Wounded Pa. State Trooper Alert, Aware And Even Making Jokes
A state trooper who was rushed to the hospital after being shot on I-676 Tuesday morning is said to be alert, aware and even making jokes.
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A state trooper who was rushed to the hospital after being shot on I-676 Tuesday morning is said to be alert, aware and even making jokes.
I-676 will be closed in both directions overnight from Monday through Friday of this week
The crash happened around 3:00 a.m. near the on ramp for the Schuylkill Expressway westbound.
Expect lane closures along the Vine Street expressway in the early morning hours in Center City Tuesday.
John Hanson, chief executive officer of the Delaware River Port Authority, says removing the truck and its load of kiwi fruit was a huge undertaking.
The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the expressway.
Blaum says PennDOT expects the work to be completed by the fall of 2019.
The westbound lanes reopened to traffic around 11:30 a.m.
Two accidents on I-95 Wednesday morning are tying up traffic and delaying the morning rush even further for drivers.
A multi-vehicle accident on the eastbound Vine Street Expressway tied up traffic, seriously affecting the morning commute early Wednesday.
Preperations for the weekend event are well underway as crews continue to set up for the giant concert.
An overturned car is creating a traffic nightmare for drivers trying to make their way into downtown Philadelphia.
Penndot officials say In some cases motorists may not see actual construction, but contracts will be bid this year because of the funding influx.
Pennsylvania State Police say a fuel spill during Monday evening's rush hour commute caused a chain reaction that stopped traffic for hours in Philadelphia.
City Council signed off on a bill allowing a digital billboard on the side of the old Electric Factory building at 7th and Callowhill Streets; opponents were livid.
30th Street Station was buzzing on Sunday evening as travelers headed home after the long holiday weekend.
A teen driver was critically injured after being ejected during a one-car crash in Center City early Thursday morning.
The problem: scheduled bridge inspections today and tomorrow, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Westbound 676 - the Vine Expressway.
Traffic is flowing again after a trash truck flipped over on the I-95 southbound exit ramp to the Vine Street Expressway.
Plans for a large "wall wrap" billboard on a building that faces Vine Street Expressway prompted debate Tuesday in City Council.
PennDOT plans a temporary closure of a busy ramp along the westbound Schuylkill Expressway at 10 this morning so crews can remove what turns out to be a man-made road hazard.
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Sixers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe was ruled out of Tuesday night's game vs. the San Antonio Spurs after he suffered a back injury.
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Dylan Harper scored 22 points and Victor Wembanyama needed only 10 to help the San Antonio Spurs bounce back from the first loss in 12 games and rout the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday night.
A man turned himself in to Philadelphia police Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting near Chickie's & Pete's in South Philly in 2025.
A man turned himself in to Philadelphia police Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting near Chickie's & Pete's in South Philly in 2025.
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Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
One Montgomery County woman spoke with CBS News Philadelphia to detail how she found treatment that saved her life.
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The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
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Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
The same technology the PPA started using last year to ticket illegally parked drivers from cameras on SEPTA buses will soon be used on trolleys.
A stretch of Route 202, also known as DeKalb Pike, will be closed until late fall as work to prevent sinkholes gets underway.
A major winter storm blanketed southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with snow Sunday night and Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
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Dylan Harper scored 22 points and Victor Wembanyama needed only 10 to help the San Antonio Spurs bounce back from the first loss in 12 games and rout the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday night.
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Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
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