Paralyzed below hips, Ciarlo Liples has become La Salle's "brother"
Ciarlo Liples has become an inspiration for La Salle's men's basketball team. "He's their brother," Fran Dunphy said.
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Ciarlo Liples has become an inspiration for La Salle's men's basketball team. "He's their brother," Fran Dunphy said.
One place in the city you can certainly feel the St. Patrick's Day spirit is at McGillin's Olde Ale House. It's the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia, and they're all decked out for the upcoming holiday. Owner Christopher Mullins Jr. tells us how McGillin's is preparing for its "Super Bowl."
Times are tough right now with food, rent and utilities all costing more. For some families, they don't have the money to spend on clothes. A major consignment event kicks off Thursday at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, where families can pick up gently used items for just a few dollars or even earn some money themselves. CBS News Philadelphia's Wakisha Bailey was in Oaks, Pa. with more on the event.
While participating in the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day parade is a highlight for many, the reason one group exists in the first place is more heartfelt.
Clouds will increase Thursday in the Philadelphia region, but temperatures remain in the 50s.
Organized in 1996, the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums Band has one primary mission - to honor those lost. A fixture at law enforcement and firefighter funerals, this weekend, they'll be walking the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Jim Donovan reports.
A man died and a teen was injured in a shooting in the Logan section of Philadelphia Wednesday evening, police said.
A woman was killed in a wrong-way crash in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night.
The Pennsylvania Lottery is looking to increase its jackpots on some bigger scratch-off games.
Businesses like the BrickHaus in Ridley Park said nearby Taylor Hospital employees are frequent customers of the restaurant.
According to the Education Department, the agency's workforce is being slashed from 4,133 workers to about 2,183. The reductions include 259 employees who accepted the Trump administration's deferred resignation agreement.
A measles case was detected in a person who recently visited multiple Children's Hospital of Philadelphia facilities, health officials said.
Philadelphia health officials are warning that a child who has measles could have exposed other people to the highly contagious virus at two locations in the city.
Philadelphia breweries are bracing for financial strain after President Trump's 25% aluminum tariffs went into effect Wednesday.
John Marshall, who owns The BrickHaus in Ridley Park, said nearby Taylor Hospital employees are frequent customers of the restaurant, and the potential closure of the hospital would have an impact on business.
Small breweries across Philadelphia are bracing for financial strain as new aluminum tariffs take effect.
A day after officials said new funding would keep Crozer Health's facilities open four to six weeks, an attorney says the money only covers two weeks.
Police say Justin Smith, wanted in the 2021 murder of Dianna Brice in Philadelphia, was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia.
Alyssa Borden is a Philadelphia native and husband Josiah is an adopted Philadelphian - the couple of nurse anesthetists will be on CBS' "The Amazing Race" Wednesday night at 9:30 Eastern.
A man attempted to bring an invasive red-ear slider turtle through security at Newark Liberty International Airport, officials said.
Lion Sports Bar is offering $100,000 to anyone who enters their perfect bracket challenge. The bar opens March 13 in Chinatown.
Someone dressed in an odd costume left an empty Amazon box on a front porch in York County, Pennsylvania before posing for the homeowner's Ring camera, police said.
Temperatures will drop a bit in the Philadelphia region but stay above average.
A new sports bar in Chinatown is offering a chance to win $100,000 if you can guess every March Madness winner correctly. Howard Monroe reports from Lion Sports Bar and chats with co-owner Mark Prinzinger, former Eagle Hollis Thomas and others.
The Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade is this Sunday. It will celebrate Irish heritage and culture. CBS News Philadelphia reporter Kim Hudson spoke to the parade director who says for him this is all part of a family tradition.
