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A school in West Philadelphia is offering structured playground games for children during recess.
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A school in West Philadelphia is offering structured playground games for children during recess.
The oldest and largest community-based music school in the United States has officially dedicated its new $8-million, state-of-the-art branch in Montgomery County, Pa.
The School Reform Commission has approved a plan to turnover six Philadelphia public schools to charter companies, as part of the superintendent's effort to turn around its lowest performing schools.
During a visit to Center City, Auditor General Jack Wagner thinks Philadelphia school superintendent Arlene Ackerman is being paid too much.
A former vice principal in the North Penn School District has admitted in Montgomery County Court that he texted sexually explicit messages to a pair of 13-year-old boys who were students at the school.
Pennsylvania state auditor-general Jack Wagner is renewing his call to fund an advocate's office to deal with violence in Philadelphia public schools.
A Philadelphia-based, nonprofit, business training organization has launched its boldest initiative since its founding 60 years ago: a plan to put one million African-Americans into their own businesses.
Nearly three years after breaking ground, a prominent Philadelphia-area music school will be dedicating its new building in Montgomery County later this week.
The school district says a plan will be devised to figure out how to deal with the 70,000 empty seats in its school buildings.
A professor at Temple University's campus in Japan says he wasn't injured in today's earthquake there, nor were any Temple students.
Dr. Harris said the 32nd annual award ceremony isn't about him, it's about the elementary and high school students who are excelling in math and science every day.
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett is firing back at Penn State officials for their criticism of the higher education budget cuts proposed in his budget address earlier this week.
So what makes a tsunami so powerful and deadly? Some local experts explain.
Jannie Blackwell believes students should be free to pray alone or in groups, as long as the activity is not disruptive and does not infringe on the rights of others.
A South Philadelphia Charter School held a seminar for 5th and 6th grade students to teach them how to spot bullying and what steps they can take to counteract it.
The School District of Philadelphia wants to fire teacher Hope Moffett, the Audenried High School teacher who has spoken out against plans to convert her school to a charter school.
The district had only two snow days built into its calendar for the 2010-2011 school year. Schools were closed for four days this academic year.
Philadelphia school officials are preparing to make deep cuts in staff and services, should Governor Corbett's budget become reality.
For the first time, Philadelphia schools chief Arlene Ackerman is publicly weighing in on the case of the teacher in the district's so-called "rubber room."
At the end of Gov. Tom Corbett's visit to the Microsoft facility, reporters raised questions related to the governor's next budget, unveiled Tuesday in Harrisburg.
The School District of Philadelphia's executive staff now must take 16 furlough days, instead of eight.
A former Philadelphia teacher, along with her ex-husband, have pleaded guilty to stealing dozens of laptop computers from the school she taught at in the Northeast to support her drug habit.
Temple University officials say the school was expecting the governor's budget to cut funding but wasn't prepared for a "profound" reduction of 50 percent to universities in the commonwealth.
Of greatest concern to Mayor Nutter are cuts to the education and medicine industries in Philadelphi.
Tuesday is judging day for Philadelphia's 32nd annual citywide Carver Science Fair.
Neighbors are pushing back on a plan to turn the former Freeway Golf Course into a housing development.
Authorities say home health workers conspired with patients to bill the federal government for care that was not performed.
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
Tuesday will be the nicest day of the week in the Philadelphia region, as humidity and storm chances return on Wednesday.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Dali's owner and operator, which alleged that Hyundai Heavy Industries designed a dangerous ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six construction workers.
Neighbors are pushing back on a plan to turn the former Freeway Golf Course into a housing development.
Authorities say home health workers conspired with patients to bill the federal government for care that was not performed.
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
Tuesday will be the nicest day of the week in the Philadelphia region, as humidity and storm chances return on Wednesday.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Dali's owner and operator, which alleged that Hyundai Heavy Industries designed a dangerous ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six construction workers.
Authorities say home health workers conspired with patients to bill the federal government for care that was not performed.
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
The Philadelphia Police Department is set to host events around the city for National Night Out.
Iliana Lick, who is from Argentina, is a nanny in Philadelphia. Now, she's in ICE custody in New Mexico.
A man was shot multiple times and killed in West Philadelphia Monday night, police said.
Neighbors are pushing back on a plan to turn the former Freeway Golf Course into a housing development.
Protesters gathered at the gates of Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, Monday following the death of an ICE detainee.
A driver is in custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after police say he crashed into the Ridgewood Senior Living homes.
A man wanted in a Reading homicide was arrested while waiting to board a flight to the Dominican Republic at an airport in New Jersey Sunday, police said.
Under the new initiative, restaurants will no longer automatically provide plastic utensils, napkins or condiments in takeout orders.
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.
Measles has reached the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. St. Luke's University Health Network said it's treating its "first case in recent memory."
The Chick Mission, a nonprofit, rolled into Montgomery County on Monday. It aims to save fertility for young women who have cancer by providing grants.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
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."
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.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
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.
Derek Hill hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Phillies acquired Luis Arraez and Caleb Kilian from the Giants and Brooks Raley from the Mets on MLB trade deadline day.
Bryce Harper and Bryan De La Cruz both homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-0 on Sunday in a game halted by rain after 5 1/2 innings.
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.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
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."
Ukee Washington reports.
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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.
A group of residents in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, is pushing back against a plan to build housing on the former Freeway Golf Course in their community. Some are worried about increased traffic and additional students in the school district.
Dozens of cyclosporiasis cases have been reported in Pennsylvania as the outbreak grows, according to the state health department. Health reporter Stephanie Stahl has the latest information.
Smith and Lemon, the Eagles' top wide receivers, each missed training camp practice Tuesday with hamstring injuries.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said a judge overturned Rafael Jones' murder conviction in the 2012 killing of Officer Moses Walker because of a connection to disgraced former homicide detective Philip Nordo. CBS News Philadelphia's Liz Crawford reports.
Luis Arráez will make his Phillies debut Tuesday night vs. the Nationals. He'll play second base and bat cleanup behind Bryce Harper.