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No Super Bowl Party For Philly's Chiefs Bar No Super Bowl Party For Philly's Chiefs Bar
No Super Bowl Party For Philly's Chiefs Bar It's fourth and long for Big Charlie's Saloon in South Philly.  The bar and grill is owned and operated by Kansas City Chiefs fans who are eager to watch their team take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12. But they won't be at the bar, and you can't join them. The saloon said in a post on Facebook that they overbooked their big game watch party and could not accommodate every interested guest, so they decided to cancel the event.  It saddens me to say we will not be hosting the Super Bowl this year, we sold tickets very fast and had to turn our... Posted …

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by Mac Bullock
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Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area
Mysterious Explosion Rattles Philly Area Bucks County residents were startled early Sunday morning by a loud boom that rattled windows and left many scratching their heads.  Members of local Facebook groups reported hearing the noisy crash just before 2 a.m. on Feb. 5.  "Anyone else just hear that loud explosion sound like literally 5 mins ago? Geez," wrote one contributor to a group for Bensalem residents. "Did anyone hear a sound like an explosion?? It happened around 1:55 am," said another commenter in a Levittown group. The sound may have been linked to exercises at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst across the river in Burlin…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Eagles Fan Ripped Off In Phony Ticket Scam, State Police Say Eagles Fan Ripped Off In Phony Ticket Scam, State Police Say
Eagles Fan Ripped Off In Phony Ticket Scam, State Police Say The Philadelphia Eagles won big over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, but one Birds fan wasn't able to attend.  A 39-year-old Lower Macungie man told state police he'd arranged to buy tickets to the game at Lincoln Financial Field from a fellow Facebook user for only $350 on Monday, Jan 23, troopers said in a statement.  But when the victim sent the money, the other user immediately deleted their account, police said.  The matter is being investigated as theft by deception, and anyone with information can call Pennsylvania State Police's Troop M Barracks at 610-861-2026.&n…

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by Mac Bullock
Business
Customers Slam Lehigh Italian Restaurant Over Lack Of Transparency After Sudden Closure Customers Slam Lehigh Italian Restaurant Over Lack Of Transparency After Sudden Closure
Customers Slam Lehigh Italian Restaurant Over Lack Of Transparency After Sudden Closure The lights were off and the doors were locked at A Ca Mia when patrons showed up for their reservations over the weekend, they said. No phone call, no social media post. Nothing to let them know that one of their favorite Northampton County Italian restaurants was closing, they said. According to a report by WFMZ, the Lehigh Township restaurant had a sign on the front doors saying it was closed due to the effects of COVID and inflation as of Saturday, Jan. 28. The restaurant made a Facebook post on Jan. 12 saying only that its hours were changing. As of Saturday, Jan. 28, it had apparently…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jennifer Brown: DA Urges Patience In Case Of Missing Limerick Mom Jennifer Brown: DA Urges Patience In Case Of Missing Limerick Mom
Jennifer Brown: DA Urges Patience In Case Of Missing Limerick Mom As Jennifer Brown's disappearance enters its eighth day, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele is asking for the public's patience as detectives investigate.  The 43-year-old Limerick mom was supposed to pick her son up at the school bus stop on Wednesday, Jan. 4, but was reported missing when she never showed, Daily Voice has reported.  The community has taken action since Brown's sudden disappearance, with loved ones and neighbors canvassing flyers, holding a candlelight vigil, and setting up a Facebook group to bring awareness to her case.  While some have grown frustrate…

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by Mac Bullock
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Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved'
Widow Who Fell Victim To $39K Romance Scam 'Forgot How Good It Felt To Be Loved' After losing her life savings to an internet romance scam, one Pennsylvania senior is speaking out to protect others from falling victim.  Kate Kleinert of Glenolden had been widowed for 12 years and had stopped looking for love when she received a Facebook friend request in August 2020, she wrote to a US Senate committee last year.  The man said he was a doctor named Tony Richard, and quickly struck up a friendship with Kate based on mutual interests, she said.  "We started talking on the phone through an app he had me download," Kate told Senators. "He told me he was …

