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A Chester County government building was briefly locked down Friday after an election worker noticed a non-liquid substance inside an unopened mail-in ballot envelope, officials said.
Chester County detectives and the FBI are investigating after an election worker in West Chester, Pennsylvania, detected a suspicious substance inside a mail ballot on Friday morning, officials said. The envelope was not opened and no one was hurt.
Police say the boy was inside the pipe for about 20 minutes before he was rescued. He was taken to the hospital and is OK.
Crews rescued a 3-year-old boy who was trapped in a septic tank in West Chester Tuesday night.
The event challenged participants to navigate the financial pressures that can come with trying to cover basic necessities on a limited income.
About 100 people took on the challenge of making it through a month living in poverty during a hands-on simulation on Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in West Chester. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.
Joe Veneziale has spent five years building Veneziale Manor, a Halloween haunt where ticket proceeds benefit Spirit of Children and Nemours Children's Hospital.
Joe Veneziale, a high school senior, has spent five years growing the haunt in Coatesville.
Police are looking for a man they say assaulted a woman on a trail near West Chester University.
Officials say this unknown man approached a woman as she was walking along this residential trail near the 500 block of Dean Street Tuesday night around 7 p.m., before assaulting her. The woman was able to push the man away and run. The suspect got away. CBS News Philadelphia's Alicia Roberts reports.
Possible measles exposures happened at two CVS stores and a Giant supermarket in Chester County as the outbreak grows in Pennsylvania.
Oxford Area High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, closed Friday after a person connected to the school community tested positive for measles. Health officials are also warning about a series of possible measles exposures in the area over the weekend.
Oxford Area High School is closed Friday, Oct. 9, after a confirmed case of measles within the school community.
Oxford Area High School in Chester County will be closed to students and staff Friday, according to a letter from Oxford Area School District Superintendent David Woods.
A Chester County man originally from Venezuela is back home after spending more than two months in ICE custody.
ICE arrested 35-year-old Nelson Contreras-Gelves on June 27, in Philadelphia, about a week after he and his wife, Ariel Whaley, celebrated their wedding reception.
Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are getting into homes in New Garden Township, frustrating residents.
Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are invading neighborhoods in Chester County, Pennsylvania, frustrating residents. Reporter Madeleine Wright talked to homeowners in New Garden Township about the small insects causing a big headache.
Patients increasingly need temporary housing while they receive medical treatment, and a nonprofit is filling the gap.
Patty Neeb regularly hosts families who are in the Philadelphia area for medical care through the nonprofit organization Hosts for Hospitals.
The congregation at Messiah Lutheran Church in Downingtown celebrated its official grand reopening Sunday.
A prayer was answered for a church in Downingtown after it was devastated by Hurricane Ida five years ago.
Sher-Rockee Mushroom Farms in Upper Oxford Township is fighting back with a new way to keep phorid flies away from its crops.
State officials say the scuttle fly destroys up to 40% of crops every year. Sher-Rockee Mushroom Farms in Upper Oxford Township is fighting back. CBS News Philadelphia's Madeleine Wright reports.
First responders gathered for a picture-perfect night of golf at the Waynesboro Country Club to help share a message of care for those who sacrifice on the front lines.
