Wednesday's Child: Elvis
Elvis, 15, has an interest in insects and fly-fishing, and serves on his county's Youth Advisory Board.
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Elvis, 15, has an interest in insects and fly-fishing, and serves on his county's Youth Advisory Board.
Nearly 40 students from Youth United for Change will attend the "Freedom 50" conference, honoring the civil rights workers who signed up African-American voters in 1964, including the three who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan.
Officials say nearly three thousand children between the ages of 10 and 15 entered the juvenile justice system in the county last year. They say that one in five will return to the system within one year.
Bet you didn't know this is New Jersey's 350th anniversary. Most people in the Garden State don't.
Drexel University professor Frank Lee has earned the Guinness World Record for largest architectural video game display. Again.
Public safety officials gathered along the Delaware riverfront to warn against a list of activities that become very dangerous when intoxicants are added.
Hundreds of folks in Philadelphia watched the U.S. men's soccer team take on Portugal in their World Cup matchup on an outdoor TV in Center City.
A World Cup block party is taking place in Center City and a lot of local soccer die-hards got the party started early.
Thousands are expected to participate in an overnight walk to raise awareness about the rising number of suicides in America. It's the first time the event will take place in Philadelphia.
More than 100 workers at Chestnut Hill Hospital are holding a day-long strike as they advocate for higher wages.
At the Center in the Park, a senior center in Germantown, it took less than 45 minutes for about a hundred box fans to get scooped up.
Sean Broaddus died while being arrested by police. Area residents described him as a mentor to young people and "a good man."
"It's great -- it's great!" said one girl. "It's a little bit cold," admitted a second.
Festivals, food, family and, of course, fireworks -- all of these are major parts of Fourth of July weekend. And for many people, you can add the beach to that list.
Police in Mansfield Township say a bear was spotted Thursday afternoon in the Homestead Development off of Jacksonville Road.
The fifth annual Awesome Fest began today, with the aim of making Philadelphia a little more awesome with free outdoor events, according to Josh Goldbloom, founder and artistic director.
Septa worker Greg Mielke checked out bus #6569, an eight-cylinder bus from 1974, which he used to drive.
Every Thursday, Cranford Coulter spends the day in his kitchen preparing gallons of homemade soup. Every Thursday night, he feeds hundreds of homeless people in Philadelphia. He almost lost his own home.
The task force will be made up of parents, teachers, civic organizations, students, medical professionals, law enforcement and religious leaders, and the Board says it's already received more than a dozen applications from candidates.
Township police chief Harry Earle says a private drug advocate will be available at Municipal Court hearings to steer defendants in the direction of treatment, if they want it.
As demolition for the forthcoming Museum of the American Revolution gets underway in earnest in Old City Philadelphia, the museum is announcing a sizeable monetary gift of support.
A Vietnamese "pho" soup restaurant opens in Fishtown, the owners of Federal Donuts start a soup kitchen for the homeless, and more!
Jefferson Medical College has a new name -- thanks to a major gift from philanthropist Sidney Kimmel.
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III issued his decision Wednesday on the request by Schuylkill County Orphans Court Clerk Theresa Santai-Gaffney.
The Philadelphia School Partnership is giving $2.1 million to First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School and $855,000 to Mastery Charter Schools.
