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| SEPTA NOT Resuming Pass Sales This Week; NJ Troopers Hit By Lightning; DJ Arrested Again Sex Assault |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/21/15 9:26 pm | updated: 07/21/15 9:29 pm |
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| SEPTA announced today that they will not resume selling the special Regional Rail passes for the upcoming visit by Pope Francis for the remainder of this week. The system set up to take orders for the special Papal Passes was overwhelmed with traffic on Monday morning and had to be shut down shortly after it was launched. SEPTA officials are working on fixing the system and consulting with IT experts on the best options to make those tickets available for those planning to travel by... Read More |
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| Benschop Guilty Plea, Wynnefield Intersection Shooting, SEPTA Papal Pass Update |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/21/15 10:30 am | updated: 07/21/15 10:30 am |
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| A guilty plea is expected from one of the men accused in a deadly Center City building collapse. Crane operator Sean Benschop's lawyer says he will plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges at a hearing Tuesday. Six people died in June 2013 when a brick wall being demolished fell onto the roof of a Salvation Army thrift store. Blood tests showed Benschop had marijuana and prescription narcotics in his system on the day of the accident. Benschop faces six counts of third degree... Read More |
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| SEPTA Suspends Papal Visit Rail Sales; 68 Arrests Kensington Drug Sting; Union Boss Gets 19 Years |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/21/15 12:08 am | updated: 07/21/15 12:08 am |
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| SEPTA has suspended online sales of special passes for Regional Rail service during Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September due to technical problems. SEPTA had load tested the website over the weekend for 1,700 hits per seconds and expected a high volume of traffic when the passes went on sale at 9 a.m. Monday, but the actual traffic today was significantly higher and the servers couldn't keep up. The site was shutdown 90 minutes after it opened. SEPTA plans to sell 175,000... Read More |
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| NWS Heat Warning, Papal SEPTA Passes On Sale Today, Antman Tops Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/20/15 10:51 am | updated: 07/20/15 10:51 am |
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| Hazy, hot and humid conditions continue throughout the Philadelphia region. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Philadelphia and the surrounding communities through 8 p.m. Monday. Forecasters say temperatures in the mid 90s will combine with humidity to make it feel like it is more than 100 degrees. People are urged to avoid strenuous activity if possible, watch for signs of heat exhaustion, wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing and drink plenty of... Read More |
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| Drexel Grad Found Murdered in Apt; Pickpockets in Upper Merion; Police Shoot Suspect in North Philly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/18/15 6:03 am | updated: 07/18/15 6:03 am |
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| The body of a young woman was found beaten and strangled inside her West Philadelphia apartment on Thursday afternoon. 27-year-old Jasmine Wright was found in her third floor unit on the 200 block of South 50th Street after a property manager checked on her at the request of her father. He is from Brooklyn and hadn't heard from her in a few days. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 2:35 p.m. Investigators believe she was dead for about 24 hours. Wright was a 2015 graduate from... Read More |
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| Bank Robber Photos; VIDEO Dad Fight at Softball Tourney; Arts Program Grants |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/17/15 2:35 pm | updated: 07/17/15 2:35 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police and the FBI have now released photos of the suspect involved in a robbery in Old City this morning. at the TD Bank at 399 Market Street just before 8 am. The male suspect entered the bank and presented a threatening demand note to the teller. He obtained an undisclosed amount of cash, which he then placed into a dark colored shoulder bag before fleeing the bank on foot in an unknown direction. Police believe this suspect is the same man who robbed a TD Bank at 111 South... Read More |
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| NJ Eminent Domain Actions Filed, Driver Struck By Bullet, West Philadelphia Community Walk |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/17/15 11:22 am | updated: 07/17/15 11:22 am |
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The Christie Administration has threatened for months to take shore homeowners to court if they did not grant easements for formation of a statewide network of dunes to protect against the next major storm. On Thursday, eminent domain actions were filed against the owners of two homes — one in Ship Bottom, the other in Ocean City. They just won’t budge, according to Larry Hajna with the Department of Environmental Protection, and the state can wait no longer.
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| Music News - Free Surprise Wilco Album; Icona Pop New Single/EP; Alan Jackson on Tonight Show |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/17/15 3:46 am | updated: 07/17/15 3:46 am |
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Wilco has just released a surprise album via it's website wilcoworld.net called Star Wars. The 11-track LP runs about 33 minutes. It is also FREE to download right now. Just enter your e-mail at wilcoworld.net.
Star Wars track list:
1. "EKG"
2. "More…"
3. "Random Name Generator"
4. "The Joke Explained"
5. "You Satellite"Read More |
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| Four Marines Killed, Shooter ID'd; PATCO Papal Visit Passes; Radnor Man Arrested For Child Porn |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/16/15 8:12 pm | updated: 07/16/15 8:12 pm |
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| Four marines were killed in attacks on two separate military facilities a few miles apart in Chattanooga, TN, on Thursday by a lone gunman. The gunman was killed during a shootout at the second facility. He has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a naturalized US citizen from Kuwait. It began at 10:45 a.m. at a military recruitment station. The gunman drove up and opened fire, riddling the glass door with 30-50 shots. A marine and police officer were injured. He... Read More |
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| Indego Bicycle Riders on I-676; Bank Robber Arrested; Dow Moving from Center City |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/16/15 1:57 pm | updated: 07/16/15 1:57 pm |
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After two bicyclists (pictured) were photographed riding rented Indego bikes on I-676 this week, there is discussion about signage at entrance ramps. The two likely ended up on the busy highway by mistake. The two helmetless riders probably entered 676 West at 8th street, confusing the two lanes there where one is for local traffic into Chinatown and the other dumps straight onto the highway.
Philadelphia Police and FBI agents worked together to arrest an accused female bank... Read More |
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