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Philly school district braces for possible SEPTA strike
The city’s school district unveiled a plan to help the thousands of students who rely on SEPTA to deal with the possible transit disruption as transit workers could go on strike by Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.
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3 Del. school workers charged with endangering special needs students
Three school workers at an elementary school in Smyrna, Del., have been arrested after they are accused of ‘troubling behavior’ that included yelling, insulting and throwing objects at special needs students.
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Voter turnout throughout Philly area – mostly – lower than 2020
Though stories of long lines and extended wait times to vote popped up on election night throughout the Philadelphia area, overall fewer voters in the region turned out to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, than the 2020 presidential election.
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29-year-old man killed in Northeast Philly shooting
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed in an incident that happened along Tyson Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia around lunchtime on Wednesday, officials said.
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SEPTA workers prepare for possible strike. How riders could be impacted
If no deal can be made before midnight on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, the union that represents about 5,300 SEPTA employees plans to hit the picket lines.
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Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Wild concedes election
On Wednesday morning, with about 99% of the vote in, incumbent Pa. Congresswoman for the state’s 7th Congressional District, Susan Wild, conceded the election to Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie.
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More time to vote in one Pa. county due to issues with voting machines
Polling places in Cambria County – near Pittsburgh – will have extended hours after voting machines were unable to scan completed ballots on Election Day.
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Philly DA: Polling place behavior ‘more aggressive' than prior elections
No one has yet been arrested, but Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said some behavior at polling places ‘a little bit more aggressive than what we have seen in the past,’
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Man struck, killed in hit-and-run crash in Washington Township, NJ
A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash that happened along Fries Mill Road in Washington Township, New Jersey, on Monday night.
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Police: Woman aimed loaded gun ‘at the heads' of shoppers at Montco music store
A woman wielding a loaded handgun was arrested after aiming the firearm at customers in a Guitar Center store in Plymouth Township on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, police said.
