Mayor Nutter Joins Coalition Of Anti-Gun Groups
Mayor Nutter joined a coalition of anti-gun groups today to help launch a new initiative to reduce gun violence.
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Mayor Nutter joined a coalition of anti-gun groups today to help launch a new initiative to reduce gun violence.
Dom Giordano spoke to Father Michael Pfleger, a Catholic Priest from Chicago, on Monday about his request that a billboard featuring an assault rifle be taken down.
Villanova students couldn't help but pause at the hundreds of t-shirts comprising the "Memorial to the Lost," each with the name and age of a victim.
Pennsylvania Medical Society president Dr. Bruce MacLeod says gun violence should be studied the same way doctors study diabetes and heart disease.
Concerned community members held hands and marched together in Philadelphia Saturday, in an expression of unity in the effort to stamp out gun violence.
Arcadia University's International Peace and Conflict Resolution program will commemorate the thousands of victims of gun violence who died this year, it will create a giant chalk body drawing which will run for several blocks in Center City.
A national bus tour supporting an effort to reduce gun violence rolled into Delaware County Monday morning.
Wilmington police say a Philadelphia man prohibited from possessing a firearm surrendered after firing several shots inside a home.
Philadelphia's murder rate year-to-date is down about 40% from this time last year, according to police records. Activists at an anti-violence march in North Philadelphia Sunday said the numbers are moving in the right direction but they could be better.
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say police officers shot and killed a man after a gun battle along train tracks.
Police in Norristown say an unidentified man was shot multiple times around midnight in the 200 block of East Oak Street.
Philadelphia police are investigating a broad daylight shooting that injured two people, including one teen.
Gun-control advocates are calling attention to the violence plaguing Trenton as they urge the governor to sign a package of gun bills on his desk.
Wilmington police are investigating the shooting of a convicted felon.
Officials are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon in West Philadelphia.
Two men riding bicycles in a central New Jersey community were wounded in what authorities say was a drive-by shooting.
Officials say one woman was killed and another victim was rushed to the hospital after a double shooting in Camden.
Police are searching for a suspect who is wanted for allegedly shooting two men in Philadelphia.
Officials say two women have been hospitalized after a shooting near the Delaware River waterfront.
Police are investigating an overnight shooting in North Philadelphia that injured a 16-year-old boy.
Investigators say one sibling was killed and another was injured in a double shooting Friday morning in Delaware County.
"We are going to stop the violence," said Francis Gibbs, president of the PHA development Warnock Village. "You with these guns -- we're coming!"
Prosecutors say a spate of shootings over a 13-hour stretch in Camden have left five people wounded.
Police are searching for the gunman of a deadly West Philadelphia shooting.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter was in Las Vegas on Sunday moderating a panel on the violence crisis in cities and the national call to action to stop it.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
A state of emergency was declared in Dover after a tornado touched down after 6 p.m. Thursday during a powerful storm.
After months of waiting, families are finally getting back personal mementos from the former Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
The nation's oldest African American religious festival kicks off in Wilmington, Delaware, months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
A state of emergency was declared in Dover after a tornado touched down after 6 p.m. Thursday during a powerful storm.
After months of waiting, families are finally getting back personal mementos from the former Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
The nation's oldest African American religious festival kicks off in Wilmington, Delaware, months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
After months of waiting, families are finally getting back personal mementos from the former Delaware County Memorial Hospital.
Police have identified the suspect wanted for terrorizing people near Philadelphia City Hall last week while wearing a "Chucky-style" mask.
Police are looking for three men wanted in connection with the theft of a Lamborghini and Porsche from a parking facility in Old City, police say.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
Numerous concerns have been raised in recent weeks about conditions in Townsends Inlet, off the southern tip of Sea Isle City.
The threat of severe weather is winding down in the Philadelphia area after an active day of storms.
Families and small business owners say a beach replenishment project in Ocean City, New Jersey, has affected their routines this summer.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is advancing to the next round of the Little League World Series.
After a Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek.
A state of emergency was declared in Dover after a tornado touched down after 6 p.m. Thursday during a powerful storm.
The nation's oldest African American religious festival kicks off in Wilmington, Delaware, months after a fire destroyed Mother African Union Church.
The threat of severe weather is winding down in the Philadelphia area after an active day of storms.
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
History is the backbone of a new back-to-school vaccine campaign in Camden, N.J., launched by Grandparents for Vaccines.
In 2012, Emily Whitehead was the first pediatric patient to get a breakthrough cancer treatment that saved her life and is now helping others.
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
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
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.
East Side Little League of West Chester is the latest team from the Philadelphia region to make the Little League Baseball World Series.
Lionel Messi drew another large crowd in Chester, Pennsylvania, and offered fans a chance to see one of the greats.
The Phillies won a season-best sixth straight game and closed within 4 1/2 games of the first-place Braves in the NL East.
Bayonne, New Jersey, is advancing to the next round of the Little League World Series.
Bryston Stott's two-run single in the sixth inning helped the Phillies rally to beat the Marlins, 6-4, for their fifth straight win.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Emily Mello is joining Mural Arts Philadelphia and will replace Jane Golden, who is leaving after more than 40 years with the organization.
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."
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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.
After an active Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek. CBS News Philadelphia Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the weather forecast.
As the dark clouds rolled in and lightning lit up the night skies on Thursday, the region was drenched with rain. CBS News Philadelphia's Kerri Corrado has more on storm damage from around the area.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Dover, Delaware, shortly after 6 p.m. CBS News Philadelphia's Ross DiMattei was live in Dover.
The severe weather threat is beginning to wind down after an active afternoon and early evening that saw tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings pop up throughout the area.
Video shows storm damage in Dover, Delaware, where a confirmed tornado touched down in the area during Thursday's severe weather.