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Have you been thinking of attending a Flyers or Sixers game this season? Well, the two organizations are offering 'Recession Buster' prices on some tickets and ticket packages.
Big Gulps, huh? All right, welp, see ya later Dad Vail Regatta. The Dad Vail committee announced that the regatta will be moved to Rumson, New Jersey.
Chester resident Kathy Stewart was struck by a stray bullet last night as she laid in bed. The bullet passed through a wall before striking Stewart. She is on life support and is unlikely to recover.
News flash: If you run from the police, they're probably going to chase you, whether you pose an "immediate threat" or not.
Click here; prepare to squee. New baby orangutan at the Philadelphia Zoo needs a name—and your help.
State Representative John Perzel was charged with 82 criminal counts surrounding software programs used for political campaigning. Nine others were charged in connection with the crime that spent nearly $10 million of taxpayer money for campaigning.
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A group of African-American firefighters have sued the Philadelphia Fire Fighters Union Local 22, accusing the union of being "racially harassing and abusive" to African-Americans.
What's that? Tow-truck operators engage in some improper shady practices? We're shocked, we tell you.
We like to think that there are some teenagers out there who can be trusted with the keys to a car. This one, not so much.
An ex-cop who used his badge to rob drug dealers was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and the dishonored badge will be destroyed.
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in two cases with local roots that will determine how harsh of penalties—including life imprisonment, without parole—can be imposed on juvenile offenders who commit violent crimes.
After ten years, shouldn't we be allowed to expect Andy Reid not to suck at clock management and Donovan McNabb not to consistently throw at receivers' feet? Apparently not, as the Birds dropped their Sunday night showdown with the Cowboys, 20-16.
During his meeting with members of City Council yesterday, Willie Brown said he regretted calling for the strike at 3 a.m. "I regret calling [the strike] the time I did," he said after the meeting. "But I don't regret the strike."
And in other SEPTA strike news, the union is apparently considering a "revised offer" from SEPTA. Might the strike end by the evening rush hour, and perhaps more importantly, does the "revised offer" give in to some of the union's demands, which will pretty much require commuters to open up our checkbooks to cover increased costs?
Three men held up an armored car at a TD Bank in Abington Township. No word on how much the thieves wrangled from the car.
There's any number of words you could use to describe Local 234 President Willie Brown, but this one says it all: "the most hated man in Philadelphia."
The fire on the R5 train this morning was not strike related sabotage. The cause of the fire is officially listed as electrical.
We hope you voted yesterday. If you didn't, you have no right to complain (at least about the officials who were up for election) until the next cycle. Notable winners include Chris Christie in the NJ gubernatorial race and Judge Joan Orie Melvin in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.
Iceman Cliff Lee didn't have his lights-out stuff last night, but it was good enough as the Cardiac Kids v. 2.0 forced the World Series to a Game 6 with an 8-6 win. It'll be Pedro vs. Horseface on Wednesday.
Fortunately, Philly got some measure of victory over New York yesterday, as the Eagles trounced the New Jersey York Giants, 40-17.
A police chase in Southwest Philadelphia ended with a violent crash. Two men were taken into custody.
SEPTA riders, prepare to get screwed by the Transit Workers Local 234 union if an agreement between SEPTA and the union is not reached by week's end. (Like local columnist Doron Taussig, we're sure the union's choice of timing for a potential strike—to coincide with the World Series—is pure coincidence.)
The Germantown Groper has struck again. The perverted bastard fondled a 16-year-old girl on Germantown Avenue near Gowen yesterday at around 8 a.m.
It looks like the Piazza at Schmidts is canning their $15 all-you-can-drink screenings of Phillies' games for the World Series, thanks to a shooting incident there during the Phightin's' NLCS win last week.
Could independent New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett actually affect the election, in favor of Jon Corzine?
The arrest total from the other night's NLCS win celebrations: 49. We think that's a surprisingly low number. Of course, just wait and see what happens if the Phillies win the World Series.
Dawn Stensland's contract will not be renewed at Fox29. Kerri-Lee Halkett will resume the role for the 10 PM newscast.
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This: At 8:42 this morning, an otherwise unidentified male who may have been a track inspector was struck and killed by an inbound R3 train near Melrose Park. The R2 (Warminster), R3 (West Trenton) and R5 (Lansdale/Doylestown) lines going beyond Fern Rock are all suspended at the moment due to the accident, which SEPTA is politely calling "police activity" on its website.
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[Ed. note: We originally ran this post last week, before the SEPTA strike was, as we reported this morning, officially upon us. Now that the strike is in effect, we are running this post again to clarify, for those of you who may have missed it the first time, some of the inevitable questions about which services cease during the strike, and which don't.]
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Despite all signs—and threats by Governor Rendell to really put the screws to both SEPTA and TWU Local 234—pointing to a SEPTA contract resolution without a work stoppage, the drivers' and mechanics' union has called a strike.
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