Philadelphia high school robotics team achieves remarkable milestone
William Bodine High School's robotics team is one of a few schools in the area set to represent Philadelphia at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Texas.
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William Bodine High School's robotics team is one of a few schools in the area set to represent Philadelphia at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Texas.
William Bodine High School is one of a few schools from the area set to represent Philadelphia next week at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Houston, Texas. Wakisha Bailey reports.
Two Bucks County girls wrestling medal winners are hopeful more young women will get involved in the male-dominated sport.
High school wrestling titleholders Conwell-Egan sophomore Julia Horger and Neshaminy sophomore Grace Nesbitt are making history on the mat. Horger won a gold medal at the PIAA State Tournament while Nesbitt won the silver. Now, as Wakisha Bailey highlights in Focusing on the Future, Horger and Nesbitt are ready for more young women to join the sport.
Students in Philadelphia's Law Pathway program are learning more about a possible legal career with help from Penn's law school and the Troutman Pepper law firm.
The School District of Philadelphia's Law Pathway program teamed up with Penn and Troutman Pepper law firm to get Philly students a chance to learn what it's like to be a lawyer.
Mercy Career and Technical High School senior Taylor Houseman was one of two students selected to give a SEPTA bus a brand new look.
Coming soon to the streets of Philadelphia are newly designed SEPTA buses. Wakisha Bailey introduces you to the Philadelphia high school student behind the design.
On this week's Focusing on the Future and the first day of Women's History Month, CBS Philadelphia talked with one high school senior who is making history.
Students at Philadelphia's Fanny Coppin school sing theme song for new PBS series "Lyla in the Loop." Plus, a young South Jersey fashion designer's out-of-the-box creations are being seen on some of the most elite runways.
A young Philadelphia scientist is looking to help people deal with anxiety in one of the most prestigious science competitions in the country. Wakisha Bailey reports.
At Cherokee High School, its Chiefs United basketball team is proving that lasting bonds go well beyond the court.
CBS News Philadelphia reporter Wakisha Bailey catches up with the Cherokee High School Chiefs, a basketball team that proves lasting bonds go beyond the court.
Meet the Fanny Jackson Coppin School students who voice the theme song for the new PBS Kids series "Lyla in the Loop."
The PBS Kids series Lyla in the Loop is off to a great start. CBS News Philadelphia Wakisha Bailey introduces you to the kids who voice the characters in this week's Focusing on the Future.
In this Focusing on the Future a group of Villanova students is traveling the world creating documentaries highlighting societal issues and A young South Jersey fashion designer's out-of-the-box creations are being seen on some of the most elite runways.
For Mercy Career and Technical High School, esports offers students "endless" opportunities beyond just playing video games.
On this week’s Focusing on the Future, CBS Philadelphia reporter Wakisha Bailey goes head-to-head with some exceptional gamers inside Mercy Career and Technical High School.
A Philadelphia private school has a group of young entrepreneurs who believe opening a business is more than a paycheck.
On this week's Focusing on the Future, Wakisha Bailey visits Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, where these young business owners say opening a business is more than a paycheck.
Aston Ragsdale of Pleasantville, N.J. has designed clothes featured at New York Fashion Week.
South Jersey native Aston Ragsdale aka Aston Lanet, has been featured at New York Fashion Week. Wakisha Bailey chats with her in this Focusing on the Future.
In December, drama students at Parkway Center City Middle College in Philadelphia put on the school's first-ever talent show to raise money for their spring play.
To raise money for the drama program and spring play, students at Philadelphia's Parkway Center City Middle College had the idea to raise money by hosting the school's first-ever talent show.
18 students at Villanova followed community leaders and several others around their communities to tell stories that will turn into two 25-minute documentaries.
Monday in the Philadelphia region will be mostly cloudy and mild, with a chance of scattered rain.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will undergo an MRI after he missed most of Sunday's 24-20 comeback win over the Titans with a stinger, according to multiple reports.
Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
The congregation at Messiah Lutheran Church in Downingtown celebrated its official grand reopening Sunday.
Jeffery Simmons gave Jalen Hurts bulletin board material heading into Week 2, and the Eagles quarterback responded with a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter to beat the Titans.
