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| Two Men Charged In Street Racing Death, Person Stuck and Killed by Train, AC Mayor Threatens Lawsuit |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/02/16 8:57 pm | updated: 11/02/16 8:57 pm |
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| Police have now arrested two men in connection with a street racing incident that killed a 3-year-old girl in the Kensington section of Philadelphia back in early August. Twenty-three-year-old Hector Torres Jr, and a Seventeen-year-old boy have been placed in police custody. Police say that the Seventeen-year-old driver was racing Torres down 2nd Street back on August 6th, when the Seventeen-year-old struck a family's car, throwing three-year-old Esther Palmer from the car. She was... Read More |
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| Day 2 of SEPTA Strike; Dozens Arrested in SW Philly; Chester Springs Armed Home Invasion |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/02/16 5:50 pm | updated: 11/02/16 5:50 pm |
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| The SEPTA strike is now in Day 2 as 4,700 bus, trolley, and subway workers are out of the driver seat and on the picket lines. Regional Rail lines experience delays this morning anywhere from 20-45 minutes as the only option for commuters to get into Center City. This, however, was nothing compared to last night when many trains had to be canceled due to picketing activity. SEPTA has obtained an injunction from Philadelphia Common Pleas Court that prevents striking workers from... Read More |
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| Union Rejects SEPTA Offer, NJ Declines AC Budget Plan, Attorney General and FBI Director Meet |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/02/16 2:02 am | updated: 11/02/16 2:02 am |
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| The Transportation Workers Union has now declined an offer from SEPTA officials to try and resolve the strike. The offer was rejected by shortly after 5 pm by Union members, officials say the offer contained few additions the union members wanted. Around the same time, SEPTA officials received an injunction from the Philadelphia Common Pleas court, that bans strikers from interfering with Regional Rail services, after they caused many cancellations this evening. SEPTA officials will... Read More |
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| SEPTA Striker's Cause Delay's, Human Remains Found in Bucks County, Bridgegate Deliberations |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/01/16 10:26 pm | updated: 11/01/16 10:26 pm |
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| SEPTA officials have stated that striking employees are causing service problems along SEPTA's Regional Rail lines, which is one of the only SEPTA services still operating due to the strike. Officials released a statement saying "Due to the TWU strike-related pickets at Regional Rail facilities, SEPTA will have to cancel a significant number of trains during the evening rush hour." Officials say that the picketers are blocking working crews access at the facilities. SEPTA is seeking a... Read More |
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| Flight Delayed at PHL, Samsung Phone; Cosby in Court Pre-Trial Hearing; Eagles Josh Huff Arrested |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/01/16 5:42 pm | updated: 11/01/16 5:42 pm |
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| An American Airlines flight was delayed at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday after there was a report that a banned phone was on board. Passengers aboard Flight #2051 from Philly to Miami were taken off the plane and re-screened. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone is banned on all U.S. flights and has been recalled by Samsung because the risk of explosion and fire. No phone was found and the passengers were allowed to re-board. The flight was delayed approximately 2 hours. It... Read More |
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| BREAKING: SEPTA Bus, Trolley, Subway Workers from TWU 234 Go On Strike in Philadelphia 11/1 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/01/16 3:02 am | updated: 11/01/16 3:02 am |
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| 4,700 SEPTA workers from the Transit Workers Union Local 234 went on strike at the stroke of midnight Tuesday despite daylong contract negotiations with SEPTA officials. Drivers will finish out their routes tonight. Parties for both sides met at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel in Center City all day Monday. The strike will affect some 400,000 SEPTA bus, trolley, and subway riders. The Regional Rail and Suburban bus, Trolley Routes 101 & 102, and Norristown High Speed line would not be... Read More |
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| NJ Gas Tax Raise Begins, City Building New Trail, Melania Trump Coming To PA |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/01/16 1:49 am | updated: 11/01/16 1:49 am |
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| The days of cheap gas in New Jersey is now coming to an end starting Tuesday. This comes about after Jersey had run out of money to pay for new transportation projects for the city. So NJ Governor Chris Christie and the State Legislature came to an agreement to raise the gas tax up by 23 cents. The tax per gallon will now go up from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents, making this the first time it has been raised in New Jersey since 1988. New Jersey will now have the sixth highest gas tax in the... Read More |
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| Teen Arrested For Paintball Incident, City's SEPTA Strike Plan, 19 y/o Killed in Bucks County |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/31/16 8:35 pm | updated: 10/31/16 8:35 pm |
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| Police have now arrested and charged a 16-year-old male who was involved in a paintball incident near Temple University's campus on Sunday. Officials say that just before 2 pm on Sunday, the teen was caught firing a paintball gun at walking pedestrians just outside of his house on the 1500 block of W. Diamond Street. Police were called to the scene after two victims were shot with paintballs. After talking with the victims, police then were able to identify the shooter in the house and... Read More |
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| New Felony Charges For Bucks Man; SEPTA Negotiations Continue, Deadline Looms; NJ Parade Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/31/16 7:28 pm | updated: 10/31/16 7:28 pm |
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| Over a dozen new felony charges have been filed against a Bucks County man who had been caught living with 12 young girls in his Feasterville home in June. 51-year-old Lee Kaplan is now charged with sexually assaulting 5 more of those girls. There are 15 new charges including rape, involuntary deviate intercourse, indecent assault and other offenses. It started when an Amish couple, Daniel and Savilla Stolzfus, gave Kaplan their then 14-year-old daughter as a gift for helping them out of... Read More |
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| Looming SEPTA Strike, Body Found Wrapped in Carpet, Warrant To Search Clinton's Emails Granted |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/31/16 3:29 am | updated: 10/31/16 3:29 am |
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| SEPTA officials continued to meet with the members of the Transportation Workers Union this weekend to avoid the possible strike that could start Tuesday morning if an agreement is not met. The strike could cause a closure of the city's transportation system including the bus, trolley, and subway systems. The strike could possibly affect more than 40,000 passengers in the city. The union's contract ends on Monday at midnight. SEPTA has stated that the strike will not affect any NJ PATCO... Read More |
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