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  • SEPTA Board approves fare increases but postpones budget vote

    SEPTA's governing body approved fare increases to take effect July 1, including raising cash fares to $2.25 from $2 and tokens to $1.80 from $1.55 for single rides. The cheapest weekly and monthly TransPasses will increase from $22 to $24 and $83 to $91, respectively, with similar increases for passes with additional zones. The SEPTA Board also again deferred voting on the 2014 fiscal ...

  • Philadelphia Flyers forward Eric Wellwood starts rehab after gruesome injury

    On April 7, Flyers prospect Eric Wellwood slammed into the boards feet first during an Adirondack Phantoms game against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. His left skate cut into his right foot and severed three tendons. He also cut through 70 percent of his Achilles heel and had to be rushed off the ice and to the hosptial. The injury was so severe that Wellwood was projected to be out for at least ...

  • Bill Davis Moving in the direction of the 3-4

    Everyone wants to know, what will defensive coordinator Bill Davis' front seven look like? It's looked a lot like a 3-4 on base downs during the two open practices the media was permitted to attend this month, but the Eagles may have just been practicing against certain offensive formations that determined the odd-man front. Davis has generally been a 3-4 guy, but when he was the ...

  • Missing College Student Found 2 States Away

    His parents called police, who indicated from the start that whatever was going on with Royer, might be his own doing or decision. Police did pursue the search, treating Matthew's disappearance as a "missing person" ...

  • SEPTA Riders To See Fare Hikes Starting July 1

    -- Public transit riders in Philadelphia and its suburbs will be paying more to travel starting this summer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority approved across-the-board fare hikes on ...


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Aliens: Director's Cut

Aliens: Director's Cut

Note: This review includes references to scenes available only in the special Director's Cut, available on laser disc and DVD. As with so many other films, I feel this Director's Cut is the superior version to that which was released in theaters because it adheres more closely to the artis ... ...

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  • Mary J. Blige Faces $3.4M Federal Tax Lien In NJ

    -- Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey. Court documents show the Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of a lien on the nine-time Grammy Award winner Feb. 7. That was two days before the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was honored at a pre-Grammy party in Los ...

  • Pot-Legalization Group Relocates Outside US Courthouse After 2 Arrests

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Demonstrators swarmed the federal courthouse in Philadelphia this afternoon in an act of solidarity for two activists who were arrested last week during a marijuana protest in front of the Liberty Bell. About two dozen protesters raised signs and repeated chants this afternoon, calling for the release of Adam Kokesh and NA Poe, who were arrested at the marijuana ...

  • Philadelphia Orchestra Prepares For Trip To China 40th Anniversary Tour

    (Members perform at send off. Credit: John McDevitt) Allison Vulgamore, the President and CEO of the Orchestra, says the two week China residency and 40th anniversary tour will be busy. ';We will focus on high level people to people exchanges including rehearsals and performances with student and professional musicians. [There will also be] special lectures by Ambassador Nicholas Platt who ...

  • Philadelphia Hosts US Mayors For Discussion on Technology and Government

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A two-day summit with more than 30 mayors from across the country is underway in Philadelphia. The topic: technology and innovation. Mayor Nutter welcomed his contemporaries as he winds down his one-year stint as president of the US Conference of Mayors. Breakout sessions include how cities are opening their data to make government more accessible, and how cities ...

  • Police Suspect Dragged Employee With Vehicle While Fleeing After Robbery

    - Police say a robbery suspect was seen on surveillance video dragging a grocery store employee through a parking lot while fleeing. The incident occurred on Monday just after 7: 30 p.m. at the ShopRite located at 170 Forty Foot Road in Hatfield Township, ...

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