City's gift: Free meter parking, discounted garage spaces

Holiday shoppers and tourists driving in and around Philadelphia will be greeted with free and reduced-price parking. Consider it a gift from the city on weekends between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

Feds targeting sleep disorder Hoboken crash's engineer had

Federal regulators are urging railroads across the country to test train operators for obstructive sleep apnea after the engineer in September's deadly New Jersey commuter train crash was found to have the fatigue-inducing disorder.

Engineer in Hoboken train crash had undiagnosed sleep apnea

Two U.S. officials say the engineer of a commuter train that slammed into a New Jersey station at double the 10 mph speed limit, killing a woman, suffered from undiagnosed sleep apnea. One of the officials says investigators are looking at it as a potential cause.

Commuters suffering from 3rd day of SEPTA strike

Commuters braced for a third day of traffic gridlock in and around Philadelphia as the city's transit agency urged the union representing about 4,700 striking workers to engage in good-faith negotiations to bring an end to the walkout. 

SEPTA cancellations, picketers slow evening rush

SEPTA announced it’s canceling a “significant number of (Regional Rail) trains” for the Tuesday evening ride home, and other passengers could be in for delays.

SEPTA union strikes, afternoon rush hour to be affected

The deadline is midnight. After that, nearly a half-million SEPTA riders will have to find another way to work and school because the workers who run buses, subways and trolleys in the city will be on strike.

SEPTA union strikes, afternoon rush hour to be affected

The deadline is midnight. After that, nearly a half-million SEPTA riders will have to find another way to work and school because the workers who run buses, subways and trolleys in the city will be on strike.

SEPTA strike has some parking regulations relaxed

Drivers around the Philadelphia region were dealing with heavy Tuesday morning rush hour traffic hours after SEPTA transit workers went on strike, idling buses, trolleys and subways. Click here for details.

SEPTA, union negotiating before Monday night deadline

Negotiators for the Philadelphia transit system and a union representing 5,700 workers have been meeting to try to reach agreement on a new contract before a midnight Monday deadline.