Philadelphia Man Accused Of Lying About Injuries Charged With Insurance Fraud
Lance Henderson sued SEPTA saying his foot got stuck in a bus door and filed suit against Fresh Grocer claiming a piece of metal caused him to fall.
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Lance Henderson sued SEPTA saying his foot got stuck in a bus door and filed suit against Fresh Grocer claiming a piece of metal caused him to fall.
There will be a number of bus detours around the course, so getting there could also be a challenge for spectators.
According to the forecast, today's temperatures are going to make this the first official heat-wave of 2013.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority approved across-the-board fare hikes on Thursday.
SEPTA and Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident near SEPTA's outbound Philmont train station.
Thomas Nestel: "Our soon-to-be close friend, Benji Teague Jr is wanted for multiple phone snatches."
Transportation workers have the highest obesity rate, at more than 36 percent, followed by manufacturing and production workers at 30 percent.
At 8:30 a.m. Sunday an emergency drill will take place at the SEPTA Fairmount Station of the Broad Street Subway underground.
SEPTA says the changes are due to a grade crossing replacement project at Indian Queen Lane in Philadelphia.
SEPTA Safety Director Scott Sauer says another alert passenger hit the emergency call button less than 20-seconds after the child's fall.
Septa said it will not increase paratransit fares, and is slightly scaling back the increases on weekly and monthly passes.
The continuing roadwork on I-95 south in Northeast Philadelphia is a massive headache to motorists, and that has many looking for alternatives.
A mother jumps down to rescue her baby after the child's stroller falls onto train tracks Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened at about 6:20 p.m. at 11th and Nedro Streets.
The incident happened at about 10:55 p.m. along the Media/Elwyn Line near the Wallingford Station.
Detours are expected to begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, and riders should allow additional time in case of delays.
Chris reviews the continuing lack of media coverage of the Kermit Gosnell trial, the White House Correspondent's Dinner, and a new study show SEPTA may need $4 billion. He talks to Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel, Jeff Roe and Michael Bronstein on the Monday Morning Matchup, Nancy O'Dell from Entertainment tonight and Vali Nasr about his new book, The Dispensable Nation.
Even as SEPTA moves toward a new system-wide fare hike, a report being released today finds that the transit agency's capital needs are woefully underfunded.
SEPTA fare evaders, usually young men and women, are being put on notice; if they jump a turnstile to avoid paying the fair, SEPTA is watching.
The TWU sought the meeting after cataloguing what the union describes as a "spike" in assaults in 2011 and 2012.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's office charged 10 people with faking injuries on a SEPTA bus.
SEPTA's fare increases are set to go into effect later this year, and the transit agency is holding several public hearings on the changes this week.
An unidentified number of passengers were forced to exit a SEPTA train after the train somehow pulled down some overhead wires Tuesday morning.
A SEPTA bus and a car collided on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd on Friday night.
The Philadelphia Zoo is opening up a new parking garage on Friday, but it's still hoping - down the road - to get a train stop there, as well.
