Most of us take our vehicles for granted. We head out the door, day after day, rushing off to work or school or the store without any room in the schedule for car trouble. Given their essential role in many lives, it’s surprising how few people make time for car maintenance. There’s really no reason not to do it, and a little effort can have a big payoff when it comes to dependability, safety, and resale value. Sponsor...

Trains in the Philly area are an important part of our transportation plan, but last weekend was a tragic one for Amtrak and several families. An Amtrak train on the Northeast Corridor Line derailed in Chester, killing two Amtrak workers and injuring more than 30 people. While the National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation, Amtrak officials say the train struck a backhoe that was on the tracks. On ...

Chest pain, abdominal pain, broken bones, upper respiratory infections, back pain, skin infections, foreign objects in the body, and headaches are some of the most common reasons that people seek help at an emergency room. When you are severely ill or critically injured, you expect that you will receive prompt and proper care at the ER. Unfortunately, many people have learned the hard way that these expectations are mispla...

The day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday – is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Some stores open before dawn, welcoming throngs of people who have been waiting outside for hours. For many people, hitting the post-Thanksgiving sales with family and friends is a holiday tradition. But in recent years, that tradition has been marred by aggressive, violent, and out-of-control shoppers. Black Friday Mayhem Ma...

In September, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged the owner of a Philadelphia ambulance company with 15 counts of health care fraud for billing Medicare $1.25 million for unnecessary services. The indictment alleges the man recruited dialysis patients who needed three treatments a week, so he could transport them to and from appointments and bill Medicare for those services. Thi...