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by Mac Bullock
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Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You
Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You A boy named Andrew Bucklandon hasn't gone missing. He didn't leave for school and not return. He doesn't even exist. For those who've seen -- or, worse, shared -- the Facebook post about a purportedly missing boy the past couple of days, here are a few questions: Does the post include a town? A link? Contact details? It doesn't. Because it's bogus. Like any good phishing scam, the missing boy ploy tugs at the heartstrings and plays on the fears of those who want to help. They're actually helping the scammers find more victims. Phishers threw their latest line into social media waters on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Ex-Stripper Who Ran For Congress In Philly Wants You To Buy Her 'Elect Ho Ho Hoes' Merch Ex-Stripper Who Ran For Congress In Philly Wants You To Buy Her 'Elect Ho Ho Hoes' Merch
Ex-Stripper Who Ran For Congress In Philly Wants You To Buy Her 'Elect Ho Ho Hoes' Merch Alexandra Hunt, a leftist candidate who ran for Pennsylvania's 3rd U.S. Congressional District and was once a stripper, is selling merchandise calling for the election of "Ho Ho Hoes."  The 28-year-old, who has been open about her time dancing for money while attending the University of Richmond, posted a link to her online store on Facebook Tuesday, Dec. 6.   Alexandra Hunt, an activist and ex-stripper who ran for U.S. Congress in PA's 3rd District, is selling holiday merchandise that says "Elect Ho Ho Hoes."Shawn Reid/Alexandra Hunt campaign apparel She was running for the Democratic …

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 A 33-year-old woman who died in a crash into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania left a sad post on Facebook the day before she passed. Brandi Lynn Rapp, of Clarion, died from blunt force trauma injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Clearfield County coroner's office.  The crash happened on I-80 near DuBois during snowfall making the crash investigation take a bit longer and leaving the roadway closed for several hours, according to PennDOT. Rapp was a 2008 graduate of Keystone High School who worked…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Elderly Berks Man Scammed Out Of $194K On Facebook: Police Elderly Berks Man Scammed Out Of $194K On Facebook: Police
Elderly Berks Man Scammed Out Of $194K On Facebook: Police A Berks County man was defrauded out of more than $194,000 of dollars by a scammer on Facebook, according to authorities.  The victim, a 65-year-old Hamburg resident, was befriended on the social networking site by a user posting under the name Sharon Bobby, state police said in a release. Over a period of weeks, investigators said the scammer worked to earn the victim's trust before asking his help to "pay for the release of a large amount of gold as an inheritance from her late father in the United Kingdom," officials wrote.  "Through many months of communication through text m…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35 Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35
Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35 Toms River native and dedicated Pennsylvania father of four Jeremy S. Rawlins died on Thursday, Oct. 6 at age 35. Born in Toms River, Jeremy lived in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania before settling in Lansford, where he lived at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Jeremy worked as a skilled automobile mechanic in the region and above all was a devoted father to his four children, Kaleb, Ayden, Izabella, and Briella, his memorial says. In addition to his children, Jeremy is survived by his father, Mark Rawlins, and his wife, Megan Rims, whom he married this April; step…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Berks Lotto Winner's Prize Stolen After Posting Ticket On Facebook: Police Berks Lotto Winner's Prize Stolen After Posting Ticket On Facebook: Police
Berks Lotto Winner's Prize Stolen After Posting Ticket On Facebook: Police A Berks County lottery winner's reward was stolen after she posted a photo of her ticket on Facebook, according to authorities. The unnamed Tilden Township woman told police on Tuesday, Oct. 18 that she went to claim her $500 prize from a scratch-off ticket and found that the winnings had already been claimed.  According to officials, the woman had posted a photo of her ticket on Facebook with the QR code visible days before she went to claim the prize.  Investigators found that an unknown man scanned the code from her Facebook post at the Wawa in Tilden on Wednesday, Oct. 12.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock