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| Frankford Homicide Investigation, Delaware Home Buglary Thwarted, Coyote Sighting Again in Radnor |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 05/08/12 9:06 am | updated: 05/08/12 9:06 am |
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A homicide investigation is underway in the Frankford section of the city where an 18-year-old man was shot in the back and in the right side yesterday. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he later died. The motive in this shooting is not clear at this time. It is not known whether any arrests have been made.
Police in Delaware arrested a burglary suspect with the help of the targeted homeowner on Sunday. Twenty-four-year-old Richard Flemming of York Haven,... Read More |
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| Listen to Passion Pit New Single "Take a Walk" from new Album 'Gossamer' |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/08/12 12:53 am | updated: 05/08/12 12:53 am |
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| Cambridge, MA band Passion Pit's new album, Gossamer, will be released July 24. This is the followup to their successful 2009 debut LP "Manners". The first track off this album will be titled "Take a Walk" (check it out below). Passion Pit will be touring lightly this summer, mainly at festivals. They will be appearing at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, DE on July, 20th. "Take a Walk" will be available on iTunes May... Read More |
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| Philadelphia International Cycling Championship Changes, Center City Free Concert Series, NJ Tan Ban |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/12 11:44 pm | updated: 05/07/12 11:44 pm |
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| The Philadelphia International Cycling Championship will go through a few changes this year. The professional race will be shortened to 7 instead of 10 trips around the 14.7 mile circuit. Also, an amateur race will be added that encompasses 3 loops around the circuit and up “The Wall†for a $85 entry fee, if you are brave enough. The pro race is going from 156 miles to 124 miles which race officials say is “more in line with what’s happening in cycling today.â€Read More |
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| Upper Darby Baby Murdered, Duck Boat Victims Challenge Maritime Law, Platt Bridge Closed to Trucks |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/07/12 11:56 am | updated: 05/07/12 11:56 am |
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Police are investigating the murder of a 4 month baby after unveiling evidence of abuse on the victim. The Upper Darby boy died in November and now the medical examiner calls the death of Jaden Jones a homicide after the autopsy revealed a broken leg and spinal injuries.
Attorneys for the victims of the Duck Boat crash will challenge an 1851 federal maritime law capping liability. They claim the lives of the two Hungarian students killed two years ago are worth more than the... Read More |
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| Broad Street Run Ran Perfect, Duck Boat Stalls on Delaware, Eve to Play Kung Fu Necktie |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/12 10:04 pm | updated: 05/06/12 10:04 pm |
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| The 33rd annual Broad Street Run was held this morning with perfect running weather, overcast upper 50's and low humidity. The 40,000 participants ran the 10-miler from Central High School in North Philly down to the Navy Yard in South Philly passing by cheering crowds all along the route. The race has grown in popularity recently, partly due to a younger and more active city population, into the largest 10 mile race in the country. The men's winner was Henry Rutto with a time of 47:05. The... Read More |
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| Lakehurst, NJ, Hindenburg Disaster 75 years later |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/06/12 8:11 pm | updated: 05/06/12 8:11 pm |
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The Hindenburg luxury airliner was the pride of Adolf Hitler's Germany. The trans-atlantic dirigible was a part of a fleet of airships that the Nazi nation flew around the world built by the Zeppelin company. On May 6, 1937 the Hindenburg was coming into a routine docking with its air mast at the airfield in Lakehurst, NJ, Ocean County when it suddenly caught fire and was destroyed in seconds as it crashed to the ground.
The ship was running late that final day of it's trip from... Read More |
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| Supermoon Will Rise in Philadelphia Skies Saturday Night |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/12 9:28 pm | updated: 05/05/12 9:28 pm |
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This weekend's night skies will be especially bright with the biggest full moon of the year peaking on Saturday night at 11:35 PM. It's called the "super moon". A super moon is when a full moon coincides with the moon's "perigee" or its closest approach to Earth. The moon's orbit is not a perfect circle around the Earth, so sometimes of the month it is closer than others.
This month’s full moon happens to occur very close to the perigee, making it 16% brighter than... Read More |
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| Coldplay offers Tribute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch last night in Hollywood |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/05/12 5:27 pm | updated: 05/05/12 5:27 pm |
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Yesterday, legendary Beastie Boy co-founder and music pioneer Adam Yauch aka MCA lost his nearly three year battle with cancer. He was 47. He was first diagnosed in July 2009.
Coldplay, like the rest of the music world in mourning, set aside time during their show at the Hollywood Bowl last night to pay tribute to Yauch. They brought back their piano heavy version of the Beastie Boy classic "Fight For Your Right", originally played live at the All Points West festival in 2009... Read More |
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| Archbishop Chaput Decides Fate of 8 Priests |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/12 5:54 pm | updated: 05/04/12 5:54 pm |
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Today, Archbishop Chaput announced the fate of 8 of 27 suspended priests. Three were determined that they can return to ministry while five cannot.
Six cases are still being reviewed by law enforcement officals, he said. Announcements on the remaining dozen will be announced in the coming weeks. One of the priests passed away before the review was completed.
Those clergy restored to ministry are the Revs. Philip Barr and Michael Chapman, and Msgr. Michael Flood.... Read More |
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| Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch aka MCA has died at age 47 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 05/04/12 4:29 pm | updated: 05/04/12 4:29 pm |
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Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch has died at the age of 47 after a two-year battle with cancer. Known as "MCA", Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left salivary gland and a lymph node in July 2009. He had undergone surgery and radiation therapy.
Recently he was was too sick to appear alongside his fellow bandmates during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month.
Yauch co-founded the group with friends Michael (Mike D) Diamond and... Read More |
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