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| SEPTA Strike Update, Shooting in Germantown, Gov. Wolf Signed Bills Regulating Opioid Drugs |
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 by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/02/16 10:34 pm | updated: 11/02/16 10:34 pm |
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| With the third day of the SEPTA Strike here many citizens are hoping that the union and SEPTA officials will be able to reach an agreement so they can get back to their normal daily commutes. Congressman Bob Brady confirmed Wednesday night that SEPTA and union members are making progress. The two groups have been using a mediator as well as State Rep. Dwight Evans to assist in the proceedings. The settlement between the two will have to be within SEPTA's budget constraints. Brady stated... Read More |
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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 5:57 pm | updated: 11/02/16 5:57 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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| Union Rejects SEPTA Offer, NJ Declines AC Budget Plan, Attorney General and FBI Director Meet |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 11/01/16 11:02 pm | updated: 11/01/16 11:02 pm |
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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 7:26 pm | updated: 11/01/16 7:26 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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| NJ Gas Tax Raise Begins, City Building New Trail, Melania Trump Coming To PA |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/31/16 10:49 pm | updated: 10/31/16 10:49 pm |
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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 5:35 pm | updated: 10/31/16 5:35 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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| 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 12:29 am | updated: 10/31/16 12:29 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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| Montco 911 Running, Pictures/Update of Macy's Robbery, FBI To Re-Open Clinton Investigation |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/28/16 6:12 pm | updated: 10/28/16 6:12 pm |
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| After being cut and down for a day, the Montgomery County's 911 landline is back up and running for the customers it was affecting. Officials say that Verizon crews were out all night and morning, trying to repair the cut landline in Wayne. The cable was accidentally cut on Thursday at around 2 pm, and officials informed the public to call in by cell phone if they received a busy signal on their landline. Full service was restored to the 911 landline at 5:18 am Friday morning. Read More |
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| Mike Pence's Plane Slides Off Runway, Settled Case For Mike McQueary, PA Voter Guidelines |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/27/16 11:08 pm | updated: 10/27/16 11:08 pm |
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| Republican Vice President candidate Mike Pence's campaign plane slid off of the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday night during a rainstorm. Pence's plane was landing during the rainstorm, making a rough approach to the runway. Once hitting the concrete runway, the pilots hit the brakes to slow the plane down. The plane slid off the track and stopped in a patch of grass to the side. Once the plane came to a stop, Pence and the other passengers evacuated through the back of... Read More |
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| Woman Killed, Man Injured In N. Phila Shooting, Montco 911 Issues, Macy's Robbery In NE Philly |
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by: blogue40 - Phoenixville, PA
started: 10/27/16 5:47 pm | updated: 10/27/16 5:47 pm |
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| Police are currently investigating a shooting that happened in North Philadelphia that left one woman dead and one man wounded. The shooting happened in the early hours of Thursday morning on the 2600 block of Welsh Road. Officials say that two people approached the victims, that's when one of the suspects opened fire. Police arrived on the scene to find a woman lying dead between two cars with a gunshot wound to the head. A man who was with the two victims during the shooting drove the... Read More |
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