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| Free Blake Shelton Concert, Nutter Blasts Legislators, Ramsey Calls Corruption Case the Worst |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/01/14 9:17 am | updated: 08/01/14 9:17 am |
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More than 60,000 people jammed the beach in Atlantic City yesterday for a free concert with country music artist Blake Shelton. Ticket holders came from 48 states according to Ticketmaster. Another free concert is coming this weekend when country music stars, Lady Antebellum will take the stage on the beach on Sunday.
Mayor Nutter is accusing legislators of not doing their job as House Republican leaders cancelled the voting session on the proposed cigarette tax. The tax of $2... Read More |
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| Philadelphia School Year Delay, I-495 South Opens Early, Philadelphia Police Corruption |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/01/14 12:59 am | updated: 08/01/14 12:59 am |
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| A timely start to the Philadelphia school year is even more uncertain at word the state house won’t consider the cigarette tax on Monday. Superintendent Dr. William Hite has said 1,300 layoff notices would go out August 15 without money from the cigarette tax. He says a cash advance from the state doesn’t solve the district’s $81 million deficit. Mayor Michael Nutter said schools won’t be opening on time in September because of the inaction by the House... Read More |
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| FOP Contract Allows For Rotations; DE I-495 Southbound Reopens; Philly Cigarette Tax Vote Cancelled |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/14 9:22 pm | updated: 07/31/14 9:22 pm |
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| A new union contract now allows Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey to rotate officers out of the Narcotics and Internal Affairs divisions. The 3-year contract was issued today by an arbitration panel and the new provisions are a timely relief for the commissioner who has wanted this ability but was prevented by the past contract with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5. Yesterday, six narcotics officers were charged with federal corruption and racketeering charges. 5 had over... Read More |
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| Carjack Crash Victim Released from Hospital; Giant Snake in NJ; Consecrated Virgins in Philadelphia |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/31/14 10:55 am | updated: 07/31/14 10:55 am |
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One of the women injured in the deadly carjacking crash in North Philadelphia has been released from the hospital. 69 year old Thelma Brown is recovering at home. The mother of the three children killed is still hospitalized in a coma. All were hit by the carjacked vehicle while selling fruit to support their church last week. Both suspects are facing murder charges.
A snake that is 12 feet long with a girth the size of a football is on the loose in Cape May County, New Jersey.... Read More |
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| Burlington Cop Credit Card Theft |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/31/14 3:09 am | updated: 07/31/14 3:09 am |
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| Police in Burlington County are asking for the public's help in identifying a man and a woman wanted in connection with the use of a police officer’s stolen credit card. Maple Shade Police say an officer's personal vehicle was burglarized on Wednesday and his wallet containing his badge, police identification, driver's license, several credit cards, and cash was taken. According to police, the white male appears to be about 5’6â€, with a thin build, shaved head, wearing... Read More |
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| 6 Philly Narcotic Officers Arrested; 5 Caesars Casino Robbers Caught; Upper Darby Wawa Dad Arrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 9:46 pm | updated: 07/30/14 9:46 pm |
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| Six Philadelphia Police narcotics officers were arrested this morning on a litany of federal corruption charges. All six men pled not guilty at a pre-arraignment hearing in a federal courtroom. The 26 count federal indictment identifies officers Thomas Liciardello, Brian Reynolds, Michael Spicer, Perry Betts, John Speiser and Linwood Norman. They are accused of robbing and extorting suspected drug dealers and creating false police reports to cover their crimes. Over 22 separate incidents... Read More |
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| Forbes 2014 Top College Rankings, Philadelphia Area Schools in Top 20 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 6:26 pm | updated: 07/30/14 6:26 pm |
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| Forbes magazine has released it's annual rankings of colleges and universities. The rankings are based on five categories which include postgraduate success (32.5%), which evaluates alumni pay and prominence; student satisfaction (25%), which includes professor evaluations and freshman-to-sophomore retention rates; debt (25%), which penalizes schools for high student debt loads and default rates; four-year graduation rates (7.5%); and academic success (10%), which rewards schools whose students... Read More |
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| Former Philadelphia Cops Charged, Dangers of Tanning, Teacher Denied Lawsuit |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/30/14 1:14 pm | updated: 07/30/14 1:14 pm |
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Six former Philadelphia police narcotics officers have been arrested and are in federal custody on corruption charges. The federal grand jury probe is said to go back to January. The officers allegedly used their guns, badges and uniforms in robberies of drug dealers. Commissioner Charles Ramsey had pulled all the officers off the street several months ago when the probe began.
Stop tanning! That's the advice from acting U.S. Surgeon General Boris Lushniak. How could... Read More |
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| North Philadelphia Car Crash Anti-Violence Rally |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/30/14 3:53 am | updated: 07/30/14 4:06 am |
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Anti-violence groups led a rally at the North Philadelphia intersection where three children were killed in last week's carjacking and crash. It was at Germantown and Allegheny, where 7-year-old Terrence Moore, 10-year-old Joseph Reed and 15-year-old Keiearra Williams had their lives taken away. Suspects Jonathan Rosa and Cornelius Crawford are facing murder, carjacking, sexual assault and other serious charges. They are being held without bail.
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| Carjacker's Mother Turns Down Reward; NTSB Paulsboro Report; Megan's Law 20 Years Old |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/29/14 9:53 pm | updated: 07/29/14 9:53 pm |
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| The mother of one of the accused carjackers charged with murdering three children by running them over in a stolen SUV last week was offered the $110,000 reward but turned it down. Police credit 19-year-old Jonathan Rosa's mother with cracking the case and ultimately helping them bring in both suspects. Police initially questioned Rosa on Saturday because they found his cell phone at the scene. He said it had been stolen and since he didn't have a record they let him go. His mother,... Read More |
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