was taken the hospital. Officials say the suspect is in his 30s and was riding a... Read More |
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| Elevator Accident at Philadelphia CJC; Joey Merlino Arrested in FL; School District Testing Water |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/16 8:39 pm | updated: 08/04/16 8:39 pm |
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| An accident involving two elevators injured two people at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center this morning. Around 10:30 a.m., a loud 'explosion' shook the 17-story building at 13th and Filbert in Center City. The CJC was evacuated as a precaution and all court cases were postponed for the day. Authorities discovered that an employee elevator suffered a structural failure and broke through the ceiling of the shaft. That sent debris falling down the adjoining shaft onto another... Read More |
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| Pennsylvania Girl Suffers Monkey Bite; The Danger of Left-Hand Turns; Man Shot in Kingsessing |
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 by: iradiofaith - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/16 8:26 pm | updated: 08/04/16 8:26 pm |
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A 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl, visiting Virginia Beach, suffered a monkey bite Wednesday evening. Authorities say the child was in a tourist area only a block from the beach around the time of 10:30 p.m. when she came saw a monkey who later bit her. After biting her, both the monkey and its owner took off. Police are still looking for the monkey and its owner and are offering a reward up to $1,000 for information that could possibly lead to them.
The New York City Department of... Read More |
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| SEPTA Cars Return; Knife Murder Linked to Mental Health; PA Budgets 10M for Opiod Intervention |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/04/16 12:35 pm | updated: 08/04/16 12:35 pm |
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| SEPTA plans to return to a regular Regional Rail schedule by October. They are replacing defective parts on 120 Silverliner V rail cars, about a third of its fleet, at the end of this month and plans to return 10 cars to service every week until November 12th. SEPTA expects to have at least 40 rail cars leased from other agencies, though, which should allow it to return to a regular schedule in about two months, before all the Silverliner V cars are repaired. The 120 cars were almost all... Read More |
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