Philadelphia elementary school cheerleading team making history
The Smedley Bulldog Blitz cheerleaders from Smedley Elementary School were preparing for the big stage ahead of their trip.
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The Smedley Bulldog Blitz cheerleaders from Smedley Elementary School were preparing for the big stage ahead of their trip.
Eight members of a Philadelphia youth football team were charged after allegedly stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Dick's Sporting Goods in Florida last weekend.
Philadelphia rallied with two goals in the final minute. Florida is short-handed but encouraged by Matthew Tkachuk's progress.
The food maker says the executive who allegedly mocked customers is no longer employed at Campbell's.
Okaloosa County officials announced that they expect to sink the SS United States, which sailed out of South Philadelphia in February, in early 2026.
Sean Couturier's second goal lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers.
Authorities say a Bucks County resident sent explicit emails to a 14-year-old Florida influencer before showing up at her home.
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit from a New York-based group to prevent the sinking of the famed SS United States.
Call it a working vacation for Kyle Asplundh, who runs Jupiter Alligator and Wildlife Sanctuary in Florida. He was visiting family in Bucks County when he heard about a loose alligator in Bristol Township, and sprang into action and caught the reptile. Brandon Goldner reports.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 72 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride in Philadelphia. Officials said the drugs have a street value of almost $2 million. The ketamine was being shipped in express delivery parcels from Europe to South Florida, concealed inside other packaging materials.
The loudest cheers among Florida Panthers fans at Amerant Bank Arena are always for Sergei Bobrovsky.
Cross Country Movers allegedly held their belongings hostage and demanded thousands of dollars more than originally agreed upon.
A growing number of families are turning to outer space and sending the remains of loved one's on memorial space flights.
Two people were killed and six others, including the alleged shooter, were hospitalized after an April 17 shooting at Florida State University.
Law enforcement said the suspected shooter is the 20-year-old son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy and a student at FSU.
Florida man Jeffrey O. Kennerk was indicted after allegedly bringing multiple weapons, including an AR-15 style rifle, onto an Amtrak train in New Jersey in January.
The March Madness tournament came to an end Monday night as the Florida Gators took home the NCAA men's basketball championship.
The SS United States is marking the end of the first leg of its journey to becoming the world's largest artificial reef.
After months of tribulations, the historic SS United States has set sail on its final voyage.
Dozens of people braved the bitter cold to say goodbye to the SS United States as the retired ocean liner heads to Alabama.
The ship will now leave Philly on Wednesday, not Tuesday, to begin its journey of becoming the world's largest artificial reef.
We have another update on the SS United States. If everything goes as planned, the ship will move from Pier 82 to 80 on Friday afternoon during high tide. Then on Monday, the SS United States will leave Pier 80 and begin the two-week journey to Mobile, Alabama. The historic ship, which was built in 1952, has been docked in Philly since 1996.
The Coast Guard had concerns about the SS United States' scheduled move from Pier 82 to Pier 80 in Philadelphia, sources said.
A Montgomery County man was sentenced to probation for multiple election fraud offenses, including voting in two counties during the 2022 general election.
Penn State lost to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday night.
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.
Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.
Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing educated generations of Black nurses. Meet the women working to keep the legacy of its trailblazers alive.
Twenty students from Global Leadership Academy are traveling to West Africa as part of the school's long-running international learning program.
Part of the Breathe Philly initiative, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.
Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing educated generations of Black nurses. Meet the women working to keep the legacy of its trailblazers alive.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $180 million in a settlement to more than 300 survivors who were sexually abused by clergy members.
A judge has ordered the Trump administration to return the slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia by Friday.
Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing educated generations of Black nurses. Meet the women working to keep the legacy of its trailblazers alive.
Twenty students from Global Leadership Academy are traveling to West Africa as part of the school's long-running international learning program.
Part of the Breathe Philly initiative, more than 70 ground-level monitors installed across Philadelphia will provide hourly air quality measurements.
WealthMore founder Mical Jeanlys-White breaks down what investors should know and what they should ignore as they navigate 2026.
Morey's Piers dismantled the Giant Wheel last fall and sent its center hub to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia to be repaired.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
The Diocese of Camden has agreed to pay $180 million in a settlement to more than 300 survivors who were sexually abused by clergy members.
New Jersey's acting attorney general won't ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and those charged alongside him.
A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.
The long-ago first husband of first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his current wife in Delaware.
A fire that broke out at a wastewater treatment facility in Wilmington, Delaware, is under control after an explosion early Tuesday morning.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
Sick and dying geese at Alcyon Lake in Pitman, New Jersey, had presumed cases of bird flu, officials said in a news release.
A Code Orange alert is in effect Wednesday, Feb. 18, for all of southeastern Pennsylvania due to poor air quality levels around the region.
A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches used for hormone replacement therapy has prompted many women to look for alternatives for treating symptoms of menopause.
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia is the country's oldest hospital and will become a museum for the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
A person with measles traveled through Philadelphia International Airport last week, health officials said.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
A stretch of Spruce Street in Philadelphia's University City section is closed until further notice because of a water main break.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
The Downingtown Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Wednesday night after a canopy over the toll booths collapsed.
A portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive remains closed as crews work on water infrastructure repairs.
Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
The Eagles' main headquarters in South Philadelphia has a new name: the Jefferson Health Training Complex.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Anthony Edwards won the Most Valuable Player award while leading his "Stars" team past their fellow Americans on the "Stripes" team 47-21 to win the final of the NBA All-Star Game.
The Reading Fightin Phils will play as the "Reading Iced Coffees" for their 23rd annual morning game Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Bruce Springsteen is bringing the Land of Hope and Dreams tour to Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on May 8.
J. Cole's "The Fall-Off Tour" will stop at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia in July.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The Pennsylvania Film Office has awarded $34 million for production on Season 3 of "Tires" and the fifth and final season of "Mayor of Kingstown."
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
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Ukee Washington reports.
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.
Seventh graders from Global Leadership Academy are on their way to a destination halfway across the world. They're headed to Ghana for a 10-day learning excursion, connecting classroom lessons to the continent where so much of that history began. Wakisha Bailey was there as their journey began.
Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing educated generations of Black nurses. Now, researchers are telling their stories.
More than $175,000 worth of steel components were allegedly stolen from a temporary work site on the Wildwood beach, delivering a setback to the refurbishing project of Morey's Piers' iconic Giant Wheel, the amusement park said Wednesday.
A New Jersey town has closed two adjacent parks, and health officials across the state are on high alert after multiple suspected cases of H5N1 bird flu. CBS News Philadelphia's Ryan Hughes has the latest.
Philadelphia launched a real-time air quality monitoring system that allows anyone to check the level of air pollution in their neighborhood at any time.