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| Donate Life Month, Memorial Park Groundbreaking, Chaka Fattah Trial Delayed |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/06/16 11:00 pm | updated: 04/06/16 11:00 pm |
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This month kicks off the annual Donate Life Month for the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania. CHOP is looking for people to register as an Organ Donor this month. More than 121 thousand Americans are waiting for a donor, 84 of them being children at CHOP. To those who register, they could potentially save 8 lives.
A memorial park is being dedicated to the 6 people who died 3 years ago from a building collapse in Center City. City officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for... Read More |
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| Juror Dismissed in Dougherty Case; Naloxone Funding Philly Police; SEPTA Plans Villanova Parade |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/16 8:16 pm | updated: 04/06/16 8:16 pm |
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| A juror in the Daniel Dougherty arson/murder trial was dismissed today, five days into deliberations, due to emotional reasons. The jury sent the judge a note late on Tuesday saying that unidentified juror told the others that "[w]e are going to cause her to have a nervous breakdown." They said she was alternately pacing the room and putting her head on the table, hyperventilating, and taking anxiety pills. The judge told the jury to stop deliberations and that an alternate juror would... Read More |
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| Clinton, Sanders in Philly for AFL-CIO; Son of Late Cooper CEO Indicted; Parade for Villanova |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/06/16 11:46 am | updated: 04/06/16 11:46 am |
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Democratic Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are addressing the PA AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia this week. Clinton will be first up Wednesday, Sanders will get his turn on Thursday. Each is hoping to pick up support from members of the powerful organized labor group ahead of the April 28th primary. Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding isn't tipping his hand.
A son of the late Cooper University Health System CEO John P. Sheridan has been... Read More |
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| Girl Recovering From Shooting, Fraudulent Student Visa Bust, Villanova Parade This Friday |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/06/16 2:12 am | updated: 04/06/16 2:12 am |
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Abigail Kopf, the 14-year-old girl who was one of the victims in the shooting in Kalamazoo this past February is now making a great recovery. Abigail was shot in the head during the shootings in February and Doctors said that she would most likely have severe brain damage which could cause her to become brain dead. But this past Sunday, Abigail's parents posted a video to Facebook showing their daughter walking in her rehabilitation center.
21 people have now been placed in... Read More |
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| Villanova Basketball Parade in Center City Friday 1pm; 3 arrested, 27 injured in celebrations |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/16 8:19 pm | updated: 04/05/16 8:19 pm |
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| Villanova University has announced plans for a parade to celebrate the Men's Basketball 2016 NCAA National Championship. It will be held this Friday, April 8th in Center City Philadelphia. The parade will start at 20th and Market and end at Dilworth Park next to City Hall. More details about the parade will be coming. The mayor's office says that the university will pay for most of the $22,000 price tag. Mayor Kenney sees the celebration as great for the city with many people taking the... Read More |
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| Villanova Wins NCAA Championship; Classes Canceled in Celebration; NTSB on Amtrak Crash |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/05/16 12:29 pm | updated: 04/05/16 12:29 pm |
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Villanova is the NCAA Champion. The Wildcats beat the favored North Carolina Tar Heels in one of the best NCAA Finals ever. North Carolina tied the game with just 4 seconds to play when Villanova senior Ryan Arcidiacono fed Kris Jenkins who drained a 3 point swish as time expired giving the Cats a 77-74 victory. On hand to witness the historic game were members of the 1985 Villanova championship team and former coach, Rollie Massimino.
After Villanova's big win last night... Read More |
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| Amtrak Crash Update, LeSean McCoy Will Not Charged, Facebook Viral Shooting Video |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/05/16 12:51 am | updated: 04/05/16 12:51 am |
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The bodies of the men who were killed yesterday in the train crash near Philly have been identified. The two men have been identified as 61-year-old Joseph Carter Jr, and 59-year-old Peter John Adamovich. In the report Carter was identified as the construction vehicle driver, and Adamovich was identified as the supervisor on site. Both men's cause of death has been described as blunt force trauma from the impact.
It was announced yesterday the former Eagle's player LeSean McCoy... Read More |
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| LeSean McCoy Will Not Face Charges; Man Wanted For Fake NCAA Tix; Wilson Will Stay at Princeton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/16 8:21 pm | updated: 04/04/16 8:21 pm |
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| Former Philadelphia Eagles' running back LeSean McCoy will not face any charges stemming from a nightclub brawl that left two off-duty Philadelphia Police officers with serious injuries. District Attorney Seth Williams announced today that, “There is insufficient evidence to prove that any individual committed a criminal offense.†He explained that while it is clear there was a physical altercation with injuries there was not enough credible evidence to determine who was the initial... Read More |
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| NTSB Investigating Train Crash; Escalator OK at WF; Villanova Goes For Title |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/16 12:18 pm | updated: 04/04/16 12:18 pm |
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Officials have confirmed a heavy equipment operator and supervisor were killed when a southbound Amtrak train struck a backhoe on the tracks Sunday morning in Chester. The engine derailed injuring the train operator and some of the passengers. The NTSB is reviewing data in the black box and video from the train to determine the cause of the crash.
The Wells Fargo Center says everything is back to normal after an escalator malfunctioned on Saturday. Fans were leaving the Flyers... Read More |
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| Two Killed In Amtrak Crash, 10-Day March to D.C., Building Collapse Injures One Man |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/04/16 1:02 am | updated: 04/04/16 1:02 am |
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Two people were killed yesterday after an Amtrak train struck a construction vehicle that was on the tracks. The train was coming from New York and making it's way to Savannah Georgia when it crashed. The people who were killed were identified as the backhoe operator and the supervisor. Septa has released a statement saying that service between Philadelphia and Wilmington will be running under limited service.
People gathered together on Saturday at Independece Mall to try and... Read More |
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