Saturday 19th May, 2012
Officer stable; suspect shot in robbery incident
A police officer is in stable condition after being beaten with his own baton during a violent struggle Saturday morning that ended with a robbery suspect shot and wounded outside a busy West ...
Asomugha: Keeping Asante could've worked
made it pretty clear at the time that Samuel could be had for the right price. But they were unable to strike a deal before (and during) the season. That led to the Birds sending Samuel to the ...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Continue, as the Philadelphia Flyers Shift Their Focus: Fan's Take
roster revolution he led last year would result in a Stanley Cup victory this June. No one in his spot would openly acknowledge that a championship wasn't realistically likely this season. ...
Policeman Injured After Scuffle With Robber
NBC10The would-be victim yelled for help and told the alleged robber that he would meet him outside. The man did just that as a police car pulled up. As an officer went to assist the would-be victim, ...
Beautiful Weather For The Asian-Pacific American Festival In Center City
CBS 3- There are several festivals going on in the city Saturday including the sixth annual Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration in Franklin Square Park. Eleven-year-old Jessie and her ...
Rittenhouse Row Festival Pulls In Big Crowds On A Gorgeous Day
CBS 3It was a beautiful day for the annual Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival, which shuts down Walnut Street between Broad and 19th Street. ';Corie and Ilana, with Rittenhouse Row, spend a good deal ...
Fawning Season Begins In 2 Weeks But Avoid The Urge To Baby Them
CBS 3- In the next two weeks, thousands of fawns will be born in this region. Many gardeners and drivers have come to view deer as a nuisance but fawns are almost irresistible – so much so, that ...
Andre Iguodala Talks How To Pronounce His Name, The Worst Tweet He’s Seen, And His Role With The Sixers
CBS 3Most Sixers fans have to go back at least a decade to find a win as sweet as Friday night’s game 4 victory over the Celtics. Down 15 points at halftime, the team battled back and won the game ...
3rd Annual ‘Art In The Open’ Is This Weekend In Fairmount Park
CBS 3- This weekend is the third annual Art in the Open event, taking place in Fairmount Park. If you take a walk along the Schuylkill River this weekend, you’ll see 21 artists working outside. ...
Red Sox Look To Bounce Back Against The Phillies
WBZThis is the fifth straight season that the Red Sox and Phillies have met in interleague play. The Red Sox lead the all-time series 27-19, but Philadelphia has won three of the last ...
N.J. Couple Arrested With Drugs, Weapons
NBC10In addition to the drugs, detectives seized 5 "assault-type" rifles and 6 handguns from the home. According to investigators, two of the guns were reported stolen from Georgia and ...
Late Cardinal Bevilacqua is ghost in Philly courtroom at church cover-up trial of his aide
Fox NewsPHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
Cardinal's presence felt at Philadelphia church-abuse trial
Boston HeraldP HILADELPHIA - Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia died in January, just weeks before his aide went on trial for the alleged cover-up of priest sex-abuse complaints. Yet, the cardinal is ...
Surgery for five Flyers
Philly.comThe Flyers announced Saturday that Claude Giroux (wrist), Wayne Simmonds (finger) and Matt Carle (stomach muscle) underwent surgery recently. The team also said James van Riemsdyk (hip) and Kimmo ...
Evgeni Malkin’s hat trick puts Russia in World Championships gold medal game
Yahoo! SportsIn a little over a month, Evgeni Malkin will be awarded the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scoring and most likely the Hart Trophy for league MVP. Bouncing back from a torn ACL and MCL ...
1 Killed, 2 Injured After Car Jumps Curb
NBC10Investigators say that the car was traveling on the curb for some distance and there was no sign that the breaks were applied before the collision. The car eventually came to rest against a utility ...
2 Teens Stabbed At Bustleton Carnival
NBC10A 16-year-old boy is recovering from a stab wound to his neck and a 17-year-old boy is recovering from a slash to his leg after an attempted armed robbery at a neighborhood carnival in Bustleton ...
It’s Toad Detour Time In Upper Roxborough
CBS 3- It’s Toad Detour time again in Upper Roxborough. Six weeks after the amphibians made the trek to the old reservoir to mate; their tiny offspring are starting to make the long trip to the ...
City Council Approves New Senior Living Facility Focused On LGBT Community
CBS 3City Council has given a thumbs-up to plans for a new senior living facility in Center City that would be focused on members of the LGBT community. And for one leading gay activist, that approval ...
Census: Philadelphia’s White Population Up Slightly, African American Numbers Down Slightly
CBS 3New information from the U.S. Census indicates that the number of whites increased slightly in Philadelphia, while the number of blacks went down ...
Philadelphia Streets Department Collecting Household Hazardous Materials Today
CBS 3Even though the materials that are collected Saturday only amount to one-percent of the entire waste stream, Streets department spokesman Scott McGrath says they do present a problem to the public ...
Two Injured, One Dead After Being Hit By Car In Northeast Philadelphia
CBS 3Authorities say a car struck three men painting a fence in northeast Philadelphia, killing one of them and injuring the others. Police said the crash happened at about 6:45 a.m. Saturday in the ...
Philadelphian Among 6 Arrested In Chicago After Molotov Cocktails Found In Apartment
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