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| SS United States May Sail Again; Wyncote 4-Alarm Fire; Meek Mill Talks to Boys' Latin Students |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/16 9:57 pm | updated: 02/04/16 9:58 pm |
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| The SS United States may sail again. That's the word from New York today as Crystal Cruises, a luxury travel company, signed a purchase option for the ship. Crystal will pay the roughly $60,000 per month it costs to keep the historic ship docked in South Philadelphia as it conducts a nine-month feasibility study. They hope to exercise the option to buy the ship and reburbish it to it former glory. Crystal estimates it could take $700 million to $800 million to renovate the ship, but that... Read More |
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| Cosby Hearing Set; Jet Blows Tires Landing; ARC After Dark Benefits Area's Disabled |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/04/16 11:54 am | updated: 02/04/16 11:54 am |
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| The sexual assault case against actor Bill Cosby is moving forward. And a key battle will be waged over explicit testimony he gave in a deposition more than a decade ago. Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill on Wednesday rejected the testimony of a former suburban Philadelphia prosecutor who said he promised Cosby would never be prosecuted. The decision allows the case to move to a preliminary hearing on March 8. Cosby, 78, was arrested in December and charged with drugging and violating... Read More |
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| West Oak Lane Gas Leak, Frankford Shooting, Squilla Recalling Nightclub Bill |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/04/16 8:53 am | updated: 02/04/16 8:53 am |
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Officials say a natural gas leak was found at a home in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia early Thursday morning, leading to an evacuation. Crews were first called to the 7200 block of North 21st Street just before 2 a.m. Officials say the gas leak was found on an exterior wall at a home, forcing that home to be evacuated. Two people received medical treatment, officials say. PGW worked throughout the overnight hours to fix the issue.
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| Bill Cosby Trial Will Go On; Temple Vandalism Caught on Video; NJ Teacher Arrested Child Porn |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/16 9:45 pm | updated: 02/03/16 9:45 pm |
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| Bill Cosby was back in Montgomery County court Wednesday. This was the second day of a hearing on a defense motion to throw out charges against Cosby. Judge Steven T. O'Neill ruled at the end of the day that the case should proceed to trial. The basis of the motion comes from a 2005 'promise' from then District Attorney Bruce Castor to Cosby that he would not be prosecuted if he testified in a civil lawsuit brought by the complainant. Castor testified that in his opinion it would not... Read More |
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| SEPTA Train Hits Car; Warm Rain and Flooding; Mail Room Mess for Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/03/16 11:53 am | updated: 02/03/16 11:53 am |
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SEPTA's Regional Rail Service on the Manayunk Norristown line was suspended early Wednesday morning after the train struck a car. The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. in the area of Cherry and Washington Streets in Conshohocken. The car was disabled on the tracks, and nobody was inside the vehicle during the crash. Officials say one person on board the train injured in the crash. 55 people were onboard the train at the time.
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| Man Pulls Gun On Police, One Book One Philadelphia, Cosby Faces Multiple Lawsuits |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/03/16 8:58 am | updated: 02/03/16 8:58 am |
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| Police say a man has been arrested after he pulled a gun on a uniformed police officer. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said officers responded to a report of a person with a gun around 6:30 Tuesday evening at the intersection of 55th and Arch Streets. When officers approached the suspect, he ran half a block and then pulled a handgun and pointed it at one of the officers. The officer fired back and the suspect dropped his gun and took off running again. After a brief foot... Read More |
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| Bruce Castor Testifies in Cosby Case; Chaka Fattah Jr Sentenced 5 Years; Point Breeze Hit-and-Run |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/02/16 9:34 pm | updated: 02/02/16 9:34 pm |
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| Bill Cosby made an appearance in Montgomery County court today as his lawyers attempt to have the case against him thrown out. They called former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor to the stand to testify. Castor told the court that back in 2004 he believed it would have been impossible to prosecute Cosby because of several factors including lack of forensic evidence from the victim waiting a year to come forward, her going to a lawyer first before the police, and her... Read More |
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| Camden Babies Missing; Punxatawney Phil Says Early Spring; Amtrak Crash Testimony |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/02/16 12:17 pm | updated: 02/02/16 12:17 pm |
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| Camden County police say they are searching for a missing brother and sister, ages 1 and 3. They believe the children were taken by their mother. Javaughn Ossario and Kenya Ossario were reported missing Monday night. Police believe the children were taken by their mother, Kenya Garrett , who is known to frequent the Ferry Station apartments, Pfieffer Street, Kaighn Avenue and South 4th Street. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these children and/or their mother is asked to... Read More |
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| Bill Cosby Hearing, Center City Rail Trail, Bishop Richard Allen Stamp |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 02/02/16 9:01 am | updated: 02/02/16 9:01 am |
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| Bill Cosby is scheduled to be in a Montgomery County courtroom today to argue sex assault charges against him should be dropped. Attorneys for the 78-year-old comedian claim the charges are based on a deposition from a civil trial in 2005, which they say is protected by a so-called "non-prosecution agreement" with then-District Attorney Bruce Castor. Bruce Castor said, back in 2005, when he was DA, he made the non-prosecution agreement with Bill Cosby's lawyers because he felt there wasn't... Read More |
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| Squilla Bill 160016 Squashed by Music Industry; SEPTA Stabber ID'd; NTSB Releases Amtrak 188 Docs |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 02/01/16 8:23 pm | updated: 02/01/16 8:23 pm |
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| The controversial bill that was introduced by Philadelphia Councilman Mark Squilla two weeks ago amending the existing "special occupancy license" (Philadelphia Code, Section 9-703) for venues that play music has officially been squashed. Today, Councilman David Oh organized a group of Philadelphia music industry professionals to sit down at City Hall and talk with Squilla about their concerns regarding Bill No. 160016. At the end of the discussion Squilla agreed to withdraw the bill in... Read More |
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