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NBC 10 News:• Police: Trooper Sought Sex From Woman Young Daughters A Pennsylvania state trooper is charged with trying to set up a sexual encounter with a mother and her two young daughters through the Internet. >> read more or comment • Man Rescued After Boat Capsizes Says Fishing Career Over Coast Guard aircraft and boats are searching the waters off Atlantic City for the captain of a fishing boat that sank. >> read more or comment • One Killed After Tanker Truck Collision In Delaware County Police say one person has died after two cars and a tanker truck collide along 322 and Cherry Tree Road in Upper Chichester. >> read more or comment • Police Respond To Burglary Call Find $2.5 Million In Heroin Police respond to a burglary in progress and find more than $2 million worth of heroin on Wednesday. >> read more or comment • Trucker Trades Big Rig For Hot Dog Stand Ray Arthur of Ray's Rocking Dogs quit his trucking job and opened a hot dog stand when gas prices skyrocketed. >> read more or comment • Police Arrest Suspect In Beating Death Of Father Of Eight Police say the man seen in a surveillance video using a dead man's credit cards and identification is responsible for the killing. >> read more or comment • Teen Rescued From Brandywine River Police and fire companies rescue a teen from Brandywine River. >> read more or comment • Mother Tells Police Daughter Held Captive At Jersey Shore Four people are under arrest after a Massachusetts woman tells police that her daughter is being held against her will at the Jersey shore. >> read more or comment • Government Officials Seek To Tighten State Wiretap Law The State Assembly is asked to consider legislation that would tighten the wiretap law. >> read more or comment • Police Investigating Vandalism As Possible Hate Crime An interracial couple living in Northeast Philadelphia say they are victims of a hate crime. >> read more or comment • Police Officer Struck By Lightning Calls Self Lucky Bethel Township police Officer John Carpenter is recovering after being indirectly struck by lightning while at work Wednesday night. >> read more or comment • Headstones Vandalized At Collingdale Cemetery Vandals topple 200 headstones at Eden Cemetery the oldest African-American cemetery in the country. >> read more or comment The Daily Pennsylvanian - Upenn:• Crime Log Theft July 17 - A male student 20 reported that an unknown suspect removed money from an unsecured room in the Quadrangle at about 2:45 p.m. July 17 - A male student 22 reported that an unknown suspect removed his secured bicycle from a meter outside Levine Hall at about 11:45 p. >> read more or comment • Fire at 41st and Walnut streets A fire broke out at 4044-46 Walnut St. on Saturday evening causing no injuries but displacing three Penn students. According to Director of Operations and External Affairs at the Division of Public Safety Stefanie Cella the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. >> read more or comment • John Gearhart appointed PIK prof. The University announced yesterday the appointment of stem cell expert John Gearhart as the eighth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor and director of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Gearhart is the James Effron University Professor and he will join the faculty of both the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. >> read more or comment • New dean restructures Admissions Office Although it has only been three weeks since new Dean of Admissions Eric Furda took over changes are already evident in the Admissions Office. Furda who began July 1 appointed two new vice-deans to serve as his seconds-in-command and has "restructured" the department to be more streamlined and efficient he said. >> read more or comment • News Brief: Hummus will open on Walnut Street This fall the Middle East is coming to Walnut Street - or at least its cuisine is. The locally-owned restaurant Hummus - which will serve a variety of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine - will open within 10 days said owner Fabrice Saadoun. The restaurant building is located at 40th and Walnut situated between the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and the yet-to-be-completed Radian. >> read more or comment • Northwestern offers a two-year law program spurs debate Northwestern University School of Law's decision to offer a quicker route to graduation - a two-year alternative to its traditional three-year program - is spurring debate about legal education. The accelerated program - the third of its kind in the country and the first at a top-tier school - compresses the same number of credits into five semesters for 25 to 60 students who will enroll alongside about 240 traditional students. >> read more or comment • U. City District gets high marks University City has received excellent