Jalen Hurts tossed a game-winning touchdown pass to Darius Cooper to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tennessee Titans, 24-20, Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Monday in the Philadelphia region will be mostly cloudy and mild, with a chance of scattered rain.
Jeffery Simmons gave Jalen Hurts bulletin board material heading into Week 2, and the Eagles quarterback responded with a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter to beat the Titans.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will undergo an MRI after he missed most of Sunday's 24-20 comeback win over the Titans with a stinger, according to multiple reports.
Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
The congregation at Messiah Lutheran Church in Downingtown celebrated its official grand reopening Sunday.
Ed Sheeran opened his solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what is happening there is "catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport, and it's not related to the case at CHOP.
Surveillance video captured the moment a man had his laptop snatched off his table at gunpoint Friday at Parc in Philadelphia.
Police believe a social media beef might have led to a shooting that injured a 16-year-old in East Germantown Friday night.
Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
Olympian Dominique Dawes said she wants to create a healthier culture within gymnastics.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
Gregory Taylor says his son, Xavier, is still on a ventilator, but they're hopeful and steadfast in their faith.
North Wildwood police say a man drowned in the ocean near Second Avenue on Wednesday.
Friday will start on the humid side, but as temps climb into the low-mid 80s, the decreasing humidity will make for a nice day.
Today looks warm and noticeably more humid in the Philadelphia region, with highs reaching the mid-80s but feeling like the upper 80s.
Another beautiful September day is underway Wednesday in the Philadelphia region.
Tuesday will bring plenty of sunshine, low humidity and light winds in the Philadelphia region, all ingredients to spend time outside.
Concerns are growing in Wilmington, Delaware, after separate shootings over the weekend left two people dead, including a teen.
Health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport, and it's not related to the case at CHOP.
Health officials in Philadelphia are warning about possible measles exposures in the CHOP NICU.
An 18-year-old from Mifflin County has died from measles-related complications, Pennsylvania health officials said.
The Philadelphia Eagles' cheerleading squad has nine new members, including a Jefferson Health cardiac ICU nurse and three other healthcare professionals.
A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday from complications associated with measles, the coroner reported.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
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
Two people were taken to the hospital after a large tree fell onto three cars on Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd on Friday.
A crash involving at least two cars is slowing traffic on I-95 South near Allegheny Avenue.
Drivers will start getting tickets for parking in Smart Loading Zones without registering.
A man on a motorcycle was launched from a highway overpass near 2nd and Callowhill streets on Monday night, police say.
SEPTA has resumed service on three Regional Rail lines after downed Amtrak wires caused a suspension on Monday.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley will undergo an MRI after he missed most of Sunday's 24-20 comeback win over the Titans with a stinger, according to multiple reports.
Jeffery Simmons gave Jalen Hurts bulletin board material heading into Week 2, and the Eagles quarterback responded with a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter to beat the Titans.
Cristopher Sánchez earned his major league-leading 18th win Sunday, leading the Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Mets.
Jalen Hurts tossed a game-winning touchdown pass to Darius Cooper to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tennessee Titans, 24-20, Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Bruno Damiani, teenager Cavan Sullivan and Milan Iloski all scored over a five-minute span of the second half for Philadelphia, and the Union used an own goal to beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 and extend their unbeaten streak to 11 with a fifth straight victory.
Crews are setting up for Ed Sheeran's concert at Lincoln Financial Field this weekend amid a controversy over Macklemore's recent comments.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
The Philadelphia Eagles' cheerleading squad has nine new members, including a Jefferson Health cardiac ICU nurse and three other healthcare professionals.
The Landmark Ritz Five movie theater in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood has reopened after a brief closure.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown 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.
Andrew Kozak is tracking an unsettled week of weather in the Philadelphia region this week. Here's the latest NEXT Weather forecast.
A woman was killed and seven people were hurt after a car slammed into a restaurant in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Andrew Kozak has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on a rainy Sunday night.
The Eagles made fans sweat Sunday afternoon, but the team pulled off a dramatic win over the Titans in Week 2.
President Trump said on Sunday that he has agreed to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex," equipped with snipers and drone storage.