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| Caitlyn Jenner to Speak at Penn; Pope Francis Fiat Sold; Zika Virus Threat |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/01/16 12:33 pm | updated: 02/01/16 12:33 pm |
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| Caitlyn Jenner will be on campus at the University of Pennsylvania later this month for a conversation with author and Penn alumnus Buzz Bissinger. Bissinger wrote the Vanity Fair cover story about Jenner's transition. There will be 60 minutes of discussion followed by audience Q&A. The Evening with Caitlyn Jenner is set for Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for Penn students, and $30 for the general public. General public tickets are available online. Last week, Jenner settled... Read More |
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| Spring Garden Sinkhole, Acela Express Struck in Bridesburg, Kung Fu Panda 3 Tops Box Office |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/01/16 8:55 am | updated: 02/01/16 8:55 am |
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Crews were called to the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia Sunday evening after a sinkhole developed. The sinkhole formed on the 1600 block of North Street. There was a water main break on the block earlier in the week. The Water Department is working to repair the hole. A postal truck got stuck in the hole earlier in the evening. The Water Department says people on the block will be without water until at least Monday morning.
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| Music Community Upset over Squilla Bill; PA Senate Approves Kane Vote; Philly Looking into Drones |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/27/16 9:45 pm | updated: 02/01/16 5:31 am |
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| Councilman Mark Squilla introduced a bill last week that will now head to a committee hearing amending Section 9-703 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Special Assembly Occupancies." This section deals with the regulation and licensing of venues and promoters. This regulation is usually taken care of by L&I but is being expanded to include the Philadelphia Police. Besides some expected regulations, there are a few provisions in this Bill No. 160016 that have concert goers, venue owners,... Read More |
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| Councilman Squilla Responds to Criticism; Sonic Boom in NJ; SS United States Could Be Saved |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/16 9:40 pm | updated: 02/01/16 5:29 am |
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| Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla has responded to the widespread criticism of his proposed Bill No. 160016 for amending the statutes related to special assembly occupancy licenses. The bill as written would require venues to keep a record of names, phone numbers, and addresses of all artists that perform at their locations and provide that information to police. The Police would also have say in approval of events. Squilla posted on Facebook that the intention of the bill was to... Read More |
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| Good Samaritans Catch Armed Robber (video); Cherry Hill East Threat; Falls Bridge Closed Until April |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/01/16 4:25 am | updated: 02/01/16 4:37 am |
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| Good Samaritans in Bucks County caught and held a man after he allegedly attacked a woman with a knife and tried to rob her. It happened Saturday afternoon at the Queen Anne Plaza Shopping Center on South Oxford Valley Road in Fairless Hills. A man armed with a knife attempted to steal a woman's purse. She fought back and he took off running. Three men who witnessed the attack chased him down and tackled him in a bank of snow near the Arby's. They held him there until police from Bristol... Read More |
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| Video from SEPTA Bus Stabbing; Teen Arrested in School Shooting; Woman Beats Mother-in-Law to Death |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/31/16 2:54 am | updated: 01/31/16 3:07 am |
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| Philadelphia Police have released surveillance video from Friday's stabbing attack on a SEPTA bus. It happened around 2 p.m. on the Route 66 bus on the 4100 block of Torresdale Avenue in the city's Frankford section. The suspect got on the bus but did not have the proper transfer. The driver told him he had to get off at the next stop. At the next stop the suspect refused to get off the bus, and another passenger got into an argument with the man. It turned physical when the passenger... Read More |
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| Gunshot at Philly High School; Man Stabbed on SEPTA Bus; Big Barrel Music Fest Canceled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/29/16 9:07 pm | updated: 01/29/16 9:07 pm |
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| A gunshot rang out during a fight at a Philadelphia high school Friday afternoon. It happened just before noon at Benjamin Franklin High School on North Broad Street in the Spring Garden section. A group of students were fighting in a stairwell when the shot was fired. Officials found a spent shell casing but no gun. The school was put on lockdown as they searched the rest of the school. No one was injured. Police did take three individuals into custody, no word on if they are suspects... Read More |
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| Pope Francis Philly Fiat Auction Tonight; Rowan Students Arrested; Kickboxer Michael Castro Arrested |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/29/16 1:17 pm | updated: 01/29/16 5:13 pm |
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| The Auto Show is back this weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. During the Black Tie Tailgate tonight, a "Pope Francis Philly FIAT" will be auctioned to the public. All proceeds will benefit charitable works of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia including the Catholic Charities Appeal. The second FIAT 500L will be on display to the general public for the duration of the Philadelphia Auto Show. Other funds raised at the Black Tie Tailgate will support The Children's Hospital of... Read More |
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| NJ Sonic Booms, QuickSipDelivery.com, DNC Seeks Volunteers |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 01/29/16 8:56 am | updated: 01/29/16 5:11 pm |
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| Sonic booms heard and felt in Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and Camden counties were caused by military fighter jets conducting tests. Military officials said an F-35C and an F-18 jet were conducting routine test flights from the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River Thursday afternoon. The booms started just before 1:30 p.m. and lasted about 90 minutes. They caused a series of 911 calls throughout Jersey shore communities. The U.S. Geological Survey centered the booms over Hammonton. Residents... Read More |
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| Two Black Female Judges a First; Former Charter School Sold; Hillary Visits Philly |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/16 12:15 pm | updated: 01/28/16 12:15 pm |
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| For the first time, two African American women will serve as the top judges in the Philadelphia court system. Judges Jacqueline Allen (left) and Sheila Woods-Skipper will serve key roles. Allen was appointed administrative judge of the trial division of Common Pleas Court, which includes the system's busiest and most prestigious criminal and civil courtrooms. Judge Woods-Skipper, already the president judge of Common Pleas Court, will chair the system's administrative governing board. The... Read More |
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