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| Amtrak Northeast Regional Train Derails in Port Richmond, Philadelphia; 5 Killed, Dozens Injured |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/13/15 2:12 am | updated: 05/13/15 7:19 am |
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| Emergency crews are on the scene after a passenger train derailed Tuesday evening in the Philadelphia's Port Richmond section. It happened around 9:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of Wheatsheaf Lane near Frankford Ave. The Amtrak Northeast Regional train #188 was making its way from Washington, DC, to New York City. Over 140 people have been injured in the accident, 6 critically, and there have been at least 5 deaths. The wounded are being taken to a variety of area hospitals including Temple... Read More |
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| Four Philly Cops Injured, Suspect Shot - Video; High Schooler Gets Montco Commendation |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/12/15 8:35 pm | updated: 05/12/15 8:36 pm |
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| Four Philadelphia Police officers from the 35th District were injured in a hit-and-run after being struck following a struggle with the driver in the city's Olney section on Tuesday afternoon. A 2:17 p.m., officers received a call about a car accident on the 800 block of Olney Avenue. They found a car crashed into a wall. When they tried to help the man out of the vehicle he began to fight with the police. They say he appeared incoherent. During the struggle the man got back into the car... Read More |
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| Man Steals Security Cameras; Accused Killer Breaks Down; Verizon to Buy AOL |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/12/15 12:01 pm | updated: 05/12/15 12:01 pm |
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Philadelphia police are looking for the man they say surveillance cameras caught stealing surveillance cameras in South Philly. Police admit they're puzzled as to why the man decided to steal surveillance cameras but they suspect he may plan to come back – maybe for a robbery. It happened at a new nail salon that's about to open and had high quality cameras installed. Pictures of the theft are available on iRadioPhilly.com
The man accused of killing CHOP pediatrician... Read More |
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| Dunkin Donuts Cash Register Theft, Teen Unemployment High, PA Medical Marijuana Bill |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/12/15 9:04 am | updated: 05/12/15 9:04 am |
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A man is under arrest after stealing a cash register from a Dunkin' Donuts in West Philadelphia. It happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the coffee shop near 63rd and Girard Streets.
Police say the man smashed the drive-thru window, grabbed the cash register and ran away. He was caught by police a short time later.
A new study shows the job market for high school students is sharply dropping, especially for kids in Philadelphia. Researchers found Philadelphia teens have... Read More |
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| Music News - Fox Cancel American Idol; Metric Releases New Single; Dev Hynes Posts New 45-min Track |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/12/15 5:56 am | updated: 05/12/15 5:56 am |
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| Fox has announced that it will be canceling American Idol after next year's 15th season. Ryan Seacrest will return as the host of the show he's led since its debut in 2002. Current judges, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban, will also be returning for the final season. Ratings have dwindled in recent years for the groundbreaking singing competition. It peaked in the 5th season at 31.1 million viewers/week, dropping to only 11 million/week this past year. Idol... Read More |
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| Brick Thrown Through Bus Window; Stowaway Dead on Ship; Darby Fire Truck Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/15 9:46 pm | updated: 05/11/15 9:46 pm |
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| A female student from the School of the Future was hospitalized after someone threw a brick through a window of a school bus this afternoon in West Philadelphia. It happened around 4:30 pm at N. 47th and Aspen Streets. The brick was thrown through a window in the middle of the bus on the driver's side. The student was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, no word on her condition. There were nine students and two adults on the bus at the time of the incident. Police are searching for... Read More |
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| Darby Brawl Shooting; Temple Grad Killed on Bike; Man Caught Hiding Gun in Butt |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/15 10:46 am | updated: 05/11/15 10:46 am |
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A brawl in Darby Borough led to a gunman firing 6 shots from a handgun. The incident happened yesterday afternoon at Greenway and Third Street in Darby Borough. Police say a man pulled out a gun and fired 6 rounds with little kids playing in the area. Police say at least one bullet went into a home. No one was hit and police are searching for the gunman.
A Temple University graduate filmmaker with deep ties in the local independent film community was fatally hit early... Read More |
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| St. Charles Seminary Ready For Pope Francis, Free Wigs To Cancer Patients, Avengers Tops Box Office |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/11/15 9:03 am | updated: 05/11/15 9:03 am |
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| Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia at the end of September. Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput says he hasn't received the official word yet from the Vatican, but he’s already planning on hosting Pope Francis at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Lower Merion. Chaput says it's customary for the pope to stay with the bishop of a diocese when he visits. Since Chaput lives at the seminary, the plans are in high gear there to make the pope’s two-day stay as comfortable as... Read More |
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| Tracking Great White Shark Off NJ; ATM Card Skimmer; SEPTA Driver Nearly Hits Train |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/15 2:06 pm | updated: 05/08/15 2:06 pm |
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| There is a Great White Shark lurking in the waters off the Jersey Shore. The shark was caught, tagged with an electronic tracker and released in 2012 in Cape Cod. Since then, the shark, named Mary Lee after the mother of OCEARCH expedition leader Chris Fischer, has been tracked swimming nearly 20,000 miles out to the middle of the Atlantic, to Bermuda, near Delaware and Maryland. Mary Lee the Great White Shark pinged the tracker this week about 10 miles off the coast of Cape May, Avalon and... Read More |
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| Haseem Singletary Surrenders, Lulu Dating App, Wizard World |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/08/15 9:08 am | updated: 05/08/15 9:08 am |
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| Teenage fugitive Haseem Singletary has turned himself in to police. The 16-year-old was accompanied by his family and lawyer, Bill Brennan, when he walked into Southwest Detectives late Thursday night. The teen has been wanted since Wednesday when he escaped from private contractors that were hired to transport him from Florida to Philadelphia. Police say Singletary has a long criminal record. He was wanted by authorities for crimes including home invasion and armed robbery. Singletary's... Read More |
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