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| Two Women Promoted In Philly Fire Dept.; Purse Snatcher on Bike Video; NJ Teen Plotted To Kill Pope |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/04/17 2:44 am | updated: 04/04/17 2:44 am |
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| Two women made history in the Philadelphia Fire Department on Monday. Firefighter Linda Long has been promoted as the first female Fire Battalion Chief and Crystal Yates has become the first African-American woman to serve as the Chief of Paramedic Services. Long and Yates as well as 22 other firefighters were sworn into new positions on Monday at the Fire Academy in Northeast Philadelphia. Fire Commissioner Adam Theil stated the department has been making efforts to recruit and promote... Read More |
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| Woman Collapses/Dies Scranton Half Marathon; Trial 3 DE Teens Starts; North Philly Multiple Shooting |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/03/17 8:10 pm | updated: 04/03/17 8:10 pm |
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| A woman collapsed at the end of the Scranton Half Marathon on Sunday and later died in the hospital. 36-year-old Lindsay Doherty collapsed just after finishing the 13.1 mile race. Medical workers on scene tried to resuscitate her before she was transported to Geisinger Community Medical Center where she died. The Lackawanna County medical examiner plans to perform an autopsy. Doherty was a married mother of three. She was a Scranton resident and ran the half marathon last year. Doherty... Read More |
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| Arrests in Teen's Shooting at Takeout; Point Breeze Stabbing Arrest; Cosby Pre-Trial Hearing Today |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/03/17 5:07 pm | updated: 04/03/17 5:07 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have arrested and charged two men in the shooting death of a teenage boy at a Chinese takeout restaurant last month. 19-year-old Tymear Johnson and 18-year-old Christopher Southerland are both charged with murder, criminal conspiracy and other related offenses. Johnson is accused of pulling the trigger and was arrested on Sunday. Southerland was arrested on March 22nd. It happened on March 10th inside a Chinese takeout on the 2000 block of Hunting Park Avenue. Police... Read More |
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| Shooting In N. Phila; Three-Alarm Fire In Reading; Juvenile Suspects Wanted For Sexual Assault |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 04/03/17 2:05 am | updated: 04/03/17 2:05 am |
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Philadelphia Police are investigating after a shooting took place in North Philadelphia. The shooting took place on the 2900 block of North Fairhill Street just before 7 pm on Sunday. Police arrived on the scene and found a man with gun shot wounds to the arm and stomach. The victim was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. Police are still investigating for a potential motive and the suspect wanted for the shooting.
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| Homeless Man Rescued From Collapse; Hoarder Found Dead in Delco; Teen Killed in ATV Crash |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/02/17 4:12 am | updated: 04/02/17 4:12 am |
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| A homeless man was rescued from a row house that collapsed in Southwest Philadelphia early Saturday morning. It happened around 2:45 a.m. Saturday on the 6100 block of Yocum Street. The home itself was one of several on the block tagged by Licenses and Inspections as eminently dangerous. The owner, S&C Management, got a court order to stop the demolition and had until April 5th to repair the property. The building couldn't last that long and came crashing down on itself in the middle of... Read More |
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| International Pillow Fight Day in Philly on Saturday; Delaware Bill to Legalize Weed; Fatal Car Acc. |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/01/17 2:56 am | updated: 04/01/17 2:56 am |
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| No joke! Bring your pillows to Washington Square Park on Saturday for International Pillow Fight Day. The event will be held at 3 p.m. Washington Square Park, 210 W. Washington Square. It is free for all ages, but kids should come with adults. It is also rain or shine, but the forecast for Philadelphia is 52 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. Bring your own feather-free pillow. You can donate your pillow afterwards to Got Laundry who will wash them and distribute to the homeless. Cities... Read More |
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| 7-month Twins Died of Natural Causes; Seth Williams Suspended License; Point Breeze Double Stabbing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 11:14 pm | updated: 03/31/17 11:14 pm |
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| The Camden County medical examiner has ruled that twin 7-month-old baby girls who were found unresponsive in their cribs died of natural causes, and not foul play. Jessenia and Juliana Rodriguez-Garnett were discovered by their mother, Alexandria Garnett, on March 22nd at Pines Apartments just off Bilper Avenue in Lindenwold. She called 911 and told dispatchers that the girls had turned purple and were not breathing. She attempted CPR until medics arrived, but it was too late. The exact... Read More |
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| Death Penalty Sought in Grace Packer Case; Delilahs Shooter Arrested; Mother Hits/Kills Child in SUV |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 7:56 pm | updated: 03/31/17 7:56 pm |
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| Bucks County prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Pennsylvania couple who is charged in the rape, murder, and dismemberment of the mother's adopted teenage daughter last summer. 44-year-old boyfriend Jacob Sullivan waived his formal arraignment today in court. He is charged with homicide, rape, kidnapping, and other counts in the death of 14-year-old Grace Packer. 42-year-old Sara Packer watched as he played out a rape-murder fantasy the couple had been planning. Grace... Read More |
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| Delco Police Offer Reward For Info; NAACP Want Laundromat Owner Charged; NJ Police Turnpike Shooting |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 03/31/17 4:17 am | updated: 03/31/17 4:17 am |
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| Delaware County Police are now offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who murdered 36-year-old Markia Benson last year. Benson's body was found lying under a hot running shower with blunt and sharp force trauma to the head and neck in the New Orleans Park apartment complex on the 900 block of South Avenue in Secane. Officials say Benson was last seen getting out of her car the night before the murder. Anyone with information is... Read More |
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| Upper Darby Man Keeps $15k Found Last Year; Shooting on NJ Turnpike; NAACP Wants Charges on Owner |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 03/31/17 3:20 am | updated: 03/31/17 3:20 am |
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| A Delaware County man who found a bag with thousands of dollars of cash in it last year and turned it into police, now gets to keep the money because no one has claimed it. 61-Year-old Bob Tracey was driving home last March when he saw a black bag in the middle of State Road. He pulled over and opened it up to find it filled with $20 and $100 bills. He immediately called police. The total in cash was $15,200. When no one who could prove the money was theirs came forward to claim the... Read More |
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