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In a move that increases the chance for getting a bill to the governor before recess, the committee approved a plan that raises less money for roads, bridges, and mass transit than a bill passed by the state senate but more than what Gov. Corbett has proposed.
New Jersey is stiffening the penalties for motorists who use handheld cellphones to talk or text.
It appears that the majority Republicans in the Pennsylvania are poised to gut a transportation funding bill passed by the state senate earlier this year.
Benjamin Kane pleaded guilty to a felony charge of causing an accident involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed.
The defendants in the case include the turnpike's former CEO, Joseph Brimmeier (photo), former turnpike commissioner Mitchell Rubin, and the former longtime Democratic leader of the state senate, Robert Mellow, who is currently serving time for his guilty plea in a federal corruption probe.
"If you want to do a programmatic discount, you would need programmatic revenue," says a DRPA spokesman, "and nobody has suggested where that programmatic revenue would come from."
Even though the operations of Philadelphia's Traffic Court have been taken over by Municipal Court, the Traffic Court building is remaining open for business.
Dulles officials say 53-year-old Donald Gee of Philadelphia was drunk and mad on Tuesday evening when he went after a pilot, repeatedly slapping him until being tackled by another airline employee.
Effective immediately, Traffic Court functions are under the supervision of Philadelphia Municipal Court, though the complete transition may take weeks or months.
Motorists are asked to use alternative routes in these areas.
The ribbon-cutting and inaugural bike ride showcased Philadelphia's first separated on-road bicycle and pedestrian trail, running for about 1,400 feet from Spring Garden Street to Ellen Street.
The secretary of PennDOT says Governor Corbett would be willing to support a Senate transportation funding proposal that goes well beyond what he's proposed.
As strong storms approach the Delaware Valley, AAA Mid-Atlantic is offering tips on how to prepare.
It's not your grandfather's wheelchair that Ryan Chalmers has been rolling across the United States, but a sleek racing model.
Cecil B. Moore's military, legal, and political careers are depicted in a new mural at the Cecil B. Moore stop of Septa's Broad Street line in North Philadelphia.
