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Residents in Kensington will now be eligible to receive up to $5,000 to prevent foreclosure. The same amount for home repairs and up to $3,500 to help pay rent will also be available.
Community leaders and stakeholders listened and announced on Wednesday new programs to help people struggling in the community.
Savage Sisters said its work saved thousands of lives and arresting people who need help is doing more harm than good. CBS Philadelphia talked with a man who said he's here today because of them.
Cleaning up Kensington is a top priority for new Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, but one nonprofit claims harm reduction resources are being forced out.
Savage Sisters Recovery offers public health services, running water, clean clothing and wound care for people suffering from addiction. But now, they're being kicked out of their storefront on Kensington Avenue.
Britt Carpenter launched the Philly Unknown Project after he began his own recovery in December 2015. He said a city microgrant would greatly benefit his organization.
District Attorney Larry Krasner and the Philadelphia Foundation are reopening applications for violence prevention microgrants.
Community members gathered Monday night in Kensington in support of a new arena proposed by the Philadelphia 76ers.
The gathering was held at FAME, an event venue in Philadelphia's Kensington section.
Redeemed for a Cause Outreach in South Philly is working to make sure those who have suffered from abuse and violence are still feeling cared for ahead of Valentine's Day.
Philadelphia City Council's newly formed Kensington Caucus says the special operation was coordinated by the State Attorney General's Office.
The four Philadelphia city councilmembers who formed the caucus say they hope to fund a city-run triage center in Kensington within the budget.
A new effort is underway to help bring a brighter future to Philadelphia's Kensington section.
After initially reporting a possible derailment at York-Dauphin station in Kensington, SEPTA now says the train never left the tracks.
A SEPTA train on the Market-Frankford Line partially derailed off its tracks at the York-Dauphin Station Monday night in Philadelphia's Kensington section, police said.
The curfew bill introduced by Quetcy Lozada would apply to businesses in the area between East Lehigh Avenue, D Street, East Tioga and Frankford Avenue.
Through acrobatics and dance, Alyssa Bigbee hopes she can help bring brighter days to Philadelphia's drug-torn neighborhood.
Through acrobatics and dance, one woman hopes she can help bring brighter days to Kensington. Josh Sanders reports.
Addressing public safety in the city, particularly in Kensington, was one of the biggest issues Mayor Cherelle Parker ran on during the campaign.
Kensington is the epicenter of Philadelphia's open-air drug market.
PAL officers, scholarship recipients and children will come together Monday afternoon at the Harrowgate PAL center to play games. Kids will leave with refurbished laptops.
Philadelphia police say a 23-year-old man died after crashing into a SEPTA bus in Kensington.
A driver was killed in a crash at Frankford and Allegheny Avenues in Philadelphia around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Two people have been arrested for a Nov. 5, 2022 mass shooting that hurt nine people at Kensington and Allegheny Avenues.
"Our mission is to clean up Kensington, to make Kensington the kind of place where people want to live," Council member Jim Harrity said at a news conference announcing arrests in the Nov. 5, 2022 mass shooting outside a Kensington bar. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/47xBEmT
A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Northeast Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood Saturday night, police said.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing into a Family Dollar store on Sunday in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes to lead the Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series.
The historic Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, Delaware, was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
About 100 officers responded to the King of Prussia Mall on Saturday after a crowd tried to enter the mall and the Swatch store.
A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Northeast Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood Saturday night, police said.
A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing into a Family Dollar store on Sunday in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes to lead the Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series.
A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Northeast Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood Saturday night, police said.
A driver was taken to the hospital after crashing into a Family Dollar store on Sunday in Northeast Philadelphia, police said.
Two people died after their car was hit in Philadelphia's Juniata Park section late Saturday night.
Dozens of people gathered for the 2nd annual Delaware County Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival.
The PGA Championship has bumped up its prize fund by $1.5 million.
Thousands of people across the country came together Saturday to remember the lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
The PrideFest parade Saturday will cross state lines, starting in Lambertville and ending in New Hope, where a full festival celebrates the reason for the season.
A recent college graduate in New Jersey is warning others to look for these red flags after she received a fake job offer.
As the Delaware Valley happily leaves a snowy winter behind, many can hardly wait to hit the Jersey Shore for Memorial Day weekend.
For the first time ever, the World Cup final will host a Super Bowl-style halftime show, with megawatt headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
NAMI Montgomery County is hosting a mental health awareness and fundraising walk for the organization's free mental health programs.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club is a huge boost for Pottstown, Pennsylvania-based Lessen the Loads.
Bars and restaurants in Newtown Square are gearing up for an influx of customers as the 2026 PGA Championship is here.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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A Delaware woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in South Philadelphia Tuesday night while her 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat, state police said.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
Bryce Harper hit a home run off ace Paul Skenes to lead the Phillies to a 6-0 win over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series.
Alex Smalley has a two-shot lead in the PGA Championship.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 and earned his second career shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0.
The PGA Championship has bumped up its prize fund by $1.5 million.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
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.
Andrew Kozak has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on a warm Sunday night.
The crash in Middlesex County, New Jersey, closed I-287, and more than 150 firefighters responded to the scene.
The car was "driven entirely" into the store on the 600 block of Foulkrod Street, according to Philadelphia police.
The historic Mother African Union Church in Wilmington was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning.
United States military personnel were honored at Day 3 of the PGA Championship on Armed Forces Day. A ceremony was held before players teed off that included a military flyover at Aronimink Golf Club.