Workers Brave The Bone-Chilling Cold
Many of us stay inside in this kind of weather, but those who make their living outdoors have to brave the blast.
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Many of us stay inside in this kind of weather, but those who make their living outdoors have to brave the blast.
They're doing this because PJM is reporting a winter record for usage. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the demand was 141,500 megawatts, breaking the record of 136,700 set in 2007. The difference, Dotter explains, is enough to power a medium sized city.
KYW tech editor Ian Bush reports some will be out soon, while others exist -- for now -- only in the mind of marketers.
A vote is set this week that would make the Garden State the third in the nation to have such a requirement.
Area doctors offices are getting backlogged as patients newly insured under the Affordable Care Act seek appointments.
The Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland Interconnection (known as "PJM") is asking for cutbacks on your electricity usage between 3pm and 7pm today.
Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky spent this morning testifying in a hearing, trying to overturn a ruling that denied him his state pension.
A physician at one emergency facility in West Philadelphia says it's not just an increase in slips and falls: the homeless and indigent make more use of ERs, too.
Philadelphia inspector-general Amy Kurland says an investigation found that Danella Construction Co. overbilled the city and PGW for materials.
Competitors are already picking at the soon-to-be-closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, trying to lure customers and employees to their own casinos.
The shirt, which was reportedly selling for $9.99 and has since been removed from the site, had many users taking to Twitter to complain about the "message" it seemed to be sending.
One of the worst sounds on a workday is that slow cranking when the car won't start.
Given this severe cold, maybe it's time to splurge on a cashmere Burberry sweater, a posh puffer jacket with a fur collar, or perhaps a luxury herringbone trench coat...not for yourself, but for your dog.
LG is one of many companies getting in on the game with a wristband that monitors fitness, controls music playback, and tells you when a phone call or a text message comes in.
It's no secret that employers often scan candidates' social media pages when hiring. But before you go into panic mode and frantically de-tag all incriminating photos, you might want to consider the results of a new study.
