Thousands Participate In The Annual Dash For Organ & Tissue Awareness
More than 8,000 people took part in the 17th annual Dash for Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Sunday, sponsored in part by KYW Newsradio.
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More than 8,000 people took part in the 17th annual Dash for Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Sunday, sponsored in part by KYW Newsradio.
The Philadelphia Archdiocese has announced it will close seven parishes in northwest Philadelphia and Coatesville.
An anti-violence art project, long housed at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, has been kicked out and left in limbo.
The Titanic saga has been chronicled in a number of ways over the last century, but nearly 2000 people aboard a pair of cruise ships marked the occasion about 2.5 miles above the vessel's watery grave.
Prescription drugs can help us live longer and better but mixing them can be dangerous. But a new consumer guide helps you get the most from your meds.
The Philadelphia school district is overhauling its career and technical education classes, to make them more relevant to 21st-Century needs.
Over 350 groups participated in the city's fifth annual Philly Spring Cleanup.
The 16th annual Walk-Run Against Hunger stepped off from the Art Museum Saturday morning.
Aqua has gone solar at its water treatment plant near Phoenixville - a move designed to save the company and its customer's money and shrink their carbon footprint.
Sunday morning will be historic for history buffs worldwide as we will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
The air was electric inside the gymnasium at the Meredith School as the children gathered to watch the Neumann-Goretti and College All-Star basketball players strut their stuff on the court.
Jason McElwain became an overnight celebrity when a 2006 Youtube video of him shooting six three-pointers in four minutes went viral.
Twenty-three of the 26 schools in the Camden School District ranked among the worst performing schools in New Jersey, under the state's new accountability system.
Public Citizens for Children and Youth and Eagles Youth Partnership have teamed up with Wills Eye Institute for Give Kids Sight Day on Saturday.
Here's a movie that truly matters and that offers a powerful emotional experience.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Penn, today, to announce a new initiative in the nation's nursing schools. The program is aimed at helping veterans and their families.
An election at Penn today will determine whether guards who patrol the campus on bicycles become union members.
The Philadelphia media icon has donated boxes of his memorabilia to Temple University's research library.
Democrats hoping to get a better idea how much Gov. Chris Christie's proposed higher education realignment will cost New Jersey taxpayers must wait a while longer.
Spring has sprung early - we know that - but it's also been very dry. So what does that mean for those digging in their garden?
A $100,000 prize is up for grabs this week in Philadelphia among three finalists, but in a way they are already winners.
They've hung the "Help Wanted" sign outside of Girard College. The school's first African-American and female president has handed in her resignation, effective in June.
April is National Donate Life Month. It's the month when organ donor advocates urge everyone to become an organ donor.
Recently the Pennsylvania SPCA has seen an alarming increase in a highly contagious, potentially deadly disease found in dogs.
Earth Day is just a couple weeks away, but a local organization is sponsoring a three-day seminar on sustainable building at the Penn Museum's Rainey Auditorium.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
The sounds of drums, spoken word performances and celebration filled Germantown Avenue for the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival.
Workers at a Sheraton hotel in Philadelphia are on strike during one of the busiest summers in recent years.
At least three people died in shootings over the weekend in Philadelphia, and multiple other people were hurt, police say.
The 2026 Juneteenth Parade begins at 52nd and Parkside Avenue, near the Highmark Mann Music Center, and continue to Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia.
The 2026 Juneteenth Parade begins at 52nd and Parkside Avenue, near the Highmark Mann Music Center, and continue to Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia.
Three men died in a plane crash in Maryland Saturday night, police said.
The sounds of drums, spoken word performances and celebration filled Germantown Avenue for the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
Workers at a Sheraton hotel in Philadelphia are on strike during one of the busiest summers in recent years.
The sounds of drums, spoken word performances and celebration filled Germantown Avenue for the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival.
Workers at a Sheraton hotel in Philadelphia are on strike during one of the busiest summers in recent years.
At least three people died in shootings over the weekend in Philadelphia, and multiple other people were hurt, police say.
The 2026 Juneteenth Parade begins at 52nd and Parkside Avenue, near the Highmark Mann Music Center, and continue to Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia.
Police in Philadelphia are investigating two fatal crashes that happened Saturday in the city.
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.
After 99 years of educating students in Camden, Holy Name School has officially closed its doors.
This year, the Barefoot Country Music Fest in Wildwood is also celebrating America's 250th birthday.
New research from Rutgers University says there could be a new connection between popular diet drugs and violent behavior.
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.
This year's August Quarterly Festival comes on the heels of a devastating fire at Mother African Union Church in Wilmington.
New surveillance video shows the arrest of the ChristianaCare employee accused of shooting two coworkers inside Wilmington Hospital Tuesday.
Staff members at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware remain shaken up one day after an employee shot two coworkers, killing one.
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.
Kyle Schwarber homered three times and Bryce Harper hit for the cycle as the Phillies routed the Mets 15-3 in Philadelphia.
Vinícius Júnior showed why he's the most valuable player for five-time World Cup champion Brazil.
In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men's soccer team on Friday defeated Australia in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.
Ahead of Haiti's first Men's World Cup match in five decades, fans in Philadelphia say Friday is a moment to show their pride.
Organizers say they want the FIFA Fan Festival in Philadelphia to be "soccer Coachella" for fans from around the world.
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.
Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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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.
Enforcement of a new law regulating e-bikes in New Jersey begins in July. Under the new rules, riders must have licenses, registration and insurance.
Music, Black-owned small businesses and history got to be in the spotlight Saturday at the Juneteenth Festival on Germantown Avenue.
Philadelphia police are investigating two fatal crashes that happened on Saturday in the city. An e-bike rider and a pedestrian were struck and killed in separate incidents, according to police. Drivers in both cases remained at the scenes.
An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed five RVs at a park near the Jersey Shore over the weekend, fire officials say.
A driver for Uber is expected to be OK after she was shot in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia early Saturday morning, not far from the FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill, police said. Reporter Ray Strickland has the story.