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Natalie Munroe, a Bucks County high school teacher suspended from her job over profanity-laced posts on her blog, says she was speaking the truth about students who are unwilling to put in hard work at school.
University of Pennsylvania reflects on the birth of the modern computer this week. University of the Sciences celebrates Founder's Day Thursday.
"Getting Piggy With It!" is a virtual fundraising campaign to send Philadelphia area kids with chronic diseases to summer camp at DragonFly Forest, a camp that works to help sick kids feel good even after the experience is over.
The company says it will invest $10 million over ten years with the goal of reducing childhood obesity and hunger in Camden by 50 percent.
Philadelphia will be one of ten cities targeted by the ScienceMakers initiative to interview and archive the stories of 180 African-American scientists across the nation and to do public programming around the project.
More schools could be closed, teachers laid off, classroom sizes expanded and furloughs are all on the table now that the district is facing a big deficit.
The latest blow to this downtrodden city came Thursday as the downtown branch of the public library was closing for good.
School district spokeswoman Carol Counihan says CB East teacher Natalie Munroe admitted to writing the blog, which has since been taken down from an independent site.
The lone Republican on the five-member panel running Philadelphia's public schools is stepping down.
His family says Rashawn Anderson dreamed of playing in the NBA one day, but police say the 18-year-old was shot multiple times in the head on Monday night in the Abbottsford Homes complex, in Hunting Park.
The organization "Mission Kids," based in Montgomery County, is taking to the airwaves with a public service campaign designed to send a message of hope to area children who may be victims of abuse.
St. Paul's School was in trouble even before the settlement, due to declining enrollment and its location in a poorer neighborhood.
James DePalma (on right) did what experts say many of the workers laid off in the latest recession are going to have to do: he went back to school to get the skills needed for the jobs that are now available.
"I don't have to go out of my house. I sit in and we get breaks between each class," one student said.
Police have arrested six Upper Darby high school students after they allegedly bullied and attacked a fellow student last week. A seventh boy was being sought.
The meeting of welfare and education professionals was at the School District administration building, inasmuch as educators see the results.
Hatboro-Horsham School District superintendent Curtis Griffin says the decision to keep schools open -- or not -- during winter weather is more complex than one might perceive it to be.
Phillies fans are well aware of Jimmy Rollins' exploits on the field, but most probably don't know that he's been quietly paving the way for a post-baseball career as a music mogul.
"To be perfectly honest with you, it's a disaster," says Thomas Padden, a financial consultant brought in by the school board.
Father Joseph O'Keefe will succeed Father Timothy Lannon on the City Avenue campus.
Officials from Delaware County and the FBI are warning that scammers are pretending to be local government officials.
Luis Arraez had two hits and two RBIs in his Philadelphia debut, Jesús Luzardo allowed four hits in eight innings and the Phillies beat the Nationals 5-0 for their fourth straight victory.
Human remains were found in a wooded area in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man is wanted for a sexual assault that happened during a home invasion in Kensington.
Newly acquired Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez is excited to be in Philadelphia and in a playoff race.
Human remains were found in a wooded area in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.
Off-duty Philadelphia police officer Moses Walker was shot and killed in a botched robbery in 2012.
Officials from Delaware County and the FBI are warning that scammers are pretending to be local government officials.
Luis Arraez had two hits and two RBIs in his Philadelphia debut, Jesús Luzardo allowed four hits in eight innings and the Phillies beat the Nationals 5-0 for their fourth straight victory.
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man is wanted for a sexual assault that happened during a home invasion in Kensington.
Officials from Delaware County and the FBI are warning that scammers are pretending to be local government officials.
Human remains were found in a wooded area in Northeast Philadelphia Tuesday night, police said.
A 26-year-old Philadelphia man is wanted for a sexual assault that happened during a home invasion in Kensington.
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in robbing Brinks trucks in and around the city, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Authorities say home health workers conspired with patients to bill the federal government for care that was not performed.
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 cases have spread to the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, as a big jump in outbreaks is happening in other parts of the state.
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.
Luis Arraez had two hits and two RBIs in his Philadelphia debut, Jesús Luzardo allowed four hits in eight innings and the Phillies beat the Nationals 5-0 for their fourth straight victory.
Newly acquired Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez is excited to be in Philadelphia and in a playoff race.
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.
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."
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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.
St. Luke's University Health Network said Tuesday it's treating two cases in siblings, including one who had to be hospitalized.
The shooting in Newark left a 40-year-old man injured on Songsmith Drive, according to police.
Bill Kelly has the latest NEXT forecast for the Philadelphia region with storms on the way Wednesday.
Nineteen people, including several home healthcare workers, have been indicted for allegedly billing the U.S. government over $4 million for thousands of hours that they did not actually work, federal authorities announced Tuesday.
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.