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The Philadelphia School District will be sending students home from class early today because of expected high heat and humidity. Parents and students are burning up over the issue.
Philadelphia schools will close at noon, tomorrow, because of anticipated high temperatures and humidity, according to the School District of Philadelphia.
The refurbished library at the William D. Kelley Elementary School, at 28th and Oxford Streets, has been rededicated in honor of the late Tony Irving.
The book, Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops, is about the Bidens' granddaughter and her experiences when her father, Beau Biden, was in Iraq with the Delaware National Guard.
"It is very important to be professional, that includes being on time all of the time, knowing the dress code and dressing appropriately." Temple University's Rachel Brown says.
Both the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors huddled in a closed session before approving the document which, among other things, insists that both Rutgers-Camden and Rowan retain their autonomy, and that any collaboration abide by a state law that set up Rutgers as an independent institution.
Pink slips are going out later this week for 270+ non-teaching personnel.
School district officials say Universal Companies will begin paying some operating costs next year at Audenried High School and Vare Middle School, after paying nothing this year.
Hundreds of parents packed the Maple Point Middle School's gym for the tonight's school board meeting, carrying signs with a message for the striking teachers in Neshaminy.
New Jersey Senate Democrats have come up with an alternative to the Christie Administration's plan to merge Rutgers-Camden with Rowan University.
Dr. Harry Augensen, professor of physics and astronomy at Widener University, says scientists have been interested in transits of Venus for centuries.
"I come from a family that wasn't able to afford a drum set at the time," says Ryan Crump, founder of the Philly Drum Project. "I understand the need."
Law enforcement officials were joining academics and health experts at Villanova University for a summit on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.
City Council president Darrell Clarke says Council will hold two separate votes: one on the mayor's proposed property tax overhaul, the other on the mayor's proposed increase in School District funding.
Teachers in the Neshaminy School District are on strike. If that sounds familiar, you're right.
New Jersey's Comptroller has reviewed how the state's community colleges pay their presidents, and he and Governor Christie are calling for some changes.
A group of about eight voters filed a petition to intervene in the ACLU lawsuit, arguing that their rights will be violated if the law is not in place by November.
3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan tells us what new graduates can expect when it comes to paying those bills.
Dressed in their brown uniforms, hundreds of girls stood on the steps of Saint Hubert's Catholic High School for Girls, chanting and holding signs asking Harrisburg to pass "School Choice" legislation.
The FBI is now involved in an investigation looking into who sent an unauthorized e-mail to hundreds of Hatboro-Horsham High School students last week.
Teachers in the Neshaminy School District are ready to hit the picket lines again, first thing Monday morning.
Despite opposition from hundreds of protesters gathered in and outside of the Philadelphia School District Headquarters, the School Reform Commission voted unanimously and passed a budget for the next school year.
Quality preschool for lower-income children hangs in the balance as the Pennsylvania budget is debated, and an advocate for it makes the case that this program benefits all of us.
Pennsylvania state representatives Mike O'Brien and Rosita Youngblood have a "Plan B" to Mayor Nutter's property tax changes.
Principal Lisa Wilmer says the impact of this playground has had a ripple effect inside the school.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
The Flyers say Noah Cates will be out for the rest of the team's second-round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained right ankle and right hip soreness.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro raised $3.6 million over five weeks, an aide said.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
The Flyers say Noah Cates will be out for the rest of the team's second-round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained right ankle and right hip soreness.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro raised $3.6 million over five weeks, an aide said.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained right ankle and right hip soreness.
A child is OK after being inside a car that was stolen Monday night in Philadelphia, police say.
Consumer experts say some solutions are simpler and more accessible than people may realize.
Anna Jarvis was living in Philadelphia when she started the first Mother's Day celebration in 1908, in honor of her late mother.
A teenage boy is stable after he was rushed to a hospital following a shooting in North Philadelphia late on Tuesday night.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
Pop-up events from watch parties to street festivals will take place across New Jersey as the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway.
A New Jersey Lyft driver has been charged with luring and sexually harassing two female Princeton University students.
Police say a 2-year-old male wallaby escaped its enclosure at the Cape May County Park & Zoo overnight.
Heavy flames scorched a wooded area in Hamilton Township on Tuesday and threatened a half dozen homes.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
Jimmie Hayes was arrested in connection with at least nine burglaries at businesses in Wilmington, Delaware, police said.
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, are investigating a burglary spree at businesses over a three-week span.
ILC Dover has made spacesuits worn on six moon landings and more than 250 space flights since the first man walked on the moon in 1969.
A Bensalem family visited the team at Jefferson Abington Hospital to say thank you after a long NICU stay.
The rare genetic disorder neurofibromatosis, or NF, affects about 1 in every 3,000 people and causes tumors to grow along nerves throughout the body.
Hershey says it's benefiting from the growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs even as people cut down on snacks. Here's why.
Holly Heenan will represent Team Determination at the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia.
Nuclear medicine is a new frontier in cancer care, and for one Bucks County, Pennsylvania, mom, it's been a lifesaver.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
The former Greyhound Bus Terminal, now called the Philadelphia Parking Authority Transportation Center, has reopened after undergoing a major renovation project.
SEPTA is installing bulletproof glass on some of its buses to improve driver safety in the Philadelphia area.
A ramp onto I-95 South in Philadelphia has reopened after a single-car crash.
The Flyers say Noah Cates will be out for the rest of the team's second-round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained right ankle and right hip soreness.
Pop-up events from watch parties to street festivals will take place across New Jersey as the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway.
Bryce Harper homered twice, Cristopher Sánchez struck out 10 batters in eight strong innings and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Athletics 9-1 on Tuesday night.
The NBA has fined Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown $50,000 for public criticism of game officials following Boston's first-round exit from the playoffs.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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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.
Police are searching for the person who stole a car Monday night and took off with a 5-year-old boy in the back seat.
Police are searching for the person who stole a car Monday night and took off with a 5-year-old boy in the back seat.
Cirque du Soleil's "big top" is returning to the Philadelphia area, as their production "Luzia," featuring amazing acrobatic performances, begins May 7 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Cirque du Soleil's senior publicist Charlie Wagner joins our Janelle Burrell for a preview of the excitement.
The PGA Championship is coming to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, along with lots of Philadelphia-inspired merch! CBS News Philadelphia's Nikki DeMentri has a look at what's available and how you can shop, even without a ticket to the tournament.
About half of all Americans with a credit card say they can't afford to pay it off in full each month, according to a new survey from progressive think tank The Century Foundation. Researchers say rising rates are pushing balances higher and costing consumers more over time.