Yo, Philly in the News

• Well, Jocelyn Kirsch isn't going to jail, but she has been placed under house arrest, where she's to be under the custody of her parents or grandmother at all times. She'll also continue to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, and her bond has been increased from $50,000 to $100,000. Click through for some of the strange and goofy details of her various crimes in California.
• Two women were sitting in a van parked on the grounds of the Holy Innocents Catholic School in Philadelphia's Juniata section at 4:10AM this morning when a gunman approached and opened fire. The shots fatally wounded one of the women. The man then turned the gun on himself. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.
• Howard J. Cain, 60, of Wayne, a longtime political consultant and former member of state Sen. Vincent Fumo's inner circle, agreed yesterday to plead guilty to cheating on his taxes. He also agreed to testify at Fumo's trial in September that he conspired with Fumo and others to defraud the state Senate.
• Yesterday Mayor Nutter appointed himself and a trusted aide to the board of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. He also intends to become chairman of the board. The personal touch is meant to highlight his concern over what his administration calls the PRA's serious mismanagement of the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, the anti-blight program that was the cornerstone of the Street administration. Hmmm... can we appoint ourselves to the board of the Philadelphia Awesome Authority?
• "For the first time in a decade, the Pennsylvania State Police announced yesterday it is publishing a '10 most-wanted fugitives' poster, and the updated list includes two Philadelphia murder suspects."
• Our own Big Ed says he thinks Hillary Clinton would make an excellent choice for vice president. Hint, hint, Obama!

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