Tyger Williams

6 days ago | miamiherald.com | Tyger Williams

Amtrak trains struck people and occupied vehicles on the tracks about 800 times over a recent four-year period, causing 594 deaths and 279 injuries, a new audit by the national passenger railroad's inspector general found. In 2023 alone, an estimated 20% of the company's locomotive engineers were involved in such a crash. The Office of Inspector General recommended Amtrak better assess risks of future crashes, identify the most dangerous crossings or stretches - and take steps to make them safer.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Tyger Williams

The Philadelphia School District's plans of becoming a national leader in reviving a nearly extinct system of school libraries and certified school librarians now appears to be in jeopardy. Among the federal agencies President Donald Trump has gutted since taking office in January is the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, which last year awarded the school system a grant to develop a national model for urban districts to revive school libraries.

2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Tyger Williams

PHILADELPHIA -- Wherever used tires are dumped by a waterway or piled high in urban dead-ends, look for Jon Merryman; he'll be there. Merryman, 62, drove 115 miles Saturday, from his home near Baltimore to Tacony Creek Park in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia, to participate in a major tire cleanup sponsored by the city and several nonprofits.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Tyger Williams

PHILADELPHIA -- Wherever used tires are dumped by a waterway or piled high in urban dead-ends, look for Jon Merryman; he'll be there. Merryman, 62, drove 115 miles Saturday, from his home near Baltimore to Tacony Creek Park in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia, to participate in a major tire cleanup sponsored by the city and several nonprofits.

2 weeks ago | idahostatesman.com | Tyger Williams

PHILADELPHIA -- Wherever used tires are dumped by a waterway or piled high in urban dead-ends, look for Jon Merryman; he'll be there. Merryman, 62, drove 115 miles Saturday, from his home near Baltimore to Tacony Creek Park in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia, to participate in a major tire cleanup sponsored by the city and several nonprofits.