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| Woman Hid Husband in Closet 6 years; Philly Career Fare Shut Down; Public School Students March |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/17/13 9:03 pm | updated: 05/17/13 9:03 pm |
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| A Ventnor, NJ woman has been charged with the murder of her husband who disappeared 6 years ago. Loretta Doyle Burroughs, 61, was arrested for the murder of Daniel Burroughs, 66, on Friday. The cold case was reopened in February when Police were contacted by family members of Daniel Boroughs. Daniel went missing without a trace in September of 2007 from Mays Landing, NJ where the couple lived. Loretta soon moved to Ventnor. Today investigators executed a search warrants for Loretta... Read More |
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| Powerball Jackpot over $550 Million, Hite to End Teacher Seniority, Nutter Honors Centenarians |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/17/13 11:29 am | updated: 05/17/13 11:29 am |
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The Powerball ticket buying frenzy for tomorrow's drawing has pushed the jackpot to over a half a billion dollars. Currently the $550 million jackpot ranks the second biggest of all time. However it appears likely that brisk ticket sales before tomorrow’s drawing will push the jackpot past the record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot from November 2012.
Philadelphia School Superintendent William R. Hite is hoping to end teacher seniority in an effort to convince the state... Read More |
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| McGillvary, Kai the Hatchet Hitchhiker, Arrested; Wilmington Powerball Winner; Le Bec Fin Closing |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/17/13 1:34 am | updated: 05/17/13 1:34 am |
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| Authorities say a homeless man, who became an internet celebrity, was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with a northern New Jersey murder Thursday night. Caleb Lawrence McGillvary was arrested by Philadelphia Police at the Greyhound Bus Terminal. McGillvary became an internet celebrity after a rambling television interview of him went viral after he intervened during an attack in California earlier this year. McGillvary will be processed in Philadelphia and returned to New Jersey... Read More |
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| Internet Celeb, Kai the Hatchet Hitchhiker, has been Arrested for Murder; Caught at Philly Greyhound |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/16/13 10:35 pm | updated: 05/16/13 10:35 pm |
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| UPDATE:Philadelphia Police have arrested Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, aka Kai, at the Greyhound bus terminal at N. 10th and Filberts Streets in Philadelphia. McGillvary has been charged with the homicide of Joseph Galfy, Jr., which occurred in Clark, N.J. on May 12, 2013. Bail is set at $3 million. He will be processed in Philadelphia before transported to Union County, NJ. He was recognized by someone on the street near Starbucks at 10th and Chestnut. Police were alerted and he was... Read More |
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| Disc Jockey Murder Suspect Arrested, Powerball Grows to $475M, Smoker Drinker School Tax Proposed |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/16/13 10:56 am | updated: 05/16/13 10:56 am |
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Police have arrested a man charged in the murder of a Philadelphia club disc jockey. Eighteen year old Josephe Murray allegedly shot Tom Watson, aka DJ Fenicx, on Saturday as Watson entered his apartment above the Haagen Dazs ice cream store on South Street. A second suspect in the shooting is being sought.
There was no winner in the Powerball drawing on Wednesday. That means the jackpot will roll over into record territory. The multi-state lottery game is expected to reach... Read More |
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| Southwest Philadelphia Shooting, SEPTA Train Stroller Rescue, Belmont Pitbull Attack |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/16/13 1:31 am | updated: 05/16/13 1:31 am |
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Four people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday night. The incident happened on the 2600 block of South Daggett Street in the Elmwood section. An innocent person was hit by a stray bullet that went inside a home. Three others were also shot. Philadelphia Police rushed all four victims to the hospital.
A mother jumped down to rescue her baby after the child’s stroller fell onto SEPTA train tracks Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at... Read More |
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| Philly Tax Hikes Liquor, Tobacco; South St DJ Shooter Arrested; Delco Pill Mill Doctor |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/15/13 8:49 pm | updated: 05/15/13 8:49 pm |
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| Mayor Michael Nutter announced a funding package today that would give the Philadelphia School District $95 million in additional budget. That is significantly more than the $60 million the district requested to fill it's current budget gap. $22 million would come from raising the liquor-by-the-drink tax from 10 percent to 15 percent effective July 1st. The city would also add an additional $2 per pack tax on cigarettes on top of the regular taxes starting January 1st hoping to raise $45... Read More |
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| Eagles and 76ers Players Sued, Powerball Jackpot Nears Record, Abortion Doctor Sentencing |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/15/13 11:42 am | updated: 05/15/13 11:42 am |
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A 76ers player and an Eagles player have been sued by women for assault. Sixers guard Nick Young is accused of drugging a woman at a bar and raping her two years ago, Eagles running back LeSean McCoy is accused of roughing up a woman then kicking her off a party bus travelling from Philly to New York in December.
Here we go again! The Powerball lottery has reached another eye-popping jackpot. Today’s drawing will be worth at least $360 million making it the 5th biggest... Read More |
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| Trenton Standoff Teen Identified, North Philadelphia Shooting Victim, McDaniel Faces Jail Time |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/15/13 1:10 am | updated: 05/15/13 1:10 am |
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Authorities have identified the 12-year-old boy who, along with his mother, was found dead in a Trenton home; the site of a 37-hour long standoff with police over the weekend. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office says Quavon Foster was killed a little less than two weeks before what would have been his 13th birthday. Police say 38-year-old Gerald Murphy killed the mother and son.
Still no word on a motive.
A 39-year-old man was hospitalized after a shooting in North... Read More |
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| Kermit Gosnell Sentenced to Life; LeSean McCoy Sued for Assault; Operation Blok Buster 28 Charged |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/14/13 9:48 pm | updated: 05/14/13 9:48 pm |
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| Former West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has agreed to give up all future appeals in his case in exchange for life in prison without parole. Gosnell was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder of three babies born alive and viable during abortion procedures, involuntary manslaughter of a woman who died of an overdose on anesthesia, as well as over 200 counts of other violations. Philadelphia prosecution agreed to not pursue the death penalty against Gosnell. After... Read More |
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