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| Two Freight Trains Collide in Chester; 76ers Issue Sevyn Streeter Apology; PA Turnpike Closed |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/28/16 5:56 pm | updated: 10/28/16 5:56 pm |
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| Two CSX freight trains collided this morning in Chester, Delaware County. It happened at 8:25 a.m. at a track interlocking between Kerlin Street and Concord Road. The two trains hit head-on. One was traveling from Richmond, Virginia to Pavonia, New Jersey with three locomotives and 64 empty freight cars. The other was traveling from Quebec, Canada to Atlanta, Georgia, with one locomotive and eight intermodal cars carrying consumer goods and food products. Each train had two crew members... Read More |
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| Mike Pence's Plane Slides Off Runway, Settled Case For Mike McQueary, PA Voter Guidelines |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/28/16 2:08 am | updated: 10/28/16 2:08 am |
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| Republican Vice President candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off of the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday night during a rainstorm. Pence's plane was landing during the rainstorm, making a rough approach to the runway. Once hitting the concrete runway, the pilots hit the brakes to slow the plane down. The plane slid off the track and stopped in a patch of grass to the side. Once the plane came to a stop, Pence and the other passengers evacuated through the back of... Read More |
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| Woman Killed, Man Injured In N. Phila Shooting, Montco 911 Issues, Macy's Robbery In NE Philly |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/27/16 8:47 pm | updated: 10/27/16 8:47 pm |
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| Police are currently investigating a shooting that happened in North Philadelphia that left one woman dead and one man wounded. The shooting happened in the early hours of Thursday morning on the 2600 block of Welsh Road. Officials say that two people approached the victims, that's when one of the suspects opened fire. Police arrived on the scene to find a woman lying dead between two cars with a gunshot wound to the head. A man who was with the two victims during the shooting drove the... Read More |
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| $265 Million Settlement Amtrak 188; No Seyvn Streeter Sixers Anthem; Sentence DA's GF Slash Tires |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/27/16 6:27 pm | updated: 10/27/16 6:27 pm |
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| A settlement has been reached in the fatal Amtrak 188 crash in Port Richmond last year. Amtrak has agreed to payout a record $265 million to victims and their families. The settlement was approved by a judge today. The crash happened in May of 2015. The train was going 106 mph in a 50 mph zone around a curve at Frankford Junction when it derailed. 8 people were killed and over 200 were injured. The deadline for victims to join the settlement is November 21st. Claims may be processed and... Read More |
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| Haverford School Headmaster Reinstated, Pay What You Can Cafe, Bill Passed Regarding Toll Violators |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/27/16 1:41 am | updated: 10/27/16 1:41 am |
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| The Haverford School's headmaster, Dr. John Nagl, will now be getting his job back starting this Friday. Nagl was put on leave two weeks ago after he was arrested and charged with simple assault during an altercation with his son over marijuana. Delaware County's District Attorney has gotten rid of Nagl's simple assault charge, stating there was not enough evidence. Dr. Nagl released a statement stating that he vows to "personally reflect on how I can grow as a father and a leader."Read More |
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| SEPTA Releases Contingency Plan, Villanova Student Arrested Upskirting, Chester Springs Home Robbery |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/26/16 9:10 pm | updated: 10/26/16 9:10 pm |
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| As the Transportation Workers Union and SEPTA continue their meetings throughout the week to prevent a looming SEPTA strike, SEPTA has now released a contingency plan for the city. If the Union goes on strike Monday at midnight, all city buses, trolleys, subways, and the El will not be in service, although all Regional Rails and New Jersey based PATCO will continue to operate into the City. Between 2:45-7 p.m. at Temple, Jefferson, Suburban, 30th Street and University City stations,... Read More |
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| Warrant for Union League Vandal; Video of Boyd's Burglary; Trump's Hollywood Star Destroyed |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/26/16 7:44 pm | updated: 10/26/16 7:47 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have identified the man wanted in connection with the theft and destruction of the front staircase of the Union League in Center City. An arrest warrant has been issued for 50-year-old Reginald Phillips, whose last known address was on the 3100 block of N. Broad Street. Phillips was caught on surveillance camera pulling the brass hand rail off the stone staircase which came crumbling down. He then walking off with the railing. The damage is estimated at $100,000. Any... Read More |
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| Man/Woman Killed By Police in MD, Lawsuit Filed for North Wildwood Beach, Training Exercise at PHL |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/26/16 2:09 am | updated: 10/26/16 2:09 am |
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| Authorities say that a man and a woman who were wanted for a shooting that happened in Delaware, were shot and killed at a hotel in Elkton, Maryland, after a confrontation with police. The victims have been identified as 25-year-old Brandon Jones and 25-year-old Chelsea Porter who were both from Dover, Delaware. The shooting took place at 10:30 am at the New Eastern Inn on Pulaski Highway. Police arrived at the hotel with a warrant, but when they got there, Jones came out of the room... Read More |
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| Police Search For Car Thief, Possible SEPTA Strike Coming, AC Releases 5 Year Plan |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/25/16 9:00 pm | updated: 10/25/16 9:00 pm |
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| Police are now searching for a man who is responsible for stealing a woman's car that had her child still in it on Monday night. The incident happened around 9 pm on the 6400 block of Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. The woman had gotten out of her car to use the ATM, leaving her car on and her 6-year-old son in the back seat. While she was at the ATM the man jumped in the car and drove off. Police say the man abandoned the car, with the boy in it, on the 6500 block of Charles Street. The... Read More |
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| Teen Arrested for Rittenhouse Shooting; Video of Union League Vandal; Boyd's Burglary; NE Extension |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/25/16 6:18 pm | updated: 10/25/16 6:20 pm |
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| Police have identified the teenager arrested for shooting a Good Samaritan in Rittenhouse Square last week. 17-year-old Mehdi Fraiji of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood turned himself into Central Detectives at 4 a.m. on Saturday. He is charged as an adult with Attempted Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, and related offenses. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18th inside the park. Fraiji and another male were trying to rob someone when... Read More |
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