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• Philadelphia congresswoman carjacked at gunpoint in broad daylight

  December 24, 2021 5:40 AM

  PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania- Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Delaware man with carjacking Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania and using a firearm during a crime of violence, according to the Justice Department . BBC News reports that it was Wednesday when Scanlon's car and possessions were taken from... more »

• NFL head coach tests positive for novel coronavirus

  August 3, 2020 6:30 AM

  As novel coronavirus continues to sweep through the globe, yet another well-known figure in the sports arena has tested positive for the virus. The Philadelphia Eagles announced Sunday that its head coach, Doug Pederson, has contracted COVID-19. According to CNN , Pederson is not showing any symptoms of... more »

• Pat Shingleton: "A Fireball and a Storm Declaration..."

  June 30, 2020 11:31 PM

  Before we head to July we return to June 30, 1908, when riders on the Trans-Siberian railroad witnessed a fireball as bright as the sun streaking across the sky. It exploded above the Tunguska River and flattened over a thousand square miles of forest. For 1,000 miles the fireball was... more »

• Prisoner hides in dumpster, gets stuck in trash truck

  November 27, 2017 8:55 AM

  PHILADELPHIA- Officials say a man trying to flee from a Philadelphia prison halfway house by hiding in a dumpster had to be freed from a trash truck. WCAU-TV reports it took firefighters almost two hours to remove the bags of trash and free the man from the truck's compactor... more »

• Formerly conjoined twins released from hospital in time for Thanksgiving

  November 22, 2017 9:05 AM

  PHILADELPHIA,Pa.- Formerly conjoined twins girls who spent 485 days in a Philadelphia hospital were released on Monday. WWL-TV reports that Erin and Abby Delaney were born 10 weeks premature on July 24, 2016 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The duo was joined at the top of their heads,... more »

• People arrested protesting BR man's death in Philadelphia

  July 6, 2016 11:48 PM

  PHILADELPHIA - The death of a Baton Rouge man in an officer involved shooting has had a ripple effect across the country with millions voicing their frustration online and some organizing protests 1,200 miles away. Demonstrators took to the streets Wednesday night for a protest in Alton Sterling's honor.... more »