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| Naked Drunk Man Arrested w/ Pigs; NWS Confirms 3 Tornados; ChesCo Teacher Sex w/ Student |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/10/15 9:15 pm | updated: 07/10/15 9:16 pm |
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| Police in Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania arrested a man after finding him naked inside a barn full of hogs on Friday, June 26th. Manor Township police were called to investigate a possible trespasser and discovered 64-year-old Larry William Henry naked inside the barn with the pigs. Henry had previously been barred from that property in March 2011. He told officers that he just liked the pigs. He also admitted to drinking a six-pack of beer while hanging out with the... Read More |
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| Kenney Comments on Waldron Firing; NAACP Conference; Wolf Vetoes Pension Reform Plan |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/10/15 11:49 am | updated: 07/10/15 11:49 am |
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Democratic mayoral hopeful Jim Kenney has commented on the firing of a same-sex marriage faculty member at Waldron-Mercy Academy. Margie Winters was fired by the school after a dispute over curriculum. Kenney contends "cowardly men" at the Archdiocese made the call. Spokesman for the Archdiocese, Ken Gavin says the personnel decision was made by Waldron, not the Archdiocese.
The NAACP will be in Philadelphia this weekend for a convention that will attract 8,000 people. The... Read More |
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| Storm Damage Outages, Cosby Mural Removal, Papal Visit Secret Service Hits High Rises |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/10/15 8:47 am | updated: 07/10/15 8:47 am |
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| Severe storms moved through the area Thursday night, causing damage and leaving thousands without power. As of 10:30 p.m., PECO reports about 7,129 outages, with most of them in Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. PSE&G reports about 3,829 outages, Delmarva about 4,896, AC Electric about 1,176 and Met-Ed about 912. SEPTA trains were bypassing Erie Station along SEPTA’s Broad Street Line due to storm water entering into the station. Delays were also reported at Philadelphia... Read More |
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| Arrest Made After 69th Street Fire; Teen Set Boy on Fire w/ Hand Sanitizer; SC Gov. Signs Flag Bill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/09/15 9:09 pm | updated: 07/09/15 9:09 pm |
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| Police have arrested a homeless man in connection with a large fire that destroyed one business and damaged several others on 69th Street in Upper Darby earlier this week. 54-year-old James Morris was squatting in the abandoned second floor of the Payless Shoe Source store. Morris was inside the store at the time of the blaze. Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said that Morris was trading metal shelving from the second floor to a metal scrapper in exchange for alcohol.... Read More |
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| Gay Director Fired at Waldron-Mercy Academy; Millions Owed to School Employees; Animal Cruelty Plea |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/09/15 9:13 am | updated: 07/09/15 9:13 am |
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Parents gathered to discuss the firing in June of an openly gay teacher at Waldron-Mercy Academy in Merion, PA. Margie Winters, the respected Director of Religious Education was dismissed for being in a same-sex marriage, something she told administrators about when she was hired in 2007. Principal Neil Stetser notified parents that Winters contract would not be renewed after some disagreement over curriculum for next year.
The Philadelphia school district owes millions in... Read More |
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| Borgata Bogus Chip Holder, Vets on Wheels Visits Camden, Plymouth Whitemarsh AV Tech Facing Charges |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/09/15 8:49 am | updated: 07/09/15 8:49 am |
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| A clogged toilet down the shore helped New Jersey authorities track down a North Carolina man indicted Wednesday for allegedly trying to rig a poker tournament at an Atlantic City casino last year. A grand jury indicted 43-year-old Christian Lusardi of Fayetteville on counterfeiting, theft and criminal mischief charges. Acting New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman says Lusardi allegedly used some of the more than $3-million in bogus chips during a Borgata poker tournament that had to be... Read More |
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| NYSE Resumes After Shutdown; Hatboro Citizen Shoots Bank Robber; NE PA Gas Bomber on 4th |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/08/15 8:43 pm | updated: 07/08/15 8:43 pm |
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| The New York Stock Exchange shutdown for a few hours Wednesday afternoon after what was called 'an internal technical issue.' Trading was halted around 11:30 a.m. ET and did not resume until about 3:10 p.m. ET. Security experts say that this was the result of an internal software glitch and not 'the result of a cyber breach.' Investors were still able to buy and sell NYSE-listed stocks at one of the dozens of other US stock exchanges and trading venues. There also does not seem to be a... Read More |
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| Ruling Says Schools Must Rehire Counselors; Ride The Ducks Lawsuit; Cosby Offered Tuition |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/08/15 11:08 am | updated: 07/08/15 11:08 am |
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An independent arbitrator has ordered the School District of Philadelphia to restore a full-time counselor to every school and to give back pay to laid-off counselors who should have been recalled based on seniority. The ruling says the district violated its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers when it failed to recall laid-off counselors in seniority order. If upheld, the ruling will cost the cash-strapped schools millions of dollars.
The family of a woman... Read More |
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| Carli Lloyd Arrives at PHL, PA Budget Impasse, Champions of Change Winner From Bala Cynwyd |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/08/15 8:45 am | updated: 07/08/15 8:45 am |
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| As soon as Carli Lloyd stepped off the plane and into Philadelphia International Airport at 2am Wednesday morning, a group of cameras were waiting for her. The Delran, New Jersey. native helped propel Team USA to its first World Cup since 1999. And she did it in tremendous fashion, scoring a hat trick in the World Cup Final. Now that she’s home, Lloyd says she’ll spend a little time with family and friends before hitting the road yet again. By week’s end, she’ll be... Read More |
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| Donovan McNabb Arrested for DUI; Child Rescued from Well in Bucks; PA Turnpike Toll Hike |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/07/15 9:18 pm | updated: 07/07/15 9:18 pm |
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| According to the Gilbert Police Department, former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was arrested for DUI last week in Arizona. The incident happened on June 28th shortly before midnight in Gilbert, AZ outside of Phoenix. The police report says that he was "impaired by alcohol" and rear-ended another vehicle stopped at a red light. This is McNabb's 2nd DUI offense. He was arrested in December of 2013 in Phoenix and served a one-day sentence last year. McNabb was drafted 2nd overall by... Read More |
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