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• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue Candle caused apartment-building fire, officials say

  The predawn Sunday fire consumed a 41-unit building at the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue and sent 23 people, including four firefighters, to the hospital. Some leaped from windows in...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 24, 2009.

• 7024 Rising Sun Avenue Candle Causes Five Alarm Fire in Northeast

  Flames broke out around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning in a third floor apartment at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Avenue and eventually grew to five alarms, officials said.

  Published by NBC Philadelphia on November 24, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Jury set to take up death penalty in police killing

  The final robbery, of a Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane, was interrupted by Cassidy as he made a routine patrol stop. Lewis turned and shot Cassidy once in the forehead.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 24, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Jury about to deliberate fate of Cassidy’s killer

  The final robbery, of a Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane, was interrupted by Cassidy as he made a routine patrol stop. Lewis turned and shot Cassidy once in the forehead.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 24, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson 21 injured in five-alarm Lawndale apartment-building fire

  " 'The building is on fire' is all she kept saying," said Ortega, 32, who lives in the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson. " 'Everybody's jumping out windows!' " the neighbor added with urgency.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue N.E. Phila. blaze leaves 80 people homeless

  Nineteen of the 80 were taken to three hospitals after some of them leapt from windows in the three-story Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Avenue.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson 21 injured in five-alarm Lawndale apartment-building fire

  " 'The building is on fire' is all she kept saying," said Ortega, 32, who lives in the Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson. " 'Everybody's jumping out windows!' " the neighbor added with urgency.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 23, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Jury to weigh death, life for Cassidy’s killer

  The final robbery, of a Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane, was interrupted by Cassidy, who was making a routine patrol stop. Lewis turned and shot Cassidy once in the forehead.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 23, 2009.

• 7000 block of Rising Sun Avenue 12 injured in 5-alarm apartment fire in Lawncrest

  The scene is the Austin Manor apartment building on the 7000 block of Rising Sun Avenue.

  Published by Channel 6 Action News on November 22, 2009.

• Rising Sun and Tyson 5-Alarm Fire Destroys NE Philadelphia Apartments

  According to officials, the fire broke out at 4:32 Sunday morning. It appears to have started in a second floor unit at the Austin Manor apartments off of Rising Sun and Tyson avenues in the city's Rawnhurst section.

  Published by CBS 3 on November 22, 2009.

• 7200 block of Rising Sun Fire Rips Through NE Philadelphia Apartment Building

  The fire was reported in a three story apartment building in the 7200 block of Rising Sun near Tyson Avenue just after 4:30am on Sunday.

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 22, 2009.

• 7024 Rising Sun Ave. Five-Alarm Fire Destroys NE Apt. Building

  According to fire officials, the fire started at 4:38 a.m. in a second floor unit at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Ave.

  Published by NBC Philadelphia on November 22, 2009.

• Broad and Olney Phila. School Students Create New Anti-Truancy Campaign

  "We also would like to place the messages inside of the schools. As well as in highly truant areas such as shopping malls, the Gallery, Broad and Olney. Mr. Chairman, we will place a sign on the corner of your block, if that's where students gather!"

  Published by KYW Newsradio 1060 on November 22, 2009.

• Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Street Northeast Phila. apartment building destroyed by fire

  Nineteen people were taken to three hospitals after some of them leapt out of windows in the three-story Austin Manor Apartments on Rising Sun Avenue near Tyson Street.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 22, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Family talks of its life after Cassidy's death

  On Thursday, the jury found Lewis guilty of first-degree murder - a malicious, purposeful premeditated killing - for shooting and killing the 25-year veteran officer as he walked in on Lewis' holdup at the Dunkin' Donuts shop at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 21, 2009.

• 4800 block of North Marshall Street Man in Olney shot twice in head tonight

  The shooting occurred in the 4800 block of North Marshall Street shortly before 8 p.m., police said. The victim was also struck twice in the right arm and twice in the left leg.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 20, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. John Lewis guilty of first-degree murder

  The jury came back with only one request after it began its review: a second viewing of the graphic, multicamera color security video taken Oct. 31, 2007, at the Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 20, 2009.

• Marshall Street near Louden Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...twice in the head, twice in the right arm and twice in the leg on Marshall Street near Louden about 9 p.m., said Officer Jill Russell, a police spokeswoman. The victim was admitted...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 20, 2009.

• Marshall Street near Louden Briefly... CITY/REGION

  ...twice in the head, twice in the right arm and twice in the leg on Marshall Street near Louden about 9 p.m., said Officer Jill Russell, a police spokeswoman. The victim was admitted...

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 20, 2009.

• Limekiln Pike near Wyncote Avenue Mentally ill robbed of more than 50G

  Authorities said that Lamunda Nichols, 50, of Limekiln Pike near Wyncote Avenue, West Oak Lane, had authority to manage a beneficiary's funds so that the person had adequate food, clothing and shelter.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 19, 2009.

• Broad and 66th Cassidy killer's apology disrupts trial

  Cassidy described a last cell-phone call to her husband, about 40 minutes before he was shot, and then the "sick feeling" when she heard a newscast about an officer "shot in the head at Broad and 66th."

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 19, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Cassidy killer's apology disrupts trial

  The first was the Sept. 18, 2007, robbery of the Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane. Chuck Cassidy was among the officers who responded to the employees' 911 calls.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 19, 2009.

• Limekiln Pike near Wyncote Avenue Mentally ill robbed of more than 50G

  Authorities said that Lamunda Nichols, 50, of Limekiln Pike near Wyncote Avenue, West Oak Lane, had authority to manage a beneficiary's funds so that the person had adequate food, clothing and shelter.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 19, 2009.

• Forrest Avenue near Walnut Lane Woman, 85, dies in house fire

  An 85-year-old West Oak Lane woman died yesterday afternoon in a brief but deadly fire at her home on Forrest Avenue near Walnut Lane, officials said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 18, 2009.

• 7100 block of Forrest Avenue Woman found dead at West Oak Lane house fire

  Evelyn Stohlman was found dead on her living room couch, which had caught fire, said Commissioner Lloyd Ayers. The fire, which was limited to the first-floor couch, was reported at 3:33 p.m. in the 7100 block of Forrest Avenue and placed under control 15 minutes later.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 18, 2009.

• Forrest Avenue near Walnut Lane Woman, 85, dies in house fire

  An 85-year-old West Oak Lane woman died yesterday afternoon in a brief but deadly fire at her home on Forrest Avenue near Walnut Lane, officials said.

  Published by The Philadelphia Daily News on November 18, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Prosecution is wrapping up in Cassidy murder case

  Since Thursday, the Common Pleas Court jury has heard from eyewitnesses to the shooting of Cassidy, 54, during the armed robbery of a Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 18, 2009.

• 6620 N. Broad St. Lewis jury sees video of Cassidy murder

  The jurors watched Lewis walk into the Dunkin' Donuts at 6620 N. Broad St. in West Oak Lane as the digital counter at the bottom of the color video read: 10:30 a.m. and 3 seconds.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 17, 2009.

• Broad and Olney Karen Heller: A tightly focused mission: To make Girls High work

  Girls High, at Broad and Olney, was built in 1957. It's a time warp, a movie set. The lighting's...

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 17, 2009.

• 7100 block of Forrest Avenue Woman killed in West Oak Lane fire

  The fire was reported at 3:33 p.m. in the 7100 block of Forrest Avenue, Executive Fire Chief Daniel A. Williams said today.

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 17, 2009.