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3 Great Moments in PC Hysteria
It’s been a busy week here in the P.C. States of America, with everybody defending everybody else’s right to be offended, with the usual head-spinning […]
Giant Snake Terrifies Cape May
Quick. Go to this link. Look at that picture. That picture of a big giant honking snake. That snake isn’t loose in the jungle. That […]
Officials Investigate “Suspicious Package” in Center City
#BREAKING: Officials Investigating Report Of Suspicious Package In Center City – http://t.co/QhB0pfP3xq pic.twitter.com/MjYMjtA4Fh — CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) August 1, 2014 CBS Philly reports the suspicious […]
It Happened: A Good Guy With a Gun Stopped a Bad Guy With a Gun
Everytime a gun massacre occurs, gun enthusiasts have suggested that what the world needs is … more guns. “The only thing that stops a bad […]
PHOTOS: Gaza Protests at LOVE Park
As the conflict in Gaza intensifies, on Wednesday afternoon around 1,500 protesters gathered at LOVE Park to show support for their side. On one side of the block […]
Accident Snarls Ben Franklin Bridge, Center City Traffic
Better watch out on your way home: #TRAFFIC #ALERT: Tractor-Trailer Overturns Near Ben Franklin Bridge: http://t.co/MwsIDTJF10 pic.twitter.com/vcRgm3W4z6 — KYW Newsradio – NOW ON 103.9 FM! […]
The 10 Stupid Internet News Stories I Keep Reading
The news of the world as brought to me via the Internet tends to be a roundup of humans doing seriously stupid things. And you […]
Bucks County Coroner: Corpse Fell Onto Street Because Truck Was Old
A photo started circling around social media late Friday afternoon showing a dead body sitting on a gurney in the middle of Street Road (warning: […]
Accused Philly Rep Misses Court Date
State Rep. J.P. Miranda, accused of creating a “ghost employee” in his state office to divert money to his sister, was the subject of an arrest […]
Grief Over Fire Triggers Massive Protest
This is how it looked last night: Like the bad old days. LIVE UPDATES of the protests going on now in SW Philly: http://t.co/eMlN9Jdh6g pic.twitter.com/92zMYJdz4v […]
UPDATE: Feltonville Food Truck Explosion Injures 13
[Update 1:55 pm] Here’s the full police press release about the incident:
Girl Killed by Security Door at Water Ice Store
A 3-year-old girl was killed Saturday when the security gate crashed on her at the Rita’s water ice store in the 2800 block of Girard. […]
Marriage Is Not the Solution to Violence Against Women
And now, for the week in ridiculous. A headline in the Washington Post reads, without a hint of irony: “One way to end violence against […]
Water Main Bursts, Flooding South Philly Neighborhood
#UPDATE: Water Main Break Floods Streets In South Philly: http://t.co/xBSIbheaqQ pic.twitter.com/jBNbtTGXnk — CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) June 20, 2014
Bees Swarm Turnpike at King of Prussia
A swarm of bees hit the turnpike interchange at King of Prussia this morning, forcing two lanes of traffic to be reconfigured.