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| Temple Football Players in Court; City Overtime Rises; Abu-Jamal Hospitalized |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/15 11:49 am | updated: 03/31/15 11:49 am |
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Two Temple University football players accused of beating another student at an off-campus party back in January, are in court today. Dion Dawkins and Haason Reddick were suspended from the team, after turning themselves into police earlier this month. The 20-year-olds were charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal conspiracy, and recklessly endangering another person.
Philadelphia city employees earned almost $215 million in overtime last year, an increase of... Read More |
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| Philadelphia TomTom Traffic Study, Nutter Budget Hearings, Darby Township House Fire Kills One |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/31/15 9:44 am | updated: 03/31/15 9:44 am |
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| A new study of commute times shows the average Philadelphia driver spends nearly three days a year stuck in traffic. The navigation company TomTom released its annual Traffic Index report, measuring the impact traffic congestion has on over 200 cities around the world. According to the report, Philadelphia's traffic congestion is ranked 99 worldwide — and it’s the 20th worst city in the United States for the amount of time drivers spend stuck in traffic. TomTom says the... Read More |
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| Darby Officer Girlfriend Arrested; Abington Target Ball Point Pen Cam; Metal Detectors at Ball Park |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/30/15 8:23 pm | updated: 03/30/15 8:25 pm |
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| The girlfriend of the off-duty Darby Officer who was shot and killed over the weekend has been charged with an incident from last summer. 27-year-old Tyaina Finch is charged with possession of an instrument of crime with intent, simple assault and terroristic threats in connection with an incident that happened last August when she allegedly threatened Officer Mark Hudson with a knife. Hudson went to court in January to get a restraining order against Finch. She was the only other person... Read More |
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| Food Truck Fuel Tank Inspections; Domestic Issues of Fallen Officer; Chain Reaction Crash |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/30/15 11:37 am | updated: 03/30/15 11:37 am |
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Philadelphia City Council is talking today about a bill requiring regular safety inspections of food trucks' fuel tanks. Council is trying to prevent another deadly accident like the one that happened last July when a food truck erupted in flames on Feltonville Street. Two women died in that incident and a leaking propane tank triggered the blast.
Darby Police say there were domestic issues between fallen Police Officer and firefighter Mark Hudson and his girlfriend. In August... Read More |
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| Taxi Driver DUI, Darby Police Officer ID'd, Home Tops Weekend Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/30/15 9:36 am | updated: 03/30/15 9:36 am |
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| A taxi driver was arrested overnight after leading police on a chase and crashing into a fence in South Philadelphia. Police say they received calls of a taxi going the wrong way. When officers found that taxi, police say the driver was asleep behind the wheel. When he wouldn’t wake up, the officers broke the window. That’s when the driver took off and led them on a short chase losing his front tire and crashing through a fence at Delaware and Oregon Avenues. Authorities say... Read More |
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| Slain Darby Officer Identified; Two Die in West Goshen Plane Crash; North Philly Bakery Fire |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/30/15 3:25 am | updated: 03/30/15 3:26 am |
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| Authorities have identified the off-duty Darby police officer who was shot and killed in his Glenolden home on Saturday afternoon. 26-year-old Darby Borough Officer Mark Hudson was found shot in the chest in an upstairs bedroom in the house on the 600 block of Magnolia Avenue around 4:30 pm Saturday. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he died. His girlfriend was in the house at the time and was taken into custody for questioning. There have not been any charges filed as of... Read More |
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| Philly Cop Shows Up Drunk on Duty; Off-Duty Darby Officer Shot; Frankford Woman's Body ID'd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/29/15 2:21 am | updated: 03/29/15 10:12 pm |
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| A Philadelphia Police officer is under arrest have showing up at the station early Saturday morning drunk, driving a damaged patrol car, and fighting with a supervisor after being confronted. 26-year-old Officer Darryl Cathey arrived at the 12th district headquarters on the 6500 Woodland Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Saturday morning in a marked patrol car with three flat tires and bent rims. The sergeant noticed the smell of alcohol on Cathey's breath and bloodshot eyes and Cathey didn't... Read More |
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| Hospital CEO Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide; 4-year-old Goes For Late Night Slushie; Body in Schuylkill |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/15 9:20 pm | updated: 03/27/15 9:22 pm |
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| Prosecutors in Somerset County, NJ, have issued their final report surrounding the mysterious deaths of a high-profile hospital CEO and his wife last fall. They have ruled that 72-year-old John Sheridan Jr. stabbed his wife of 47 years, 69-year-old Joyce Sheridan, before setting their bedroom on fire and committing suicide. John died of sharp force injuries and smoke inhalation. They were both found unresponsive inside their burning home on September 28th of last year. John was the CEO... Read More |
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| Crash Pilot Had Medical Issues; Triple Shooting Deaths; Lynne Abraham Tops Election Poll |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/27/15 2:28 pm | updated: 03/27/15 2:28 pm |
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The co-pilot of the Germanwings aircraft that crashed into the French Alps Tuesday may have hid an illness from the airline according to German prosecutors. A search of the the Duesseldorf home of Andreas Lubitz, yielded no suicide note, and there is no evidence that political or religious factors were involved in the crash. Officials say medical documents at Lubitz's home indicated "an existing illness and appropriate medical treatment."
Two people have died in a triple... Read More |
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| SEPTA Driver Finds 4 Year Old Alone, Port Richmond Rape, SEPTA Bus Driver Assaulted |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/27/15 9:31 am | updated: 03/27/15 9:31 am |
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| A SEPTA bus driver found a four-year-old girl outside in the rain overnight by herself next to a bus stop at Torresdale Avenue and Magee Street. The driver let the girl on the bus until police arrived. It remains unclear how long she was outside before she was discovered. A two hour effort then followed to find the girl’s family and home. The girl was eventually taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital where she would later be reunited with her mother. She did not suffer any... Read More |
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