marks in all subjects on its 2008 District Report Card. According to the report in the last 10 years UCD has seen a 20-percent decrease in crime a 16.5-percent increase in employment improvements in pedestrian lighting and numerous green initiatives. >> read more or comment • WXPN collaborates with Minnesota Public Radio A Twin Cities radio station has found its very own twin in the University of Pennsylvania's WXPN. Minnesota Public Radio's The Current and Penn's WXPN have teamed up to share local music through The Music Exchange a new program that will feature the music of up-and-coming bands in Philadelphia and the Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St. >> read more or comment • Researchers study HIV immunity With about 2.1 million adults infected worldwide in 2007 alone HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - is the focus of research across the globe. Researchers at Penn have joined the many involved with efforts that may lead to a decrease in the rate of infection. >> read more or comment • A lesson in bicycle security Thanks to a policy of Penn's Division of Public Safety if you've failed to properly lock up your bicycle on campus you may find it waiting for you in the custody of the Penn Police. DPS has a policy of taking unattended and unsecured bicycles on campus without the owner's knowledge. >> read more or comment • White Dog Cafe celebrates its 25th anniversary In the cold of January 1983 Judy Wicks brought home cooking to new heights when she opened a humble take-out coffee and muffin shop on the first floor of her residence at 3420 Sansom St. 25 years later White Dog Cafe is commemorating its past with a year-long celebration of the restaurant and its social and environmental activism. >> read more or comment • 'Nova to headline '08 Philly Classic Penn hoops fans staying on campus for Thanksgiving weekend can still satisfy their hunger for college basketball - they just shouldn't expect to see much of the Quakers. The Philly Hoop Group Classic will for the second year be taking place Thanksgiving weekend at the Palestra according to an e-mail from Pete Kirschner Director of Team Tournaments for The Hoop Group. >> read more or comment • No. 13 very lucky for the little guy Last week Sports Illustrated compiled a list of the Top 25 College Sports Programs for the 2007-08 year. Surprising many 14-time Director's Cup defending champion Stanford did not land on top of the list. More surprising to Ivy League fans though may be the team coming in at thirteenth: Princeton. >> read more or comment • Sports Brief | Dunphy signs on at Temple through 2014 Penn fans who are still uneasy seeing former men's hoops head coach Fran Dunphy on the Temple sidelines may have a little bit longer to get accustomed to the image. On July 16 Temple announced that they had agreed to a two-year extension with Dunphy which will keep him under contract with the Owls through the 2013-14 season. >> read more or comment • Sports Brief | Golf program to face more restructuring The Penn Athletics Department posted job openings for its vacant men's and women's golf coach positions on the NCAA's "Career Center" on Monday. Each position is listed as a 10 month full-time job. Both positions will report to the Senior Associate Athletic Director which would be Alanna Wren Shanahan or Mary DiStanislao. >> read more or comment • Zach Klitzman | Running done so it's time to fight PAMPLONA Spain July 12 In Spain for a few months this summer on the Penn-in-Alicante program I had the unique experience of being able to travel to Pamplona to take part in the ceremonies surrounding the festival of San Fermin. While the encierro or Running of the Bulls is the most well-known event during Sanfermines [Zach's experiences with this event was detailed in last week's SP] the second most popular event also involves los toros. >> read more or comment Philadelphia Weekly:• PW's Picks For The Week Breathless Joe Sixpack Philly Beer and Movie Weekend and Rune Chanting Workshop. >>Chill Pill Dharma Talk - Make it Simple! Practical Advice for Everyday Practice Fri. July 25 7:30pm. $10. Philadelphia Ethical Society 1906 Rittenhouse Square. 215.735.3456. www.phathue.com ...> • The Angry Grammarian Words we miss. by Jeffrey Barg Vanishing Spells Good words are like muscles. They can be really strong and beautiful but if you don't use 'em they'll atrophy and eventually disappear. A reader wrote in a few weeks...> • Art Two NYC public art projects worth the Chinatown bus trip. by Roberta Fallon Summer's a great time to go on safari and see public art and right now New York's got the goods: David Byrne's "Playing the Building" at the Battery Park Maritime Building ...> • Ask a Mexican Special tortilla contest edition. by Gustavo Arellano Dear Readers: Gracias merci obrigado for the many submissions in our contest asking readers to argue in 25 words why corn tortillas are superior to flour or vice versa. Below are the winners. Don't see your city...