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Dilapidated buildings, vacant homes and blight in the 4000 Block of Germantown Avenue have been ripped out and replaced by newly paved streets, brick town home rentals and bright commercial space.
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Dilapidated buildings, vacant homes and blight in the 4000 Block of Germantown Avenue have been ripped out and replaced by newly paved streets, brick town home rentals and bright commercial space.
The fire scene is almost cleaned up in Delanco, but investigators are still learning more about what caused the fire.
The standards are being updated, according to a LEED official, because green building conventions and tools have become almost too easy to meet.
For victims of domestic abuse, "These cell phones really are a lifeline," says Katie Young-Wildes with Women Against Abuse.
Each group received a $40,000 GSK "Impact" award from Glaxo Smith Kline, the pharmaceutical firm whose US headquarters is in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Police Foundation received the money from Joseph Carlini, CEO of the Philadelphia-based McKean Defense Group and a foundation member.
Some Philadelphia school students were getting a chance to learn about careers from actual professionals.
When it comes to the inclusivity of policies, laws and services in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love earns a perfect score.
On Saturday, St. Joe's Prep Hawks won their first city football championship since 1977.
A Bucks County youth mentoring program is expected to feel the fallout from Lockheed Martin's decision to close its facility in Newtown and cut several hundred jobs.
The Township recently passed an ordinance that says their sport's leagues code of conduct regulations now extend to social media.
There are three happenings – eerie, extraordinary and seemingly random at the time – that have irrevocably shaped the life of Dr. Robert McClelland.
A reënactor dressed as Abraham Lincoln, right down to the stovepipe hat, addressed a small crowd of students and tourists from the steps of the Constitution Center's cavernous lobby.
Advocates for those with intellectual disabilities testified that the language in Philadelphia's laws and regulations needs to be modernized.
Janet Chestnut (second from right) was nominated by staff members at Mercy Life.
"The masts are 50-foot-tall, stainless steel columns, with a steel mesh, And they're lit from the inside, " explains Streets Department chief engineer Darin Gatti.
In South Jersey, one of the best known uses of the name "Kennedy" is the Kennedy Health System.
The School Reform Commission held a meeting Monday night that gave teachers and community members a chance to work through an exercise in how to get the most students into better-performing schools.
Thousands of people are heading to a small town in southern Pennsylvania Tuesday to commemorate a speech that for 150 years has been a source of national identity.
New York Times reporter Philip Shenon says the Kennedy assassination probe was mishandled by the Warren Commission.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, there's a place in Philadelphia you can go to relive the event.
The study takes data from the 2011-12 school year from more than 500 school districts across the Commonwealth.
Chuck Shechtman, of the accounting firm Shechtman Marks Devor, says, "Our goal is to maintain the culture of caring about our employees and being involved in the community."
It's been a long time coming, but the Eagles were finally able to snap a ten-game losing streak at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday.
Members of the Wissahickon Boys and Girls Club and Friendship Williams Masonic Lodge in Jenkintown were among those pitching in.
Police in Darby Township are looking for Armani Tyrell Waite in connection with the shooting at Walmart that wounded one employee.
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed on West Clementine Street Sunday morning, Philadelphia police say.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through the Philadelphia area Sunday night and into Monday.
The Phillies opened the scoring in the fifth on an RBI single by Bryan De La Cruz.
Police in Darby Township are looking for Armani Tyrell Waite in connection with the shooting at Walmart that wounded one employee.
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed on West Clementine Street Sunday morning, Philadelphia police say.
A CBS News Philadelphia investigation found Trenton police use-of-force incidents have increased in 2026 despite the department earning state accreditation.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through the Philadelphia area Sunday night and into Monday.
Police in Darby Township are looking for Armani Tyrell Waite in connection with the shooting at Walmart that wounded one employee.
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed on West Clementine Street Sunday morning, Philadelphia police say.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
Police say the shooting happened on E. Chestnut Street around 6 p.m.
The School District of Philadelphia is gearing up for the return to class with its annual Back-To-School Bus Tour.
Under the new initiative, restaurants will no longer automatically provide plastic utensils, napkins or condiments in takeout orders.
The remains of a man were found in a marshy meadow area next to Golden Hammock Thorofare in Brigantine in 1982.
A New Jersey police department is getting creative when it comes to cracking down on distracted drivers.
The owners of a popular spa in South Jersey say scammers are using their business to catfish people.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Electronic speed cameras are now in place along a busy residential road in Delaware.
Two crews from the Delaware Forest Service traveled to assist fire crews in Minnesota working to contain wildfires sparked by lightning.
A 13-year-old boy accused of assaulting two people with fireworks earlier this month in Wilmington faces attempted murder charges, police say.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks officially has a new owner, and with it comes new hope for the future of the ballpark.
New reward announced seven years after Susan Ledyard's body was recovered from the Brandywine River.
Delaware County health officials hope a mobile clinic will help get more residents vaccinated against measles.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The camp, hosted by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, is designed for children with differences affecting their hands, arms or legs.
People who buy their healthcare coverage in Pennsylvania through the Affordable Care Act are expected to see their premiums skyrocket.
Pennsylvania is one of four more states now part of a cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
Philadelphia scored three unanswered goals after falling behind 2-0 despite playing with a man advantage for more than an hour.
The Phillies opened the scoring in the fifth on an RBI single by Bryan De La Cruz.
FIFA is shelving a controversial plan that would have allowed for billions of dollars in private commercial investment in the World Cup after the proposal was met with fierce opposition from its member nations.
HBCU football is returning to South Philadelphia this fall with an expanded slate of games at Lincoln Financial Field.
LeBron James has sold the most jerseys ever for a player joining a new team across all sports in the first 48 hours, surpassing Shohei Ohtani.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Will Ferrell stopped in the Philadelphia area Monday to promote his new Netflix comedy series.
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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.
President Trump on Saturday said he was canceling strikes on Iran after signaling that a peace deal to end the war could be imminent.
An investigation is underway after three people were shot in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening.
Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood is gearing up for the annual 2nd Street Festival, which runs from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.
The School District of Philadelphia's Back-to-School Bus Tour kicks off Monday. Students can pick up free backpacks and other supplies ahead of the new school year.
CBS News Philadelphia anchor Janelle Burrell was the emcee at Team Jamaica Bickle's annual gala in Philadelphia on Saturday. The event raises money to support track and field athletes from Jamaica who compete at the Penn Relays.