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| Pong on the Cira Centre; Missing Boater After DE Capsize; School Lockdown; Kmart Video Game Theft |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/13 8:59 pm | updated: 04/04/13 8:59 pm |
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| Philadelphia's 29-story Cira Centre building next to 30th Street Station will host a giant game of the iconic Atari video game "Pong" later this month. The hundreds of LED lights that illuminate the Cira Centre at night will be used to display the paddles, balls, and score of the simple but groundbreaking 1970's video game. Players will stand on the steps of the Art Museum across the Schuylkill River and use giant joysticks to control the game. The facade of the Cira Centre will be... Read More |
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| Student Honored Saved Police Officer, Rutgers Coach Firing Reaction, Mayor Nutter Veto of Sick Leave |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/04/13 10:31 am | updated: 04/04/13 10:31 am |
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In Upper Darby a student was honored for saving a police officer's life. Amanda Beale, a 23 year old grad student at Thomas Jefferson University helped to save 43 year old Radnor cop Anthony Radico who went into cardiac arrest while working out at Planet Fitness in Clifton Heights. Beale called 911 and administered CPR until emergency crews arrived. Beale received a commendation from Upper Darby Township Council.
Firing Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was the right move say... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Workers Comp Up 25%, Hitman Lewis Pleas For Less Time, La Salle Student Raped |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/04/13 8:20 am | updated: 04/04/13 8:20 am |
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The Philadelphia City Controller, after an audit of the Workers Compensation Program, says taxpayers are footing the bill for skyrocketing workers' comp claims. In 2011, the city of Philadelphia paid nearly $54-million for workers' comp claims – a 25% increase from what it paid five years earlier.
The defense suggests the minimum sentence for an admitted hitman cooperating with authorities in a fatal 2004 firebombing may be less than it seems based on his plea deal.... Read More |
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| New FBI Leader Coal Miner's Son, Rutgers Basketball Coach, Autistic Man Dies in Fire |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/03/13 10:32 am | updated: 04/03/13 10:32 am |
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Philadelphia's new top FBI agent is a coal miner's son from Wilkes Barre. When Ed Hanko was 12, his father took him deep into the dark mines below the earth and when they resurfaced, his father said, "Stay in school. Get a better job than me." Ed Hanko will oversee the eighth largest FBI division with 500 employees and agents covering half of PA and part of South Jersey.
The ESPN show, Outside the Lines featured video of Rutgers Men’s Basketball coach Mike... Read More |
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| Tasco Blames Nutter, Philadelphia Allergies Rank 25th, SEPTA Zoo Train Station |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/03/13 8:22 am | updated: 04/03/13 8:22 am |
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City councilwoman Marion Tasco's anger over delays in renovations to a rec center in her district boiled over Tuesday at a budget hearing. She blames the Nutter Administration for deliberately holding up the project. Tasco believes the mayor delayed the work as punishment for her opposition last year to the use of PGW money to explore the sale of the city-owned utility.
Philadelphia has moved up on a national list of the worst cities for allergy sufferers. Philadelphia is now 25... Read More |
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| Arrest/Confession in 1990 NJ Murder; Mom Burns Home Child Inside; Brooklawn Carjacker Sketch |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/02/13 9:14 pm | updated: 04/02/13 9:15 pm |
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| A Ventnor, NJ man has been charged in the 1990 murder of a teenager in Galloway Township today. 41-year-old Steven L. Goff walked into the Galloway Township Police Department on Monday morning and confessed to the crime committed nearly 23 years ago. The body of 15-year-old Frederick Hart was found 19 months after he was reported missing in May of 1990. A hunter discovered the body in a wooded area in December of 1991. The body was so decomposed that a cause of death could not be... Read More |
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| Jersey Shore Ready – Almost, SEPTA Powerball Winner Charged, Union League Wants Golf Course |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/02/13 11:00 am | updated: 04/02/13 11:00 am |
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It may not feel like beach weather today, but Memorial Day is less than eight weeks away. So how is the post Sandy Jersey shore doing with the rebuild? There are homeowners still having nightmarish negotiations with insurance claims. However the Property Casualty Insurers of America say after a half million claims, 90 percent are settled for $6.8 billion.
One of the 48 SEPTA employees who won the $172.7 million Powerball jackpot last April has been charged after making threats... Read More |
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| Nutter Tax Appeals, Schuylkill Cycle Crash, Old City Taxi Marijuana Fare |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/02/13 8:19 am | updated: 04/02/13 8:19 am |
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The Nutter Administration says about 22,000 homeowners had requested informal appeals of their new property assessments. That's about 5 percent of residential properties. What they're calling a 'first level review' of assessments is really an informal discussion between the property owner and the assessor. Officials had expected about 30,000 requests of first level reviews.
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on the Schuylkill Expressway on Monday night. The accident... Read More |
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| NJ Tanning Ban for Minors; Man Paid Cab with Pot; Brad Fox Stache Bash; SEPTA Derail; I76 Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/02/13 2:40 am | updated: 04/02/13 2:40 am |
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| New Jersey Governor Christie has signed a bill on Monday that prohibits minors under the age of 14 from using spray tanning facilities and those under 17 from using tanning beds. The bill does say that those 17 and older can use commercial tanning beds if a parent or guardian is present for the initial consultation. The state already has strict guidelines pertaining to underage tanning. Currently children under 14 cannot use tanning beds and those under 18 must have written parental... Read More |
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| Tire Thief Caught on Tape; April Fool's in Philly; Sen. Casey Pro Gay Marriage; Phillies Lineup |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/01/13 8:12 pm | updated: 04/01/13 8:12 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect who was caught on surveillance tape stealing used tires and jacks worth $1600. The theft occurred on Friday March 29th at around 10:15 pm. It occurred at the Hunting Park Tire Shop located at 440 East Hunting Park Avenue. The man hopped over the fence and into the shop's yard. He threw several used tires and jacks over the fence and then took off in an unknown direction. The whole incident was caught on video. The suspect is described as a... Read More |
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