Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker to hire new police commissioner before Thanksgiving

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker said Thursday a formal decision on a new police commissioner will come before Thanksgiving.

• Nov 9, 2023

Montco voters make history electing new board of commissioners

Voters elected the first Black woman to the board of commissioners and the first Asian person to serve on the board.

• Nov 8, 2023

Looking ahead to Pennsylvania's impact on 2024 presidential election

What can we take away from Tuesday night, as the countdown begins for the 2024 presidential election next year?

• Nov 8, 2023

For Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, work soon begins to deliver on campaign promises

Philadelphia community members joined CBS News Philadelphia on Wednesday to discuss what they expect from Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker.

• Nov 8, 2023

Working Families Party candidates win 2 seats on Philadelphia City Council

Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O'Rourke are the projected winners of the final two at-large seats on Philadelphia City Council.

• Nov 8, 2023

Rue Landau makes history as Philadelphia's 1st openly LGBTQ+ council member

Philadelphia elected its first LGBTQ+ council member, voting in Democratic candidate Rue Landau to an at-large seat Tuesday night.

• Nov 8, 2023

John Burzichelli unseats Ed Durr, New Jersey Democrats retain control of legislative majorities

Longtime state lawmaker John Burzichelli unseated Republican Ed Durr and New Jersey Democrats retained control of their legislative majorities Tuesday.

• Nov 8, 2023

Ivanka Trump called to stand to testify in New York fraud trial

Ivanka Trump is the fourth Trump to testify in the ongoing civil fraud trial of her father and his business in New York.

• Nov 8, 2023

Democrat Jill Beck wins seat on Pennsylvania Superior Court

Both seats on the Superior Court were open due to a Republican judge retiring, and another judge reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75.

• Nov 7, 2023

Dan McCaffery edges Carolyn Carluccio in contested, expensive Pa. Supreme Court race

Democrat Dan McCaffery has defeated Republican Carolyn Carluccio in the race for the open seat on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court, expanding his party's majority on the seven-member court.

• Nov 7, 2023

Survivor urges Supreme Court to safeguard domestic violence gun law

The case before the Supreme Court, United States v. Rahimi, puts a 30-year-old federal gun law designed to protect survivors of domestic violence in the spotlight.

• Nov 7, 2023

Cherelle Parker wins Philadelphia mayoral election, will be first woman to lead city

Cherelle Parker will be Philadelphia's 100th mayor and the first woman to lead the city. Parker won the city's mayoral general election, CBS News projects Tuesday night.

• Nov 7, 2023

Moorestown, NJ voters have chance to legalize arcade-style games in town

Voters in Moorestown are deciding on a unique ballot question on this Election Day: whether to legalize amusement games of chance or luck, such as laser tag and go-karts.

• Nov 7, 2023

Northampton County reports voting machine issue for retention to PA Superior Court

Judicial retention races don't involve opponents on the ballot. They simply offer a 'yes' or 'no' choice for the voter to decide if they want the judge to keep their position.

• Nov 7, 2023

Fake "sample ballot" lists City Council challenger as incumbent

Among 9 issues reported at Philadelphia polls is a fraudulent document where City Council member Jamie Gauthier was not listed as an incumbent.

• Nov 7, 2023

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