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| Yellow Ribbon Program, Kathleen Kane Public Hearing, Philly Leaf Recycling Program |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/09/15 8:53 am | updated: 11/09/15 8:53 am |
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The Yellow Ribbon program is designed to help veterans continue their education. It covers most, if not all, college expenses and can help veterans transition from the military to civilian life. 27-year-old Ian Williams is an Army Veteran, who left the army in June 2013 and was enrolled at Drexel through the Yellow Ribbon program that fall. Williams will graduate in June with a degree in health sciences.
The special Senate committee empaneled to study whether Attorney General... Read More |
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| Bizarre Bensalem Hotel Standoff; 9yo Killed in Hit-and-Run; Mystery California Light was Test Rocket |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/08/15 5:42 am | updated: 11/08/15 5:45 am |
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| One person is dead and two have been taken into custody after shots were fired during a standoff at a Bensalem motel on Saturday afternoon. It started around 2:30 p.m. at the Knights Inn on the 2700 block of Lincoln Highway in Bensalem, Bucks County. Bensalem Police went to the motel to pick up James Miller on a Pa. parole violation. Unknown at the time, but also in the room were 34-year-old Lloyd Wayne Franklin and 38-year-old Jennifer Lanning who had picked up a hitchhiking Miller... Read More |
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| Kennett Square Candy Story 'Unfounded'; 2 Dead in Fairmount Park; Philadelphia World Heritage City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/15 9:38 pm | updated: 11/06/15 9:38 pm |
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| Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said today that two reports of people finding needles in candy after trick-or-treating in Kennett Square on Halloween last Saturday are "unfounded." The first incident involved an 11-year-old girl who put her mother's own sewing needles in a Twix chocolate bar. She showed it to her parent's who called police. A 12-year-old boy heard about the first girl's discovery and put a needle in a Snickers bar and showed it to his sister who alerted... Read More |
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| Christie Knocked from Main Event; Fattah Sr. Prepares to Run and Fight; Texting School Bus Driver |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/06/15 11:33 am | updated: 11/06/15 11:33 am |
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New Jersey Governor Chis Christie got knocked down to the undercard for the next presidential debate. Christie fell short of the support needed in national polls to qualify. The threshold set by Fox Business Network required candidates to average at least 2.5 percent support among likely Republican voters. Christie will participate in a smaller debate before the main event Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Federal prosecutors will now turn their attention to Chip Fattah's father, the... Read More |
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| Charter School Applications, Wolf Signs Labor Dispute Bill, Remi Justice Rescue Fundraiser |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/06/15 8:33 am | updated: 11/06/15 8:33 am |
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| The Philadelphia School District is collecting applications to open nearly two dozen new charter schools. Twenty-two operators have submitted letters of intent, including existing operators KIPP and String Theory - and a first-time application from Quincy Greene to establish a high school emphasizing inclusion for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens. Evaluations will begin after the application deadline of November 15. The School Reform Commission is expected to vote on... Read More |
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| Chaka Fattah Jr Guilty 22 of 23 Counts; Life for Basement of Horrors; Body in River ID Missing Girl |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/15 9:46 pm | updated: 11/05/15 9:47 pm |
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| After weeks of testimony and days of deliberation, a federal jury found the son of a Philadelphia congressman, Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr., guilty on 22 of 23 counts. He was accused of making false statements to banks to obtain loans and settle loans for less, filling false tax returns, failing to pay taxes, and stealing from the Philadelphia School District. He used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle including cars, jewelry, restaurants/clubs, gambling debts, and personal credit card... Read More |
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| Philly School Tops in PA; WHYY Must Give Back Money; Trump Begins Advertising |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/05/15 1:57 pm | updated: 11/05/15 1:57 pm |
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Wissahickon High School is the top school in Pennsylvania scoring highest in the latest School Performance Profile. The Montgomery County school is excited based on the results of standardized tests. Philadelphia area schools that dropped significantly year to year include Lower Merion High School and Girls High.
Philadelphia public broadcaster WHYY has been asked to give back $30,000. Up to $1.5 million in new funding to the station will not happen after the departure of key... Read More |
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| Millions in Unpaid PA Turnpike Tolls, Juniata Paintball Gun Attack, Blackwood Tool Library |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/05/15 8:49 am | updated: 11/05/15 8:49 am |
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| Thousands of drivers are scoffing at the PA turnpike tolls and they're getting away with it, sliding through the EZPass lane with no EZPass showing and the red light still shining. Last year the Pennsylvania Turnpike sent out 886,000 first notices. When the fiscal year ended in May the Turnpike had $33.3 million dollars outstanding in unpaid tolls. The state legislature has repeatedly refused to give the Turnpike Commission the authority it needs to collect. In May the Turnpike gave up on... Read More |
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| Body of Girl in Delaware River; 46 Laid Off Inquirer, DN, Philly.com; Pit Bull Hung, Puppies Missing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/04/15 10:09 pm | updated: 11/04/15 10:09 pm |
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Philadelphia Police are investigating after the body of a girl was recovered from the Delaware River this morning. Police were called to Delaware and Linden Avenues in the Torresdale section of Northeast Philadelphia around 11:15 a.m. The Philadelphia Police Marine Unit found an unresponsive Hispanic girl on the river bank near the Linden Avenue boat ramp. The body of the juvenile was taken to the medical examiner's office for identification. The investigation continues.
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| Car-Train Collision; New Approach to Remove Street Dealers; Erica von Tiehl Testimony |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/04/15 11:24 am | updated: 11/04/15 11:24 am |
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There was a close call with a freight train in Bridgeport overnight. Montgomery County officials are investigating what caused a car to become stuck on the tracks before being struck by a freight train. The female driver of the car was able to escape before the impact and was not hurt. The woman's car became stuck on the tracks near 2nd and Depot in Bridgeport just before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. No one on-board the Norfolk Southern freight train was injured.
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