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| PA Gambling Expansion, NJ Trooper Injured, DNC Hotels Booked |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/23/16 1:30 am | updated: 06/23/16 1:30 am |
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| The state House has given preliminary approval to legislation that would expand gambling in Pennsylvania, including legalization of Internet gaming… but without a controversial proposal to allow video gaming terminals in taverns. The House Wednesday considered amendments to a bill that would legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports wagering. That amendment was defeated after lengthy debate. Then with no debate, the House approved another amendment that would legalize Internet gaming,... Read More |
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| DNCC Moves into Wells Fargo Center; NWS Says Microburst in Cape May; North Penn Firestarter Sentence |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/22/16 8:28 pm | updated: 06/22/16 8:28 pm |
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| The Democratic National Convention Committee moved all of its operations into the Wells Fargo Center today ahead of next month's convention. At this point in the preparations they are in the process of converting the Center into a state of the art political convention arena. Seats have been removed to make room for the podium and staging, luxury boxes have been stripped so the TV networks can build mini studios, all the sports memorabilia has been put in storage, and 40 miles of wires... Read More |
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| First Zika Virus Case in Chester County; Simmons To Be Sixers Pick; Holmesburg Prison Ready for DNC |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/22/16 10:36 am | updated: 06/22/16 10:36 am |
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The Chester County Health Department has been notified of the county's first confirmed case of Zika Virus by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This case involves a Chester County woman who is not pregnant. She had recently traveled to an area affected by mosquitoes carrying the Zika Virus. The woman was not hospitalized and has recovered, according to the Chester County Health Department.
A new day is dawning for the Philadelphia 76ers. Top draft... Read More |
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| PA Elective Abortions Ban, ACLU DNC Protest Questions, Philadelphia Sept 11 Memorial |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/22/16 2:00 am | updated: 06/22/16 2:00 am |
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The state House has sent the Senate a bill that would ban elective abortions after 20 weeks. The bill passed with bi-partisan support, but Governor Wolf opposes it. In addition to a ban on elective abortion after 20 weeks, instead of the current 24, also banned would be what the language of the bill calls "dismemberment" abortion. The sponsor of the bill is Warren County Republican Kathy Rapp.
The American Civil Liberties Union has some questions for the city of Philadelphia... Read More |
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| Chaka Fatta Guilty on All Counts; Free Fans For Elderly in Delco; Two Women Charged with Murder |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/21/16 9:08 pm | updated: 06/21/16 9:13 pm |
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| The longtime U.S. Congressman, Representative Chaka Fattah, from Pennsylvania has been convicted in a federal racketeering case stemming from an illegal campaign loan and misuse of federal grants and non-profit loans. Fattah was found guilty on all counts including racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. His co-defendants were found guilty on some of the counts against them. The majority of the case was centered around a $1 million illegal campaign loan related to Fattah's failed 2007... Read More |
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| Bucks County Couple Faces Child Abuse Charges; Fairmount Park Body; Second Drowning on LBI |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/21/16 11:58 am | updated: 06/21/16 11:58 am |
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A Bucks County couple is expected in court, Tuesday morning, on charges of abusing their two-month-old twin daughters. The parents are Melissa Shales, 25, and her husband Michael, 30. They face felony child abuse charges, including aggravated assault, conspiracy and endangering the welfare of children. One of the baby girls had a broken leg that was so bad, doctors said she could've died. Police say doctors found indications of prior fractures on the other infant.
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| National Fart-In, Soda Tax Pre K Providers, Bucks County Plank Challenge |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/21/16 1:31 am | updated: 06/21/16 1:31 am |
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The Democratic National Convention next month in Philadelphia, will include demonstrators are planning to have a national fart-in. Being lead by an activist from Kensington, that says when it comes to advocating for the poor, hungry, and homeless, the party and presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton are full of "rhetorical flatulence." An anti-poverty march on opening day of the convention is also planned despite being denied a protest permit.
With the soda tax signed into law,... Read More |
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| Made in America 2016 Announced; Suspects Sought in Geno's Attack; Abused Painted Horse Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/16 8:30 pm | updated: 06/20/16 8:30 pm |
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| The lineup for this year's Made in America Festival has been announced. The music fest will once again take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Saturday September 3rd and Sunday September 4th over Labor Day Weekend. Rihanna and Coldplay will headline this year. The lineup also includes Collegrove (Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz), Jamie xx, Chance the Rapper, Martin Garix, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grimes, DJ Khaled, Gary Clark Jr. and more. TIDAL music service members will be able to... Read More |
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| Man Charged Living with Young Girls; Tires Slashed in Warminster; South Philly Homes Settling |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/20/16 12:18 pm | updated: 06/20/16 12:18 pm |
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| Neighbors called authorities to a Bucks County home where a man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager whose parents say they gave her to him when she was 14. The young girls were seen outside the house with boarded windows and high weeds. On Thursday officials found 51-year-old Lee Kaplan in the home along with the girls, ranging in age from six months to 18 years. The 18-year-old told police that she and Kaplan have a 3-year-old and a six-month-old. Kaplan faces multiple charges... Read More |
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| Olney Police Car Crash, Cathedral Orlando Memorial, Philadelphia DHS Test |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/20/16 3:08 am | updated: 06/20/16 3:08 am |
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A Philadelphia police officer is recovering from injuries suffered in a car crash Sunday evening in Olney. An SUV struck the officer's marked unit, forcing the vehicle to crash into a telephone pole just after 7 p.m. at Front Street and Champlost Avenue. The 35th district officer's condition is not known at this time. People in the striking vehicle were also injured.
Several hundred people gathered for a special Sunday evening mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter... Read More |
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