Trailblazer Sadie T.M. Alexander to be honored with statue near City Hall
Philadelphia is set to honor Sadie T.M. Alexander, the first Black woman to graduate from University of Pennsylvania's law school and the first to earn a PhD.
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Philadelphia is set to honor Sadie T.M. Alexander, the first Black woman to graduate from University of Pennsylvania's law school and the first to earn a PhD.
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in the United States, will be honored with a statue near Philadelphia's City Hall.
Abington and Jenkintown schools are closed once again after a fire at SPS Technologies, which manufactures metal fasteners and fittings for the aviation and aerospace industries. Ross DiMattei gets you up to speed on the latest ahead of a news conference from officials set for 10 a.m. - which you can watch live on our CBS News Philadelphia stream.
The Northampton County district attorney's office said over 130 victims have been identified in connection with an identity theft case against three Bethlehem residents.
Crews are still working to control a fire burning at SPS Technologies in Abington Township that started on Monday night. Nearby residents are concerned about how the smoke from the fire could impact their health.
Family members, friends and fellow law enforcement officers gathered in Philadelphia Tuesday to remember Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald, a Temple University police officer who was killed in the line of duty two years ago.
The fire in Abington, Pennsylvania, at SPS Technologies has forced residents living nearby the fire to evacuate their homes.
Residents living near the fire in Abington were told to evacuate due to air quality concerns on Tuesday afternoon as the blaze at SPS Technologies continues to burn.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced he will run for a third term at a press conference Tuesday.
There were tears and hugs during a wreath-laying ceremony Tuesday morning at the gravesite of Temple University police sergeant, Christopher Fitzgerald.
The fire happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday at the United Missionary Baptist Church in Philadelphia's Brewerytown neighborhood.
The federal government laid off thousands of probationary employees, including at least two National Park workers in Philadelphia, according to a union.
Two National Park rangers at Independence National Historical Park are among the thousands of probationary employees terminated by the Trump administration, according to a union representing the rangers.
During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, urged people to stay away from the site of a massive industrial fire in Abington Township. Residents have been asked to evacuate amid air quality concerns.
WNBA star Kahleah Copper recently surprised the La Salle women's basketball team with a postgame speech.
Fire and police officials provided an update on a massive fire that broke out at SPS Technologies, an industrial facility, in Abington Township on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The fire forced schools to close Tuesday and residents nearby to shelter in place due to the firefight and concerns over air quality. As of Tuesday morning, firefighters continued to monitor hot spots.
After enrolling at DePaul University in Chicago, Mabel Landry Staton was the only American woman who competed in long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland. Now a South Jersey resident, Staton tells Josh Sanders about defying racism and limitations placed on women in order to succeed in track and field.
A massive warehouse fire continues to burn in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania forcing schools to close and residents to stay inside Tuesday. Ross DiMattei has the latest on the firefight.
Members of United Missionary Baptist Church in Brewerytown are asking for prayers after their sanctuary was destroyed in a devastating fire. With temperatures below freezing during the firefight, the water used to douse the flames turned into ice, leading to dangerous slick spots. CBS News Philadelphia reporter Brandon Goldner has the latest.
The fire happened at the United Baptist Church, which was built in 1892, at the intersection of North 25th and West Thompson streets in North Philadelphia.
SPS Technologies, aka the Standard Pressed Steel Company, was founded in Jenkintown in 1903.
On a windy Presidents Day, a rally overtook the Delaware County Courthouse steps in Media. Crowds withstood the cold, carrying signs and speaking of anxiety and fear about President Trump's cuts and proposed cuts to federal agencies.
Police say a Michigan man was arrested after he allegedly drove to Pennsylvania last week to light the home of a 21-year-old who had an online relationship with his ex-girlfriend on fire.
Elizabeth Taylor, 65, was found in a gray Honda Accord on the 500 block of West Hill Creek Drive around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, Philadelphia police said.
Harrison Jones is charged with attempted murder in connection with the Feb. 10, 2025, house fire in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
