A man wanted on a narcotics charge killed himself yesterday afternoon after a two-hour stand-off with Bensalem Township police during which he asked cops to shoot him. Original post [...more]
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TRENTON - Teen drivers in New Jersey will soon face a slew of new restrictions aimed at reducing the number of deaths by young drivers. Gov. Corzine is expected to sign two new teen driving bills into law today. Under the bills, those with learner’s or exam permits would need 12 months of practice before they could [...] [...more]
Harry Kalas, the sincere and sentimental Phillies broadcaster whose smoky voice and singular home-run calls were for nearly 40 years as much a franchise fixture as the “P” on its players’ red caps, died yesterday at 73. “We lost our voice today,” said Phillies president David Montgomery. Mr. Kalas was found unconscious in the broadcast booth yesterday [...] [...more]
Last night a South Philadelphia Business caugh fire. It was a cabinet lamination business on 2nd and Reed street. People began calling in at 8:33pm last night September 23 2008. 32 people had to evacuate their hoes that lived near by. Executive Fire Chief Daniel Williams said they had to evacuate the people because of the [...] [...more]
The story from yesterday where Police Officer Patrick McDonald was shot by an armed man he was chasing. It turns out the man he was chasing was a Daniel Giddings. Daniel Giddings and the driver of a car were pulled over by Police Officer Patrick McDonald yesterday. McDonald then went over to the car and got [...] [...more]
Patrick McDonald was shot and killed in a confrontation in North Philadelphia earlier today September 23, 2008. There as another officer, Richard Bowes was shot and wounded. Authorities said there was a 3rd man at the scene who was pronounced dead. This man was the suspect they are saying, and possibly the one who shot at [...] [...more]
The trial of Hakeem Bey began this morning. Bey is an alleged member of a violent South Philadelphia drug gang who the goverment is saying killed one man and wounded another in the 2000 attack. It was an attack on a station wagon vehicle carrying many young people celebrating one of their friends rap recording [...] [...more]
The gunfire rang out in West Philadelphia as 3 teenagers were sitting on their row house porch Thursday September 18th 2008. The 3 teens including Hakim Griffin started to run when they heard the shots. All 3 of the teens were shot and only 2 of them managed to get away and get inside a row [...] [...more]
