Idaho meteorologist Roland Steadham killed in plane crash
Roland Steadham, the chief meteorologist at CBS 2 in Boise, Idaho, was among the victims of a fatal plane crash on Tuesday, the station announced. Steadham, 67, and another person…
Plus, Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack, Unis, 112, Loudon Wainwright III, and an all-night Dave P. dance party.
This week’s Philly music options include 1990s R&B hit makers 112, newsman-turned-singer Ari Shapiro, pop-punks Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack, K-pop girl group Unis, and Philly hip-hop blues band…
Safety board releases initial findings in Bristol nursing home explosion that killed three people, injured dozens
Peco arrived at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center more than two hours before an explosion that killed three people and injured 20 others just days before Christmas. Yet in…
Body of 10th NYer who died in freezing temps found by Queens grocer who had offered help
The most recent person to die on New York City streets amid historic low temperatures refused offers for help from a concerned Queens supermarket manager who spotted him on a…
Trump suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar staged town hall syringe attack
A suspect is in custody after he allegedly rushed Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted her with a loaded syringe during a town hall in Minneapolis, where federal agents have…
DA Larry Krasner forms coalition of progressive prosecutors committed to charging federal agents who commit crimes
District Attorney Larry Krasner is forming a coalition of progressive prosecutors who are committed to charging federal agents who violate state laws. Krasner on Wednesday is expected to be joined…
Grammar nerds and languages lovers gather for a sold-out documentary at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Despite frigid temperatures and the specter of the Philly area’s largest snowstorm in years, hundreds of language lovers and grammar nerds gathered in Bryn Mawr on Saturday for a screening…
Trump’s slurs vs. allied soldiers who died in Afghanistan shake NATO
Words matter. With his nonstop litany of lies and insults, President Donald Trump appears to believe no one will remember what he said yesterday or last week (perhaps he can’t…
Snow effects: Restaurant week and Girl Scouts cookie sales extended
The recent wintry weather has prompted the Center City District to extend Restaurant Week by four days and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania to tack two weeks onto its…
New York City is its own worst landlord: NYCHA
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams last week toured sites of buildings owned by those he tarred as the city’s worst landlords. His annual publicity stunt included a grandstanding…