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| Voorhees Town Center Injury, Equality Forum Summit, Broad Street Run Winner |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/05/14 1:43 am | updated: 05/05/14 1:43 am |
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Police say a maintenance worker was injured Sunday after he fell off a swing ride at a carnival in the Voorhees Town Center. This happened just after 5 p.m. at the mall located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. The victim fell off some scaffolding while working to repair the ride. He was said to be conscious after the fall and was taken to Cooper Medical Center. The carnival manager says the ride was closed Sunday because of heavy winds.
The 22nd annual Equality Forum Summit... Read More |
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| Double shooting in Lawncrest; 5 Teens Charged/Driver Suspended in Dover; Body ID'd in Lambertville |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/03/14 2:21 am | updated: 05/03/14 2:21 am |
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| A 12-year-old boy and a 21-year-old have both been hospitalized after gunfire broke out in Lawncrest this evening. It happened after 9:00 pm on the 500 block of Van Kirk Street near Rising Sun Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. The man and the boy were walking together when they were caught in the crossfire. The boy was hit in the leg and was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and is listed in stable condition. The man, who may have been the intended target, was shot... Read More |
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| Broad Street Runners Prepare, Corbett Changes Position on Marijuana, Fundraiser for Pizza Guy |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/14 11:56 am | updated: 05/02/14 11:56 am |
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40,000 people are going through their final preparations before Philadelphia's 35th annual Broad Street Run. The 10 mile run down Broad starts at Central High and finishes at the Navy Yard. Runners picking up race bibs today and tomorrow are reminded that bag checks will not accept backpacks in heightened security. Pre-race bag checks will only accept clear plastic bags.
Governor Tom Corbett has changed his position on marijuana. Corbett now supports a medical marijuana... Read More |
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| Affordable Care Sign Ups Higher Than Expected, Corbett Challenger Bumped, Local 8 Carpenters Strike |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/02/14 12:53 am | updated: 05/02/14 12:53 am |
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| Nearly half a million in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, during the six-month enrollment period. Official figures showed sign-up was higher than expected. Federal health officials say more than 8 million Americans got insurance between October first and mid-April, the end of the grace period following the close of open enrollment. That includes 14,000 people in Delaware, 160,000 in New Jersey and 318,000 in... Read More |
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| Dr Jill Biden is Villanova Grad Speaker; Upper Darby's Harry Dietzler Honored; Corbett Ok's Med Pot |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/14 9:59 pm | updated: 05/01/14 9:59 pm |
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| Villanova University announced it's 2014 Commencement Speaker and Honorary degree recipients today. Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States and a Villanova alumna, will deliver the Commencement Address on Friday May 16th. Dr. Biden graduated from Villanova in 1991 with a Masters of Arts in English. She also holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware, another Masters in Reading from West Chester University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Flood Waters Receeding, Democrats Clash, Kenney Bill Decriminalizes Pot |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/14 10:40 am | updated: 05/01/14 10:40 am |
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Peaking flood waters will recede this afternoon but not before causing havoc in homes, on the roads and mass transit around Philadelphia. We got more than a month's worth of rain in one day – close to 7 inches in some areas. Rising waters stranded cars and busses. Several people had to be rescued from floodwaters. Fortunately, there have only been minimal injuries (photo Jim Melwert).
Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor butted heads in a debate at the Free... Read More |
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| NJ Tax Shortfall, Megan's Law Offender Faces Criminal Charges, Nutter Listening Tour Begins |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/01/14 1:29 am | updated: 05/01/14 1:29 am |
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New Jersey has 60 days to find an $800 million solution as an income tax shortfall leads to questions about cutting spending. Tuesday, Governor Christie said that making a $1.5 billion payment to the state pension fund by the end of June remains a priority but not untouchable. Officials say not making the pension fund payment could hurt the state’s ability to borrow money – making it tougher to do projects as simple as re-paving roads riddled with potholes.
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| School Board unbans "Redskins"; Man Arrested for Stalking Villanova Student; $40k Reward Lawncrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/14 10:36 pm | updated: 04/30/14 10:36 pm |
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| A suburban Philadelphia school board has approved a new policy that prohibits it's school paper from banning the word ''Redskins'' in reference to the school's sports teams and mascot. Last October the Neshaminy High School newspaper staff voted to ban use of the word in the publication, saying it was a racial slur. School board members voted on Tuesday to forbid The Playwickian from banning that word. They said it violated the free speech of any student writing articles about the... Read More |
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| Intruder Killed in Overbrook, Flood Watch, Jocelyn "Bonnie" Kirsch Back in Jail |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/14 11:40 am | updated: 04/30/14 11:40 am |
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A homeowner in Overbrook has apparently shot and killed an intruder during a home invasion last night. The 22 year old man arrived home and found four or five people in his house. One of them was killed in the confrontation. Philadelphia police report the homeowner was also shot in the leg but is expected to be okay.
Travel on the roads is treacherous today around the entire Philadelphia region. There is serious flooding and ponding on many roads around Philadelphia and New... Read More |
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| Commissioner Silver bans Sterling from NBA for Life; Nation's Oldest LGBT Bookstore to Close |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/29/14 9:13 pm | updated: 04/30/14 4:52 am |
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| Today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced sanctions against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Sterling has been banned for life from the NBA and fined $2.5 million for racial comments he made in a recorded private conversation between himself and his mistress V. Stiviano. The recording was released to the public on various media sites on Saturday morning. The NBA's investigation determined that the voice on the tape was Sterling's. "We stand together in condemning Mr.... Read More |
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