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A City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation salt truck waits for a load in a city salt dome in anticipation of a winter storm Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in Chicago. A major winter storm is expected to affect a huge swath of the United States beginning Tuesday, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest
Weather

Flights canceled as wide swath of U.S. braces for winter storm

A major winter storm was expected to begin with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest.

5 years ago

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphia airport parking could be privatized within a year

After almost 50 years under Philadelphia Parking Authority control, the airport parking concession could soon be run by a private company.

5 years ago

Michael Greene shoveling snow on Baltimore Avenue, West Philadelphia
Weather

Snow blankets the region, dumping a foot onto shore towns in N.J. and Del.

The National Weather Service reported that the nor’easter had slammed coastal communities, with more than 12 inches in Avalon and around Rehoboth Beach.

5 years ago

An American Eagle passenger flight lands at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans to launch new 5G wireless service this week, warning that thousands of flights could be grounded or delayed if the rollout takes place near major airports
NPR
Science

5G cleared for takeoff near more airports, but some regional jets might be grounded

5 years ago

A Port Authority bus that was on a bridge when it collapsed Friday Jan. 28, 2002, is visible in Pittsburgh’s East End. When the bridge collapsed, rescuers rappeled nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue multiple people from the dangling bus. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Politics & Policy

Human chain formed to help after Pittsburgh bridge collapse

The collapse early Friday came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

5 years ago

A Mack LR Electric trash truck is parked
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf administration gives $2.7M to cleaner transportation projects, including ones powered by fossil fuels

Some environmental advocates say the program is outdated.

5 years ago

(Oak Leaf Media/ Courtesy University City District)
PlanPhilly
Money

Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs

The transit agency is on a hiring binge that it hopes will restore its workforce after two years of pandemic-related attrition and hiring freezes.

5 years ago

A snowplow clears a main road during a winter storm in Southwest Roanoke City on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Roanoke, Va. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)
Weather
6abc

PennDOT announces vehicle restrictions due to winter storm

The snow will transition into freezing rain and sleet before changing into a steady rain.

5 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church after it crashed in the Drexel Hill section of Upper Darby, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Authorities and a witness say a pilot crash landed a medical helicopter without casualties in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, miraculously avoiding a web of power lines and buildings as the aircraft fluttered, hit the street and slid into bushes outside a church.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

NTSB investigating medical helicopter crash in Drexel Hill

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will look at the physical condition of the helicopter itself and the flight conditions.

5 years ago

A medical helicopter rests next to the Drexel Hill United Methodist Church
Community

Infant, 3 crew members suffer non-life threatening injuries in medical helicopter crash

Officials said it is a "miracle" no one on board was critically injured.

5 years ago

FILE - This July 8, 2018 photo shows Tesla 2018 Model 3 sedans sit on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. Late last year, Tesla Inc. was fully charged and cruising down the highway on Autopilot. Shares were trading above $370 each, sales of the Model 3 small electric car were strong and the company had appointed a new board chair to rein in the antics of CEO Elon Musk. But around the middle of December 2018, investors started having doubts about the Wall Street darling’s prospects for continued growth. The stock started a gyrating fall that was among the worst in company history
NPR
Money

Tesla recalls nearly half a million cars over possible safety issues

Defects in some models leading to problems with the rearview camera and front hood, which could lead to serious accidents, triggered two separate recalls of the electric cars.

5 years ago

Philadelphia International Airport officials said passenger travel is up 60% from 2020 but still down 19% from 2019. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia International Airport expected to be busy through New Year weekend

PHL officials said passenger travel is up 60% from last year, but still down from 2019.

5 years ago

A scene from the 2020 Mummers Parade
Community

Mummers Parade 2022: Parking restrictions and road closures

Here's what you need to know about parking restrictions and road closures ahead of the 2022 Mummers Parade.

5 years ago

 FILE - A SEPTA bus (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Woman, 48, dies after crashing into SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia

The woman was taken to Lankenau Medical Center where she died of her injuries, police say.

5 years ago

Will Tung in front of a residential development at 5000 Warrington Ave
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why is West Philly trading 70 affordable homes for a parking lot?

Opinion writer Will Tung argues against the inclusion of a parking lot in a development proposed for his West Philadelphia neighborhood.

5 years ago

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