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| Philly Schools Now Hiring; Boaters Rescued in Cape May; DNC Marketing Campaign |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/16 2:15 pm | updated: 06/02/16 2:15 pm |
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The Philadelphia School District is hiring teachers and the superintendent wants all positions filled by the end of the month. Since Dr. William Hite announced plans to hire 800 teachers, the district is working through more than 1,200 applications. Hite said there were a lot of vacancies throughout last year and without teachers, classes had to be split up and covered by other teachers.
Three people were rescued from a sinking vessel in Cape May late Wednesday, and... Read More |
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| Sundrop Music Festival Returns to The Fire - by Sara Shields |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/01/16 8:12 pm | updated: 06/02/16 3:15 am |
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The sixth annual Sundrop Music and Arts Festival is back at the Fire, with three nights and two days of the best music, food, and craft vendors Philadelphia has to offer.
The event will kick-off June 2nd at 10pm, with a Clash Tribute Night, and will continue through the weekend. It ends with a send-off party on Sunday.
This festival welcomes music-lovers of all kinds, as there will be a variety of genres playing throughout the weekend, with acts such as Marshall... Read More |
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| Frankford Rapist Arrested, Wizard World Comic Con, MiraSmooth Microwave Armpit Treatments |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/02/16 1:53 am | updated: 06/02/16 1:53 am |
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Philadelphia Police have arrested a man in connection with a rape and an assault, of two females officials believe to be a mother and daughter, which took place in Frankford on Tuesday. Police announced that Malik Bailey was arrested on Wednesday. Police say that a 13-year-old girl said that she was sexually assaulted by her stepfather, Bailey. The incident took place on the 1900 block of Pratt Street. The girl was taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for treatment.
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| Murder-Suicide at UCLA Prompts Lockdown; 1.9 Million Fords Recalled; Small Plane Crash in Chester Co |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/01/16 8:05 pm | updated: 06/01/16 8:05 pm |
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| Two people are dead in what is being called a murder-suicide on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The shooting prompted a massive tactical response on the campus involving hundreds of officers from numerous agencies. The campus was put on lockdown as SWAT teams searched the school. The all clear was given after about 2 hours. The shooting itself happened in an office in the Boelter Hall engineering building. Authorities discovered two men dead from gunshot wounds. A gun and... Read More |
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| Villanova Visits the White House; Trial Set for Local ISIS Recruit; Philly Muslim School Holidays |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/01/16 12:39 pm | updated: 06/01/16 12:39 pm |
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Villanova visited the White House yesterday. The men's basketball Wildcats got an audience with President Barack Obama after winning this year's NCAA men's basketball championship. Obama called it the best Final game ever played. Coach Jay Wright called the President a great leader and model for his students.
A trial is set to begin for the Philadelphia woman charged with planning to join ISIS. Prosecutors say Keonna Thomas knowingly and intentionally tried to provide... Read More |
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| North Philadelphia Police Involved Shooting, Celebration of Black Arts, First Friday Turns 25 |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/01/16 9:41 am | updated: 06/01/16 9:41 am |
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| Philadelphia Police announced a police involved shooting that took place on Tuesday night. Officials say the shooting took place around 11:15 p.m. The shooting occurred at Broad Street and Tioga Street in North Philadelphia. Authorities say an off-duty Philadelphia Police officer discharged their weapon at a green Monte Carlo. The vehicle was last seen heading north on Broad Street. At this time, police say it is unclear what led to the shooting. They do not know if anyone inside the car... Read More |
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| ARC of Delco Fundraiser at Friendly's in Springfield, PA |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/31/16 9:17 pm | updated: 05/31/16 9:17 pm |
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iRadioPhilly is proud to support the Arc of Delaware County fundraiser at Friendly's Restaurant at the Springfield Mall, Springfield, PA.
All are welcome to dine at Friendly's. And when you submit your voucher, Friendly's will donate 20% of all food sales to the Arc.
Dine with a voucher any time Thursday, June 9th between 9:30 am and 9 pm. Come in between 5 pm and 8 pm and stop by the Arc booth and get in on the Gift Basket Raffle.
For more... Read More |
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| Suspect Sought, Woman/Daughter Assault; Woman in Pond w Cinder Block; Man Fell From I-95 Overpass |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/31/16 7:46 pm | updated: 05/31/16 7:46 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect wanted for the brutal assault of a 38-year-old woman and the sexual assault of a 13-year-old teenage girl in a Frankford home early Tuesday morning. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on the 1900 block of Pratt Street. When police arrived to the scene, the teenager described how her stepfather, 39-year-old Malik Bailey, dragged her from her bedroom to the basement and sexually assaulted her. Her mother was found in a pool of blood on the second... Read More |
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| The Great Migration, First Friday Rent Party Series w/ Philadelphia Jazz Project Cont. June 3rd |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/31/16 5:41 pm | updated: 05/31/16 5:41 pm |
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| Philadelphia, PA: 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great Migration: A historic period when millions of Black Americans moved from the South to the Northeast, Midwest and West. This changed the country culturally, politically and socially. People like Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy, Percy and Tootie Heath, Cat Anderson, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Jimmy... Read More |
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| Former Flyer Rick MacLeish Dies; Teen and Mother Assaulted; Pope Names Philadelphia Aux Bishop |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/31/16 12:47 pm | updated: 05/31/16 12:47 pm |
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Rick MacLeish, a three-time all-star and the Flyers first ever 50 goal scorer has died. MacLeish had been battling meningitis, along with kidney and liver problems. Flyers president Paul Holmgren called MacLeish "A good father, grandfather, teammate and friend." Rick MacLeish was 66.
Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl and savagely beat her mother in their Frankford home early Tuesday. Police said the suspect was a member of the victims'... Read More |
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