New SEPTA crime report shows decrease in crime on transit system
According to the latest numbers, SEPTA had a 45% decrease in certain crimes during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
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According to the latest numbers, SEPTA had a 45% decrease in certain crimes during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Philadelphia Masjid and local Muslim community leaders came together to address the recent shooting that interrupted a West Philadelphia Eid al-Fitr celebration.
The Sixers Friday celebrated NBA legend Allen Iverson with a statue of his iconic crossover on 76ers Legends Walk outside the team's practice facility in Camden.
Biden will be in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as part of his economic tour across Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Eagles are holding a three-day art gala at Arch Enemy Arts in Old City and an auction to raise money for autism research.
Admittance to the gallery at Arch Enemy Arts will require a small donation of $5 to $15. All proceeds will go directly to the Eagles Autism Foundation.
Daybreaker's 2024 Purple Tour stopped in Chinatown Friday morning to get voters energized and excited to hit the polls ahead of the upcoming elections.
The Eagles are inviting fans and art enthusiasts to check out 35 original pieces from 35 artists from the Philadelphia region. Each piece will be auctioned off to benefit the Eagles Autism Foundation.
Flooding closed multiple roads around the Philadelphia region for the morning commute on Friday, but they began reopening after around 8 a.m.
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.
Friday is still breezy with some scattered rain showers that lighten up into the evening. It should be a mostly overcast day and will be cloudy again Saturday before a big warmup.
Dancers at a dance party to encourage voting got warmed up with some yoga. Jasmine Payoute spoke to organizer Radha Agrawal, founder of Daybreaker.
While neighboring states like New Jersey and New York have already legalized cannabis, Pennsylvania is still workshopping a bill to do so. Advocates testified in Harrisburg on Thursday and encouraged lawmakers to ensure social equity is part of the thinking when legalizing marijuana. Other states like New Jersey require a portion of licensees to be minorities and people of color and have expunged criminal records for small possession amounts.
Three people were shot at the end of a Ramadan event attended by around 1,000 people in West Philadelphia's Parkside section Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police in Falls Township are asking for the public's help to identify three suspects wanted for carjacking two people, including a 64-year-old woman whose car was stolen at a Wawa early Thursday morning.
Police said 32-year-old Derrick Marshall was walking alongside the girl when his gun accidentally discharged in the parking lot of a North Philadelphia McDonald's on Wednesday, hitting her in the leg.
Surveillance video shows people running for their lives after gunfire broke out at a West Philadelphia event celebrating the end of Ramadan Wednesday. A father speaks out after his son was injured in the shooting.
On her 100th day day in office, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker spoke at a middle school in the city's Kensington section, where she unveiled a plan to address problems there.
Police charged an estranged husband with murder Thursday after Elizabeth Shea was found dead inside her Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, home. Investigators said it was a case of domestic violence.
Corey Taylor shares his message for other parents after his son, 22-year-old Nahshon Thomas, was shot Wednesday in West Philadelphia at an event celebrating the end of Ramadan.
A woman from Wyndmoor is dead and her estranged husband is in jail charged with her murder. Kim Hudson reports the steps Elizabeth Shea took to protect herself and why local domestic abuse advocates are frustrated over her death.
Linvilla Orchards farm manager Norm Schultz said fluctuating temperatures may have damaged peach and apple trees.
Thursday is cloudy and mild but rain showers could roll through in the early evening - potentially disrupting the Phillies game against the Pirates at Citizens Bank Park.
A murder investigation leaves a Montgomery County community in shock. Elizabeth Shea was found dead inside her Wyndmoor home. Police charged her estranged husband with her murder on Thursday. Kim Hudson talked with a neighbor of Shea's who is at a loss for words.
Apple and peach crops are threatened after roller coaster temperatures in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, this spring. Farmer Norm Schultz explains what he's doing to protect the trees.
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said he's instituting what he calls the strictest data center guardrails in the country.
CBS News Philadelphia reviewed hundreds of pages of R.C. Horsch's books. Much of the material is graphic, disturbing, sexually explicit and violent.
As Philadelphia students prepare to return to class, teachers and school staff are getting ready for more than a new school year.
Four gunmen fired more than 50 shots along Ridge Avenue in North Philly Tuesday afternoon, fatally striking a 78-year-old man and wounding two other men, police said.
Four gunmen fired more than 50 shots along Ridge Avenue in North Philly Tuesday afternoon, fatally striking a 78-year-old man and wounding two other men, police said.
CBS News Philadelphia reviewed hundreds of pages of R.C. Horsch's books. Much of the material is graphic, disturbing, sexually explicit and violent.
A masked man threatened and chased at least a half dozen people around City Hall and allegedly asked one woman if she was "ready to die."
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said he's instituting what he calls the strictest data center guardrails in the country.
CBS News Philadelphia reviewed hundreds of pages of R.C. Horsch's books. Much of the material is graphic, disturbing, sexually explicit and violent.
As Philadelphia students prepare to return to class, teachers and school staff are getting ready for more than a new school year.
Four gunmen fired more than 50 shots along Ridge Avenue in North Philly Tuesday afternoon, fatally striking a 78-year-old man and wounding two other men, police said.
Temple University is welcoming thousands of students to campus this week as a new school year gets underway.
D4M Skiano, whose real name is Aamir Johnson Daye, was shot in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood on July 5, 2020.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
Two people were shot and killed in Millville Sunday morning, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office says.
A man has been arrested in connection with a boating crash that killed two kids off the coast of Ocean County, New Jersey.
After a brief period of relief in 2025, car insurance costs are climbing again across much of the country.
Art DeRamus' girlfriend was hurt in the shooting while she was sleeping in the front bedroom of the home in New Castle County, Delaware.
While Tuesday will be hot, the humidity levels in the region will be lower, making for a good day to head to the pool or beach.
A 54-year-old woman was killed by an alleged drunken driver who ran a stop sign in New Castle, Delaware, Saturday night, police said.
A 6-year-old boy riding a bike was injured when an SUV struck them in Port Penn, Delaware, on Sunday, New Castle County Paramedics said.
East Side Little League of West Chester is heading to Williamsport for the 2026 Little League Baseball World Series.
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.
One Philadelphia mom who didn't trust organ donation changed her mind after she watched what happened with her son, "Jimmy Jam."
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.
MLB's first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years in Dyersville, Iowa, averaged 1.66 million viewers on Netflix Thursday night according to Nielsen.
Cristopher Sánchez struck out six and became MLB's first 16-game winner as the Phillies beat the Marlins, 6-5, on Monday.
Bruno Damiani scored his first two goals of the season, and the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 3-2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Philles overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 and sweep the three-game series.
Islam Makhachev sets a UFC record with his 17th straight victory, defeating Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 on Saturday night.
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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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.
Doctors said back-to-school anxiety is normal for students, especially first-timers.
New Castle County Police said the 81-year-old woman was an innocent victim. The shooting remains under investigation.
Our next big weather change arrives Thursday as showers and thunderstorms become more likely. Thursday looks increasingly unsettled, with periods of showers and a few thunderstorms as our next front pushes through. CBS News Philadelphia Chief Meteorologist Bill Kelly has the forecast.
Carrying too much weight in a backpack can cause a variety of injuries, and so can wearing it wrong. Experts say a few modifications will help keep students pain-free. CBS News Philadelphia's Stephanie Stahl reports.
The SEPTA bus you've been riding for decades could be changing in just a few days. SEPTA will roll out the first phase of its New Bus Network this weekend. CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder tells you what you need to know.