SEPTA moving forward with service cuts with no state funding fix in place
With no funding deal reached, deep service cuts to SEPTA bus, train and trolley services in the Philadelphia region are expected to begin Aug. 24.
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With no funding deal reached, deep service cuts to SEPTA bus, train and trolley services in the Philadelphia region are expected to begin Aug. 24.
Democrats and Republicans in Harrisburg could not agree on a funding solution for SEPTA and failed to meet the transit authority's deadline. Now riders are getting ready for massive changes, Brandon Goldner reports.
Organizers say for some people, this weekend's clinic at the School of the Future in Philly may be their only medical visit this year. Wakisha Bailey reports ahead of the Dent Med pop-up clinic happening in West Philadelphia in partnership with Remote Area Medical and the Philadelphia Sheriff's Department.
Roman Catholic High School introduced former NBA player and alum Brad Wanamaker as its 17th basketball coach on Thursday.
Philadelphia police are searching for two suspects who they say robbed multiple people at gunpoint near Broad Street in July.
SEPTA is likely to start moving forward with dramatic service cuts later this month after Pennsylvania lawmakers failed to come to a deal to help the Philadelphia-based transit system in time to avoid its so-called "doomsday" scenario.
SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer said the transit authority needed state funding by Aug. 14 to avoid disruptive cuts taking effect by Aug. 24.
The team from Upper Uwchlan Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, will now head to the elimination bracket.
Visitors won't have to go to the Rocky steps to see a statue of the fictional fighter. Soon, there will be a Rocky statue just steps from your arriving flight. The city's art commission voted to install one of the original Rocky statues at Philadelphia International Airport. The city's Department of Aviation bought one of the three original Rocky statues created by artist A. Thomas Schomberg.
This is a new video that police in Nether Providence, Delaware County, want you to see. They're looking for three teenagers who set that fire right in the middle of a new turf field at Gouley Park last week. We saw the aftermath of the fire from Chopper 3. You can see the two big burn marks that will have to be repaired.
Two 18-year-old men were arrested after a police chase that started in Wilmington ended in a crash on I-95 in Chester on Thursday, police said.
Police are also investigating a deadly shooting on West Huntingdon Street in North Philly. Police said a man was shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to give police a call.
A judge just issued a decision affecting bike lane safety in Philadelphia. The new court order prohibits the city from creating loading zones on Spruce and Pine streets. Liz Crawford reports the latest.
The chase started after Wilmington police said officers saw a vehicle that was involved in multiple police pursuits in the area this week.
The lack of a deal leaves several questions for passengers across the Philadelphia region, including residents who take public transit to work and students heading back to school in two weeks.
A free medical, dental, and vision pop-up health clinic is coming to Philadelphia this weekend. No insurance. No problem. You don't even need to have an ID. Anyone with a medical concern or need is welcome. Stephanie Stahl reports the details on how to take advantage of this important opportunity.
Despite rising costs, a Delaware County nonprofit is stepping up to help teachers get classroom essentials. Madeleine Wright reports.
Video from Chopper 3 showed a blue Dodge Challenger cut in half, and the front of the airport shuttle was severely damaged.
A passenger in a stolen car died, and a 74-year-old driver of an airport shuttle was critically injured after a crash Thursday morning on Bartram Avenue, not far from Philadelphia International Airport, according to police.
Pennsylvania Democrats and advocates rallied Thursday in support of a bill that would ban federal agents from wearing masks during operations in the state.
The Wells Fargo Center has changed its name to Xfinity Mobile Arena, weeks before it was originally scheduled to take effect.
Fresh off surgery on his injured meniscus, Landon Dickerson played bartender at the Eagles-Browns joint practice Thursday.
Barring any unlikely last-minute deal, SEPTA will likely move forward with service cuts that will take effect Aug. 24. Nikki DeMentri and Dan Snyder report in team coverage.
The crash happened near the 8900 block of Bartram Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
A Pennsylvania House committee voted down a bill the Republican-controlled Senate passed to infuse new funding into SEPTA.
