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| Mom Burns Daughter in Tanning Booth, Philadelphia Schools Need MoreTax Money, Health Care Grants Ann |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/02/12 7:02 am | updated: 05/02/12 7:02 am |
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A New Jersey mother is facing child endangerment charges after her 5 year old daughter was burned in a tanning booth. Patricia Krentcil was arrested in Camden County after her daughter showed up at school with severe sunburn. Police say she snuck the girl into the tanning booth where state law prohibits minors under 14 from indoor tanning.
Administrators at the Philadelphia School District says it may not be able to open their doors in the Fall if they don’t get $94... Read More |
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| Atlantic City Housing Authority Fraud, NJ School Grad Rates Lower, Naval Flags Auction For $784,500 |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/02/12 6:08 am | updated: 05/02/12 6:08 am |
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An Atlantic City Housing Authority staffer faces allegations that he stole thousands of dollars by creating and paying fraudulent contractors and invoices. Brian Lewis of Pleasantville faces numerous charges, including theft and official misconduct. He surrendered Tuesday to Atlantic County prosecutors and was later released.
High school graduation rates are lower in many New Jersey school districts because of a switch in the way the state computes dropouts. Officials say the new... Read More |
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| New Duck Boat Video Released shows More Details |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/12 9:43 pm | updated: 05/01/12 9:43 pm |
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Attorneys for the two Hungarian students who were killed in the collision accident in July 2010 between a tugboat pushed barge and a stranded tourist Duck Boat, have released a new video of the event that they say contains disturbing details of what actually happened.
Attorney Robert Mongeluzzi explains that the video clearly shows the duck boat's captain jumping ship off the bow moments before the crash, while the rest of the 35 passengers were left still struggling to put on... Read More |
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| May Day Occupy Philly Demostrations, Mayor Nutter Wants Second Casino |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/12 5:54 pm | updated: 05/01/12 5:54 pm |
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| 'May Day' brought out a hundred or so Occupy protestors in Center City today. Starting out at the Wells Fargo at 17th and Chestnut around noon then moving through the streets they blocked traffic for a while at 18th and Walnut. They were under the watchful eye of Philadelphia Police the entire time, who had wagons lined up in case they needed to make mass arrests. Those proved to be unnecessary here in Philly. This coincided with protests around the country for May Day, the International... Read More |
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| Delta to Buy Delco Refinery, Chinatown Groper, Christie Considering White House |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/01/12 7:25 am | updated: 05/01/12 7:25 am |
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Delta Airlines has announced that it will buy the ConocoPhillips refinery in Trainer. Delta's subsidiary Monroe Energy will pay $150 million for the refinery complex and hopes to keep the 500 jobs secure for the Delaware County community.
Philadelphia police are searching for a groper in the Chinatown section. There have been several complaints from female victims as young as 12. The man has been captured on surveillance video chasing women, grabbing them in the butt, and... Read More |
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| Sunoco Being Acquired, Temple Burglary Victim Arrested For Drugs, Worker Electrocuted and Falls |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/12 5:25 pm | updated: 04/30/12 5:25 pm |
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Sunoco Inc. is being acquired for $5.3 billion by a Texas pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas. Sunoco will maintain it's headquarters in Philadelphia after the merger, but will still be exiting the refinery business in this area as planned.
One of the Temple University students whose home was invaded and robbed last night by three masked men has been arrested. He was the victim but now he is in custody on drug possession charges because of what police found in... Read More |
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| Temple Student Home Invasion, Allen Iverson Restraining Order, Sunoco Sold for $5.3 Billion |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/30/12 10:50 am | updated: 04/30/12 10:50 am |
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Philadelphia police have made an arrest after an armed robbery home invasion in North Philly last night. Intruders with guns entered a home shared by Temple University students and stole cell phones and cash at gunpoint.
Allen Iverson’s wife has filed a restraining order against the former 76ers point guard. Tawanna Iverson claims AI “has engaged in increasingly contemptuous, threatening and disturbing behavior.†Meanwhile, Allen Iverson is in China... Read More |
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| Farm Accident Kills 1 Year Old-NJ Cop Guilty of Child Sex Assault-Chester Park Shooting |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 04/30/12 5:42 am | updated: 04/30/12 5:42 am |
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A 1-year-old boy, John Edward Burkholder died Sunday night at a Berks County farm while playing with a piece of farm equipment. The 1 year old accidentally fell into a soil mixing machine at the Burkholder Farm Market and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was asphyxiation.
A former Moorestown, NJ police officer and his ex-girlfriend have been convicted on several child sex assault charges. Robert Melia Jr. was found guilty on 22 counts, including official... Read More |
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| Injured Bald Eagle Recovering Well, Cherry Hill Teacher Put on Leave |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/28/12 11:18 am | updated: 04/28/12 11:18 am |
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| The injured Bald Eagle found in a Broomall parking lot on April 17 is recovering well, but not 100 percent yet. The large bird was found by a maintenance man emptying the trash barely alive, but still breathing. It turns out the bird had been shot, then apparently hit by a car, and had lead poisoning. Case no. 0442 is now being treated at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Roxborough, where it can now stand but is still disoriented and can't yet fly in the outdoor flight cage... Read More |
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| Saturday is Drug Take-Back Day, Kermit Gosnell pleads not guilty, Villanova Women win DMR |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 04/27/12 3:16 pm | updated: 04/27/12 3:16 pm |
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| Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Expired and unwanted medications pose threats both to abusers and the water supply. Never flush drugs and if you dispose in the trash, do so in a plastic bag with coffee grounds or kitty litter. The safest way is to use the Take Back program. Supermarkets, churches, municipal buildings and police stations are among the places taking part, under police supervision. Read More |
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