Asian Population In Philadelphia Growing Exponentially, Census Says
New analysis of census figures shows that the percentage of Asians in Philadelphia's immigrant community has increased seven-fold over the last 40 years.
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New analysis of census figures shows that the percentage of Asians in Philadelphia's immigrant community has increased seven-fold over the last 40 years.
A Philadelphia city councilman wants to put the brakes on the city's controversial property tax overhaul.
KYW reporter Hadas Kuznits and her husband Daniel are now the proud parents of their newborn son, Geffen Julius Reinherz.
Local NAACP president Jerry Mondesire says repeated attempts to contact the mayor have been met with silence.
Pope Benedict XVI has sent what could possibly be the last tweet of his papacy.
The Upper Darby School District, facing a nearly $10-million shortfall in the next budget year, is doing something unusual: essentially deputizing its citizens to help find a solution.
"This is the only jail in the country built to keep people out of jail," he says.
At 14, Kayla is a bit shy -- until you get her talking about sports.
They're known to be loud, sometimes rude. And that their initials are "SOB" is no accident.
It's an event that is projected to draw tens of thousands of Catholics from around the world for the six-day event.
The Llanerch Diner in Upper Darby, Pa. hosted an Oscar Viewing Party Sunday night, hoping to see Silver Linings Playbook bring home some Oscar Gold. The film was nominated in eight-different categories.
FEMA has extended Transitional Sheltering Assistance for an additional two weeks for New Jersey families displaced by superstorm Sandy.
The United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania has launched a new, free hotline to help connect people to health and human services organizations.
The 160-year-old Church of the Assumption will be spared the wrecking ball, at least for now, following a ruling from the city's L&I Review Board.
Caroline Pla (#10 in photo) began playing football at age five. Last season, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia caught wind of Caroline's presence on the team and told her it violated CYO policy.
Flanked by The Host co-stars Max Irons and Jake Abel, Meyer posed for the paparazzi before sitting down and greeting a thousand fans who had stood in line for hours.
Speakers talked about the establishment of the university in 1821 by 68 prominent Philadelphia apothecaries who pledged "to invite a spirit of pharmaceutical investigation."
The appreciative audience of schoolkids at the Scottish Rite Auditorium listened as the orchestra played Camille Saint-Saen's "Carnival of the Animals," with two pianos.
Aides to the mayor were in the hot seat Wednesday as city council members grilled them over the controversial new property assessments that have some residents fuming.
"I think this is a great opportunity for our students to really be at the forefront to make a statement and take a stand against bullying," said Michael Calderone, principal of Harding Middle School.
Two years ago, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed a class-action lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia on behalf of the 1,600 children with autism in grades K through 8.
"We're working as a united front instead of a friendly rivalry that the contest has become over the past five years," says Kim Kosko with the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium.
"I like playing football and I like going out places, and I like doing stuff that is fun," says Zy'mir, 12.
One notable school coming off of the school closure list is Strawberry Mansion High School, which will remain open.
Kimmel Center president and chief executive Anne Ewers says the theme this year is, "If you had a time machine, where would you go?"