> • Beer Lass The Foodery's Mix-a-Six Picks. by Suzanne Woods Mix-a-Six Picks Some drinkers are seasonal. Some are Michelob 365. But certain occasions call for certain beers and vice versa. Let's tap bottles to six occasions summoning you to the Foodery....> • Capsules Chris & Don. A Love Story CSNY/Déjà Vu and Love Comes Lately New Releases Chris & Don. A Love Story Directed by Tina Mascara and Guido Santi B Reviewed by Matt Prigge Opens Fri. July 25 When 48-year-old novelist Christopher Isherwood began...> • Echoes of the City On the fourth Thursday of every month Matt Davis and an 11-piece ensemble perform a different musical set about Philadelphia at Tritone. by David Adler "Philadelphia's my greatest influence" says David Lynch in a DVD commentary for Eraserhead. Though he shot the film in Los Angeles Lynch meant for the strange decaying landscapes of Eraserhead...> • Crossword Puzzle > • Crossword Solution > • Defend its Existence Billy Joel by Caralyn Green Billy Joel The Stranger: 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition (Sony Legacy) Thirty years ago Billy Joel came out with The Stranger an album that feels most comfortable in the backseat of my family's wood-paneled...> • Dirty Buttons Go gardening at night. by Lord Whimsy My favorite pastime during July evenings is to sit under my potted angel's trumpet tree and admire its glorious fragrant canopy. It spends the colder months in my kitchen looking to guests like a dead...> • Editor's Note A Numbing Sensation by Tim Whitaker David Carr writes the media column that appears in the New York Times on Mondays. It's a must-read if you're in this business and a good read if you're not. Carr has also just written...> CBS 3 Events:• Philly Airport Parking Prices To Increase It's going to cost more to park at Philadelphia International Airport. Rates are going up next Friday August 1. read more >> • Elderly Woman Dies In Bucks County Fire An elderly woman was killed in a house fire in Chalfont Bucks County. read more >> • $2.6M Of Heroin Seized 3 Arrested In Frankford Philadelphia police have seized $2.6 million worth of heroin and arrested three men on drug charges. read more >> • Driver Dies In Southwest Philadelphia Crash A driver died after having a seizure and striking three cars in Southwest Philadelphia Friday morning. read more >> • Dramatic Delaware Water Rescue Caught On Tape Crews made a dramatic rescue in Delaware after a teen became caught up in a strong current while swimming in a river Thursday afternoon. read more >> • Suspect Arrested In Market Street Murder Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect in the deadly beating and robbery of a man on Market Street last week. read more >> • Delaware Family Devastated By Senseless Shooting A Delaware family is completely devastated after a young mother was senselessly gunned down earlier this week. read more >> • Delaware County Trooper Arrested In Cyber-Sting A Pennsylvania State Trooper was arrested in connection to an underage cyber-sex sting. read more >> • Westbrook Sheppard Report To Eagles Camp Running back Brian Westbrook and cornerback Lito Sheppard reported to Philadelphia Eagles training camp Thursday amid speculation that one or both might hold out due to a contract dispute. read more >> • Lawn Decoration Controversy Brewing In Paulsboro The saying goes -- "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." However some residents in Gloucester County may not agree with that expression. read more >> ABC 6 News:• Dramatic rescue saves teen in creek A Wilmington teen is lucky to be alive after being rescued from Brandywine Creek. read more >> • Tips lead to murder arrest - Philadelphia News Surveillance video helps ID suspect in murder of father of seven read more >> • Feds say spa was a Berwyn brothel Authorities arrest three in raid on suburban spa read more >> • Report: NJ lawmaker target of child porn probe Investigators seize legislative office computer of Assemblyman Neil Cohen read more >> • Westbrook arrives for Eagles camp Eagles runningback ends holdout speculation read more >> • Quiet weather to start the weekend Friday will be the nicest day of the week! read more >> • Fios problem? Some consumer advocates say switching services may be a problem. read more >> • Arrest made in Phoenix college shooting A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college. read more >> • Eagles Training Camp 2008 Get 6abc.com's complete coverage of everything Eagles! read more >> • Action News Morning Show Channel You're just 6 minutes from weather and traffic read more >> • Action News Fan Van Take a snapshot with the Action News Van! read more >> • Mrs. Fixit Get help for all those projects around the house! read more >> Next Page >> |
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