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Local News:• Crews Search Del. River For Overboard Boaters Rescue crews searched the Delaware River for two boaters who apparently fell into the water Friday evening. read more >> • Phillies Down The Mets 7-2 Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. read more >> • Knife-Wielding Man Killed In City Hall Shooting A knife-wielding homeless man was shot and killed after lunging at two officers near Philadelphia City Hall Friday morning. Officers were called after reports of a disturbance at a below ground concourse near City Hall at about 8:30 a.m. read more >> • Suspect Sought In Cherry Hill Pharmacy Robbery Police in Cherry Hill are searching for a suspect who robbed an area pharmacy of prescription drugs. Authorities said a man in cargo shorts and a Phillies baseball hatentered the Covered Bridge Pharmacy on the 1500 block of East Route 70just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday. read more >> • 1 Killed 1 Injured In Route 55 Accident One person was killed and a second was injured in a serious crash on a Gloucester County roadway Friday. read more >> • Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Boat Sinking Off N.J. Three people aboard a 22-foot boat that sunk Friday in waters off southern New Jersey were rescued by the Coast Guard and the crew of a passing vessel. read more >> • Travelers Pack The Roads For The Holiday Weekend With pleasant weather expected and celebrations all around the regionhundreds of thousands are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend.AAA predicts nearly 350000 Philadelphia-area residents will travel 50 miles or more for the Fourth of July. read more >> • Philly Celebrates Lincoln's 200th Birthday As Independence Day celebrations kick-off all around the countryPhiladelphia is paying special honors to one of the nation's mostbeloved Presidents. A six-foot seven-inch tall bronze statute of Abraham Lincoln wasunveiled on Independence Mall Thursday. The event kicked off a four-daycelebration for Honest Abe's 200th birthday. read more >> • Wissinoming Shooting Leaves 2 Critically Injured Philadelphia Police are searching for suspects in a shooting that left two people critically injured early Friday morning. read more >> • Delaware Trooper Injured In I-95 Collision A Delaware State Police Trooper was injured after a crash on I-95 early Friday morning. Policesaid the Trooper was stopped in a construction zone on southbound I-95near Naamans Road when his cruiser was rear ended at about 4 p.m. read more >> UPENN Headlines:• Penn Med doctor botched treatments An investigation into radiation treatments for prostate cancer at the Philadelphia Veteran Affairs Medical Center indicated that substandard care administered by Gary Kao a physician and Radiation Oncology professor under contract from the Penn School of Medicine may have affected about 92 patients. >> read more or comment • Trustees convene summer meeting Last week the University Board of Trustees convened to address some of the University's pressing matters. The trustees affirmed that Vincent Price who has been serving as interim provost since March will officially be appointed Provost effective July 1 2009 through June 2016. >> read more or comment • A 'wonder'-ful summer program Yesterday morning a lucky group of children parents and campers came face-to-face with some of nature's most frightening animals and emerged from the experience as knowledgeable as they were unscathed. "Animals with Bad Reputations" presented by the Academy of Natural Sciences' "Academy on the Go" was the first event in the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's Summer Wonder 2009 series of programs. >> read more or comment • U. named top copyright violator Imagine paying $80000 for one song. This nightmare lived by one Minnesotan charged $1.92 million dollars by the Recording Industry Association of America for the infringement of 24 downloaded songs is unimaginable for most download-savvy students. However despite the "Know the Facts" campaign that scattered warnings about illegal downloading on signs across campus last fall Penn rose to fifth place on a list covering the worst offenders among U. >> read more or comment • Time to make 'connections' This year the Penn Humanities Forum will be making all the right connections. The Forum's theme for the upcoming school year selected by English professor Peter Coon will be "Connections." Coon wrote in an e-mail that the impact of changes in the world on society such as increased globalization and new technology inspired his choice. >> read more or comment • Annenberg fellow will do research abroad Penn's Annenberg School for Communication announced that Ellen Hume will be a new Civic Media fellow at the School's Center for Global Communication Studies. Hume will be based at the Central European University's Center for Media and Communications Studies in Budapest Hungary. >> read more or comment • Notebooks for Nicaragua University researchers and alumni will soon fulfill the Penn Compact's mission of "engaging globally." This July researchers from Penn's Graduate School of Education will be collaborating with a family of multi-generational Penn alumni to introduce both new technology and novel teaching methods to a school in rural Nicaragua. >> read more or comment • Crime log Theft June 15 - Darryl Eggleston 61 unaffiliated with the University and of the 300 block of N. 40th Street was arrested by Penn Police at about 7:30 p.m. for allegedly attempting to take a bicycle from the porch of a residential property on the 4000 block of Spruce Street. >> read more or comment • Binge drinking among students rising According to a recent report issued by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism binge drinking is on the rise among American college students. The report states that the proportion of students who admitted to having binged on alcohol in the past month increased from 42 percent in 1998 to 45 percent in 2005. >> read more or comment • Red and Blue color summer leagues Free time new friendships and summer-loving fun. Basketball