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Wayne Bryant, the former New Jersey State Senator, will report to federal prison in West Virginia today. Bryant was convicted of taking a job for which he did no work at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey as a trade off for state funding.
Two "urban terrorists" fired 11 shots into the middle of a crowded playground Saturday evening in Upper Darby. Aaron Kearney, 19, was the only person hit by a bullet. He died while en route to the hospital.
Authorities in Montgomery County have arrested a 20-year-old Norristown man in the robbery and killing of a 22-year-old father of four on Powell Street December 10, police say. Detectives charged Stanley Howard, of DeKalb Street, with murder, robbery and other offenses in the fatal shooting of Jamal Terry, also of DeKalb Street in Norristown. The murder happened at 11 p.m. as Terry and a friend left the Golden Dragon restaurant at Spruce Street and Powell Avenue in Norristown. He was shot even though he had already given up his money, investigators said.
Someone sent a threatening letter containing a suspicious substance to Barack Obama's South Philadelphia campaign office at 15th and Christian streets. The office was evacuated, but initial tests determined the substance was brown sugar. Meanwhile, McCain was unveiling his new plan for the economy in Montgomery County.
Hey, it's Columbus Day! The Daily News covers a local Columbus Day Parade, and let's us know what's open and what's closed today.
"Police are looking for the driver of a gray Ford pickup who may have been involved in or witnessed the wounding of a Glendora man in a road-rage shooting Sunday night near the Walt Whitman Bridge."
Authorities issued a warrant yesterday for Dorien Oberlton's arrest in the case of Tuesday's vicious beating of Eric Derrickson in an underground subway concourse. Several witnesses came forward to identify Oberlton, who apparently had a long-standing grudge against Derrickson for supposedly stealing his girl.
Philadelphia School District counselor Veno Leigertwood, 31, was shot once in the neck shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Saturday in front of his Yeadon, Delaware County home. He died of the injury. His wife, Raven, and 7-month-old daughter, Nichole, were sleeping inside at the time. He was about to get his M.B.A. and had just received a promotion at his job. Leigertwood had no known enemies, and only his cell phone was taken.
A 3-year-old boy was in critical condition after being struck by a car while holding hands with his mother as he crossed a street in Olney Sunday night. The driver stopped at the scene and was not charged.
A Philadelphia police officer was responding to a call to assist another officer around 1AM this morning when his police car collided with another car at a downtown intersection. The officer is listed in critical condition, but his prognosis is good.
Yesterday, amid criticism that they were seeking to profit from their child's death, Andrea and Daniel Kelly were dropped from their lawsuit against the city. Their lawyers said the Kellys agreed to be removed as administrators of the estate and to have a trustee appointed instead. They also said if the parents are convicted of a crime, any money recovered in the lawsuit will go to Danieal Kelly's siblings.
A man wanted for the murder of a four-year-old boy was arrested early this morning in Philadelphia.
Jocelyn Kirsch is scheduled to plead guilty this morning in U.S. District Court.
In case you were wondering, no, SEPTA transit police did not strike yesterday. About an hour before the 2PM deadline, negotiations began at SEPTA headquarters in Center City, and continued until about 10 before ending for the night. Nothing has been resolved, but they were scheduled to meet again at 9 this morning, which means they'll probably already be talking by the time you read this post.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced yesterday that it had finally raised the last chunk of money needed to keep Thomas Eakins' iconic painting The Gross Clinic in Philadelphia.
Yesterday, a municipal court judge reduced the charges and bail of 17-year-old Zahir Boddy-Johnson of North Philadelphia, who is accused of shooting a Philadelphia Housing Authority police officer last month. The victim of the shooting, his wife, and colleagues were outraged by the decision, and the District Attorney's Office said that it planned to re-arrest Boddy-Johnson on the attempted charges.
Yesterday, City Council gave final approval to a lease with Fairmount Park that will allow Fox Chase Cancer Center to begin an $800 million expansion. Council also got its first look at a proposal to build a 15-story condominium tower and six-story hotel on the NewMarket site in Society Hill.
The latest poll in Pennsylvania shows Hillary Clinton's lead against Obama shrinking, and also suggests that regardless of which candidate wins the Democratic primary, he or she will have a close, tough fight against John McCain. Meanwhile, the Montgomery County Democratic Committee is meeting tonight to choose candidates for the April 22nd primary, and they just might endorse a presidential candidate, too.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's exhibition of American artist Bruce Nauman has been selected to appear in the US Pavilion of the the 53rd Venice Biennale, "one of the most important art gatherings in the world."
Another wrinkle in the federal investigation into the activities of City Councilman Jack Kelly and his staff: the estranged wife of his chief of staff is providing information to authorities in the case.
"Two reputed mob associates pleaded guilty yesterday to running a gambling ring in South Jersey and Philadelphia."
A 15-page report, put together by an independent technical firm and commissioned by the advocacy group Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, states that two Montgomery County manufacturers in the Collegeville area whose emissions of a probable carcinogen have been among the highest in the nation should be able to make substantial reductions with filters and other systems.
The body of 50-year-old Cynthia Cometz of Woodstown was found inside a BMW that had been submerged in the Delaware River and was discovered at low tide on Friday.
After a three month pause, a grand jury resumed its investigation yesterday into wealthy businessman, and owner of the Mount Airy Casino Resort, Louis A. DeNaples. DeNaples is suspected of lying to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board about his connections to organized crime. DeNaples' brother Eugene, a former state gambling investigator, showed up at the proceedings yesterday.
TV star Bam Margera of West Chester, along with business partner and bar owner Don Moore, plans "to open a theater, capped by an old-fashioned marquee, in an empty storefront in the business district. Construction is under way for a projected opening in the spring. The theater, so far unnamed, will book musical acts and stand-up comedians and will show films."
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The Inquirer takes another look at the troubling recent increase, both locally and nationally, in the shooting of police. Mayor Nutter, in his first speech outside the city since the election, as the keynote speaker at the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry's annual dinner, got a standing ovation before and after, and urged Southeastern Pennsylvania to come together and work as one to achieve greatness. Police are still investigating gunshots fired shortly before...
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