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  • SEPTA engineer shortage leads to canceled trips

    SEPTA doesn't have enough engineers to run all of its trains all of the time. On Saturday, eight trains were canceled because of crew shortages, and engineers say the problem is chronic and may get worse. In 2011, federal work rules were toughened, reducing the number of hours passenger-train crews can work in a week or month and exacerbating SEPTA's long-standing staffing woes. ...

  • Phillies Notes Healing Adams will head to Clearwater

    Mike Adams is shown during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Friday, May 3, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Michael Perez/AP ...

  • Sixers fail to move up from 11th pick in draft lottery

    NEW YORK - 76ers majority owner Joshua Harris, a guy well-acquainted with numbers and probability, knew the odds of moving up Tuesday night in the NBA draft lottery were long. He was right. The Sixers stayed put at No. 11 after the drawing. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the second-worst record in the league, beat the odds and will have the first selection in the June 27 draft. "I came ...

  • Michael Crabtree injury 49ers receiver has surgery out 6 months

    Niners Nation on Crabtree injury Crabtree had a breakout season in 2012, catching 85 passes for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns. He added 285 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs, including 109 yards in the Super Bowl. Young ...

  • Pit Bull Attacks Woman Still on the Loose

    Police say a 60-year-old woman was sitting on her porch on the 5500 block of Devon Street early Wednesday evening. Suddenly she was approached by a pit bull who bit her on the face and legs before running ...


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  • Alleged Gunman Shot Killed by Police

    A man is dead after officials say he was shot and killed by police officers. Police were called to the 5600 block of Wyalusing Avenue Wednesday night after receiving a report of a man armed with a ...

  • Deadly Police-Involved Shooting In West Philadelphia

    - Eyewitness News is told a man is dead following a police-involved shooting in West Philadelphia Wednesday night. The incident happened at about 6:30 p.m. on the 5600 block of Haverford ...

  • Man Shot Mutiple Times In South Philadelphia

    The incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. on the 2100 block of S. 6th Street. Philadelphia Police say the victim was taken to Jefferson University Hospital. He is listed in extremely critical condition. Police are currently on scene ...

  • Mike Trouts cycle a late-night treat in Millville

    Millville High School baseball coach Roy Hallenbeck said he tries to stay up every night to watch Mike Trout's games on the West Coast. But Hallenbeck managed only to stay up to see Trout, a star centerfielder for the Los Angeles Angels and a Millville grad, take a called third strike in his first at-bat Tuesday night against the Seattle Mariners. "I try to stay up, but it's ...

  • Damaris Johnson sees opportunity in Eagles offense

    Jeremy Maclin was recently asked about Chip Kelly's offense and which skill-position players would thrive in it. The Eagles wide receiver did not mention obvious names such as DeSean Jackson, LeSean McCoy, or even himself. He singled out Damaris Johnson, the small and speedy receiver who made the roster last season as an undrafted rookie but hardly did enough to suggest a quantum leap in ...

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