Drivers who park illegally in Philadelphia beware - the Parking Authority has increased the convenience fee for paying tickets online or by phone. PPA executive director Vince Fenerty says the increase - a dollar per transaction - is a simply pass-along cost. You can still mail your payment in the envelope provided for just the cost of a stamp.

SEPTA video shows a lone N.Y....

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Officials from Camden County and the Haddon Township Police say that there are no signs of forced entry into the home of 3-year-old Brendan Creato, the boy who was found dead after being reported missing last week. They also say there is no evidence that he was sexually assaulted. Brendan was found in the woods a few blocks from his father's home just three hours after D.J. Creato called...

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Today is not a national holiday, but for many people who love pop culture they are treating it like one. In the movie Back to the Future II, the main character, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels from 1989 to October 21, 2015. So, with today being that date, the folks at City Tap House in Center City decided to have a party. A Back to the Future themed, Parkinson’s disease ...

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Paul McCartney played Philadelphia on Sunday. You missed it? So did most of us. The former Beatle played a private party at the Convention Center. The two hour performance before about 1,000 people in the trucking industry was arranged by Freightliner Trucks possibly with the help of Sir Paul's wife, Nancy Shevell, an executive at New England Motor Freight. Sources say McCartney changed the...

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The homeless couple whose 2-year-old son was found wandering in LOVE Park on Friday night was in court this afternoon hoping to regain custody of their children. DHS took both their son and 4-year-old daughter after the incident. The family was forced to spend the night in the park after losing their home last week. Today, the judge granted them 2 hours of supervised visitation twice a...

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A judge has signed an order directing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky be brought to court for an appeal hearing in Centre County. Sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years in a state prison in Greene County for his 2012 conviction on more than 40 child-sex abuse charges. He's appealing claiming his trial attorney was ineffective.

Philadelphia’s mayoral...

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The New York Giants were somehow worse than the Eagles Monday night, in a "Black Out" 27-7 Eagles' victory. The Eagles are 3-3, and own the tiebreaker over the mistake-prone Giants, who are also 3-3. The teams combined for seven turnovers, with quarterbacks Eli Manning and Sam Bradford alone combining to throw five interceptions. The Eagles’ defense, forced Manning into two intentional...

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A jury has found the demolition contractor, Griffin Campbell, guilty of 6 counts of involuntary manslaughter and 12 counts of reckless endangerment in the Center City building collapse that killed six people in June 2013 at 22nd and Market. Campbell was also charged with murder but was found not guilty on those counts. Campbell was the contractor on scene when a 3-story unsupported wall...

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October 17/18 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "I Had a Dream" by Audience
2) "Evil Is Alive and Well" by Jakob Dylan
3) "I Put a Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
4) "Heart Attck and Vine" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
5) "Accidents" by Thunderclap Newman
6) "Raviole" by Audience
7) "House on the Hill" by Audience

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Panic swept through a Route 52 SEPTA bus yesterday when a young man on board accidentally let loose a pet boa constrictor (pictured). The snake, named Red slithered his way from under his owner’s jacket and into a compartment inside a seat. Amid the screams, the driver pulled over and evacuated the bus about 3 pm at 52nd Street and Westminster Avenue. The non-venomous snake was...

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