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| Syrian Family Turned Away at PHL Airport; Teen ID'd in Fatal ATV Crash; Missing West Philly Boy |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/28/17 8:39 pm | updated: 01/28/17 8:42 pm |
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| According to a local Syrian man, family members who arrived on a flight from Doha, Qatar, at Philadelphia International Airport this morning were briefly detained by Customs and Border Protection officials and then sent back on a return flight. Joseph Assali of Allentown says his six family members from Syria, which included two brothers, their two wives, and two children, arrived on a Qatar Airways flight at 7:25 a.m. Saturday. The Christian family had supposedly gone through years of... Read More |
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| $5 Billion Needed In School Building Repairs; Shooting In Kensington; New Regional Rail Schedule |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/27/17 8:22 pm | updated: 01/27/17 8:22 pm |
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| The State of Pennsylvania ran it's first assessment check of Philadelphia School Districts buildings in nearly 15 years and has identified nearly 12,000 repairs that need to be done to the schools that could cost up to $5 billion to fix. Officials stated that close to three-quarters of the city's public schools are in poor condition due to delayed maintenance on the issues. One-third of the schools have been deemed "outside of the sustainable funding range." Officials stated that they... Read More |
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| Philadelphians go to March For Life in DC; NJ Driver Hit By Hammer; Hart Movie Shoot in Center City |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/27/17 7:13 pm | updated: 01/27/17 7:13 pm |
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| Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput led a group of approximately 3,000 faithful from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to the Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. today. They joined others from the area and many thousands more at the National Mall for the pro-life march and rally. The event has been held every year since the 1972 landmark U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalized abortion nationwide. Vice President Mike Pence and Trump advisor Kellyanne... Read More |
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| Causes of 2015 Amtrak Crash; NJ Officer Shooting Justified; Trump Protestors In Philly Thurs. Night |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/27/17 3:40 am | updated: 01/27/17 3:40 am |
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| Federal investigators have now stated that a relaxed safety culture between the construction crew and Amtrak played a key role in the Amtrak train crash that killed two construction workers last April. Investigators stated that planning and communication failures led to the Amtrak train colliding into the backhoe that was on the tracks. Investigators also revealed that the train's engineer had marijuana in his system during the crash. The engineer, who is no longer with Amtrak, stated... Read More |
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| Manhole Explosion In Montco; Robbery in S. Philly Video; Kenney Addresses Trump Murder Rate Comment |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/26/17 9:18 pm | updated: 01/26/17 9:18 pm |
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| Police are now investigating after an explosion of a manhole injured a Montgomery County woman on Thursday morning. It happened near Ardmore and Lancaster Avenues in Montgomery County just after 6 am. Police say that the explosion happened underground, causing the manhole lid to blow off, which then hit the 50-year-old woman in the ankle. The explosion also knocked out the power for several hours for homes and businesses in the area. Crews were able to get the power back on, but the... Read More |
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| Trump in Philly, Protesters at City Hall; Bishop Lohmuller Dies, 97; Benefit Concert in Bryn Mawr |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/26/17 7:11 pm | updated: 01/26/17 7:11 pm |
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| President Donald Trump was in Philadelphia today to address Congressional Republicans at their annual retreat. The GOP leaders have been holding their meetings at the Loews Hotel in Center City this week to discuss policy and map out priority legislative plans. Trump discussed his plans for the wall with Mexico, international trade agreements, healthcare reform, and job creation. Outside the hotel and around City Hall hundreds of anti-Trump protesters gathered. There were a variety of... Read More |
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| Elderly Woman Attacked By Dogs; Springfield Wawa Robbery; LGBTQ Dance Party Protest In Philly |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/26/17 4:32 am | updated: 01/26/17 4:32 am |
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| An elderly woman is now in the hospital after being attacked by two dogs in the Germantown section of Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened on the 5800 block of Brush Road at around 3:40 pm on Wednesday. Police responded to a call of a person screaming and arrived on the scene to find a 96-year-old woman who was unresponsive suffering from multiple bites on her arm and face. The woman was rushed to the Einstein Medical Center where she has been listed in serious... Read More |
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| Man Dies From 50-lb Dumbbell Crash; 96yo Woman Attacked by Dogs; Predatory Towing Crackdown Law |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/26/17 4:11 am | updated: 01/26/17 4:11 am |
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| A New Jersey man has died from injuries sustained when a 50 lb dumbbell came crashing through his windshield while traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike two weeks ago. 75-year-old Jack DeCarlo of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, died on Tuesday. On January 9th, DeCarlo and his wife were headed to Myrtle Beach, SC. It happened around 7:18 a.m. in the southbound lanes near mile marker 6, north of Interchange 1 in Oldmans Township. His wife, Pat, was not injured. Police are still trying to... Read More |
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| Man Arrested In Dog Kidnapping; Philly PD Requirement Change; New Housing For Artists In W. Phila |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 01/25/17 9:06 pm | updated: 01/25/17 9:06 pm |
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| Chester County Officials have reported that two dogs have been returned to their homes after being stolen in early January. East Fallowfield Township resident Mark Uschold has been placed into police custody in connection with the dog kidnapping. Uschold stole the dogs from West Caln Township resident Ruth King's home on January 6th. Neighbors reported seeing Uschold drive off with King's Golden Retriever and German Shepherd. Police were able to track down Uschold by the witnesses'... Read More |
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| Large Sink Hole in Glenside; Chestnut Hill Attack Arrest; Philadelphia Sanctuary City Status |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/25/17 7:21 pm | updated: 01/25/17 7:21 pm |
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| Residents in Montgomery County awoke early this morning to a massive sink hole in their front yards. It happened around dawn in front of two homes on the 700 block of Brooke Road in Glenside, Cheltenham Township. The hole stretched from part of the road straight across to the homes' foundations and took up half of each front yard on either side. An entire tree was swallowed up and a white pickup truck that was parked in the driveway was dangling over the edge. The residents of the two... Read More |
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