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Victim in Clergy Abuse Case Dies; 6 Upper Darby Students Arrested; US Marshals Shooting near River |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/17/13 9:17 pm | updated: 10/17/13 9:17 pm |
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Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced that the victim in the rape and assault case of Rev. Robert Brennan died unexpectedly over the weekend. The victim, a former alter boy, accused Brennan of molesting him over a period of 3 years starting in 1998. He was 11 years old at the time. Brennan was arrested at his home in Maryland late last month and brought to Philadelphia. He is currently out on bail. Today was supposed to be a preliminary hearing but that was postponed. An... Read More |
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Predator Sketch Released, Philly Cop Pulled from Street, Tax Installment Plan |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/17/13 12:25 pm | updated: 10/17/13 12:25 pm |
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Philadelphia police have released a sketch of the man they believe attempted to abduct a 15 year old girl on her way to school on Tuesday morning in Juniata Park. Surveillance video revealed a violent struggle between the two. Police believe this is the same predator who assaulted two other women.
Philly cop Philip Nace has been pulled off the street after a second YouTube video surfaced showing Nace toppling someone’s portable basketball backboard. Nace is considered a... Read More |
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Cory Booker Wins, U.S. Government Reopens, Corbett Releases $45 million for Philadelphia School Dist |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 10/17/13 1:19 am | updated: 10/17/13 1:19 am |
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Rising Democratic star Cory Booker has won a special election to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. The Newark mayor defeated Republican Steve Lonegan in an abbreviated campaign of stark policy and style differences. Booker will become the first black senator from New Jersey. He is filling the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
The Senate has voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown. The vote was... Read More |
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Vulgar Graffiti in Northeast Philly; Former Eagle Irving Fryar Arrested; Government Agreement in DC |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/16/13 9:54 pm | updated: 10/16/13 9:54 pm |
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Residents in Northeast Philadelphia discovered vulgar graffiti sprayed on their homes and cars when they woke up this morning. The vandals targeted homes on Hoffnagle Street, Benson Street, Emerson Street and Solly Avenue in the Rhawnhurt section. Police say that they spray painted racial slurs, sexual images, and swastikas on people's homes, fences, and cars. They wrote messages like “Fu#@ Crackers†and some of the swastikas were written backwards. There didn't seem to be... Read More |
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SEPTA Crashes, NJ Senate Election Day, Burglaries in University City |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/16/13 11:18 am | updated: 10/16/13 11:18 am |
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There were three separate crashes last night involving SEPTA busses. Several people on the busses were hospitalized with injuries and a passenger a car is in critical condition. In all three incidents, SEPTA says cars collided with busses after the cars ran through stop signs or lights.
The polls are open in New Jersey for a special election that will decide a new Senator for the Garden State. Newark Mayor, Democrat Corey Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan have been involved... Read More |
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SEPTA Bus Car Collision, NJ Hunter Zeldin Still Missing, PA Nuclear Plant Violations |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA started: 10/16/13 12:59 am | updated: 10/16/13 12:59 am |
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Five people were injured after an accident involving a SEPTA bus and a car Tuesday night in Center City at 8th and Vine Streets. A Route 47 bus was traveling southbound on 8th Street when it collided with a car. Three people were taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and two were taken to Hahnemann University Hospital.
State police have called off the search, but volunteers continue looking for missing hunter Barnett “Barry†Zeldin who disappeared in the... Read More |
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Guilty Plea in Ofc. Lorenzo Murder; SC Teen Arrested Online Threat; Delco School Bus Attack Arrest |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/15/13 8:25 pm | updated: 10/15/13 8:25 pm |
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A man charged in the death of a Philadelphia motorcycle police officer last July has decided to plead guilty today. 47-year-old John Leck Jr. of Levittown was about to go to trial for the July 8, 2012 murder of Officer Brian Lorenzo. Leck had been driving the wrong way on I-95 when he struck and killed Lorenzo who was on his motorcycle and in uniform after his shift. Leck's blood alcohol level's were nearly 3 times the legal limit. His open plea is for third degree murder and related... Read More |
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Mold Closes Schoolrooms, School Bus Beating, Falls Gun Buyback |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/15/13 10:46 am | updated: 10/15/13 10:46 am |
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Cheltenham Township may have to tear down Cedarbrook Middle School and rebuild to fix a mold problem first discovered 10 years ago. For the safety of the children, many instructional spaces have been closed and 700 students may have to find another school while the decision is made to repair or replace the school. 10 of 19 classrooms including the cafeteria have been sealed off and closed due to the mold problem. The school is working to find alternate instructional space within the school... Read More |
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Riverton Murder Victim ID'd; TD Bank to buy Citizen's?; Chip Kelly won't pick QB yet |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/14/13 9:14 pm | updated: 10/14/13 9:14 pm |
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The body of a woman found fatally shot in Riverton, NJ, early Sunday morning has been identified. 22-year-old Te'Aira Denise Earvin of Youngstown, Ohio was discovered on Carriage House Lane, between Lippincott and Thomas avenues at 5:20 am. She had been shot twice and pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner has declared this a homicide. The investigation is underway and no arrests are underway. The crime comes a shock for the quiet riverfront town who haven't seen a murder... Read More |
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Barricaded Temple Student, Murder in Riverton, Valley Forge Park Protest |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA started: 10/14/13 11:41 am | updated: 10/14/13 11:41 am |
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The barricade standoff has ended. A Temple University student barricaded himself in the basement of a home with a gun near the campus yesterday. The standoff lasted 20 hours before police negotiated with the man witnesses saw pointing the gun out a window. Investigators say he has a history of mental health issues.
A woman's body was found in Riverton, Burlington County this morning about a block from the Delaware River. She had been shot to death and her body was found at... Read More |
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