City Program Helps Businesses Install Private Security Cameras To Assist Police
Philadelphia residents and businesses have been helping police identify criminal suspects and even prevent crime through a surveillance camera program.
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Philadelphia residents and businesses have been helping police identify criminal suspects and even prevent crime through a surveillance camera program.
Illegal dumping around public litter baskets is becoming a big problem in Philadelphia and the streets department is stepping up its efforts to stop it.
Just days before the Sept. 2 opening of schools, the Camden School District is joining forces with the Center for Family Services in the Landing Square neighborhood to give parents more resources to help their children.
Camden County Police Chief Scott Thomson says there's no better way for his officers to cool relations with the community than with some free ice-cream, some neighborhood hoops and a little block party.
Camden residents want to make sure there are no Michael Brown-type incidents in their city.
It's called TEACH FLEET, and its purpose is to get LEGO-loving kids excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the Columbia Avenue riots.
"Made in America" takes place this weekend, but not everyone is thrilled about the event.
Huge crowds are expected next month, should Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome race in the Pennsylvania Derby at Parx.
It was a big day for Philadelphia's standout little league team -- the Taney Dragons -- who floated through Center City Wednesday.
This is a pivotal day for the Taney Dragons.
Demolition has begun on Rodin Square, which will house a new Whole Foods among other things.
At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the massive, landmark elephant statue in Margate will have an "elephant sized amount of water" poured over her head.
The Darby Free Library has been around for 271 years, but officials say they may have to radically change their operations if they can't find money for their everyday expenses and some capital improvements.
The Bethesda Project provides a home for people who otherwise would have nowhere to turn. Volunteer cooks make sure those people get a family meal.
There's a new children's video being filmed in Doylestown on Wednesday, and the borough is looking for volunteers to be a part of it.
And the city is encouraging everyone to come out and congratulate the Taney Dragons on their success.
The board that oversees the 165-year-old school says the decision threatens its financial stability.
The Pointman Soldier's Heart Ministry is filing a lawsuit in federal court, demanding that the city appoint a director of veterans affairs for the County of Philadelphia.
One of Philadelphia's top movers and shakers says there are more than enough deep pockets in the region to help pay for both a potential visit of the pope to Philadelphia next year and a Democratic National Convention in 2016.
In 2012, New Jersey State Police graduated only two Black officers out of a class of 85. But the department's last three classes of new troopers have made history.
Drexel University released a new study that takes a look at some of the reasons arts and culture have been slow to revitalize Mantua and surrounding West Philadelphia neighborhoods.
A Montgomery County school district is teaming up with Penn State University to provide state of the art athletic facilities for not only student athletes from both educational institutions but also the community.
Back to school shopping is now in full swing throughout the Delaware Valley, but for some, what was once a time of excitement has now turned into a hardship.
It's a program that benefits both the students and the transit agency.
