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A robbery suspect used a SEPTA train as his getaway vehicle.

The robbery happened around noon on Tuesday at the Citizens Bank at Seventh and Market Streets.

The thief ran down the block to the Market-Frankford Line at Eighth Street and hopped on a train.

SEPTA police say they were able to track him down using their surveillance cameras.

He was arrested at the Huntingdon Station in Kensington.

The FBI is handling the investigation.

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CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg tells us that when aviation started, the designers borrowed extensively from protocols used 200 years ago in shipping, when boats docked on the port or left side against the pier. Why? because the steering oar was on the starboard side and would be damaged if the ship docked any other way. Airports were then designed accordingly.

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The federal government shares the cost of running the SNAP program with each state. So, the money that the Trump administration says it would withhold is its share of the management costs, not the actual benefits that go out.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, during Tuesday's cabinet meeting, said 21 states and the District of Columbia are still not complying with a request made earlier this year to hand over information about those who receive the benefits. She says this information will help them root out fraud.

KYW Newsradio's Tim Jimenez is live with the story.

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The holiday season is upon us, and so is the stress. KYW Newsradio Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough takes a look at some ways to reduce the pressure.

A young Delaware County boy’s inspirational fight against cancer gets a storybook ending when he’s gifted his dream trip. KYW’s Justin Udo reports.

Many federal employees had to borrow money, use credit cards and take out loans to make ends meet during the recent government shut down. Now, with the holiday season upon us, the city of Philadelphia is offering some relief to government employees who faced economic hardship and were not able to pay rent during the shutdown. The city today announced the One Philly Federal Furloughed Renter Relief Program. It offers a one-time $1,000 grant to eligible households.To apply, federal employees can visit phila.gov/federalfurloughrelief. Applications are being accepted now through December 12th or until funds run out. (Photo credit: City of Philadelphia)

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s affordable housing plan cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when City Council gave preliminary approval to a budget for phase one of the program. KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports Council made substantial changes to the mayor’s plan before voting. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is asking authorities in India to assist with the extradition of a man wanted for allegedly killing a mother and her son in Maple Shade in 2017.

Prosecutors in Burlington County have filed charges against Nazeer Hameed in the killing of Sasikala Narra and her son Anish.

Hameed moved to India six months after their killings, and police say DNA evidence from the scene matches a sample police obtained from his company issued laptop.

In the letter, Murphy urged the government of India to facilitate the extradition in accordance with the treaty between both countries. (Photo credit: Burlington County Prosecutor's Office)

SEPTA now says it's not going to make Friday's deadline to install thermal units on all of its Silverliner IV rail cars. More from KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo. (Photo credit: Conner Barkon/KYW Newsradio)

A 43-year-old man will spend more than two-decades in prison for shooting a Pottstown police corporal in the leg during a struggle for the officer’s gun. KYW Newsradio's Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert reports. (Photo credit: Jim Melwert/KYW Newsradio)