|
| |
| News |
| Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Passes |
| |
 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/14/12 9:33 pm | updated: 03/15/12 12:06 pm |
| |
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted to pass the bill that will enact one of the nation's toughest photo identification laws for voters. The vote was 104-88 mainly along partisan lines. Gov. Tom Corbett said he would sign it into law immediately.
We are 8 months away from a major election, with the Presidential election of 2012 coming this November. This should give every registered voter time to become familiar with the new law and bring the appropriate identification... Read More |
| |
 |
| |
| News |
| $7,500 Reward for Northeast Philly Tire Slashers |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/13/12 9:45 pm | updated: 03/13/12 9:45 pm |
| |
A $7,500 reward is being offered for the arrest of whoever is responsible for slicing the tires of at least 55 cars in Northeast Philadelphia this winter since December. Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey vowed to step up the hunt for the vandal or vandals during a visit to a Holmesburg today where at least eight vehicles had been slashed overnight.
Police investigators said the evidence shows that the same blade had been used over at least 5 different slashing sprees,... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Teen girl arrested in murder of Bucks County musician Danny DeGennaro |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/13/12 1:37 pm | updated: 03/13/12 1:37 pm |
| |
A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of famed Bucks County guitarist and songwriter Danny DeGennaro .
Bristol Township Police Chief James McAndrew and Bucks County District Attornrey David Heckler announced that a woman, Danasia Bakr, had been arrested and was scheduled to be arraigned at 2 p.m. Tuesday by District Justice Robert Wagner Jr.
Bakr, 17, of Morrisville, PA, was charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal conspiracy to commit murder,... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Penn State Trustees say Paterno fired for "failure of leadership" |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/12/12 9:24 pm | updated: 03/12/12 9:24 pm |
| |
The Penn State Board of Trustees released a statement Monday explaining their reasons for firing the late head football coach Joe Paterno last November. They cited a "failure of leadership" for his actions following the reported sex assault involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky back in 2002. Although Paterno did report the incident to his superiors he did nothing more.
"We determined that his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow up constituted a... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Daylight Savings Time Begins Tonight; Remember to Spring Forward |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/10/12 7:26 pm | updated: 03/10/12 7:26 pm |
| |
Daylight Saving Time 2012 begins Sunday March 11. Remember to set your clock(s) forward one hour at 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM on the second Sunday in March. DST will end on November 4, and the clocks will need to go back an hour.
Spring forward, fall back! We lose an hour of sleep, but the sun will be up in the morning and stay out later in the... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Research suggests LSD might help Alcoholics Quit and Stay Abstinent |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/12 10:22 pm | updated: 03/09/12 10:22 pm |
| |
LSD, the hallucinogenic drug, may help treat alcoholism. New analysis on old studies done by Norwegian researchers suggest a significant correlation.
In the 1950s, '60s and '70s there were numerous studies done on LSD's effect on various disorders/diseases, alcoholism included. The new analysis is being done on six studies of LSD and alcoholism that were conducted in the United States and Canada between 1966 and 1970. The data from the 536 patients in the studies showed that a... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Veteran Get in Shouting Match over Rowan-Rutgers Camden Merger; 'Idiot' |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/09/12 8:53 pm | updated: 03/09/12 8:53 pm |
| |
VIDEO BELOW
New Jersey Chris Christie and former Navy SEAL William Brown got into a heated verbal argument on Thursday. This occurred during a town hall meeting held in Roebling, Florence Township, Burlington County, where Christie was fielding questions about his plan to merge Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University.
Brown, 34, who is a Rutgers-Camden law student and former Democratic Assembly candidate and opposes the merger became upset after Christie told him that... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Pennsylvania No Texting Law Goes Into Effect; What does it mean? |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/07/12 11:58 am | updated: 03/07/12 11:58 am |
| |
Starting Thursday, if you are texting while driving then you could be pulled over for violating the new PA No Texting law.
Basically, "texting" involves reading, writing, or sending any text-based message from any sort of wireless device such as a phone, laptop, PDA, etc. The text message could be a regular SMS text, an IM, or an email. It doesn't matter, if you are driving and in-motion you can't be reading, writing, nor sending any text messages. Once you stop it's ok.Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Leap, Intercalary, or Bissextile Year: It's all the same for an extra day in February |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/29/12 8:32 am | updated: 02/29/12 8:32 am |
| |
Every four years we get to add a day to the end of February. The 29th day of February is needed so that our calendar year can stay synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. The seasons and astronomical events don't repeat in a whole number of days, so we need to readjust our calendar to line up with our place in the sky. Otherwise, the seasons would start to drift around the year.
Other calendars besides our Gregorian calendar handle this drift in different ways, with... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Former Dismissed Teacher Sets off Lock Down at Cardinal O'Hara After He Trespasses In Building |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/24/12 7:39 pm | updated: 02/24/12 7:39 pm |
| |
Today, students, teachers and parents got a scare when a former teacher at Cardinal O'Hara was seen trespassing in the building during school hours today. School officials had escorted him from the building at 10:55 a.m. only to find that at 11:38 he had returned. The second time, he was seen in the school gym by another teacher, a former colleague, and fled.
The incident today triggered an hour long lockdown out of precaution as the school was swept for the suspect. He had fled... Read More |
| |
|
| |
