Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:34 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:08:34 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Bloomie_Has_a_Present_for_Jimmy_Rollins_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:33 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/bloomy_rollins_640x480.jpg
Not wanting the Phillies to go home empty handed, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a gift for their shortstop, the guy who predicted his team would win easily in the World Series.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/traffic/transit/SEPTA-Strike-Watch.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:50:00 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+septa+strike+sign.jpg
Get the latest information on the citywide transit shutdown.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-Strike-Day-4--69360172.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:07 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/1105-septa2.jpg
The strike's still on for now, but with a tentative agreement on the table, Gov. Rendell is hopeful SEPTA will be up and running as early as tomorrow.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Pro_Vs__G_I__Joe_Philadelphia.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:12:35 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PROS_640x480.jpg
NBC's Tim Furlong talks to the founder of Pro Vs. G.I. Joe, the organization that gives soldiers over seas the chance to rock out with the Philadelphia Eagles.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Fort_Hood_Hero_Has_Local_Ties_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:30:36 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/LOCALHERO_640x480.jpg
Sgt. Kimberly Munley is being hailed a hero for her bravery in the Fort Hood tragedy. And this hero has local ties. NBCPhiladelphia's Kristen Welker spoke with Munley's proud family.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Hoops_of_Hope_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:33 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PIZZIhoops_640x480.jpg
15-year-old Austin Gutwein has raised well over a million for AIDS using his favorite sport, basketball.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/69407477.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:07:07 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/LuAnn1_640x480.jpg
Investigator Lu Ann Cahn gets into detail about how local hospitals could allow an imposter nurse to care for their patients.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Phillies-World-Series-Gear-Sent-to-Poor-Countries.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:16:18 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Ink-ad-2.jpg
The people of Zambia will be sporting gear that says the Phils did in fact win the World Series.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Shooting-on-Philly-School-Bus-69366567.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:40 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/School+bus+shooting+bus.jpg
A 15-year-old boy who shot a fellow student on a school bus was bullied by the victim, sources say.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Investigation__Fake_Nurse_Uses_Real_Nurse_s_Identity_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:24:33 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Investigators_-_Nurse_Imposter_640x480.jpg
Alicia England is a registered nurse at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Unfortunately another woman, also named Alicia England and is not a nurse, has been using her identity, credit and nursing license to rack up bills and get nursing jobs...

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Gov. Rendell was still in talks with union leaders in the early hours of Friday morning. An agreement has yet to be made.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Ruggles-Loses-World-Series-Bet-to-Matt-Lauer.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:53:31 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/ruggles+lauer+cheesesteak+bet+copy.jpg
NBC 10's Terry Ruggles made a World Series bet with Matt Lauer. He lost. Friday Lauer gets a dozen cheesesteaks compliments of Ruggles.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Paralyzed_State_Senator_Advocates_for_the_Disabled_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:42 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/statesenator_640x480.jpg
Pennsylvania State Sen. Tina Tartaglione was paralyzed in a boating accident, took her hardship and made it into something good: She became an advocate for those with disabilities.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Armored-Truck-Heist-Nets-Suspects-200K-69287692.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:44 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/moneytruck.jpg
The hunt is on for masked men who held up an armored truck in broad daylight.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Hurricane__Vai_Talk_World_Series_Misses_Philadelphia.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:38:23 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Video116_640x480.jpg
Meteorologist Glenn ?Hurricane? Schwartz steps into the sports arena, showing his baseball acuity as he and Vai Sikahema talk about where the Phillies went wrong.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Man-Killed-by-Train-69279647.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:58 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/septa11.jpg
Worker was hit by a regional rail while inspecting tracks.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Local_Woman_Beats_Silent_Killer__Pancreatic_Cancer_Philadelphia.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:38 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/pancreatic-cancer-survivor.jpg
Pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest survival rates. One woman beat the odds and gives hope to others with the dangerous disease.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Music_Raw__Orelia_Philadelphia.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:12:33 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/MusicRaw_640x480.jpg
Vocalist Orelia comes in to NewsRaw to talk about her latest album and her work with children's music.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/NBCLA_Raw_Philadelphia.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:08:35 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/NBCLAThursNoon_640x480.jpg
A look at what's on NBCLA.COM with Jon Lloyd.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Bulldog-Blog-11-5-69300707.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:19 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*80/5+Pat+soaks+it+in.jpg
Parade dreams ended Wednesday night as things at Lower Merion started to get back to normal.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/150000-for-Wearing-Diapers-to-Work-69285737.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:50:28 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+womens+bathroom+sign.jpg
A BucksCo mom gets $150,000 for the "humiliating" experience.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/traffic/transit/Cash-Out-on-the-SEPTA-Strike-69306497.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:45 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+septa+2005+strike.jpg
SEPTA plans to refund unused/underused passes

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-Strike-Day-3-69270537.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:21:51 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/bike+the+strike+sign.jpg
Frustrated commuters don't have much sympathy for either side. No formal talks are scheduled.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/What_Chris_Christie_Did_Right_Philadelphia.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:37 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHIchrischristietedpkg_640x480.jpg
The day after beating democrat incumbent Jon Corzine, New Jersey's Governor-elect, voters talk about what put Chris Christie over the top.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-Train-Fire-Accidental-Not-Strike-Related-69269327.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:39:44 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/septa-train-fire.jpg
An electrical malfunction caused the fire. It was not strike-related.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Pa__Teacher_s_Special_Catch_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:06 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/World_Series_Utley_Ball_640x480.jpg
An Abington Junior High School teacher grabs Chase Utley's record-tying fifth World Series homer.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Police-Search-for-Driver-Who-Struck-Twin-Girls-69121402.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:48:42 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/twins-hit-run.jpg
Police found the car used in a hit-and-run of 8-year-old twins. They are still searching for the driver.

