Mock Trials Give Philadelphia Youngsters a Taste of Jury Duty
At Philadelphia City Hall, the elementary school students got a taste of what it's like to be in a real courtroom when they served as jurors in mock trials.
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At Philadelphia City Hall, the elementary school students got a taste of what it's like to be in a real courtroom when they served as jurors in mock trials.
The 200 girls, said to be between 16 and 18 years old, were taking a physics exams when Islamic extremists known as Boko Haram -- which is translated to mean "forbidden books" -- took them.
The SPCA says they brought in the first candidate and it was the family's missing dog from over a year ago.
A wrestling rivalry between two New Jersey high schools is being put on hold, after an online photograph went viral.
Software giant SAP, based in Delaware County, Pa., is welcoming five new employees — people on the autism spectrum.
Philadelphia's second annual "Mexican Week" kicked off at City Hall, with events running through Monday, May 5th.
Stephanie Powley, of Philadelphia, says the anonymous letter, supposedly written by a real estate agent from an unknown agency, was mailed to her 80-year-old grandparents' home in Ocean City earlier this week.
With the arrival of prom season, some kids at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were getting ready for a special prom celebration on Thursday night.
His visit to George Washington High School, on Bustleton Avenue in the Northeast, was the first of four around the district.
The City of Philadelphia has cut the ribbon on an historic building in Mount Airy, once a neighborhood eyesore, that has been fully renovated to its 19th-Century glory.
Rain forced the event inside, but members of the local news and entertainment media took their swings today at Citizens Bank Park for the annual "Home Runs for Heart" fundraiser.
The head of a local organization focused on improving campus security is pleased that the issue is getting a spotlight from the vice president of the United States.
If America is a melting pot, the auditorium inside Northeast High School was a cauldron: the roll call of countries numbered nearly 50.
"When the economy is bad, the scammers are better," says Margaret Peggy Anastos, of the consumer affairs division of the NJ Attorney General's office. She spoke to a full house at Spring Hills Cherry Hill on Marton Pike.
Philadelphia is now one step closer to having wheelchair-accessible taxicabs available.
The Newtown Theatre, in Bucks County, stopped showing movies last fall to get ready for a digital upgrade.
The Eagles Youth Partnership event put Eagles next to young eagles fans in rehabilitating Prince Hall Elementary.
During an event organized by the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition, six holocaust survivors or family members of survivors took part, one by one, in lighting electronic candles to remember the millions who lost their lives as the result of Nazi atrocities.
The decision last week turned down Eileen Battisti's request to reverse the September 2011 sale of her home outside Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania.
Parents who are behind on their child support payments can avoid jail time and other penalties if they come in to make payments or to work out payment plans.
Over the weekend, eight volunteers with the Red Cross of Southeastern PA helped out with the agency's storm response in Dallas.
The 30th annual Celebration of Black Writing festival kicks off in just a few days. It's 30 days of workshops, cultural events and much more.
Even though Dallas, Texas and Philadelphia are nearly 1,500-miles apart, 8 volunteers with the South Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross are on the front lines, helping out with the storm response down there.
The 30th birthday celebration of the Philadelphia International Children's Festival starts this Wednesday in University City, so get ready for some fun!
Councilman Bill Greenlee isn't happy that the city's utilities often insist on meters being placed on the fronts of homes and he believes it becomes most unsightly in the historic areas.
