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| Philadelphia Principals Pay Cut, Lehigh Valley Dairy OJ Recall, West Oak Lane Red Light Cameras |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/07/14 1:22 am | updated: 03/07/14 1:22 am |
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Philadelphia principals tonight heard about the serious givebacks included in their tentative contract agreement with the financially-struggling school district. The deal calls for principals to be paid as 10-month instead of 12-month employees, and to begin paying health care premiums. The cash-strapped school district is demanding $133 million in concessions from its labor unions.
Lehigh Valley Dairy is voluntarily recalling orange juice because it may contain milk, a common... Read More |
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| Woman Dead in Gloucester County; Nutter Delivers Annual Budget; Shots Fired at Kensington Firehouse |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/06/14 9:43 pm | updated: 03/06/14 9:43 pm |
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| A woman was found dead inside her Gloucester County home last night. Investigators have ruled her death a homocide. 50-year-old Margaret Ann DePietro lived alone at The Grande complex in West Deptford. She was found by a family member at around 11pm after DePietro did not answer the phone earlier in the evening. The medical examiner conducted the autopsy today and determined the cause of death to be multiple stab wounds. The investigation is on going, but no arrests have been made.... Read More |
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| Traffic Stop Crash Injures Officer, School Sued Over Beard Length, Tracheotomy Man Attacked |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/06/14 11:32 am | updated: 03/06/14 11:32 am |
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A routine traffic stop landed a Philadelphia police officer in the hospital this morning in North Philly at 11th and Cumberland when a mini-van being pursued by other patrol cars slammed into the stopped police cruiser with an officer inside. The driver of the mini-van, suspected of DUI, was running from police at 60 miles per hour, driving on the sidewalk and hitting parked cars. The injured officer was treated at Temple University Hospital and will be okay.
The School... Read More |
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| Federal Lawsuit Against Philadelphia School District, Ewing, NJ Explosion Cause, Michael Vick Out |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/06/14 2:37 am | updated: 03/06/14 2:37 am |
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| A school police officer's beard, his religious beliefs, and a grooming policy are the subject of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the School District of Philadelphia. Siddiq Abu-Bakr has been a School District of Philadelphia police officer since 1987. He's Muslim and the Department of Justice, in this lawsuit, alleges the school district discriminated against him after a new grooming policy went into effect. Starting in 2010 school police and security officer’s... Read More |
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| Woman ID in Ewing Explosion; Man Jumped in Schuylkill; DUI Charges in Morning I-95 Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/05/14 9:44 pm | updated: 03/05/14 9:44 pm |
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| New Jersey investigators have identified the woman killed yesterday in the house explosion in Ewing Township. The explosion happened just before 1 pm Tuesday afternoon at 28 Crockett Lane in the South Fork Housing Community. The female victim has been identified as 62-year-old Linda Cerritelli who lived at the residence. Her body had been found by a cadaver dog on top of a car near the explosion. Authorities had to wait to release her name first for positive identification from dental... Read More |
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| I-95 SB Closed. Gas Explosion, McQueary Abused Sexually |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/05/14 11:16 am | updated: 03/05/14 11:16 am |
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An overturned tractor trailer closed southbound lanes of I-95 this morning creating a traffic nightmare for anyone trying to get into the city during rush hour. The accident happened at about 5 am just past Woodhaven Road. The rig, blocking the road and fuel spill cleanup has shut both lanes between Woodhaven and Academy. No injuries were reported.
Investigators are back on the scene today at a massive gas explosion in Mercer County that killed one, injured seven and... Read More |
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| Ewing Township Explosion, Borgata and Revel Casinos Fined |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/05/14 2:07 am | updated: 03/05/14 3:21 am |
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| A female resident of a town home development was killed and seven utility workers were injured after a powerful explosion and fire in Ewing Township, Mercer County Tuesday. The explosion occurred just off I-95 at 28 Crockett Lane in the South Fork housing community around 1 p.m. Police say the female victim was found on top of a parked car near the explosion scene. Hospitals in the area were reportedly in disaster mode, and medics from as far as Bucks County responded to the scene. ... Read More |
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| Explosion in Ewing, NJ Kills 1; Ban on Food in PA Funeral Homes; Dove Armpit NJ Billboard Pulled |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/04/14 10:31 pm | updated: 03/04/14 10:31 pm |
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| A massive explosion rocked the South Fork housing community in Ewing Township, NJ this afternoon killing 1 woman and injuring 7 others. It happened shortly before 1pm on Crockett Lane along I-95. PSE&G workers had been called to the area about an hour before the blast to fix a gas line damaged by a contractor. They were working on the line when it exploded. Ten homes were destroyed and up to 55 others received damage. Residents reported their own windows breaking and homes shaking due to... Read More |
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| Swarthmore Grad Jeopardy Winner, Upper Darby Teens Beat and Rob 11 Year Old, Red Cross Struggling |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/04/14 11:16 am | updated: 03/04/14 11:16 am |
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A Swarthmore College graduate has been piling up his winnings on TV's Jeopardy. Arthur Chu, now 30 years old, has reached third on the show's list of money winners excluding special tournaments. As of Friday's show, Chu has accumulated $261,000 in winnings. Chu says he maintains an edge by jumping around categories while he controls the board.
Upper Darby police are looking for four boys believed to have beaten and robbed an 11 year old who was buying dinner for his mother at... Read More |
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| Bensalem Jewelry Burglaries, Comcast Acquiring FreeWheel Media, Shrove Tuesday Defined |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 03/04/14 1:36 am | updated: 03/04/14 1:36 am |
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| Bensalem Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with the theft of about $100,000 in jewelry from three local stores. On Tuesday at about 6 p.m., a white male wearing a black jacket and knit hat entered Sears at Neshaminy Mall. He then went to the jewelry department and cut the cable which secured a spinning displaying case full of jewelry to the main display case. Police say the male then loaded the entire spinning display case into a shopping... Read More |
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