State trooper charged in shooting of Temple grad and colleague
A state trooper was charged with five counts of reckless endangerment on Tuesday for his fatal shooting of a colleague who was a Temple and Roman Catholic high school graduate, the Inquirer reported....
View ArticleNo agreement met for election in adjunct unionization
A conference call scheduled on Feb. 10 to discuss an election for adjunct unionization was canceled after university officials “raised technical and legal objections,” said Art Hochner, president of...
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NBC SUSPENDS BRIAN WILLIAMS Longtime NBC anchor and reporter Brian Williams has been suspended for six months without pay for his actions concerning false reports about his role in a helicopter during...
View Article2 suspects sought in robbery of student at off-campus apartment
A 23-year-old student and 21-year-old former student were robbed and attacked in the basement of an apartment on the 1800 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Monday, police said. Executive...
View ArticleKim Jones murder case moves to trial
Randolph Sanders, the 36-year-old charged with murder in the case of Kim Jones, waived his preliminary hearing in Common Pleas court this morning. His trial will be held on March 11. Sanders will be...
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Suspect named in January shooting of student
Leonaldo Rivera | Courtesy Philadelphia Police Philadelphia police announced Friday that they have identified a suspect wanted for the murder of 34-year-old Temple advertising major Alejandro...
View ArticleSuspect arrested for murder of student
A Camden man sought in connection with the Jan. 24 murder of a Temple student turned himself in to police Friday, according to a press release. Leonaldo Rivera, 25, of the 200 block of Erie Street in...
View ArticleStudents robbed near 16th and Oxford streets
Two students were robbed on 16th and Oxford streets around 8:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. The students were walking on Oxford Street towards 16th Street and were approached by a male who displayed a...
View ArticleGov. Wolf proposes restoration of state funding to higher education
In his budget address Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf said he would restore 50 percent of the state funding cut from higher education institutions in the past few years, with the expectation of a tuition freeze...
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LOCAL POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN 22ND DISTRICT Robert Wilson III was shot and killed in a GameStop on Lehigh Avenue while picking up a birthday gift for his son on Thursday night, the Inquirer reported....
View ArticleConstruction worker injured near Main Campus
A 21-year-old construction worker was injured Tuesday while working on a residential building in the 1600 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue, philly.com reported. The man, who has not yet been identified,...
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ALUMNUS ROBBED SATURDAY NIGHT ON FRENCH STREET A Temple alumnus was robbed at gunpoint around 9:45 p.m. Saturday on the 1700 block of French Street, police said. Two males approached the victim and...
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DIAZ CAMPAIGN COURTS ACTOR AS SPONSOR The Daily News and The Next Mayor 2015 reported Friday that mayoral candidate and Temple trustee Nelson Diaz is seeking a Hollywood presence to boost the publicity...
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LAW STUDENT ORGANIZATION FELL ILL AFTER BANQUET IN CHINATOWN About 100 people suffered bouts of sickness after eating at a Chinatown restaurant on Feb. 27 during a banquet hosted by a Temple student...
View ArticleDays after Brown’s arrest, university holds conference on human trafficking
There have been 19,935 and 16,604 human trafficking victims of moderate and high ratings respectively in the United States from 2007 to 2014. Additional information reveals 5,042 cases of human...
View ArticleShooting near North Park Avenue party injures two
Shooting during a house party on the 2300 block of North Park Avenue sent two men, ages 18 and 23, to Temple University Hospital around 1:30 a.m Friday, police and residents said. The 23-year-old is in...
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CITY ANNOUNCES GREEN ROOF TAX EXEMPTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESS On March 26, City Council passed a bill to double Philadelphia’s Green Roof Tax Credit, according to a press release from Councilwoman...
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STUDENTS RECEIVE ‘TERROR ALERT’ IN PHISHING EMAIL Several students received phishing emails titled “Temple University Terror Alert” and “Notice of Compensation” through their Temple email accounts on...
View ArticleSorority under investigation for racial slur
Temple is investigating a recent incident that involved a Delta Zeta sorority officer using a racial slur during a Greek Week event on Main Campus last Saturday. According to a university statement,...
View ArticleSt. Joe’s Prep football player collapses, dies during workout on Main Campus
St. Joseph’s Prep football player Ryan Gillyard collapsed and died during a workout earlier this morning, the Inquirer reported. Gillyard, a 15-year-old freshman from Upper Darby, was warming up with...
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