SEPTA is stiffening fines and beefing up enforcement for quality-of-life crimes such as smoking or drug use.

As KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports, it's an effort to reverse a surge of bad behavior.

SEPTA is stiffening fines and beefing up enforcement for quality-of-life crimes such as smoking or drug use.
As KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo reports, it's an effort to reverse a surge of bad behavior.

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SEPTA to raise fines for smoking, drug use and other offenses

Before you order alcohol on your next flight, consider this: The latest research from the Institute of Aerospace Medicine found that drinking alcohol on planes and then sleeping actually increases the risk of a heart attack. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg has more.

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Before you order alcohol on your next flight, consider this: The latest research from the Institute of Aerospace Medicine found that drinking alcohol on planes and then sleeping actually increases the risk of a heart attack. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg has more.
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Ordering alcohol at altitude? ✈️ It could increase the risk of heart attack

Democratic senators in Pennsylvania are drafting a bill to prevent the criminalization of homelessness in the state after the Supreme Court recently ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin has more.

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Democratic senators in Pennsylvania are drafting a bill to prevent the criminalization of homelessness in the state after the Supreme Court recently ruled that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin has more.
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Pa. Democrats plan to introduce legislation to counter Supreme Court’s ruling on criminalizing homelessness

Pro-Palestinian protesters burned American flags on the Fourth of July outside City Hall. Some of them were also seen on chopper video from our partners at NBC10 clashing with police, who made several arrests.

The protest started in Rittenhouse Square. A few hundred people then marched through Center City, waving Palestinian flags and holding signs that said "ceasfire now." When the crowd reached City Hall, cops on bikes helped control the crowd while officers took some protesters into custody.

Police have not said how many arrests they made.

Pro-Palestinian protesters burned American flags on the Fourth of July outside City Hall. Some of them were also seen on chopper video from our partners at NBC10 clashing with police, who made several arrests.
The protest started in Rittenhouse Square. A few hundred people then marched through Center City, waving Palestinian flags and holding signs that said "ceasfire now." When the crowd reached City Hall, cops on bikes helped control the crowd while officers took some protesters into custody.
Police have not said how many arrests they made.

SEPTA to raise fines for smoking, drug use and other offenses

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