Joe Hyer

1 day ago | wpst.com | Joe Hyer

One of the most familiar faces in Philadelphia TV will be retiring... this week. He’s been exposing criminals and crazy stories across the region for decades, so this loss is pretty great to our city. He’s been known for decades as a Philadelphia muckraker who has exposed everything from corruption to closed criminal cases and more. And now his time in Philadelphia will come to an end.

1 day ago | wpst.com | Joe Hyer

Philadelphia police are investigating the robbery of an armored car earlier this afternoon. They say that three suspects stole approximately $100,000 in cash and a weapon from inside the truck. The robbery occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in the 5200 block of Whitaker Avenue, police say. That’s in the Summerdale-neighborhood. Footage from the area appears to show the incident took place near an Aldi grocery store in the area.

1 day ago | wpst.com | Joe Hyer

The Philadelphia region’s largest transit agency has been warning us for months that we could be facing massive cuts to service, and today that possibility came even closer to becoming a reality. So we’re all wondering: just how bad will it be? And can anything be done to stop it? SEPTA officials voted unanimously today to pass the proposed 45% service cuts and drastic fare increases. The changes would start as early as August 24th, as they face a massive budget shortfall.

2 days ago | wpst.com | Joe Hyer

A horrifying incident occurred on the Jersey Shore earlier today, but a victim is recovering at an area hospital. A lifeguard was impaled by a beach umbrella on the beach in Asbury Park, NJ around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. It happened in the area of 3rd Avenue, reports say. The incident is kind of everyone's nightmare who has ever visited the Jersey Shore. The umbrella went through the woman’s upper left shoulder and came out her back, Asbury Park Fire Department Chief Kevin Keddy told the media.

3 days ago | wpst.com | Joe Hyer

After more than a decade in business, one of Philadelphia's most famous bars has closed. And it actually closed kind of abruptly. We just learned of the closure as the news was confirmed via the bar’s social media accounts earlier today (June 24). Mac’s Tavern, the bar which was co-owned by “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” stars Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson, first opened its doors in 2010.