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By Alex Lloyd Gross Jack Hanna is bringing lots of animals to the Keswick Theater in Glenside this Sunday, February 17, 2019. “It’s going to be a lot of fun, I’m looking forward to it,” Hanna said from his office in Columbus Ohio. This family friendly show is educational. It’s fun without being overbearing. Hanna
By Alex Lloyd Gross Amazon, the largest retail company in the world is upset at Philadelphia city council for voting to not allow cashless stores in the city. They were reportedly so upset that they contacted city officials several times and threatened to not open a brick and mortar store in the city should this
By Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia Police held a news conference yesterday, February 13, 2019 to make the public aware that there is a new and dangerous round of stealing going on in this area. A group of people are stealing the wheels off of parked Honda cars and presumably selling them on the black market.
By Alex Lloyd Gross Police in Bensalem Township, Bucks County Pennsylvania have a new tool to use. The concept of body worn camera is not new to police departments, and some departments in Bucks County have implemented them with very good success. Building on those positive experiences, Bensalem is staring to equip their officers with
By Alex Lloyd Gross In Chinatown today, ( February 10, 2019) huge crowds gathered. Fire crackers explodes and traffic was detoured. It was the annual celebration of the Chinese New Year. Every year, paper mache lions ( with humans inside) made their way down the narrow streets. This event is put on the the Philadelphia
By Alex Lloyd Gross Governor Tom Wolf paid a visit to the Frankford Transportation Center February 8, 2019 to speak on his proposal to raise the state minimum wage. This issue has become a political hot button this year as workers in Pennsylvania have watched their counterparts in New Jersey, West Virginia and Delaware get
By Alex Lloyd Gross Two people were seriously injured following an accident with a tractor trailer. Just before 10:00 AM a tractor trailer traveling north exited at Woodhaven Road. On the curve of the exit ramp, it flipped over and caught fire. The truck was a tanker hauling an unknown substance. When it flipped, it
By Alex Lloyd Gross no students were injured or went to any hospitals, following a carbon monoxide leak inside the Herbert Hoover Elementary School in Middletown Bucks County Pa., today, February 5, 2019 The school, located on Trenton Road was evacuated when students started to complain about being sick. At first three medic units
By Alex Lloyd Gross Dave Sommers, 62, has been around the block a few times. He knows right from wrong but apparently, he thought he could get away with poaching turtles and turtle eggs from the marsh lands of New Jersey, police said. This is illegal and hurts the eco-system. Sommers is accused of poaching
By Alex Lloyd Gross The 2019 Philadelphia Auto Show is in town at the Pennsylvania Convention Center . It runs until February 10, 2019. Little has changed for the show since last year. The huge changes are in the interior design of a good portion of the vehicles. No CD player. Who ever thought it
By Alex Lloyd Gross A homeless male with no fixed address was arrested by Falls Township Police , it was announced today, January 30, 2019. He was arrested for allegedly raping an 8-year old girl in August of 2018. Scott Melvin Galant claimed that drugs made him do it. He was speaking to the girls
By Alex Lloyd Gross A display in support of President Donald Trump’s attempt to fund a border wall is on display in northeast Philadelphia. It sits on the front yard of a corner house at Clark and Dungan streets. Some people are calling this vulgar and offensive. It’s a sign, on a sandwich board and
By Alex Lloyd Gross There is so much more to Quiet Riot than “Cum On Feel the Noize”. That song brought them commercial airplay back in 1983 and it’s still played on radio stations with a classic hits format. This band had developed into so much more and this week, ( January 25, 2019) they
By Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia has always been prone to wreck chasers, people who drive tow trucks, go to accidents and then try to tow the cars to a shop or yard. Some of these people have charged outrageous fees. About a decade ago, the city put forth a new tow rotation system that worked
On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 12:41 p.m., members of the Bensalem Police Special Investigations Unit executed a search warrant on 104B Konefal St. in Bensalem Township, PA. The search warrant originated from an investigation that started in early November of 2018. Bensalem Police received numerous complaints of loud parties and the constant smell of
