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| Flyers Fan Loses Legs in Bombings, Bomb Parts Found, Philadelphia Running Clubs Show Support |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/17/13 11:27 am | updated: 04/17/13 1:19 pm |
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A Philadelphia Flyers fan lost both his legs in Boston in the bombings on Patriot Day Monday. Twenty seven year old Jeff Bauman (pictured) who remains in critical condition, has deep family roots in the Philadelphia area. Bauman’s father grew up in Oaklyn, Camden County and lived in East Falls for a time. He also has family in Villanova. Despite living in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Bauman remained a Flyers fan.
Federal authorities know more about the bombs used... Read More |
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| U.S. Open Security Reviews; NJ Flags Half Staff; Boston Marathon Bombs Used Pressure Cookers |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/17/13 8:22 am | updated: 04/17/13 8:22 am |
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What happened in Boston is forcing law enforcement to take another look at their security plans for the U.S. Open in June. The historic Merion Golf Club will soon host one of golf's most prestigious championships, the U.S. Open. But the ripple effects from what unfolded in Boston on Monday carry additional concern for law enforcement.
The USGA already had tight security restrictions in place prior to Monday. Spectators will have to go through magnetometers at controlled... Read More |
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| Boston Bombs were in Pressure Cookers; Carbon Monoxide Kills Bucks County Family of Four; AA Delays |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/16/13 9:16 pm | updated: 04/17/13 12:40 am |
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| More details are emerging about the nature of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity have stated that explosives were placed inside 6 liter kitchen pressure cookers and packed with shrapnel such as ball bearings and nails. They were hidden inside black duffel bags and placed in the crowd along the race route near the finish line. They are still trying to determine how the devices were detonated and who was... Read More |
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| No Unexploded Bombs Found At Boston Marathon |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/16/13 2:43 pm | updated: 04/16/13 2:43 pm |
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| Massachusetts Gov. Patrick says no unexploded bombs were found at the Boston Marathon. He says the only explosives were the ones that went off Monday. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, by two explosions just seconds apart near the finish line. Police commissioner Ed Davis says 176 victims came to hospitals around Boston, and 17 of those are in critical condition. Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers says at a news conference there are no known additional threats. ... Read More |
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| Boston Marathon Explosions, Delaware Valley Runners in Boston, Philadelphia Security Heightened |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/16/13 8:18 am | updated: 04/16/13 2:31 pm |
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| Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. President Barack Obama vowed that those... Read More |
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| Two Explosions near the finish line at Boston Marathon |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/15/13 6:38 pm | updated: 04/15/13 7:37 pm |
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Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday as runners were finishing the race, injuring multiple people.
The large explosions went off within 15 seconds of each other and blocks apart along Boylston Street. There are fatalities, casualties, amputations, and other injuries. Police have released that there are 3 dead and over 140 injured. At this moment authorities are dealing with the injuries and investigating the cause of the... Read More |
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| Doug Collins Not to Return to 76ers, SEPTA Fare Hearings, Abortion Doctor Trial |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/15/13 11:57 am | updated: 04/15/13 11:57 am |
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Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins will not return for another season. He still has one year left on his contract worth $6 million. The Sixers are 33-47 and finish the season with two more games in Detroit tonight and Wednesday in Indiana.
SEPTA is beginning a series of hearings to raise fares system-wide. Hearings will be held in each of the five counties SEPTA serves. There will be 10 public hearings to discuss proposals to increase fares for the 2014 operating... Read More |
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| Philly comedian, Kevin Hart, arrested for DUI; Revel Casino in Atlantic City adds smoking section |
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 by: liaferrante - Wildwood Crest, NJ
started: 04/14/13 7:18 pm | updated: 04/15/13 2:50 am |
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Kevin Hart was stopped for driving under the influence at 4:30 a.m. PDT Sunday in his black Mercedes. The California Highway Patrol saw him driving very frantically, over 90 mph, and almost collided with a tanker truck on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles. Hart was arrested for a misdemeanor DUI after failing a field sobriety test and was held on $5,000 bond.
Revel casino in Atlantic City intends on creating a smoking section to add to more restructuring changes.... Read More |
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| SWAT Team Arrests Man After Shootout, Newborn Left Outside by Mother, Halladay Notches 200th Win |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/14/13 11:17 pm | updated: 04/14/13 11:17 pm |
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| Philadelphia's SWAT team converged on a man allegedly barricaded inside his home Sunday. After a road rage incident at 13th and Wallace where shots were exchanged with a private security guard, the man fled to a home on the 800 block of Reno Street pursued by the guard. SWAT took the security guard into custody at the scene and permitted evacuated residents to return to their homes when they discovered the home was empty. The other suspect is still at large. His companions fled in a... Read More |
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| Darby Grocery Store Fire; 7-month-old stabbed in Germantown; Burlington Wawa Credit Card Skim Scam |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/13/13 4:50 pm | updated: 04/13/13 4:50 pm |
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| Firefighters in Darby, Delaware County spent Saturday morning battling a 3-alarm blaze at a grocery store. The fire broke out at around 6 a.m. at the Liberia Waterside Market on the 800 block of Main Street. Heavy smoke and flames billowed from the market and several walls collapsed inside. Several nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. The Red Cross set up at the Darby Recreation Center for evacuated residents. SEPTA terminated service on the Route 11 Trolley. Shuttle bus service... Read More |
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