Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held For New Middle School in Gloucester, NJ
The new school building is being built on a long-vacant stretch of land at Fifth and Market Streets.
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The new school building is being built on a long-vacant stretch of land at Fifth and Market Streets.
Fourth and fifth graders asked the questions of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor in the May 19th primary.
The Office of LGBT Affairs was created by Mayor Nutter, but LGBT leaders fear that a future mayor might decide to kill it. So they're backing a plan to change the city charter and make the office permanent.
The long-awaited Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao has finally arrived, but boxing fans in the Philadelphia area are split as to whether or not it will live up to the hype.
The chefs come from some of Philadelphia's most popular restaurants and they'll be preparing food straight from the farm.
He will be replacing longtime West Catholic Prep principal Sister Mary Bur this summer.
Dozens of people showed up for the event outside a McDonald's restaurant at 40th and Walnut Streets, including Pennsylvania state senator Daylin Leach, who has introduced a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
One of the exciting preliminaries for Broad Street Run participants is picking up their race numbers beforehand at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The Italian Market is celebrating its 100th anniversary, with events being held every month until the end of the year.
The trooper's brother says his family is still upset because they feel more serious charges should have been brought against the state police firearms instructor who accidentally shot him.
About 3,000 high school seniors from around Philadelphia filed into Hagan Arena, at St. Joseph's University, for the first ever "College Signing Day."
Donald ("Guy") Generals has been an advocate for community college education for two decades. Now, he is hoping to push forward even more here.
A change in kindergarten registration procedures at a Philadelphia public elementary school has drawn the expected protest by some parents whose kids were accepted, then rejected, for admission next year.
Some of the original Freedom Fighters whose protest led to the desegregation of Girard College in the 1960s were back outside the school this morning, celebrating 50 years since their historic demonstration.
The Eagles did not land Oregon's Marcus Mariota in the NFL Draft, and many fans are OK with that.
The school is preparing to graduate its second Gates Millennium Scholar , 50 years after Philadelphia civil rights activists began marching to desegregate.
The Freedom Fighters will spend Friday morning re-enacting the historic march at Girard College.
Do you know all of your teens Facebook friends? Chances are, neither does your teen.
The historic Eastern State Penitentiary, in Fairmount, launches its 2015 season with new art installations and a free open house on Friday evening.
Brock Blomberg will become the seventeenth president in Ursinus College's 146-year history, following the sudden death last fall of the Montgomery County liberal arts college's previous leader.
Kennedy Health System president Joe Devine says this is the first phase of a project that will cost $200 million overall.
The Abington High School chess team beat out 40 teams from around the country to win a national championship at this year's US Chess Federation's national tournament. Two students won individual titles.
When Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed his conviction, Judge Teresa Sarmina, who heard the 13-week trial, released him on bail in early 2014.
Dozens of people packed into Frankford Hall Wednesday night for "Nerd Nite Philadelphia."
The Philadelphia Jewish Voice -- a free, online community newspaper -- is celebrating its 10th anniversary tonight.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Officers in Philadelphia say they seized tens of thousands of potentially dangerous pills that were all on their way to Georgia.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
A memorial bench honoring the late Philadelphia radio host Pierre Robert is set to be dedicated in Rittenhouse Square on May 31.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Officers in Philadelphia say they seized tens of thousands of potentially dangerous pills that were all on their way to Georgia.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
A memorial bench honoring the late Philadelphia radio host Pierre Robert is set to be dedicated in Rittenhouse Square on May 31.
Two people have been transported to hospitals after a crash involving an ambulance and another vehicle in Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania.
Two men are facing charges after over 260 pounds of meth were seized by law enforcement in New Jersey in April, the largest meth bust in state history.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The Gloucester County community is rallying around a family after they lost their 7-year-old son, who was hit and killed by a school bus.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
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A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
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.
A crash had closed part of I-95 North in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
Charle Young, an All-Pro tight end who helped the San Francisco 49ers win their first Super Bowl title, has died.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Kyle Schwarber homered in his fifth consecutive game and the Phillies beat the Red Sox 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
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.
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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.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, tax attorney Shaun Griffith sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Griffith is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, Dr. Ala Stanford sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Stanford is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, state Sen. Sharif Street sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Street is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, State Rep. Chris Rabb sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Rabb is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
It's college graduation season, and many new grads are facing a challenging job market as they juggle outstanding student loans. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has what new grads need to know as they begin their financial journey.