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| Monsignor Lynn Bail Appeal Denied, Ocean City Beaches Closed, Garrett Reid Cause of Death Pending |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/12 8:34 pm | updated: 08/06/12 8:34 pm |
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Monsignor William Lynn was denied bail today. Lynn is serving 3 to 6 years for his role in the clergy abuse case and had requested bail pending appeal. The judge ruled Lynn has no right to bail and would not hear any argument. Now, the Archdiocese is drastically cutting back funding Lynn's defense and 2 of his four lawyers are no longer on the case.
Two beaches were closed in Ocean City New Jersey because of sewage overflow. The 8th and 9th Street beaches were closed after a... Read More |
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| Garrett Reid Funeral Arrangements, Philadelphia Police Seize Motorcycles and ATV's, Third Main Break |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/12 11:38 am | updated: 08/06/12 11:38 am |
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The Philadelphia Eagles family is dealing with the death of Andy Reid's oldest son Garrett at Eagles training camp at Lehigh University. Garrett Reid who was working with the Eagles strength and conditioning coaches, was found dead in his dorm room. Suicide and foul play have been ruled out. The funeral is tomorrow in Broomall.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to: Laurel House P.O. 764, Norristown, PA 19404. Services for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, August... Read More |
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| NASA Curiosity Rover has landed safely on Mars |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/06/12 4:42 am | updated: 08/06/12 4:42 am |
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NASA's latest exploration has reached its target and landed safely on Mars at about 1:34 am EST. Instead of using balloons or parachutes, this landing is using rockets to ensure a smooth landing on the surface of the red planet, but it is very risky. The NASA scientists were able to navigate a perfect landing, however. After a nearly 8 month journey and 570 million km journey from Earth, the rover is ready to go to work.
Costing $2.5 billion, the Curiosity rover is much larger... Read More |
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| Andy Reid's Son Found Dead, Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting, Pocono Raceway Lightning Kills One |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/06/12 1:20 am | updated: 08/06/12 1:20 am |
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Garrett Reid, the oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday morning in his room at the club's training camp at Lehigh University. He was 29. The police chief at Lehigh, Edward Shupp, said a 911 call was made at 7:20 a.m., and that Garrett Reid was deceased upon a policeman’s arrival at the campus dormitory. Garrett Reid had rebounded from his troubled past and was assisting the Eagles’ strength coaches at camp.
Seven people were... Read More |
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| PHA Ends Free Cars, Nutter Limits Social Media Use, Reckless Bicycle Riders to be Ticketed |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/12 10:51 am | updated: 08/03/12 10:51 am |
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The Philadelphia Housing Authority is taking away an employee benefit many saw as excessive - free cars. As many as 200 employees had take-home privileges for agency owned cars. No more. Excessive spending is being cut across the agency as interim Executive Director Kelvin Jeremiah right-sizes the organization.
The Firefighters Union is fighting mad over Mayor Nutter's order restricting firefighters' use of Twitter and Facebook while on or off duty. The Union claims Nutter is... Read More |
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| Forbes releases 2012 Top College Rankings, Philadelphia area Schools in Top 20 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/12 2:20 am | updated: 08/03/12 2:20 am |
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| Forbes magazine has released it's annual rankings of colleges and universities. Forbes' list, although popular, sometimes gets criticized for it's ranking method. The rankings are based on five categories which include postgraduate success (32.5%), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction (27.5%), which includes professor evaluations and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates; debt (17.5%), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four-year... Read More |
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| Future of Philadelphia Schools, Cop Impersonator Arrested For Rape, Burger King Robbers Caught |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/03/12 2:13 am | updated: 08/03/12 2:13 am |
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| The road ahead for the School District of Philadelphia doesn't look good after the release Thursday of the findings of an independent consultant. At the top of the list of recommendations: the district should close between 29 and 77 schools over the next five years. The consultant found the district has far too many empty desks and needs to close dozens of schools to increase the percentage of desks filled, getting that figure closer to 85 or 90 percent. The vacancies will only grow over the... Read More |
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| 2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties iradiophilly Live Stream; Man Man, Great Unknown, Lush Life |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/03/12 12:55 am | updated: 08/03/12 12:56 am |
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| This Sunday, August 5th from noon to 10pm, Northern Liberties will once again host the Fourth Annual 2nd Street Festival. North 2nd Street will be closed off between Green and Germantown and filled with beer gardens, workshops, art, food, and other merchandise vendors. There's also going to be plenty of music. Three stages will have music all day/night located on the streets with a fourth stage inside the Piazza at Schmidts with music... Read More |
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| Arrests in Home Invasion Attacks, Joe Butterball Tamburro Rests |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/12 8:00 pm | updated: 08/02/12 8:00 pm |
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Philadelphia police arrested a suspect in the attack of an 87 year old and her son during a home invasion on Tuesday in West Philly. The suspect, Jimmy Morrison, was arrested in Chester County after he gave a fake name during a traffic stop. The victims, Yvonne Gaines and her 62 year old son James Brinkly are recovering from their stab wounds.
Upper Darby police now have a second suspect in custody involved with the robbery and assault of a wheelchair bound victim. Police say... Read More |
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| Gunman Arrested on SEPTA Train, Human Trafficking Sentence, Closing Up to 57 Schools Recommended |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/12 12:09 pm | updated: 08/02/12 12:09 pm |
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A heavily armed gunman was arrested Tuesday evening on a crowded SEPTA train. An alert passenger notified police when they noticed a man board the train at City Hall with a gun protruding from his bag. It turned out to be an AK 47 assault rifle. He also had a 38 caliber handgun, a 12 inch bayonet knife, live ammo, $700 in cash, marijuana and 22 Percocet pills. Jermal Ponds is being held on $100k bail.
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for human... Read More |
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