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2026 midterm elections | Track results live

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An Uber sign
Community

After serious breach, Uber says services operational

The Company says there is no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data such as trip history.

4 years ago

In this March 22, 2014, file photo, a CSX freight train rolls past a grade crossing in Mount Airy, Md. CSX Corp. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, reported better-than-expected net income in the third quarter even as coal volumes continued double-digit declines. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Community
WESA

Averted railway strike underscores fragile state of supply chains in Pennsylvania

If a deal hadn't been reached, Pennsylvania’s energy, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors would have been especially hard hit.

4 years ago

Traffic on I-95 heads south toward Center City.
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Road rage, super-speeding and reckless driving on the rise

The pandemic set off a rise in speeding that hasn't stopped. This hour, we discuss incidents of road rage and dangerous reckless driving posing a threat to commuters.

Air Date: September 15, 2022 10:00 am

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Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station
Politics & Policy

Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike

A strike starting Friday could have shut rail lines across the country. The tentative agreement will go to union members for a vote.

4 years ago

File photo A Norfolk Southern freight train makes its way through Homestead, Pa., on April 27, 2022.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Community

One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline

A strike would intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices.

4 years ago

Dancer Ashley Rivera, who is the protagonist in the film, strikes a pose mid-air. Inside the bus, from top to bottom are the production team: Alaitz Ruiz, Christina Castro-Tauser, Alba Martinez, Martin Alfaro and director, Pedro Escárcega. (Courtesy of Ritmo Lab)
Arts & Entertainment

‘La Guagua 47’ is a love letter to Philly’s Latino community

Alba Martínez’s film had help from more than 100 community members and artists throughout Philly. The short film is set to debut at the Kimmel Center.

4 years ago

A Broad Street Line train is seen at Fairmount Station
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

Elevators are coming to SEPTA stations, and a lane of South Broad will close for a year

The transit authority’s trying for full ADA accessibility on Philly’s subway system.

4 years ago

The Delaware Memorial Bridge is shown from afar, with a blue sky in the background.
Community

Major work starts to re-deck the northbound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge

Expect delays on both spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge for months to come, as work begins on re-decking the more than 70-year-old structure.

4 years ago

Tollbooth on the highway
Money

Turnpike audit finds uncollected toll problem grows to $155M

Losses had been anticipated after the turnpike converted to all-cash collections in 2020, laying off hundreds of toll collectors and auditors.

4 years ago

(Koonsiri Boonnak/BigStock)
Community

Higher electric vehicle rebates available in Pennsylvania

The maximum rebate has more than doubled, and the revamped program is now focused on working-class families.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Weather

PennDOT says litter played major role in flash flooding on Schuylkill Expressway

According to the National Weather Service, the Philadelphia area saw anywhere from a quarter-inch to more than an inch of rain Tuesday.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania State troopers pull over drivers
Community

Pa. State Police make 500-plus DUI arrests over holiday weekend

Alcohol played a factor in four fatal crashes across the state.

4 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania workers at the SEPTA Allegheny bus depot. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Urban Planning

SEPTA gets $23 million for adapting bus depots for electric and hybrid vehicles

SEPTA officials say the more than $23 million will upgrade power going to SEPTA stations to prepare for future electric and hybrid buses.

4 years ago

The Sellers Avenue Bridge in Ridley Park, Pa.,  was closed due to deterioration by Penndot in July, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Closure of small bridge in Delco causing big headache for Ridley Park

Sellers Avenue Bridge closed in July due to deteriorating conditions. The effort to repair it has fueled a dispute among Ridley Park, Amtrak, and PennDOT.

4 years ago

A small airplane circles over Tupelo, Miss., on Saturday. Police say the pilot threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart. (Rachel McWilliams/AP)
NPR
Community

The pilot who threatened to crash into a Mississippi Walmart has landed safely

The plane was flying over the northeast region of Mississippi when the pilot alerted emergency responders of the pilot's intentions to crash into a Walmart in Tupelo.

4 years ago

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