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Friday, August 29, 2025 10:21PM Judge grants temporary injunction over SEPTA’s service cuts PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Philadelphia judge granted a temporary injunction Friday during an emergency hearing over SEPTA’s service cuts. While current service reductions will remain in place, further cuts have been halted pending another hearing set for Sept. 4. This means the 21.5% fare increase and reductions …

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The City of Philadelphia is using $135 million to help SEPTA restore bus lines most used by school students. The money comes from a transit subsidy in the city’s 2026 budget and will allow SEPTA to restore routes that were impacted by service cuts. The routes will go back into service on Tuesday and help ease overcrowding …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Commuters and students in Philadelphia woke up earlier on Monday and scrambled to avoid being late as they navigated service reductions that the region’s public transit agency has called more drastic than any undertaken by a major transit agency in the United States. The cuts that took effect on the first day of the school year …

Philadelphia lawyer George Bochetto demanded SEPTA halt service cuts and said he has been hired by a group of riders to sue the transit agency, in an email sent Sunday night. “SEPTA’s planned service reductions are draconian in nature and will have a severe impact on racial and ethnic minorities and low-income citizens in Southeastern Pennsylvania without any legitimate basis,” …

Philadelphia Transit Cuts Take Hold, and Commuters Begin to Feel the Pain  The New York Times SEPTA cuts have begun. What do you need to know about the changes?  WHYY SEPTA riders scrambling to find alternate routes with cuts in effect  6abc Philadelphia Phillies fans slowed but not deterred by SEPTA service cuts  Inquirer.com SEPTA service cuts take effect on Sunday: Here’s what you …

CBS News Live CBS News Philadelphia Live An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia made an emergency landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday due to reports of smoke from a passenger’s device, an American Airlines spokesperson said. The Saturday morning flight on Airbus A321neo was scheduled to leave the Philadelphia International Airport at 9:37 a.m., but actually left at …

Philadelphia transit hits ‘death spiral.’ More cities could follow.  The Washington Post Phillies fans urged to plan ahead of Sunday’s game with SEPTA cuts taking effect  6abc Philadelphia Riders brace for impact as SEPTA service cuts set to begin on Sunday  NBC10 Philadelphia Philadelphian riders brace for disruption as SEPTA service cuts take effect on Sunday  CBS News SEPTA cuts: Riders bid farewell to …

The Who has postponed Thursday night’s Philadelphia stop on its “The Song Is Over — North American Farewell Tour,” which was scheduled to play the Xfinity Mobile Arena (formerly known as the Wells Fargo Center). A spokesperson for The Who said the postponement was due to “an unfortunate cold/flu bug” that hit the band, and said the date will “definitely” …

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — There has been an increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease across the Philadelphia region. The uptick comes as kids, who are most susceptible to the virus, get ready to head back to school. “‘Tis the season for hand, foot and mouth disease. It tends to pop up at the end of summer and throughout …

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 4:42PM Officials say West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes in nearly every Pennsylvania county. The rates of West Nile Virus are increasing throughout the Philadelphia region. This is placing people at significant risk for the mosquito-borne illness. No one has tested positive for West Nile in Pennsylvania this year. However, officials say it has …