Yo, Philly in the News

• The tiny Bucks County borough of Yardley is home to some of the most frequently flooded properties in the nation, thanks to the Delaware River's chronic deluges. Thus Yardley expects to receive $655,000 from a pilot grant program aimed at stemming federal flood claims in hard-hit towns.
• Apparently our new soccer club's anthem is "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover." Well it's appropriate for today, anyway.
• "Handgun-control proponents in the State House are attempting to force a floor vote today on a controversial bill that would require handgun owners to tell authorities when their weapons are lost or stolen."
• Now they're telling us that although the Pennsylvania primary will be an important contest, it won't be the final, decisive contest of the race. But still, it's going to be important! That's something. In other primary-related news, the Daily News looks at the Philly roots to the controversy surrounding Barack Obama's pastor.
• Early yesterday morning, Philadelphia police were flagged down and told that two men in a gold Chevy Tahoe were armed with guns. They caught up with the car, but the driver refused to pull over, so a car chase ensued that ended when the Tahoe crashed into a pole. The officers cuffed the passenger, put him in the back of the police car and took the driver into custody. But somehow the suspect cuffed in the back seat managed to make his way into the front seat and drive the car away. The damaged cruiser was found last night in front of a New Jersey apartment complex; the suspect is still on the loose.
• A house fire in Upper Darby left eight people homeless Saturday. Cops suspected the fire was started by two people smoking crack, who were seen running from the burning house, one of them actually on fire. Police were pretty sure they'd found that guy when they came across James Radano, the top of his body covered in burns, hiding out at a nearby residence. Police also found there one Deborah Jeffries, who denied being at the fire, but smelled of soot and had black ash on her face. D'oh. Jeffries has been arrested and charged with drug offenses and eight counts of causing or risking a catastrophe and recklessly endangering another person. Once Radano gets out of the hospital, where he remains in critical condition, he'll be charged with similar offenses.
• Check out the Daily News article about the proposal to build a giant skyscraper in Philly, which we mentioned a while back.

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