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| Electoral College Meets, Two Dead In N.E. Phila Crash, West Philly Stabbing |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/19/16 3:01 am | updated: 12/19/16 3:01 am |
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| The Electoral College is set to meet Monday to vote for President of the United States. In all of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, voters chosen by the states' party that carried their state will cast their votes for President of the United States. There is no national meeting for all the voters, rather they meet in their prospective states, usually the Capitol. According to federal law, the electoral college must vote on December 19th, each elector must sign six... Read More |
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| Nephew Arrested in Conshohocken Stabbing; Auto Body Robber Shot; Pizza Delivery Man Shoots Robbers |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/18/16 5:21 am | updated: 12/18/16 5:21 am |
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| Montgomery County authorities have arrested the nephew of a woman stabbed to death on Friday in Conshohocken. 28-year-old Matthew Wertz is charged with first-degree murder and related charges. Wertz had just been released from jail and had been staying with his aunt. Police were called to the 900 block of Hallowell Street for the report of a disturbance at 5:14 a.m. on Friday. They had to force their way into the home. They discovered 60-year-old Catherine Wanamaker dead on the floor... Read More |
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| Mother Throws Baby in River Guilty; Folcroft Police Shooter to Trial; Bethlehem Woman Steals Jesus |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/17/16 3:12 am | updated: 12/17/16 3:12 am |
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| A Pennsylvania mother pled guilty today to throwing her 20-month-old son off a bridge and into a river. 21-year-old Johnesha Perry told the Lehigh County Judge, "I dropped him, yes, because I wanted to die with him and go to heaven." Judge Kelly Banach sentenced Perry to 20 to 40 years in state prison on the third-degree murder charge. In May 2015, Perry gave her son Zymiera a kiss before throwing him off the Hamilton Street Bridge and into the Lehigh River 50 feet below. She then jumped... Read More |
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| 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Philly Fire, Suspects Fire Shots At Police, NJ Contractor Charged |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/16/16 9:13 pm | updated: 12/16/16 9:13 pm |
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| Police have stated that a 10-year-old boy has been killed in a house fire that broke out in the Cobbs Creek section of Philadelphia on Friday. The fire broke out on the 1200 block of South Millick Street at around 4 am. Firefighters arrived on scene to heavy smoke pouring out of the second floor window. The fire spread to three of the neighboring homes. Firefighters did their best to save the boy, but were not able to reach him due to the vast flames. The boy's father had to be rushed to... Read More |
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| Odubel Herrera Signs 5-year Contract, Iverson Hall Of Fame Night, Redskin's Everett Fined |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/16/16 5:49 pm | updated: 12/16/16 5:49 pm |
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| The Phillies have now signed center fielder Odubel Herrera to a five-year contract that will last through the 2021 season. The Phillies acquired Herrera back in 2014 in the Rule 5 draft from of the Texas Rangers. This past 2016 season Herrera batted a .286 ERA, with 21 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs, 87 runs and 25 stolen bases. Herrera also was selected to be on the National League All-Star team. Herrera's five-year contract guarantees him $30.5 million for the next five seasons.... Read More |
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| 1 Arrested, 1 Sought in Parx Purse Snatching; Twins Pass Out in NJ Grade School; Conshy Stabbing |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/16/16 5:34 pm | updated: 12/16/16 5:34 pm |
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| One man has been arrested and another sought in connection to a robbery of an elderly woman at Parx Casino earlier this week. Bensalem Police says that 33-year-old Jason Ballard has been taken into custody. He is charged with robbery, theft and conspiracy. They are still seeking 31-year-old Miguel Soto on the same charges. On December 11th, surveillance video shows them following a 73-year-old woman into the parking lot at the casino. One of them ripped a purse off her shoulder and then... Read More |
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| Suspects Arrested In Prostitution Sting, Princeton Suspends Swim/Dive Team, Craig Sager Dead at 65 |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/16/16 3:41 am | updated: 12/16/16 3:41 am |
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| Three people have been arrested in a prostitution sting operation in Bensalem on Thursday. The suspects were caught in the sting operation in a hotel in the Bensalem area. One of the suspects in custody, Chanelle Pugh, was confronted by police in the hotel room during the sting. Police stated that when officers tried to arrest her, she shoved them back and bit one of the officer's hands. Two other men who were caught in the sting. Rasheem Stevens and QuaSean Buckner-Patterson were also... Read More |
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| Temple Students Robbed in Apartment, Search For Officer's Uniform Theft, Montco 2017 Budget Approved |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/15/16 8:55 pm | updated: 12/15/16 8:55 pm |
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| Four Temple University students were robbed in their off campus apartment. The incident happened on the 1900 block of 18th Street after 5 am on Thursday. The victims told police they were asleep in their apartment, and when they woke up in the early morning hours they found a man in a ski mask, carrying a gun, robbing their apartment. The suspect was able to escape the apartment with a laptop and some of the victim's iPhones. Luckily none of the victims were hurt in the robbery. Police... Read More |
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| Missing Autistic Teen from W. Philly; NJ Bill to Allow Christie Book Deal; Student Arrested with Gun |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 12/15/16 7:39 pm | updated: 12/15/16 7:39 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are asking the public's help in finding a 16-year-old boy with autism that went missing on Wednesday. Kalis Adams was reported missing from his home on the 6200 block of Carpenter Street in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood yesterday at 3:15 p.m. He is described as 5’4″, 130 pounds, with brown eyes, a medium brown complexion and short curly black hair. Kalis was last seen wearing a blue blazer, white long sleeved shirt, maroon tie, khaki pants, and black... Read More |
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| Flyers 10-Game Win Streak, Phillies Re-Sign Blanco, Eagles' Brandon Brooks Anxiety Disorder |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 12/15/16 1:31 pm | updated: 12/15/16 1:31 pm |
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| The Flyers have now extended their win streak to 10 games, making this the longest winning streak since 1985. The Flyers took on the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night in what turned out to be a tough and very close game. The Flyers were down, in the first two periods, but managed to come back with two goals by Roman Lyubimov and Brayden Schenn in the third period. Two previous Flyers goals were scored by Wayne Simmonds and Michael Del Zotto. Colorado had the chance to come back after... Read More |
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