Plan your parking now at PHL ahead of holiday season

With the holidays approaching, PHL officials are putting out the warning: start planning your trip to the airport now.

Plan your parking now at PHL ahead of holiday season
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With the holidays approaching, PHL officials are putting out the warning: start planning your trip to the airport now.

Major cases could come before judges on Pennsylvania ballots

Pennsylvania voters are set to fill four open seats on statewide courts with candidates who could eventually help settle major cases on issues from abortion to elections.

Philadelphia transit workers union reaches 2-year deal with SEPTA to avoid strike

Transit Workers Union Local 234 on Friday said they have reached a tentative agreement with SEPTA on a new 2-year contract, avoiding a strike that would have brought the city's transportation services to a screeching halt. 

Philadelphia transit workers union reaches 2-year deal with SEPTA to avoid strike
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Members of Philadelphia?s largest transit workers union reached a tentative contract agreement early Friday, averting a possible strike that threatened to bring elevated trains, buses and trolleys to a halt and leave thousands of children and educators without a way to get to school next week.

Philadelphia public schools to remain open if SEPTA workers strike

The School District of Philadelphia on Thursday said all schools will remain open for in-person learning if transit workers do not reach a new contract with SEPTA and go on strike. 

School District of Philadelphia braces for SEPTA strike

The School District of Philadelphia is preparing for the event of a SEPTA strike if workers and leaders can't reach an agreement on a new contract.

SEPTA workers support vote that authorizes strike

Workers for the Philadelphia-area transit system have voted to authorize a strike next month if an agreement isn’t reached on a new contract.

Philadelphia City Council to hold hearings on SEPTA security procedures
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Critics argue the authority could do much better, especially after it revealed it had identified Edwin Allen, and linked him to two earlier attacks of females on SEPTA property, but did not warn the public while it sought a warrant for his arrest.

Philadelphia councilmember calls for hearings over SEPTA safety concerns

A member of Philadelphia City Council has introduced a resolution calling for hearings to address the ongoing safety concerns at SEPTA stations and on SEPTA vehicles.

Narrative of riders filming SEPTA train rape is false, Delaware County DA says

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said during a news conference that the other passengers on the train were not present for the entire 40-minute interaction on Oct. 13 and may not have understood what they were seeing.

Reported sexual assaults on SEPTA trains, property lead riders to feeling uneasy

There was a noticeable increase in transit police and security officers around several Center City SEPTA stops Thursday night after the latest reports of sexual assaults on the system.

Reported sexual assaults on SEPTA trains, property lead riders to feeling uneasy
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Upper Darby police say the officer who arrested Edwin Allen is the same officer who arrested Fiston Ngoy, 35, for last week?s rape onboard the Market Frankford line witnessed by fellow passengers.

Officials identify man accused of groping woman at SEPTA station, linked to other assaults

Officials on Thursday identified a man who is accused of groping a woman who asked for directions at SEPTA station on Wednesday and may be responsible for sexually assaulting other women on SEPTA property, including young girls.

Officials identify man accused of groping woman at SEPTA station, linked to other assaults
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Police say the victim Wednesday missed her stop and asked Edwin Allen how to get to the opposite platform. It's believed that Allen sexually assaulted the woman when she followed him.