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| Flooding Causes Deadly Crash on I-76; Upper Darby Officers Cleared; Blake Bills Sentenced |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/27/13 8:56 pm | updated: 11/27/13 8:56 pm |
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| 25-year-old Blake Bills was sentenced today in a Philadelphia courtroom to 2 ½ to 10 years in prison for his actions in a highly publicized rampage back in March 2013. It involved his fiance, Shayna Sykes, two stolen police cars and a high-speed chase between New Jersey and Philadelphia. On March 5th, after a three day drug binge, the couple was left strung out and their car broken down in Camden. They saw a police cruiser stopped and open, the officer out writing a ticket. They... Read More |
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| Thanksgiving Travel, Nick Foles Named Eagles Starting QB |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/27/13 11:54 am | updated: 11/27/13 11:54 am |
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The nor'easter that moved into our area last night dumped a lot of rain causing flooding on the roads and a deadly crash on the Schuylkill Expressway this morning. The good news is that the worst of the storm has passed. This is the busiest travel day of the year and we hope you use extra caution in getting to your destinations. Give yourself some extra time today.
Eagles coach Chip Kelly has anointed Nick Foles the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season as long... Read More |
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| Princeton Getting Meningitis Vaccine, Gloucester County Luring Warnings |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/27/13 1:31 am | updated: 11/27/13 1:31 am |
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| A meningitis vaccine not yet licensed for use in the U.S. will be made available to nearly 6,000 students starting Dec. 9 at Princeton University. The Ivy League school has experienced an outbreak of type B, which is sometimes life-threatening. Princeton said that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now officially recommended that the new vaccine go to all undergraduate students; graduate students living in dorms; the Graduate College and annexes; and employees with... Read More |
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| Former MontCo GOP Chair Arrested for Rape; Parents Sentenced 30-60 years Starvation of Child |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/26/13 9:29 pm | updated: 11/26/13 9:29 pm |
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| The former chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party has been arrested for allegedly drugging a female employee from his law firm and raping her while she was unconscious. Robert Kerns faces 19 criminal counts, including charges of rape, sexual assault, tampering with evidence, and lying to authorities. The incident happened Oct. 25 after an after-work party. Kerns offered to drive the victim home because she had been drinking. She was drugged on the way to her neighborhood by... Read More |
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| Thanksgiving Travelers Forecast, Collapse Contractor Charged with Murder |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/26/13 12:31 pm | updated: 11/26/13 12:31 pm |
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Wet weather will slow travelers tonight and tomorrow morning as rain spreads across the area today. We may see some wet snow in the northern and western suburbs, but with temperatures getting into the 50's tomorrow, it will be all rain. Thanksgiving Eve will dry out in the afternoon in time for your evening plans, which we hope include the Haverford Homecoming Concert tomorrow night.
The contractor overseeing the deadly building collapse in Philadelphia this summer has been... Read More |
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| Nutter Knockout Game Consequences, Avalon Court Apartments Fire Kills Mother and Daughter |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/26/13 12:56 am | updated: 11/26/13 12:56 am |
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Mayor Nutter was joined by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Monday night, as they discussed the "Knockout Game". The Mayor says that anyone caught taking part in the "knockout game" will face charges ranging from aggravated assault up to third degree murder. Nutter also says that the District Attorney's office will seek the most serious of charges and prosecute to the fullest.
A child and her mother are dead following an apartment blaze in Bucks County at the Avalon Court... Read More |
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| Grand Jury Indicts Contractor in Building Collapse; Bucks County Teenage Rapist Tried as Adult |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/25/13 9:08 pm | updated: 11/25/13 9:08 pm |
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| A Philadelphia grand jury has indicted Griffin Campbell, the owner of the company in charge of the demolition of the building near 22nd and Market Streets that collapsed on the adjacent Salvation Army thrift store. That building collapse last June killed six people and injured more than a dozen others. Campbell is being charged with third-degree murder and six counts of involuntary manslaughter, and related crimes. The grand jury stated that Campbell knew the risk of danger and ignored... Read More |
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| Bensalem Officer Injured in Crash, Rhodes Scolarships for Two in Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/25/13 10:57 am | updated: 11/25/13 10:57 am |
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A police officer was injured in a crash that may have involved a drunk driver. Lower Southampton Township police are saying a female Bensalem police officer was injured when her car was rammed by a van last night. The van driver, a woman in her 50’s was taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving. The officer is being treated for back and neck pain.
Philadelphia has two Rhodes scholars among us. Evan Behrle of Oxford, Chester County and Alexander Wang of... Read More |
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| Retired Judge found Dead in South Philly Fire; Thanksgiving Week Weather; Philadelphia Travel |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/25/13 2:23 am | updated: 11/25/13 2:23 am |
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| A retired Philadelphia judge was found dead this morning after a fire at his South Philadelphia home. The body of 86-year-old Anthony Defino was pulled from his house at 20th and Porter Streets. The fire started in the first floor before quickly moving to the second and third floor. Crews were called to the home around 7:00 am and hade the fire under control within a half hour but it was too late for the judge. There was one other person in the house at the time and she was able to make... Read More |
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| Point Breeze Elderly Woman Robbed, NJ Internet Gambling Gets Underway |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/25/13 12:46 am | updated: 11/25/13 12:46 am |
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Police are investigating the robbery of an elderly woman in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia Sunday morning at 24th and Dickinson Streets near a church. Police say the women had her purse stolen, then was brought into the church to be taken care of. Police don’t have any suspects at this time.
Despite the initial glitches as New Jersey’s Internet gambling era got underway last week, many gamblers say they’re optimistic the kinks will get worked out... Read More |
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