PPA Mistake Gives Thousands Of Drivers Refund On Citations
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is refunding drivers who were caught on camera running red lights in southwest Philadelphia earlier this year.
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority is refunding drivers who were caught on camera running red lights in southwest Philadelphia earlier this year.
Chris is thrilled with Cole Hamels and the Phillies reaching a deal on a new contract. He also discusses the Parking Authority's effort to soften their image, Councilman Jim Kenney's attacks on Chick-Fil-A
The Parking Authority apparently wants a kinder, gentler image, and so officials are going to be training their hundreds of enforcement officers on how to be more friendly and helpful.
The Pennsylvania Senate is considering a bill to give Philadelphia more handicapped-accessible taxi's but even disability rights groups oppose the legislation.
It's illegal to ride four-wheelers or dirt bikes on city streets, yet the law hasn't stopped scores of young people from taking part in the dangerous activity.
A City Council committee has approved adding a $4 surcharge to all parking tickets, with some of the money potentially set aside for the city's parks. Questions about the bill's legality remain.
City Council has given its thumbs-up to letting you fight parking tickets by mail or online rather than having to show up in person.
Standard and Poor's is raising its rating on the authority's airport parking revenue bonds from A- to A.
Everyday in Philadelphia about 80 people are ticketed for illegally parking in a handicap parking spot or blocking access to a handicap ramp. That's a huge burden for the disabled. But the CBS 3 I-Team wanted to know how many people are never caught doing it, and what we found blew us away.
One councilman originally proposed three new ways to fight parking tickets: online, on the phone, or through the mail. But the mayor's office doesn't want the telephone hearings.
Philadelphia city councilman Jim Kenney is proposing to eliminate a layer of bureaucratic red tape when your car is towed in error and you want to get the towing fee refunded.
Beginning May 1st, the per-trip fuel surcharge is $1.25. It is adjusted each month based on gasoline prices.
"I want to apologize to her directly, on behalf of the city government and our administration," Mayor Nutter said of a "tweet" by press secretary Mark McDonald about a Daily News columnist.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority's plan to force taxicab owners to convert to wheelchair accessibility is now bogged down in bureaucracy.
A City Council committee has approved a plan to let you fight parking tickets without having to show up in person. The vote came despite objections from the agency that hears appeals.
Taxi owners, who say they've suffered under rising fuel prices, are pleased.
Last year's hike in parking meter rates in Center City may have irritated drivers -- but officials at the Parking Authority say some of the extra cash is heading to the struggling School District.
Two city council members want to make it easier to fight City Hall -- by letting people contest parking tickets and other citations without having to show up in person.
The Parking Authority wants to require 300 of the city's 1,600 taxicabs to be made wheelchair accessible this year, and all of them by 2016.
Taxi owners are unhappy because they will be forced to get the equipment from a single provider and use only that provider until the agreement expires in June 2013.
Jeff Hornstein of the newly-formed "Greater Philadelphia Taxi Association" says the contractor VTS is primarily a credit card processing company and that there have been multiple problems with its attempt to become a dispatching service.
Street parking is free in Philadelphia after 11am tomorrow, as it is every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you didn't know, you're not alone: many people still pay.
The latest red light camera is being activated today, this one at a busy intersection in Southwest Philadelphia.
Imagine this: the Philadelphia Parking Authority cutting you some slack!
Local real estate agents went before a city council committee, asking for a special parking permit, so they don't have to worry about getting tickets while showing homes. The lawmakers refused.
Our mid-summer delightful break begins today with dry air, light northerly breezes and plenty of sunshine in the Delaware Valley.
A South Jersey nonprofit that helps provide food and essentials to those in need said they had to temporarily close because they ran out of food.
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, as the Dodgers beat the Phillies Wednesday night.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is giving up on its plan to use two Pennsylvania warehouses to hold thousands of people.
Dr. Kirti Chopra, who allegedly put patients at risk with unsanitary practices in her dental office, is allowed to reopen.
Our mid-summer delightful break begins today with dry air, light northerly breezes and plenty of sunshine in the Delaware Valley.
A South Jersey nonprofit that helps provide food and essentials to those in need said they had to temporarily close because they ran out of food.
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, as the Dodgers beat the Phillies Wednesday night.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is giving up on its plan to use two Pennsylvania warehouses to hold thousands of people.
Dr. Kirti Chopra, who allegedly put patients at risk with unsanitary practices in her dental office, is allowed to reopen.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is giving up on its plan to use two Pennsylvania warehouses to hold thousands of people.
Dr. Kirti Chopra, who allegedly put patients at risk with unsanitary practices in her dental office, is allowed to reopen.
People dreaming of becoming contestants on "The Price Is Right" started lining up in Fishtown at 4 a.m.
Before any of the Founding Fathers were born, the plot of land now known as Bartram's Garden became part of U.S. history.
Detectives are excavating pipes around the Olney home that police say contained a stockpile of chemicals and drugs.
A South Jersey nonprofit that helps provide food and essentials to those in need said they had to temporarily close because they ran out of food.
Fellowship Alliance Chapel has been in the Medford, New Jersey, community for more than 40 years.
A tornado briefly touched down in Cape May Point, New Jersey, during severe weather Tuesday evening.
There were two confirmed tornadoes in northern New Jersey on Tuesday.
A Florida man was arrested and charged following a 15-hour standoff at a Walmart parking lot in Lumberton, New Jersey.
Delaware has declared a measles outbreak after two more positive cases were reported, health officials said Wednesday.
Police in Wilmington are increasing patrols after receiving 28 reports of car break-ins and attempted thefts last weekend.
Health officials in Delaware have confirmed the first cases of measles in the state in more than a decade.
Delaware State Police are investigating a death after a man's body was found in a retention pond near Christiana Hospital in Newark.
Body-worn camera videos from the night Kadir Skinner was shot and killed by police in Wilmington, Delaware, were released by state and local officials Thursday.
Dr. Kirti Chopra, who allegedly put patients at risk with unsanitary practices in her dental office, is allowed to reopen.
Delaware has declared a measles outbreak after two more positive cases were reported, health officials said Wednesday.
Health officials in Delaware have confirmed the first cases of measles in the state in more than a decade.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
Pennsylvania is under a statewide Code Purple air quality alert on Friday because of smoke from the wildfires in Canada and Minnesota. But what does that mean?
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
Two top-rated and critically acclaimed restaurants in the Philadelphia area are receiving a new honor.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, as the Dodgers beat the Phillies Wednesday night.
Max Muncy hit a two-run homer, Justin Wrobleski pitched into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Zack Wheeler and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Trea Turner hit two homers, including the 200th of his career, and drove in five runs, Bryce Harper and Brandon Marsh also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-7.
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The Phillies will be throwing it back to the late 1930s and early 1940s during next month's Field of Dreams game in Iowa.
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Will Ferrell stopped in the Philadelphia area Monday to promote his new Netflix comedy series.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Thursday is the day to grab the sunglasses and water gear and head to the pools, parks and/or beaches. Bill Kelly has the forecast.
Director of Angels Community Outreach, Elissa Darrow, says she was speechless when bags of food arrived not long after she put out a desperate call for help to her community. Kerri Corrado reports.
More than 800 people auditioned in Philadelphia for chance to be a contestant on "The Price Is Right."
Investigators on Wednesday excavated a pipe outside a house in the Olney section of Philadelphia. Neighbors say they're on edge as the investigation on Chew Avenue continues.
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday to honor the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran.