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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.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
A retired federal worker from Philadelphia got the money he was owed after months of waiting.
A man was shot and killed in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The driver of a Tesla who crashed into a pillar at the Tanger Outlets in Hershey, Pennsylvania, told investigators that the vehicle "was driving on its own," police said.
Marquis Andrews was arrested in connection with a deadly drive-by quintuple shooting in Cobbs Creek on March 30, 2026, police say.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
Two members of the clergy in Philadelphia are being charged for their alleged roles in the sexual abuse and exploitation of young people.
A retired federal worker from Philadelphia got the money he was owed after months of waiting.
A man was shot and killed in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The driver of a Tesla who crashed into a pillar at the Tanger Outlets in Hershey, Pennsylvania, told investigators that the vehicle "was driving on its own," police said.
President Trump took the stage at the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, rallying in front of hundreds of supporters in a wide-ranging campaign-style speech.
A retired federal worker from Philadelphia got the money he was owed after months of waiting.
A man was shot and killed in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Marquis Andrews was arrested in connection with a deadly drive-by quintuple shooting in Cobbs Creek on March 30, 2026, police say.
The rapper and Philadelphia native will join Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott and The Roots at the "One Philly Unity Concert" on July 4.
The body of a 20-year-old who disappeared while swimming in Ocean City, New Jersey, has been found after more than five weeks.
Rakim Stevens created Fathers Forward to help other single dads navigate the challenges of parenting and hopes to expand beyond Camden.
A man from New Jersey was charged after he allegedly hit and killed two teen pedestrians in Townsend, Delaware, over the weekend.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
A man from New Jersey died after a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway in Hamilton Township Saturday night, police say.
Prosecutors allege John Wallace-Bey got into an argument with two co-workers, left work and later came back and shot them.
A man from New Jersey was charged after he allegedly hit and killed two teen pedestrians in Townsend, Delaware, over the weekend.
A 66-year-old woman who was riding an e-bike in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, died in a crash Saturday morning, state police said.
Every year, the August Quarterly Festival Choir lifts so many spirits at the oldest Black religious gathering in the country.
With the MLB All-Star Week coming to Philly next month, two HBCU standouts will have a chance to showcase their talents on a national stage.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
Josie Selke was diagnosed with a rare pediatric leukemia at just 5 months old. But thanks to a grant from the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, today she's in remission.
Alex Scott's wish was that her lemonade stands could help raise money to find cancer treatments and cures, and that's what's happening.
Cooper's LGBTQ+ clinic in Collingswood, New Jersey, is empowering the community to get the best inclusive healthcare possible.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
Two top-rated and critically acclaimed restaurants in the Philadelphia area are receiving a new honor.
Sportswear brand Mitchell & Ness is opening a new three-story flagship store in Center City Philadelphia.
Caesars Entertainment is being acquired for almost $6 billion by Fertitta, the company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
SEPTA and its police union have tentatively agreed to a new contract, averting a strike during a busy summer in Philadelphia.
Traffic is backed up on I-95 North in Philadelphia because of a crash near East Allegheny Avenue.
SEPTA says it's making improvements to the train station in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
The Mike Gansey era gets underway tonight at the 2026 NBA draft as the new Sixers president of basketball operations looks to make his first addition to the roster.
Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Foster Griffin pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-1 in the opener of a four-game series between the division rivals.
The match between France and Iraq was the third 2026 Men's World Cup match hosted in Philadelphia this summer.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move into a tie for second in career World Cup goals with 16, and France played through the tournament's first rain delay to beat Iraq 3-0 on Monday and advance to the knockout stage.
Philadelphia's FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill is temporarily closing as severe weather rolls through the region Monday.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Over 80 costumes by award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter are on display at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
Brazilian fans visiting Philadelphia for the World Cup are avoiding dressing the Rocky statue in their team colors.
"The Sound of America," an original production set to world-premiere July 1 at FringeArts, reimagines Benjamin Franklin's life as a rock-and-roll spectacle.
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night, at the age of 36.
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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.
Mr. Trump visited the Mack Truck facility, which sits in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. Mackenzie will face Democrat Bob Brooks in November.
Marquis Andrews was arrested Tuesday in connection with a March 2026 shooting that killed two men and injured three others in Cobbs Creek, according to Philadelphia police.
What follows is not a best-of list, but an examination of why the cheesesteak has become an important part of the city and what differentiates the best-known from one another. CBS News Philadelphia's Siafa Lewis reports.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker presented the tickets to the children at Hunting Park Recreation Center on Tuesday morning.
Childcare providers in Montgomery County on Tuesday discussed the impact the $25 million investment is having in the county.