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| Darby Brawl Shooting; Temple Grad Killed on Bike; Man Caught Hiding Gun in Butt |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/11/15 10:46 am | updated: 05/11/15 10:46 am |
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A brawl in Darby Borough led to a gunman firing 6 shots from a handgun. The incident happened yesterday afternoon at Greenway and Third Street in Darby Borough. Police say a man pulled out a gun and fired 6 rounds with little kids playing in the area. Police say at least one bullet went into a home. No one was hit and police are searching for the gunman.
A Temple University graduate filmmaker with deep ties in the local independent film community was fatally hit early... Read More |
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| St. Charles Seminary Ready For Pope Francis, Free Wigs To Cancer Patients, Avengers Tops Box Office |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/11/15 9:03 am | updated: 05/11/15 9:03 am |
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| Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia at the end of September. Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput says he hasn't received the official word yet from the Vatican, but he’s already planning on hosting Pope Francis at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Lower Merion. Chaput says it's customary for the pope to stay with the bishop of a diocese when he visits. Since Chaput lives at the seminary, the plans are in high gear there to make the pope’s two-day stay as comfortable as... Read More |
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| Tracking Great White Shark Off NJ; ATM Card Skimmer; SEPTA Driver Nearly Hits Train |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/15 2:06 pm | updated: 05/08/15 2:06 pm |
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| There is a Great White Shark lurking in the waters off the Jersey Shore. The shark was caught, tagged with an electronic tracker and released in 2012 in Cape Cod. Since then, the shark, named Mary Lee after the mother of OCEARCH expedition leader Chris Fischer, has been tracked swimming nearly 20,000 miles out to the middle of the Atlantic, to Bermuda, near Delaware and Maryland. Mary Lee the Great White Shark pinged the tracker this week about 10 miles off the coast of Cape May, Avalon and... Read More |
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| Haseem Singletary Surrenders, Lulu Dating App, Wizard World |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/08/15 9:08 am | updated: 05/08/15 9:08 am |
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| Teenage fugitive Haseem Singletary has turned himself in to police. The 16-year-old was accompanied by his family and lawyer, Bill Brennan, when he walked into Southwest Detectives late Thursday night. The teen has been wanted since Wednesday when he escaped from private contractors that were hired to transport him from Florida to Philadelphia. Police say Singletary has a long criminal record. He was wanted by authorities for crimes including home invasion and armed robbery. Singletary's... Read More |
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| Music News - Sam Smith Vocal Cord Surgery; Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon do Extreme; New Tame Impala |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/15 6:37 am | updated: 05/08/15 6:37 am |
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| British crooner Sam Smith will have to undergo vocal cord surgery after suffering a hemmorrhage while on tour in Australia last week. It happened during a show in Sydney on April 28th. He posted this message on his facebook page: "I am very upset to announce I have been battling to get my vocal cords better the last 10 days. But unfortunately they haven't recovered and I am going to need surgery. I'm so gutted to be missing all the shows and events I was meant to be playing at." Smith... Read More |
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| Teenager Charged in Temple Hit-and-Run; Burlington Forest Fire; Hotel-Tax for Philly Airbnb Rentals |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/15 6:35 pm | updated: 05/07/15 6:35 pm |
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| Philadelphia Police have announced charges against a teenager in the hit-and-run accident last week that has left a Temple University student in the hospital. 18-year-old Robert Roberts was driving his father's 2012 silver Mitsubishi when he hit 22-year-old Rachel Hall riding her bike at the at the intersection of Park Ave. and Diamond Street around 7pm on April 29th. Hall was thrown from her bike and suffered head and leg injuries. Roberts, who only had a learners permit, fled the... Read More |
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| Nutter Says Williams Not Smart Enough; McCoy Criticizes Kelly Over Black Players; Reward for Shooter |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/15 2:12 pm | updated: 05/07/15 2:12 pm |
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Mayor Nutter responded to Democratic primary candidate for mayor, State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams who said if elected he would not re-hire Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey. At a memorial service for fallen police officers and firefighters Nutter said, "Anyone who is not smart enough to ask him to stay is probably not smart enough to lead the city,"
LeSean McCoy still has Philly on his mind. In a recent interview with ESPN The Magazine, McCoy said his relationship with... Read More |
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| Kingsessing Police Involved Accident, Day of Prayer, Junk Food Brain Study |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/07/15 9:04 am | updated: 05/07/15 9:04 am |
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| Police say an officer and three others were injured during an accident early Thursday morning in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia. This happened around 2 a.m. at 58th Street and Woodland Avenue. A car struck the police SUV after one of the vehicles ran a red light while the officer was responding to a call. The officer was taken Presbyterian Hospital with a possible head injury. Three people in the other vehicle were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. All four are... Read More |
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| Music News - Hop Along Releases Album/Video; Hot Chocolate Singer Dies; Eddie Murphy Reggae Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/15 4:45 am | updated: 05/07/15 4:45 am |
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| Philadelphia indie rockers Hop Along released their sophomore album Painted Shut on the Saddle Creek label this Tuesday to critical acclaim. The quartet features Frances Quinlan (vocals, guitar), Mark Quinlan (drums), Tyler Long (bass), and Joe Reinhart (guitar). It has been described as brutal, honest, and bare storytelling told through Frances' unique vocals and backed by guitar-driven indie rock. The band has also released a music video for the track "Powerful Man." The video... Read More |
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| Cheltenham Water Main Break Video; 2 Boys Hit on Broad St.; Chester Teen Shot in Leg |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/15 6:41 pm | updated: 05/06/15 6:41 pm |
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| A water main break sent a geyser of water shooting high into the air from the middle of the street this afternoon in Montgomery County. It happened around 1:30 pm on the 600 block of Ashbourne Road near Rolling Green in Cheltenham Township. An 8 in. main broke and a 30 foot fountain of water erupted from the pavement for over 30 minutes before crews were able to shut off the water. A large hole now remains and crews are working to fix the issue. Water service was restored around 8 pm,... Read More |
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