Suggested Overhaul to Pa. School Funding Formula Made Public
A commission empaneled to examine a potential overhaul Pennsylvania's public school funding formula has revealed its long-awaited recommendations.
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A commission empaneled to examine a potential overhaul Pennsylvania's public school funding formula has revealed its long-awaited recommendations.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike will replace traditional toll collection with all-electronic tolling at the Delaware River Bridge, which connects Bristol, Pennsylvania, with Burlington Township, New Jersey.
With the deadline now less than two weeks off, a new Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows most Pennsylvanians continue to support Governor Wolf's budget proposals.
The state House has sent the Senate a bill designed to ease some background check requirements for people who work with children in Pennsylvania.
Child advocates estimate that as many as 20,000 undocumented children in Pennsylvania can't get health insurance because of their immigration status.
The chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says January is when the conversion to all electronic tolling is expected to begin with a pilot program at the Delaware River Bridge.
The state Senate has approved a bill to reauthorize and increase the state's 911 surcharge on phone service.
A state Senate committee has again advanced legislation that would allow for direct shipments to Pennsylvania consumers from out-of-state wineries.
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a measure Tuesday to impose up to an additional 65 cents per phone line and an extra $52 per household to help counties pay for the growing cost of their 911 emergency communications centers.
Researchers found that while about 15 percent of all children in Pennsylvania covered by Medicaid receive psychotropic drugs -- drugs that work on their brains -- about 45 percent of those in foster care do.
School districts across Pennsylvania are responding to rises in fixed costs, including pensions and charter schools, by: (A) raising property taxes, (B) reducing staff, or, in many cases, A and B.
The Obama administration has given conditional approval for Pennsylvania to set up a health care marketplace in the event that the US Supreme Court upends the federal health care law.
Suburban Philadelphia Republican state Senator John Rafferty is scheduled to announce his candidacy for attorney general this week.
Child advocates are set to release a report Tuesday morning showing that thousands of children in Pennsylvania are without health insurance, despite the state's promise to Cover All Kids through the CHIP program.
The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would put off for two more years the use of tests as part of public school graduation requirements in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
Kids in eligible zip codes in Philadelphia receive free books every month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Authorities are searching for the person who illegally dumped hundreds of tires in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the transformation of the Mother African Union Church.
Bats may be beneficial to the environment, but health officials are urging residents to take encounters seriously. Here's why.
Bats may be beneficial to the environment, but health officials are urging residents to take encounters seriously. Here's why.
Pottstown Councilmember Andrew Monastra is urging the borough manager to find a quick solution for installing banners honoring veterans of color.
Police say Ionut Adrian Oprea and another man targeted EBT users in a card skimming scam in Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania.
Kids in eligible zip codes in Philadelphia receive free books every month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Authorities are searching for the person who illegally dumped hundreds of tires in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
The search has ended for a Burlington County, New Jersey, woman who saved a young girl's life Monday afternoon.
Spectacular start to the work week with low humidity, bright sunshine, and comfortable highs in the low 80s.
For some South Jersey residents, their next Amazon haul may arrive from the sky as the delivery giant plans to begin drone deliveries in mid-October.
Now that a round of morning storms has moved out, it will be mostly sunny, and the humidity will slowly fall.
Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the transformation of the Mother African Union Church.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
A man was arrested after allegedly crashing his car into a pub in Newark, Delaware, while allegedly driving drunk earlier this month, police said.
Spectacular start to the work week with low humidity, bright sunshine, and comfortable highs in the low 80s.
Now that a round of morning storms has moved out, it will be mostly sunny, and the humidity will slowly fall.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
The trial at Temple's Fox Chase Cancer Center is testing the experimental treatment in patients with myelofibrosis who aren't responding to traditional therapies.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Powered by three Cal Raleigh homers, the Seattle Mariners snapped Philadelphia's season-best nine-game winning streak Monday night.
While East Side's Little League World Series run ended Monday, the West Chester community says the kids "already won."
Kyle Schwarber's MLB-leading 39th homer of the season was a two-run moonshot to lift Phillies from a four-run deficit and beat the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday.
Patriots' backup quarterback Tommy DeVito tossed a 69-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Williams and New England beat Philadelphia 24-21 in a preseason game.
West Chester's East Side Little League team lost its first game in Williamsport but will get another chance to play.
Kids in eligible zip codes in Philadelphia receive free books every month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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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.
Tuesday will be a comfortable night in the Philadelphia region, and Wednesday is expected to be another beautiful day. But rain is on its way by the end of the week. CBS News Philadelphia Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has your Tuesday night weather forecast and what's next.
Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the conception and transformation of the oldest Black congregation in Delaware.
Three months after a CBS News Philadelphia investigation found that a veteran banner program honoring local heroes didn’t include any people of color, nothing has changed. Now, one councilmember is calling for action.
Bats are turning up in unexpected places across Delaware County, including homes and offices, as young bats learn to fly. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.
A Florida man is facing charges after police say he and another man targeted electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, accounts at a supermarket in Bristol, Pennsylvania, using card-skimming devices designed to steal customers' information.