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On Sunday, the president tweeted he wanted "Law & Order in Philadelphia, NOW!"
These announcements come as the number of coronavirus cases rose to 160,918 with 509 new cases reported.
The Starbucks that sits on the skirt of Philadelphia's City Hall will reopen after being "firebombed" by looters over the weekend.
Health officials reported another 356 cases in the state as the statewide total surpassed 72,000.
Amid the destruction erupting amid protests over the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, police in Philadelphia are also reporting a drastic increase in the homicide rate in the city.
However, the PPA says it will resume enforcing parking meters in Center City and University City on June 8.
Chopper 3 was live over the area of Broad and Spring Garden Streets Monday afternoon.
This comes after two consecutive days of looting and vandalism in the city after protests over George Floyd's death turned violent.
Chopper 3 was over the scene at the DTLR Sneaker Store at Broad Street and Chew Avenue Monday morning.
The election was postponed from April because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the meantime Pennsylvania voters have requested more than 1.8 mail-in ballots and returned about 1 million.
The North Broad Renaissance nonprofit is calling on the community to help.
Philadelphia has another massive clean up job ahead after a second day of violent protests in the city.
The Ben Franklin Bridge reopened Monday after being closed in both directions due to violent protests in Philadelphia.
The city entered a second day of unrest as businesses continued to be ransacked and buildings were set on fire.
The fire started just before 12:45 a.m. Monday at the Real Deal variety store at 3028 Kensington Ave.
Chef Wenford Patrick Simpson shows Janelle Burrell multiple dishes available at the newly opened The Simpson Restaurant and Bar at Caesar's Palace on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are investigating a double murder-suicide, where they believe a man shot his and a woman inside a home Monday morning, Jefferson Bucks Hospital in Langhorne is offering free cancer screenings, and more mild weather is in the forecast. These stories and more in your Digital Brief for Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
The ShamCow graffiti tag popping up across Philadelphia is hard to miss, with it's orange and blue letters and cow-print backdrop. CBS News Philadelphia's Ross DiMattei sat down with the elusive artist to talk about knowingly breaking the law, spreading his signature across the city and what he hopes to do next.
As the FBI investigates whether hackers were going after the Trump and Harris campaigns with phishing schemes, Trump returned to his once-favorite social media platform, now known as X. He took part in an X Spaces audio chat with Elon Musk, the platform's owner, and addressed the recent assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania as well as the Harris campaign. On the Democratic side, Tim Walz is set to begin a multi-state fundraising blitz starting on Tuesday in Los Angeles, less than a week out from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Haverford Township police say a woman was driving her nephew on West Chester Pike when a man in a Lincoln SUV pulled in front of her and fired about 12-13 shots at the front of her vehicle. The woman was hit with debris, but will survive. The boy in the backseat was not hurt. Wakisha Bailey reports.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
Two men were clinging to a pillar under the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on the Schuylkill River after their boat capsized.
If the Flyers win, they advance to the second round and face the Carolina Hurricanes.
A prisoner who escaped police custody at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Tuesday was captured in Philadelphia.
Thousands of athletes will hit Philadelphia's Broad Street for America's most popular 10-mile race on Sunday.
Two men were clinging to a pillar under the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on the Schuylkill River after their boat capsized.
Tia and Jasmin Criss are less than two weeks away from graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian at Cheyney University.
Trevor Christopher Weigel was sentenced to life in prison for the 2024 murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista in Bucks County.
A 4-year-old boy was injured Tuesday night after falling from the third floor of an apartment building in North Philadelphia, police said.
Thousands of athletes will hit Philadelphia's Broad Street for America's most popular 10-mile race on Sunday.
A man is in custody after fatally stabbing his wife at their South Jersey home Tuesday morning, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.
Two private contractors were rushed to a Philadelphia burn center after they were shocked in Ocean City, New Jersey, officials said.
New Jersey is one of the nation's top growers of peaches, but the fruit may be harder to find this season and possibly more expensive at the grocery store.
Three cats were exposed to a rabid bat found in the attic of a home in Haddonfield, N.J., on April 18, health officials said.
Photos of the grand opening of LesbiVeggies in Camden.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
The FBI believes foul play might be involved in the disappearance of Isiah Jenifer, who was last seen in Delaware County.
A 54-year-old man was charged after he slashed another person's neck on Main Street in Newark, Delaware, Friday, police said.
Nehemeiah Jones was arrested for orchestrating a retail theft group that targeted stores across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
DeSean Jackson and Delaware State University failed to discipline a football player who assaulted two teammates, a lawsuit claims.
Nuclear medicine is a new frontier in cancer care, and for one Bucks County, Pennsylvania, mom, it's been a lifesaver.
A new project in North Philadelphia is transforming an old skating rink into a new comprehensive health center set to open in 2027.
The Philadelphia Walk to End Bladder Cancer is raising awareness for a disease doctors say is often overlooked.
Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia and other sites around the region will host free eye screenings for Diabetes Day.
The Philadelphia region received an F for bad air quality in an annual report from the American Lung Association.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
The Franklin Mall in Northeast Philadelphia is set to reopen Friday after being because of a fire, a spokesperson said.
SEPTA is installing bulletproof glass on some of its buses to improve driver safety in the Philadelphia area.
A ramp onto I-95 South in Philadelphia has reopened after a single-car crash.
A vehicle fire briefly shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia Thursday.
Two I-95 ramps close to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex are under construction and could cause some traffic headaches for Flyers and Sixers fans.
The warning period for the Philadelphia Parking Authority's school-zone speed camera enforcement ends on Monday, April 20.
If the Flyers win, they advance to the second round and face the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Don Mattingly won his first game as Philadelphia's interim manager, leading the Phillies to a 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
The new format would add eight more at-large teams, and take eight more teams out of the main bracket for play-in games.
The Phillies on Tuesday fired Rob Thomson and appointed bench coach Don Mattingly as interim manager. Meet "Donnie Baseball."
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Monster Jam is getting ready to take over Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field this weekend.
The city of Chester is honoring Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Avery*Sunshine during an emotional homecoming ceremony.
Artists like Lady A, Nelly, The Avett Brothers and Third Eye Blind will headline a free concert series throughout Pennsylvania.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Gas prices have seen a significant uptick over the past two days across the Delaware Valley, where the average price per gallon is well over $4. In the Philadelphia 5-county area, the average cost is up to $4.34 on April 29, more than 10 cents higher than the national average, according to AAA.
The 1969 moon landing is an integral part of American history. But few people may know that the spacesuits worn by astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were designed and tested and at ILC Dover in Delaware.
Clouds increase through the day on Wednesday before rain arrives in the afternoon and lingers into the evening. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Kate Bilo is tracking showers and storms, and a cooldown that follows and sticks around into the weekend for the Broad Street Run.
Some patients were evacuated from the Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a heating unit. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.
Sean Higgins' defense team argues his blood alcohol was not properly tested on the day of the crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in 2024.