summer leagues give players a chance to bond with new teammates refine their skills and just enjoy playing the game they love. Every year some Quakers stick around for the summer to play in various leagues in Pennsylvania. >> read more or comment • Gaines picks Cal-Riverside With two years to mature since the last time he searched for a school to call home Harrison Gaines was a lot more confident and comfortable this time around. In the months since his March 11 announcement that he would transfer away from Penn Gaines reflected on his time with the Quakers to help him come to a decision. >> read more or comment • Fuller gets an assist at U.S. Soccer camp This summer Penn coach Rudy Fuller spent a week training a group of skilled freshmen working to refine their soccer abilities. High school freshmen that is. The Quakers' men's soccer head coach served as an assistant at the U.S. Under-15 Boy's National Team camp in Zarephath N. >> read more or comment • Quakers loaded at linebacker Penn head football coach Al Bagnoli knows a good linebacker when he sees one. So when it comes to recruiting what is considered the "defensive quarterback" Bagnoli can't help but bring in a few prospects each year. He certainly understands the position after 17 years with the Red and Blue. >> read more or comment • Your Voices | Letter to the Editor Get with the (music) program To the Editor: Alex Remnick's recent editorial ("Give me some old time rock 'n' roll" June 18) seems borne of equal parts prejudice and ignorance. Mr. Remnick has little time for any forms of music other than rock 'n' roll and hip-hop: he dismisses world music and glibly and falsely caricatures classical music. >> read more or comment • Jimmy Tobias | Fattah's fighting words fall flat Two years ago our congressional representative Chaka Fattah (D) made an important promise - one that he has completely and shamelessly betrayed. In 2007 in response to a growing number of American citizens frustrated by the United States' open-ended military presence in Iraq Fattah and a small cadre of congressmen wrote a letter to then-President Bush. >> read more or comment • Samantha Sharf | The Golden Rule - it's the new black One sunny afternoon last fall I picked up a package from the UPS truck parked outside the Quad. Wobbling towards the gate I struggled to grasp the awkward cardboard cube whose mass was close to a quarter of my own. To my pleasant surprise an older gentleman with no apparent connection to me or even the University insisted on lending a hand. >> read more or comment ABC 6 News:• Fireworks Schedule 2009 Take a look at the 6abc Fireworks Schedule 2009 to find a July 4 celebration near you! read more >> • Sunoco Welcome America! The largest FREE concert in America with Sheryl Crow read more >> • Beautiful for the 4th Of July! Get out and celebrate America tomorrow. read more >> • Search for 2 in the Delaware Rescue crews searched the Delaware River for a man and a child. read more >> • Supermarket evacuated due to fumes Customers reported getting sick at a Delaware County Giant supermarket. read more >> • Sarah Palin to step down as governor Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26. read more >> • Ticket plan announced for Jackson memorial Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown. read more >> • Flyball is growing in our area! A sport using a tennis ball and man's best friend. read more >> • Down At The Shore Down At The Shore for the July 4th Weekend. read more >> • 6 fun things - Philadelphia News No matter what else is going on Welcome America takes center stage for the 4th of July. read more >> • Mrs. Fixit Get help for all those projects around the house! read more >> • Woman arrested in Piazza killings A woman has been arrested in the killings at an upscale apartment building. read more >> NBC 10 News:• River Rescue: 1 Found 2 Missing  Two men went into the Delaware River after a child fell off their boat. One of the men was rescued Friday night. A search was underway for the child and the other adult. • Police: Ex-Nova Dean Customer of Prostitution Ring  Police investigating a prostitution ring in Chester County relied on two customers for information one of whom was Mark A. Sargent—dean of Villanova Law School according to the Philadelphia Inquirer... • Ducklings Rescued From Storm Drain  Baby ducks are plucked from a storm drain after a few failed rescue attempts. For neighborhood kids who kept their fingers crossed and their little friend fed it was the perfect ending to three days of... • Thal's Neighbor Arrested in NoLibs Double Murder  A surprising arrest in the deadly double shooting of two people inside a trendy Northern Liberties apartment complex. • Homeless Man Shot and Killed By Cops  A homeless man was shot and killed by police Friday morning near City Hall according to officials. • Baseball Cards Help Save Church Organ  When David Smith brought his fathers old collection of T-206 tobacco cards to a church fundraiser he thought the cards would allow him to donate a couple bucks little did he know he would be able to give... • Toddler Left in Hot Van by Neighbor Dies  The little boy was accidentally left in a locked car with the windows up for more than six hours. • Daycare Owner Braves Beating to Help Bust Hooker John  When Gladys Castro looked out the window of her daycare center and saw a hooker and her John engaging in a sex act she was determined to scare them away. But she didn't realize it would turn into a "... • Girls: He Tricked Us Into Sex With Tarot Cards  A man's accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex. • Bear Attacks Man for Hoagie  A hungry black bear attacked a Jersey man in his own driveway and then stole his hoagie. • Medical Waste Washes Up on Jersey Beaches  A gross display greeted some New Jersey beachgoers Sunday when medical waste began washing up at high tide along an eight-mile stretch of beach from North Surf City to Barnegat Light. • Deck Collapses Injuring 7  The backyard deck gave way during a birthday party. About 20 people fell. coming soon... Next Page >> |
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