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| Kenney In Position for Mayoral Run; NJ Police Search for Truck Owner; Roosevelt Blvd Transit |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/15 11:27 am | updated: 05/20/15 11:27 am |
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Jim Kenney won the Philadelphia Democratic Primary in convincing fashion yesterday putting Kenney in position to become Philadelphia’s next mayor. Kenney got more than twice the votes as second place finisher, Anthony Williams. Lynne Abraham, only the second woman to make a run at Mayor finished with 8% of the vote. Milton Street finished last with 2% of the vote.
New Jersey state police are searching for a missing man who may have been involved in fatal crash on... Read More |
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| Beau Biden Hospitalized, Game Stop Robbery Video, Kenney Wins Mayoral Nomination |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/20/15 9:03 am | updated: 05/20/15 9:03 am |
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Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden was hospitalized Tuesday night at Walter Reed Medical Center. The office of Vice President Biden did not provide any information about why the 46-year-old is hospitalized. Beau Biden has had health problems in the past. In 2010, he suffered a mild stroke and he underwent surgery at a Texas cancer center in 2013.
A video showing a police officer taking on two gunmen before he was killed in a Philadelphia store robbery may be... Read More |
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| Jim Kenney Wins Democratic Primary for Philadelphia Mayor; Pennsylvania Primary Results |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/20/15 1:16 am | updated: 05/20/15 1:16 am |
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| Former City Councilman Jim Kenney has won the Democratic nomination for Mayor in a landslide victory over a field of 6 candidates. State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams came in second with former District Attorney Lynne Abraham in a distant third. Nelson Diaz, Doug Oliver, and Milton Street rounded out the field. Kenney garnered roughly 56% of the vote, Williams 24% and Abraham 9%. Democrats outnumber Republicans in Philadelphia by an 8-1 margin, making this primary victory almost a pass to the... Read More |
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| Man Holding Baby Steals Phone; Man Photos Boys Feet at Skate Park; Arrest in Murder of Trans Woman |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/15 9:41 pm | updated: 05/19/15 9:44 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are looking for a man who stole a customer's cell phone from a South Philadelphia Target store while carrying a baby. It happened around 6:40 p.m. on May 3rd at the store on Mifflin Street in South Philly. The victim was standing at a counter listening to headphones on display and placed her phone on the counter. She then walked away leaving her phone behind. A short time later, the suspect approached the counter and began to listen to headphones. He handed the baby... Read More |
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| Flyers Name New Coach; Election Day; Marijuana Industry and Banks Buzzed About Handling Cash |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/19/15 10:38 am | updated: 05/19/15 10:38 am |
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The Flyers have a new head coach. Flyers General Manager Ron Hextall named Dave Hakstol as the Flyers' 19th head coach yesterday. Hakstol spent the past 11 years as the head coach of the ice hockey team at the University of North Dakota. Hextall's son Brett Hextall previously played for Hakstol at the University of North Dakota.
Today is Election Day. It’s the primaries where parties determine which candidate will represent them in the general election. Today features... Read More |
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| More SEPTA Service Resumes, Philadelphia Primary Elections, Levittown Tire Slashings |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/19/15 9:32 am | updated: 05/19/15 9:32 am |
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SEPTA says service to the North Philadelphia station on the Trenton Regional Rail line is back up and running after being suspended following last week's fatal Amtrak train derailment. Service on the Trenton Rail Line resumed yesterday for the first time since last Tuesday night. For current updates on all routes, head to the system status page on SEPTA’s website.
In addition to candidates for mayor, Philadelphia voters today are also choosing their party’s... Read More |
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| President Obama Visits Camden, Bans Military Gear; NTSB Says No Gunshot; Flyers Hire New Coach |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 10:34 pm | updated: 05/18/15 10:37 pm |
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| President Obama was in Camden, NJ, this afternoon to tour Camden County's two-year-old Metro Police Division and talk about it's community policing efforts. "I've come here to Camden to do something that might have been unthinkable just a few years ago and that is to hold you up as a symbol of promise to the nation," the president said. Violent crime is down 24%, Murder is down 47%, and drug markets have been cut 65%. He also announced that his administration has banned the use of... Read More |
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| Amtrak Service Resumes; NTSB Says Bullet Not Likely; Home Sale Price Down Slightly |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 11:35 am | updated: 05/18/15 11:35 am |
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Amtrak resumed full Northeast Corridor operations this morning after being suspended since the May 12th derailment. Infrastructure repairs have been made in compliance with Federal Railroad Administration directives. Starting with departures from Philadelphia at 5:53 a.m. and New York City at 5:30 a.m., all Amtrak Acela Express, Northeast Regional and other services resumed.
The National Transportation Safety Board says the engineer of Amtrak Train 188 did not radio his... Read More |
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| SEPTA Service Resumes, Obama Visiting Camden Today, Sequels Top Weekend Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/18/15 9:35 am | updated: 05/18/15 9:35 am |
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| SEPTA will resume operations on the Trenton Regional Rail Line with the start of the service day on Monday. The announcement Sunday evening followed Amtrak's announcement of restoration of service on the Northeast Corridor effective Monday morning. Service on both railways was suspended following Tuesday night's deadly derailment of an Amtrak train at Frankford Junction. SEPTA says due to an anticipated reduction in the number of operating tracks, inbound trains will not stop at the North... Read More |
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| Train Service Resumes, Moment of Reflection; One Dead in NJ Crash; Last Minutes in Mayor's Race |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/18/15 4:41 am | updated: 05/18/15 4:41 am |
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| Amtrak and SEPTA both announced that service will resume again following last Tuesday's crash of Amtrak 188 in Port Richmond that killed 8 and injured over 200. Amtrak crews have been working around the clock to restore service to the Northeast Corridor line between Philadelphia and New York. Acela Express, Northeast Regional and other services will begin with departures at 5:53 a.m. from 30th Street Station. Repairs have been made with "utmost care and emphasis on infrastructure... Read More |
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