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| Eagles Fire Defensive Line Coach, Paulsboro Schools Closed, New Parking Regulations at Temple |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/03/12 11:09 am | updated: 12/03/12 11:09 am |
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After the Eagles loss to the Cowboys last night, the Eagles announced they were firing defensive line coach, Jim Washburn. His replacement is a familiar face to the Eagles, Tommy Brasher. Brasher coached the Eagles defensive line in 1985 and from 1999 to 2005.
Unsafe levels in the air this morning led to all Paulsboro Public Schools closing until further notice. Meanwhile the NTSB has reported that Conrail crews had reported problems with signals weeks before Friday’s... Read More |
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| Paulsboro Evacuation Extended, North Phila. Murder Suspect Tips Of Another Body, Eagles Lose Again |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/03/12 9:00 am | updated: 12/03/12 9:00 am |
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| More than 100 Paulsboro residents will be kept out of their homes for several more days as crews work to clear a hazardous gas that spewed from a ruptured freight train car. The tanker that ruptured Friday contained 25,000 gallons of vinyl chloride, some of which spewed into the air. The remaining gas in the tanker had turned into a solid and settled at the bottom of the tanker. The removal of the vinyl chloride and the seven wrecked rail cars is expected to be a delicate operation. A huge... Read More |
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| Evacuation Extended in Paulsboro; Electric Factory Show Cancelled After OD's; Man Stabbed in Ventnor |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/03/12 12:46 am | updated: 12/03/12 12:46 am |
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| About 100 residents living within a 12 block radius of the train derailment in Paulsboro will not be allowed back to their homes until at least Saturday, December 8th. They are staying at area hotels or with family and friends. The ruptured tanker containing the hazardous vinyl chloride is still sitting in the water, officials started to remove the now solidified chemicals on Sunday night. The cleanup is expected to take several days and be a delicate process. A large crane has been brought in... Read More |
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| 2 Charged in Murder of 5-year-old; Teen Hit By Car in Bensalem Dies; Taylor Swift Adds Linc Concert |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/02/12 3:08 am | updated: 12/02/12 3:08 am |
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| A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with the murder of a 5 year old boy in North Philadelphia. Authorities say that 23-year-old Lashay Patterson, and her boyfriend, 25-year-old Christian Patrick beat and burned the boy that led to his death early Saturday morning. Patterson called police to her home at the West Poplar Apartments on the 600 block of North 13th Street. She had found the boy, Dashawn Harris, unresponsive and he was rushed to Hahnemann Hospital, but was pronounced dead... Read More |
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| Missing Natalie Woollerton in Ocean City; NTSB Investigates in Paulsboro; Suspicious Death in Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/01/12 10:30 pm | updated: 12/01/12 10:32 pm |
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UPDATE : Natalie Woollerton has been found safe and sound in Texas. Natalie Woollerton Has Been Found Safe; 16 year old Autistic girl from Ocean City, NJ found in Texas
Police in Ocean City, NJ are still searching for a missing autistic teen. 16-year-old Natalie Woollerton was reported missing Wednesday. Natalie was last seen driving a light blue, four door, 2009 IS 250 Lexus sedan with a temporary New Jersey registration... Read More |
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| New Train Evacuations in Paulsboro, NJ; Parole Employees Fired; Pizza Point Robbery Police Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/01/12 4:22 am | updated: 12/01/12 4:22 am |
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| A freight train derailment on a bridge over the Mantua Creek in Paulsboro, NJ at around 7 a.m. Friday morning has caused a chemical leak that sent dozens to area hospitals. The Conrail train had 2 locomotives and 84 cars. Seven cars derailed, 2 on land, 5 on the bridge with 4 ending up in the water. One of those cars was punctured and leaked it's contents of Vinyl chloride into the air and water. When Vinyl chloride is in the air as a gas it can cause dizziness, drowsiness and headaches as... Read More |
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| NTSB Investigates Derailment, Probation Officials Fired, Obama Visits Montgomery County |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/30/12 10:27 pm | updated: 12/01/12 2:22 am |
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| The National Transportation Safety Board is on hand trying to determine what caused a freight train carrying hazardous material to derail over a bridge in Paulsboro, New Jersey this morning. The 80 car Conrail train was carrying Vinyl Chloride. Three cars ended up submerged in the water. A fourth was dangling from the bridge and ruptured, spilling Vinyl chloride into the air and Mantua Creek. The chemical can have harmful effects on those coming in contact with it in the air as a gas... Read More |
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| Lansdowne Public Library Teens' "Read It" Video unbanned |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/01/12 2:05 am | updated: 12/01/12 2:05 am |
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| Teenagers who frequent the Lansdowne Public Library and members of the Lansdowne Public Library Teen Advisory Board wanted to create something to inspire young people to read. They got together to create a video parody of a Michael Jackson tune they called “Read It.†It was written, recorded, shot, and produced by the teens and debuted at the dedication of the library’s Ronnie Hawkins Resource Room previously the... Read More |
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| Train Derailment Spills Chemical, Philly Police Officer Collapses, Camden to Dissolve Police Dept |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/30/12 11:49 am | updated: 11/30/12 11:49 am |
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| A train derailed this morning around 7 a.m. spilling chemicals in Paulsboro, New Jersey. Part of a bridge collapsed over the Mantua Creek and several cars are in the water below. Hazmat crews are on the scene at the Marine Terminal, the site of the accident. The U.S. Coast Guard has also been called in because chemicals appear to be leaking into the Delaware River. More than a dozen people near the scene have reported trouble breathing. The train was carrying Vinyl chloride which is used in... Read More |
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| Olney Elderly Men Beaten, Wynnewood $1 Million Powerball Winner, Carroll A.D. Sentenced |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/30/12 8:52 am | updated: 11/30/12 8:52 am |
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The search is on for the attacker who savagely beat two elderly men, 76 and 80 years old, with a wrench and a tape dispenser. It happened at around 2pm Thursday in the 5900 block of North 4th Street in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood. The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s, about 5’4†to 5’6†wearing all dark clothing at the time. Police say the suspect got away with only the victims’ car keys not the car.
There were three $1... Read More |
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