Philadelphia is allocating $135 million from its 2026 budget to help SEPTA restore bus routes most used by students, easing overcrowding and service cuts that began due to a fiscal deficit, with service resuming on specific routes starting Tuesday.
Verizon experienced a mobile network outage affecting customers in the Midwest and West on Thursday evening and early Friday morning. The issue was resolved by 3 am CT, and customers still facing problems are advised to power cycle their phones. The outage led to thousands of reports on social media and Downdetector, but service has since been restored.
UnitedHealth Group is making progress in mitigating the impact of the recent cyberattack on the U.S. health system and Change Healthcare services, with plans to release medical claims preparation software and provide financial assistance to affected providers. The company has restored electronic payments and pharmacy network services, and is working on remaining issues. It has advanced over $2 billion in financial assistance and is enhancing funding support for care providers. UnitedHealth Group is also offering educational webinars to help providers reconnect to their networks and access temporary funding assistance programs.
Reddit experienced a major outage that affected the loading of posts and comments, with users encountering various issues depending on their account and layout. The company confirmed the issue and worked to restore services, which were largely fixed by 2:17PM ET. Around 50,000 user reports of issues were recorded.
Spectrum customers in El Paso experienced service outages due to a damaged fiber optic line, affecting an unknown number of customers. Spectrum crews are working on restoring services, and the outage has been resolved as of the latest update. The company initially estimated the issue to be fixed by 4:30 p.m., but restoration work took longer than expected. Spectrum has not confirmed the exact number of affected customers or provided an estimated restoration time.
Verizon customers in the Evansville area are experiencing difficulty making or receiving calls due to a widespread outage caused by cut fiber lines. The company is working with their third-party fiber provider to fix the issue and restore service, but no estimated restoration time has been provided. Text messaging and internet browsing capabilities are unaffected, and users connected to Wi-Fi can still make and receive calls. Emergency calls to 911 will still go through as long as any signal from any carrier is available.
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is currently unable to provide services statewide due to an outage, with no timeframe for service restoration. Updates on restoration will be provided on the OMV's website.