The woman, who was not identified, was struck by a Route 58 bus about 3:45 p.m. and was taken to Aria Health's Frankford hospital, said Heather Redfern, a SEPTA spokeswoman. Police said that the woman suffered severe injuries to her right leg. Redfern said the woman's arms also were injured.
According to a news release, the gaming hall can have a maximum of 600 slot machine/video terminals and 50 table games. It will open after state-mandated play-money casino tests scheduled for March 27 and 29.
Christie, a former federal prosecutor, said that giving judges the option to deny bail would make communities safer and help curtail witness intimidation that can cause cases to fall apart.
Christie also has proposed mandatory drug treatment for nonviolent offenders.
Association President Anthony Wieners said that he wants cops to stay away from the Trop because it has declared an impasse with its own unionized workers and intends to end their pension plan. The casino plans to make the payments that would have gone to the pension plan either directly to workers or to their 401(k) accounts.
Local 54 of the Unite-HERE casino union is asking groups that have booked events at the Tropicana to take their business elsewhere.
The new policy makes birth certificates available 105 years after they're issued, and death certificates 50 years after they're signed. As of this week, births from 1906 and deaths from 1906 to 1961 will be made public. Before 1906, they're kept by counties. The plan is to make additional years available on a rolling basis.
- Staff and wire reports
