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| Valley Forge Backup, First Day of Spring-FREE Rita's, Hite Only Took Pay Cut |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/20/14 11:07 am | updated: 03/20/14 11:07 am |
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Valley Forge Park is a good place to avoid right now as roads remain closed or restricted due to the sewer main rupture that spilled about 5 million gallons of raw sewage onto roads and into Valley Creek. The main break happened near Routes 252 and 23 in Upper Merion Township. Waste water flowed into the creek for 30 hours. Authorities hope the high water from this winter will help dilute the potential damage to the fish and wildlife population.
It has finally arrived. Spring... Read More |
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| Pa. Snow Day Relief Bill, Hatboro Man Arrested For Ricin Laced Birthday Card, Harvey Acquitted |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/20/14 1:37 am | updated: 03/20/14 1:37 am |
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| The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill designed to give schools more flexibility in making up snow days from this brutal winter, but it's unclear whether it will get action in the state House. The bill, passed unanimously by the Senate, clarifies that schools can meet the minimum requirements for instruction by calculating hours instead of days. The bill would also allow schools to hold classes one Saturday a month to make up lost days. But the spokesman for the House majority leader ... Read More |
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| DNA leads to 1989 Murder Arrest; Hatboro Ricin Arrest; Pennsauken Hit-and-Run Driver Surrenders |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/19/14 10:32 pm | updated: 03/19/14 10:32 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have used DNA evidence to identify and arrest a man for two murders committed 25 years ago. On St. Patrick's Day 1989, police were called to the scene of a possible rape and discovered the body of 19-year-old Ruby Ellis. She had been strangled and beaten. In April of 1989, police discovered another body in a burned out building. That body was identified as 33-year-old Cheryl Hanible and the cause of death again was strangulation. No arrests had been made in either... Read More |
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| Boyd Demolition Begins, Sewer Break in Valley Forge, Molotov Cocktail in Conshohocken |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/19/14 10:06 am | updated: 03/19/14 10:06 am |
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The Boyd Theatre demolition has begun. The Philadelphia Historical Commission granted permission to the owner to gut the 88 year old Philadelphia landmark and re-fit it for a new 8 screen movie house. The building's owner, Live Nation will sell the Boyd to developer Neal Rodin, who has partnered with Florida movie company iPic.
Roads through Valley Forge Park were closed yesterday when a sewer main ruptured spilling about 5 million gallons of raw sewage onto roads and into... Read More |
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| Coatesville Teen Recovering From Stray Bullet, Fast Food Worker Rally, Unwelcome Wyncote Wawa |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/19/14 2:01 am | updated: 03/19/14 2:01 am |
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Coatesville Police say 14-year-old Victor Wilson of Coatesville who lives at the 500 block of Victoria Drive heard gun shots Tuesday evening. When Wilson walked to the window to see, he was hit in the stomach by a stray bullet. Wilson, a freshman at Coatesville High School, was rushed to Paoli Hospital while police searched the neighborhood.
An enthusiastic group of fast food workers rallied outside of a North Philadelphia McDonald’s Tuesday to show support for class ... Read More |
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| Two Arrested for Grave Robbing; Broken Sewer in Valley Forge; Drexel Meningitis Linked to Princeton |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/18/14 9:01 pm | updated: 03/18/14 9:01 pm |
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| Two Bucks County residents are facing theft and related charges for stealing 17 bronze plaques from graves in a Bensalem cemetery and selling them for scrap. Andrew Townsend and Danielle Holmberg were caught on video removing the markers at King David Cemetery. They then sold them for scrap metal for pennies on the dollar. They were worth around $7500. Townsend's grandfather is the manager of the graveyard. He reported to police that his grandson had taken a minivan from the property... Read More |
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| Villanova St Joe's Rematch Possible, SEPTA Cop Injured, Kerns Charges Dropped |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/18/14 11:22 am | updated: 03/18/14 11:22 am |
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Early excitement around the NCAA men's basketball tournament centers around a potential rematch between Villanova and St. Joe's in the third round. The Philadelphia City Six rivals played this season in a lopsided 30 point win for Villanova. St. Joe's fans would love another shot at Villanova in a tournament version of the Holy War.
A SEPTA police officer was injured yesterday on the Broad Street line after a violent struggle with a man who claimed to be armed. The attacker... Read More |
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| Ellendale Train Crash, SEPTA Subway Gun Threat, NJ Beach Repair Tax Law |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/18/14 2:42 am | updated: 03/18/14 2:42 am |
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| A 35-year-old man is hospitalized after a crash that involved a train and a car Monday afternoon at Main Street at Railroad Avenue in Ellendale, Delaware. A Subaru Impreza was driving eastbound on Main Street approaching the railroad tracks near Railroad Avenue. The driver failed to stop for the crossing signal and entered into the path of a southbound Norfolk Southern train with three engines and 22 cars attached. The train struck the Impreza on the driver’s side causing the vehicle... Read More |
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| Sex in Public in Newark, DE; Former GOP Chair's Rape Charges Dropped; Principals Agree to Pay Cut |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/17/14 10:04 pm | updated: 03/17/14 10:36 pm |
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| Police in Newark, DE are looking for two suspects who allegedly performed a 'lewd act' in public. It happened on Saturday afternoon in the rear parking lot of the Galleria Building on East Main Street. Police say that the two suspects were seen having “sexual intercourse†in public “in plain view of numerous passers-by.†Cell phone video was posted on social networks. Suspect #1 is described as a college-aged white male with brown hair. He was last seen wearing a... Read More |
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| Miss Philadelphia Crowned, St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm, Philly Teams in NCAA Tourney |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/17/14 11:49 am | updated: 03/17/14 11:49 am |
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The newly crowned Miss Philadelphia 2014 made her first public appearance yesterday in the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Miss Diamond Edmonds is a 24 year old teacher from North Philadelphia who nailed the competition with a tap dance routine at Saturday's finals at the University of the Arts. Miss Edmonds will compete in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant in June.
If you see green today, it's not grass. The lawns are white thanks to winter's latest dumping. About 3 inches in and... Read More |
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