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Union won't negotiate with Mayor Nutter because he "brought nothing to the table."

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/health/No_More_Smelly_Hair_Dye_Philadelphia.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:20:19 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/NoMoreSmellyHairDye_640x480.jpg
A new type of hair dye is taking the stink and the sting out of a little color.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Solution-Saturday-for-Taxpayers-68621997.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:33:23 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+tax+solution+saturday+for+irs.jpg
Get free tax help this Saturday, Nov. 7, in Center City.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/SEPTA-and-Rendell-Talk-Strike-69190587.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:20 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/110409+Ed+Rendell+on+Phone.jpg
Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell is playing mediator in the crippling transit strike holding Philadelphia hostage. The Gov. took to the phone Wednesday to try and get both sides back to the bargaining table.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Easton_Salvation_Army_in_Need_of_Salvation_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:23 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/WEBSalvationArmy_1090576_640x480.jpg
The Salvation Army of Easton is in desperate need of donations.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/New-York-Post-Diapers-Pedro-69152077.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:49 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Phillies+-+Pedro+Baby+nypcovercropped.jpg
The New York Post covered its front page with a Photoshopped picture of Pedro Martinez in a diaper, with the headline “Spank Him Yanks: Daddy to Whup Pedro Tonight.”

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/High-Rise-Fire-in-Atlantic-City-69081842.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:33:40 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+ac+fire+at+apt+complex.jpg
Fire forces evacuations at the Inlet Towers, a high-rise complex that primarily houses elderly residents.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-Train-on-Fire-69064652.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:15:12 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+septa+regional+rail+on+fire.jpg
A train car on one of SEPTA's regional rails caught fire during the busy morning rush on day two of the strike.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Yankee-Mom-Deals-Meth-Faces-Jail-Time-69070912.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:04:15 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/joba-chamberlain-nude.jpg
Yanks’ pitcher Joba Chamberlain’s mom is facing up to 20-years in the big house for selling drugs.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Riders_Talk_About_the_Train_Fire_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:34 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHIseptacommutertheyarejerks_640x480.jpg
Commuters talk about the fire and walking a long way to work Wednesday morning.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Two-Kids-Hurt-in-Hit-and-Run-68946797.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:24 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Twins+Hit+and+Run+-+Sisters+Side+by+Side.jpg
Two children were rushed to the hospital after they were hit by a car late Tuesday afternoon.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Nightmare_Body_Shop_Finds_Another_Victim_Philadelphia.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:31 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/InvestigatorsCollisionNightmare_640x480.jpg
Bill Shallock trusted Collision Direct to fix up his Chrysler 300 after it was broadsided in an accident. The shop's owner said the repairs would only take a week, but four months later he was still...

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-Strike-Day-2-69061972.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:01:40 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+septa+worker+on+strike+day+1.jpg
With students going back to class, today's commute is expected to be worse.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/We_ll_Stay_Out_Until_Our_Pension_s_Secure_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:14:34 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHIwilliebrownonpension_640x480.jpg
TWU Local president Willie Brown said Wednesday that worker's for SEPTA's largest union would stay off the job as long as it takes to make sure they have the money they want for retirement.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/We_Won_t_Meet_With_Michael_Nutter_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:22:38 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHIwilliebrownsoundonmayornutter_640x480.jpg
Union president Willie Brown explains why he's cutting Mayor Nutter out of any SEPTA strike negotiations.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/SEPTA_Riders_Walking_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:08:36 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHIcommuterswalkingfromtrainyard_640x480.jpg
Commuters on the R5 train that caught fire Wednesday morning walked from the train yard to await other transportation. The back car on their train caught fire just after 7 a.m.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Fire_on_SEPTA_Train_Philadelphia.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:46:20 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/train-tracks.jpg
A SEPTA train caught fire on the tracks near Overbrook Station on Wednesday morning. Passengers had to be evacuated.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Long_Lines__Big_Headaches_for_Stranded_SEPTA_Riders_Philadelphia.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:43:29 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/SEPTA_Strike_-_We_Must_Ride_SEPTA_640x480.jpg
Lines were long at Suburban Station Tuesday as stranded SEPTA riders squeezed their way onto one of the only available modes of transport in the system.SEPTA's largest union went on strike without...

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/SEPTA-on-Strike-Tuesday-68836872.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:07:45 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/PHI+septa+strike+sign.jpg
Trains, trolleys and buses in the city are NOT running. Regional rails and ParaTransit are running.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Young-Whale-Rescued-From-AC-Beach-68938877.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:56 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Rescued+Whale.jpg
A pygmy sperm whale was rescued Monday morning after washing up and Atlantic City beach.

]]> http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local-beat/Barren-Shelves-at-the-Salvation-Army-68938327.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:25:56 -0500 http://media.nbcphiladelphia.com/images/120*90/Empty+Food+Bank+Shelf.jpg
This year hundreds of Easton families could need to start looking elsewhere for food.

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