http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F Local news from the Daily News. en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794099&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Clout__O_say__you_can_see_Timmy_Kelly_on_CBS_3.html LITTLE Timmy Kelly isn't so little anymore. The blind Bustleton kid with cerebral palsy who can sing his heart out (and has, for the Philadelphia Eagles, for President Bush, for Gov. Rendell) has been a nice little local story since 2001 when he sang a rousing "Star-Spangled Banner" at the first home game of the Camden Riversharks as a tiny 8-year-old. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT f08c987334db00631d7703b22b2f3ad9 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18719304&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080507_Cop-killers___Walking_time_bombs_.html THEIR ADRENALINE pumps, their eyes dart back and forth and they inhale short, panicked breaths. With a gun in hand, they try to make a quick escape from the scene of their crime. Wed, 07 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c1212e2650ff8adbe26cc86eb71bc37a 2008-05-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794124&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Suspect_in_cop_killing_found_living__like_a_rat_in_a_hole_.html FOR AT LEAST three days, Eric DeShawn Floyd and his girlfriend hid out in a rundown, boarded-up rowhouse in Kingsessing with no plumbing, electricity or furniture and a bucket for a toilet. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 5e8c4b9aec2b90f835774717f789c63d 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794114&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Elmer_Smith__Philly_s_no_L_A_.html THE PHONE CALLS started coming in within hours of the by-now nationally televised beating of three suspects by Philadelphia police. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 89604041152a5ec2de480e339fb7ec8a 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794159&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Finally__city_can_begin_mourning_Liczbinski.html Sadness and exhaustion were writ large on the faces of hundreds of cops as they waited in a seemingly endless line in Northeast Philadelphia last night to pay final respects to slain Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 69008a3739bbafeeb8b9275f07f87962 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794129&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Funeral_services_prompt_road_closures.html A viewing for Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a funeral Mass following at noon at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 8c25cb99ea65f47c39bf90e4e0176d2e 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794094&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Street_s_class_could_be_the_hottest_in_town.html When My Huynh heard that John Street would be teaching at Temple this spring, she was determined to snag a spot in one of the former mayor's two urban-politics courses. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 2009f70d2b8a0f5055fad7ba946cfdc0 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794149&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_That_s__Professor__Street_to_you.html THE PAST WEEK has been Mayor Nutter's most challenging in his short time in office. But one person says he can relate. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT a2c27ee1bfafd4ea9c1e0f41f497efb9 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794164&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Nutter__Rendell_want_assault-weapons_ban.html Days after a Philadelphia police sergeant was killed with a semi-automatic rifle, Mayor Nutter and Gov. Rendell called upon Congress to enact a new federal assault-weapons ban that would remove such weapons from the streets. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT c7cf666f5848764ff03079395e548c06 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794139&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Retired_FBI_agent_plays_small_role_in_capture_of_cop-killer_suspect.html Retired FBI agent Jesse Coleman was dozing off watching the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz NBA playoff game when his cell phone rang about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 7c689131f0556fb9438996f89832b861 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794134&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Teen_gun_connection.html A Harrisburg-area teen, who allegedly stole his mother's gun - later linked to the murder of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski - was indicted yesterday on three counts of federal weapons violations. Levi Swigert, 19, of Duncannon, has admitted to the feds that he t Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 59e29ae19ba19d066032905a258aafae 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794089&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Car-wash_franchise_charged_in_undocumented-worker_case.html A federal grand jury yesterday charged a Horsham-based car-wash franchise and five of its managers with conspiracy to defraud the government, to harbor undocumented workers and to commit identity theft. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT a90fac79af2f5dba9d872c9308561270 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794119&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Briefly______CITY_REGION.html Mourning officers invited Smoke Eaters pub, 7681 Frankford Ave., in the Northeast, has invited police officers who will attend the funeral today for slain Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski to come by for a free open bar and buffet. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3937905bda686d402bbc64da9220cffd 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794154&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Witness__Santiago_told_me_he_killed_Officer_Trench.html A prosecution witness who was in county jail 23 years ago with Wilfredo Santiago testified yesterday that Santiago had confessed to murdering Police Officer Thomas Trench in 1985. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT cebfb8b012b7f3f269d0d5f04ede3053 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794144&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Jill_Porter__Toll_on_real_estate__Townhouses_going_on_the_auction_block.html THE TROUBLED real- estate market has taken its toll on the city's noble experiment in public-private housing that made neighbors of rich and poor in East Falls. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT e3db3da7fb5cc0b40d1ff53f2869bda5 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794109&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Phila__officer_s_death_adds_to_weight_of_Delco_ceremony.html A fallen Philadelphia police officer and a fallen Delaware state trooper took center stage yesterday at an annual memorial service in Delaware County that honors law enforcement officials who gave their lives on duty. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT 3b0d9cb5dbea1d2e56ca0101f6512885 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18794104&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080509_Correction.html The Daily News yesterday misstated that bail had been set at $500,000 for Dwayne "Lionel" Dyches. Bail was set at $1.5 million. Fri, 09 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT e944b1847c45e665f59c7c9022850e93 2008-05-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=190277&44=18756789&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2Fcolumnists%2F20080508_Michael_Smerconish__JUSTICE_WAS_SERVED_BY__OFFICER_X_.html AS FAR AS I'm concerned, there's a mystery hero in town: The Philadelphia police officer who did society a favor by putting down Howard Cain on Saturday, minutes after Cain executed Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. In the process, that cop brought about a just ending for Cain, something the criminal-justice system would never have done. Thu, 08 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT bfe376c7b4bb258156c4f6d7ae50127b 2008-05-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18756669&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2F20080508_FLOYD_NAILED_IN_SW_PHILA_.html THE FINAL suspect in the cop-killing that has rocked Philadelphia was nabbed late last night in a house in Southwest Philadelphia after a massive police manhunt. Thu, 08 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT f703db0cdb473dfe2ca62f1665cb150c 2008-05-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=167721&44=18764344&32=3796&7=195372&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fdailynews%2Flocal%2FTensions_at_boiling_point.html Anthony Pleasant claims police officers grabbed him off his bike Sunday night and beat him so badly he wet his pants and ended up at the hospital. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:29:16 GMT 8b90e1a84fea3116bbe5f8645f59b3d4 Michele Tranquilli 2008-05-08T15:29:16Z