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Not satisfied with the status quo, the Nutter administration plans a bigger push in that direction.
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Not satisfied with the status quo, the Nutter administration plans a bigger push in that direction.
City controller Alan Butkovitz says a review of ambulance billings by the city for 2011 shows it only collected $34 million of the $82.5 million it billed -- about 42 percent.
"You need to follow and make sure these funds are not delegated for anything other than to stop these brownouts, to support our firemen," said Diane Neary, whose husband Robert was killed in a warehouse fire last month in Kensington.
With a cash-starved government and 10 percent unemployment in the city, the mayor is clinging to hope that the state legislature doesn't yank away what was to have been a second casino license in the city.
The mayor says he knows the owners of the building in which two firefighters died this month had received three violation notices and never responded.
The US Supreme Court has ruled that South Jersey prison officials had the right to strip-search a Bordentown man in 2005, even though he was never charged with a crime.
Philadelphia is one of six cities in the "Project Open Voice" beta test, an outgrowth of Comcast's purchase of NBC-Universal.
One day after the head of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission admitted to financial mismanagement under the SRC's previous leadership, City Council members voiced misgivings about raising an extra $90 million to help bail out the school district.
City councilman Mark Squilla is proposing putting the brakes on Mayor Nutter's plan to revamp Philadelphia's broken property assessment system.
The City of Philadelphia has been ordered to pay hefty legal fees to the local Boy Scouts chapter, which was involved in a federal trial over the national Boy Scouts' controversial policy of banning gays.
City controller Alan Butkovitz says it was the highest level of sales tax receipts since the city started keeping track.
A city council committee proposes calling the open-air concert stage "The Georgie Woods Entertainment Center at the Robin Hood Dell."
Philadelphia is stitching together what could be the next big fashion designer, by setting up a "fashion incubator" at a center city department store.
City Council has announced its plans for public hearings on the mayor's proposed spending plan -- and they're taking it on the road.
Poll director Larry Eichel doesn't see those findings -- a desire to lower taxes and yet preserve services -- as contradictory.
Mayor Michael Nutter has honored 35 city employees who volunteer to help catch other city employees who may be involved in unethical practices.
Dr. Donald Schwarz says he has "not seen anything like this before."
The poll by the research arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts is the fourth annual survey of city residents' outlook on the present and future state of the city.
The School District of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia have cut a deal to keep city school buildings open during the weekends for recreation programs.
The city's third annual launch of the Financing College Campaign was held Thursday at City Hall.
Those regulations prohibit employers from inquiring about a job applicant's criminal background on the initial application.
Philadelphia City Council chambers were packed on Thursday morning as the lawmakers launched their 2012 legislative session.
At issue was whether Philadelphia Fire Department paramedics should be allowed to stay in the union or, as the mayor wants, be forced to negotiate a separate deal.
The City of Philadelphia has posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the savage beating death of 23-year-old Kevin Kless early Saturday morning. The Philadelphia FOP added $5,000 more.
Newly elected Philadelphia sheriff Jewell Williams oversaw his first mortgage foreclosure sale on Tuesday, and pledged a new era of openness and honesty at the scandal-plagued sheriff's office.
In an unassuming building by the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls in Bensalem, Negro Leagues star Mahlon Duckett's legacy is being kept alive.
Several police vehicles were seen near Old Lancaster Road and City Avenue.
President Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Read the transcript and watch the full video.
Plan on some morning snow showers around the Philadelphia region for the morning drive Wednesday.
Advocates for the restoration of the President's House slavery exhibit said critical interpretive panels are still missing from the historic site in Old City.
In an unassuming building by the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls in Bensalem, Negro Leagues star Mahlon Duckett's legacy is being kept alive.
Plan on some morning snow showers around the Philadelphia region for the morning drive Wednesday.
Several police vehicles were seen near Old Lancaster Road and City Avenue.
Five students were arrested and detained for at least four nights after an altercation with Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree.
President Trump delivered his 2026 State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Read the transcript and watch the full video.
In an unassuming building by the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls in Bensalem, Negro Leagues star Mahlon Duckett's legacy is being kept alive.
Several police vehicles were seen near Old Lancaster Road and City Avenue.
Advocates for the restoration of the President's House slavery exhibit said critical interpretive panels are still missing from the historic site in Old City.
Francis Collier, a part-time police officer in Morton Borough, was charged with raping a minor, according to a criminal docket sheet.
The School District of Philadelphia will reopen for regular in-person classes Wednesday.
After a blizzard hit the Philadelphia region, some people in South Jersey are still without power days later.
Lawyers for Sean Higgins, the driver accused of hitting and killing the Gaudreau brothers, argued that they have new evidence that he was not driving drunk when the crash happened.
The NICU team at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey celebrated Baby Myla as she headed home Tuesday.
Karrie Davis said she also had several inches of dirty water in her basement in Camden because of a water main break that prompted the boil water advisory.
Fire crews were on the scene at the Laurel Hill Apartments in Lindenwold, Camden County, on Tuesday.
After a nor'easter dumped snow on the Philadelphia area, some schools have announced closings and virtual learning days for Tuesday, Feb. 4.
A major winter storm blanketed southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with snow Sunday night and Monday.
A nor'easter taking aim at Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware has prompted schools to announce closings and virtual learning days for Monday, Feb. 23.
Wawa says these four bottled milk products could present a choking hazard and are being recalled as a precaution.
The long-ago first husband of first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware.
The NICU team at Virtua Voorhees Hospital in New Jersey celebrated Baby Myla as she headed home Tuesday.
A person with measles visited a car dealership and Wawa in Montgomery County multiple times while contagious, the health department said.
With their fathers in mind, two female therapists founded Black Men Heal to help change the perception about caring for your mental health.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
A major winter storm blanketed southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with snow Sunday night and Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia has reopened following emergency repairs, according to the city.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
In an unassuming building by the Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls in Bensalem, Negro Leagues star Mahlon Duckett's legacy is being kept alive.
Joel Embiid had 27 points in his return to the lineup after missing five games, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 135-114.
The NFL has received no proposal to ban the tush push play this year, an NFL executive said.
The U.S. women's ice hockey team said Monday they will not be attending President Trump's State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts.
Tyrese Maxey had 39 points and eight assists, VJ Edgecombe made a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the Sixers beat the Timberwolves 135-108 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Bruce Springsteen is bringing the Land of Hope and Dreams tour to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.
J. Cole's "The Fall-Off Tour" will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in July.
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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.
Mahlon Duckett played baseball in the Negro League for 10 years, and spent most of that time with the Philadelphia Stars. Decades later, a baseball hat from a different Negro League team helped bring together Duckett's son and a fellow Pennsylvania Turnpike coworker.
After some morning snow showers, we'll reach a high temperature in the mid-40s on Wednesday in the Philadelphia area. NEXT Weather Meteorologist Kate Bilo has the latest forecast.
President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech before Congress Tuesday night lasted a record-breaking 1 hour and 48 minutes. Trump defended his record on the economy and immigration one year into his second term, and as expected, reaction to the address was split. CBS News Jan Carabeo has a look at the biggest moments from Washington.
The Atlantic City Boat Show is taking over the Atlantic City Convention Center now through March 1. CBS News Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey got a look inside the showroom before it opens to the public Wednesday afternoon.
Police say officers are on the scene at Old Lancaster Road and City Avenue investigating a "contained" incident. Ray Strickland reports from the scene near St. Joseph's University.